Have you witnessed your dog eating his own stool? If so, you probably found this practice to be offensive and disgusting. Surprisingly, this practice is actually quite common among dogs. It’s so common that the practice of a dog eating his own stool or the feces of other dogs is officially known as coprophagia. Why ...
When I used to teach elementary school children about dinosaurs, I would pass around a fossil and ask them what part of the dinosaur they thought it was. After some wild guesses, I would tell them it was a coprolite. When no one could identify it, I explained that it was dinosaur feces. Still no ...
They’re cute and cuddly and can actually help you improve your health. But your pet could also be harboring dangerous parasites that could infect you and lead to serious illness. There are as many as 42 diseases that humans can contract as a result of handling, feeding, cleaning up after or simply living with animals. ...
The medical term for eating feces is Coprophagia. There are many reasons why your dog eats poop. Some of the reasons are physical and some could be psychological. Once you know the probable causes of Coprophagia, you can help your dog stop this unpleasant behavior. Medical causes for eating feces Eating poop could be caused ...
Identifying bear feces can be of valuable importance whether you are hiking, camping, or if you live in an area close to bear habitat. Bear feces is typically found black on the surface and can be 2 to 4 inches in length and from one to two inches in diameter depending on the size of ...
It’s not unusual for dogs to chew such objects as furniture, carpet, blankets, pillows and many other items within their reach but some don’t stop at just chewing, they actually swallow these items. Some owners have experienced their dogs eating rocks, underwear, socks, balloons, coins and even feces. This strange behavior of eating non-food items ...
