Hi doctor, My 5month old shihtzu is eating his poop. He is a very scared dog, not human friendly, not dog friendly, so whenever we try to take him out for poop he resists himself a lot and don’t do poop but at home he does and eats it also. What should I do to stop this ?

Jerry, Dog, Shih Tzu, Male

Dr. Kaveri Giriraddi

Is he gaining weight or not much of the weight he gained in the last few months

02 years ago

Priyanka Patnaik

He has started eating in last 2 weeks. In front of us he is pooping at home but not eating. He is eating the poop in absence of us. He has not gained weight as of now cz it’s been only 2 weeks

02 years ago

Dr. Kaveri Giriraddi

Ok then u can book a trainer for him to stop these activities if he still continues to do that and not gain much weight them u have to get his pancreatic enzymes checked once

02 years ago

Priyanka Patnaik

02 years ago

Priyanka Patnaik

How to make him stop ?

02 years ago

Dr. Kaveri Giriraddi

Is he completely not pooping or not pooping when people are there

02 years ago

Priyanka Patnaik

He is pooping, also pooping in front of us but he is eating when we are not watching him

02 years ago