Dogs usually do some strange behavior, today we mainly to share the dog will dig the soil to eat this behavior?
The truth about dogs eating dirt
Dogs eating grass is a common behavior, and there are behavioral, nutritional, and possibly pica issues involved, but the truth about dogs eating dirt is much more serious than just eating grass.
The number of
Every dog can eat dirt, and if it's just an occasional bite, it doesn't need to worry the owner. But if it often eat dirt, even to do not eat dirt uncomfortable state, please pay attention to it!
why
The dogs who occasionally eat dirt don't really have any other ideas than that: boredom.
Dogs that eat dirt often need to be checked:
1.Check your dog's gum color
2.check the diet, if it is dog food is unlikely to appear lack of nutrition and other problems, of course, the price and authenticity of dog food is also a factor; If you make your own food, it's probably due to a lack of certain nutrients.
3.If there is no problem with the above two items, it is recommended to have a blood test, especially if it is accompanied by drowsiness, weight loss, appetite loss and other signs, you must check as soon as possible.
4.If the above three items are all right, consider changing the brand of dog food.
Pica
Why do we talk about pica separately? Let's listen to the zipper.
As far as we know, dogs have pica because they have behavioral problems, that is, incorrect behaviors that lead to pica.
So here's the problem
What causes incorrect behavior?
In addition to obsessive-compulsive disorder, it may also be due to anemia, hemolytic anemia caused by incorrect behavior, those who lack iron in the body will eat dirt crazy.
Not only that, but if you've been making food for your dog at home, the aforementioned lack of nutrients is also an important reason. In addition to the lack of nutrients, overnutrition can also lead to pica.
He ate harmful
It depends on whether the soil has been planted with plants, such as grass and vegetables, and when we grow these plants, we use fertilizers or insecticides, and these chemicals are left in the soil.
Wait, where's the natural soil in the city these days?
How to improve dirt eating behavior:
The easiest way to do this is to increase your daily activity or distract yourself with something else.
A slightly more complicated way is to train it, what can it do and what can't it do.
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Post time: Oct-11-2022