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Digestive enzymes: Some people add enzymes to the diet of an animal coprophagic. The suspicion is that these enzymes perform poorly in the animal and is considered to ingest their feces to get a proper input of nutrients. There are some reports that these treatments work well.

Forbid or the like: This is a powder supplement added to dog food. It is thought that this makes the stool have ugly taste for dog coprophagic. Efficacy has not been demonstrated definitively. On the other hand this can only be given to dogs with autocoprofagia or intraspecific coprophagia.

Taste aversion: This is the most common treatment for coprophagia. Owners are advised to put something like a very hot sauce in the feces of their dogs. Earlier this substance must have been smelled by the animal and placed in his mouth, which teaches the association between a particular odor and taste “terrible”. To be effective, must be used 100% of the time in order to improve this behavior. Each stool must have hot sauce or other noxious tasting element on it. Read the rest of this entry »

Seeking attention: When the dog engages in coprophagia, their owner tends to reprimand them and, therefore, pay attention. This may be a sequel to a medical condition that brought about the coprophagia initially and now that the medical condition is resolved, the animal continues to engage in coprophagia to receive attention from the owner. This is unlikely in well-treated animals.

Allelomimetic behavior: The dog observes the owner picking feces and learns from them to lift the stool.

Wise behavior: The dog observes other dogs that make Coprophagia and mimics the activity and develops the learning of other dogs in the house or neighborhood. Read the rest of this entry »

Coprophagia in dogs is defined as the consumption of excrement / feces by an animal and is a common complaint of pet owners. There is little research on coprophagia. This study provides information on the incidence of behavior in the dog population, the age of onset, age of disappearance, and other information crucial to study this behavior.

Causes of Coprophagia proposals in dogs

Coprophagia may be due to various medical problems such as pancreatic insufficiency, pancreatitis, intestinal infections, malabsorption syndrome, and excess food (meals too fat). However, in most of these conditions, along with other signals Coprophagia be present, particularly diarrhea. Coprophagia is usually only a small aspect of these medical conditions. Read the rest of this entry »

Understanding dog behavior is important before reaching any conclusions about the reasons behind certain types of behavior.

Many humans feel offended at certain things and resort to aggression, dogs also respond similarly. Certain foods are not adapted to humans, there are many foods that should not be fed to dogs, but like humans, natural remedies are a safe and healthy alternative.

If you continue feeding your dog a diet that irritate your system, it will be required to demonstrate their anger at their behavior. Persistent feeding an inadequate diet, ultimately leads to aggressive dog behavior. Natural remedies for pets can help with digestion problems, but not the best solution. Read the rest of this entry »

Currently there are 701 different breeds of dogs worldwide.

According to various reports and investigations, the most intelligent dog breeds are Border Collie, Poodle and Golden Retriever. Even for those who have a dog of any other race, and even crosses sure your dog is smarter.

Dogs, like humans, dream.

They have a very important sense of smell, several times more powerful than humans, and perceive smells 100 times better than us. Read the rest of this entry »

For the pet is healthy and fit, you must exercise regularly. However, avoid the hours of the day gets warmer, as the dog tends to pass them sleeping. Also, like people, dogs suffer injuries, strains, sprains, so you have to control your physical activity and ensure that not overdo exercise or perform hazardous activities.

Exercise is necessary to allow the dog to express normal canine behaviors, such as exploring, follow tracks odorous, etc.. You can also use this time to improve training and strengthen relations pet-owner. Read the rest of this entry »

Overall, both cats and dogs need to be dewormed and vaccinated. The immunization schedule will be established by your veterinarian to be the annual doses for most animal vaccines in adults and pups will vary according to each protocol.

As a general rule and in the absence of disease symptoms should go at least once a year to the vet.

It is important that this visit is revised to read the microchip of the animal and do a complete scan of the animal. Take note of the recommendations of the veterinarian. Read the rest of this entry »

Bitches can have their first heat between 6 and 10 months of age. Cats can have several cycles in a row and jealousy are influenced by environmental temperature and sunlight.

Vaginal bleeding is a normal occurrence in dogs and occurs in the first phase of the cycle. This phase lasts 10 days on average but can vary from 3 days to 3 weeks. At this stage males are attracted, but females are still receptive.

When a cat is in heat is restless, going from one side to another, just eat, she rubs against the floor and meows constantly. When the cat is ready to mate will be conducted several times, usually with several other cats. Read the rest of this entry »

Dogs are social animals and hierarchical: this means they need from puppy know and accept their “place” in the family and outside it (in the park, in the presence of strangers at home, in the usual places such as pitch veterinary clinic in the homes of relatives, etc. ..)

There is a critical period in the development of behavior called “period of sensitization” ranging from 3 to 10 weeks, during which the puppy must assimilate everything that happens in their environment. The socialization of the animal does better accept other animals, both its own species and others, and habituation enables them to cope with environmental stimuli to be found throughout his life. Read the rest of this entry »

Bathroom: Experts do not agree with regard to the frequency in which you must perform the bathrooms. In general this should not be less than once a month. Some authors suggest should be done when needed, for example when the hair is dirty. Although cats are generally less tolerant than dogs with the bath is possible that the kitten will accept and get used to it. Special gels are recommended for pets.

Brushing: The best way to keep your health without altering their skin is daily brushing.

Ears should be cleaned with gauze. There are specific products, they lie in the ear canal and massage the area, proceeding then to cleaned with gauze. Read the rest of this entry »