So my lab seriously has an iron stomach, which is ironic because he had stomach issues as a puppy. Anyway...my DH left a bag of Hershey mini candy bars on the floor in our room and Toby dog got into the candy while we were out and about. I have no idea how much chocolate he consumed, but he did get an upset stomach. Two poops in the house and numerous candy wrapper poops outside. Damn dog. This dog has eaten so many things and taken far too many trips to the vet. Here are some of the things he's consumed and still lived until the ripe old age of 13: -Lavender bath salts -Nearly an entire batch of sugar cookies -Cleaned out the bottom shelf of the pantry, which is my baking area so there was coconut, chocolate, coconut flour, and nuts. -So many left over snack plates from my DS that I've lost count. -Bags of cookies -Loafs of bread -A bag of bagels -Gotten into the trash and -A Costco size bag of Craisins, just to name a few.
My crazy dog Marley has a stomach of steel. She has eaten: 5 pounds of cheese in one sitting, a loaf of bread, got into the bag of cat food and ate until we caught her, Lululemon sweat pants, countless pairs of VS undies, 5 onesies, 5 burp clothes, a trash of dirty diapers, countless dog toys, 3 pairs of VS yoga pants, tons of socks, her bark collar, water bottles... i think thats it... haha
And she is just a small, 20 pound dog. She definitely keeps our lives interesting.
Not MY pets, but I've seen a lot of things eaten by animals. ~ a dog that managed to 'find' 3 seperate bags of marijuana on 3 different walks (aka by now we know you, the owner, smoke weed and your dog has eaten your stash. Just own it) ~ a cat that ate dryer sheets. So many they all stuck together and caused an obstruction ~ a dog with a stomach full of rocks ~ a cat that ate so much of its own hair it caused an obstruction ~ a dog that ate an entire package of preggy pops ~ a dog that ate an entire package of Tylenol ~ a dog that ate bees (and consequently got stung in his mouth a bunch of times) ~ a cat that ate blankets and towels
My own cat, the departed Silt, ate everything. If you werent paying attention he would eat salsa (which contains onions which are poisonous to cats), plants, donuts, muffin tops (leave muffins cooling on the counter and come back to all the tops have been grazed off), goldfish crackers... I honestly can't think of a single thing he WOULDN'T eat. Big Man was a vacuum.
And since we're talking about pets - the other day I was feeding LO and Samurai jumped up next to us and headbutted LO on his head. (Headbutts are a sign of affection in cats, for you dog people) It's only happened a few times, but when it does it's totally an 'Awwww!' moment
Oh boy...Teddy. What can I say?! He's eaten more mulch and rocks this summer than should be legal, baby socks, burp rags, stolen chicken wings off my plate when I looked away for 3 seconds (2x), d/h baseball cap, d/h glasses, beef tenderloin off my plate as I was reaching for the bottle of wine, baby bottle lids, the neighbors herbs, the neighbors raw chicken (getting ready to grill), and the paper plates I use to give my cats soft food. I think that's it...
Any of your dogs eat their own shit? One of our family dogs growing up did. We couldn't leave him outside by himself.
This is actually pretty common. Usually in young dogs, but not all the time. There's stuff you can put in their food that makes their poop taste bad. Keep using it until your dog has broken the habit
@mellymar wow, I had no idea. He's the only dog I've ever known to do that.
Here's a good article on it. Its got some pointers for stuff to use as deterrents. Like you could sprinkle Tabasco or pepper on the stool after they go. Or you can add a product like For-Bid to their food. Ask your vet if they have a product they recommend, they probably have one. As long as your dog has a current exam (within the past 6m to a year), unless your vet is kinda a jerk you shouldn't have to bring in, you should just be able to leave a message and have a nurse call you back. Used to get this call all the time. The receptionist may even know the answer right off the bat if the Dr has given them the permission to give that info out. Easy fix, but takes determination on your part, could take some time
Wow my dog won't even eat a piece of popcorn unless there is butter on it. Like he likes it to make sure it's good and salty. He doesn't eat carrots or other good for dog veggies he's eaten a shit ton of bread treats trash toys shoes underwear pads and other gross stuff though. He's also very lazy and won't take treats from other people. But pretty annoying when you drop something on the floor and it's too healthy for the dog to eat..
My Doberman (she passed away 2 years ago) started getting really odd as she aged. We had to drill a hole in the garbage can lid and put in a nail to keep it closed or she would to to town eating garbage. She sometimes opened the bread drawer and ate loaves of bread. Someone left the closet in the bathroom open (garbage can for bathroom had to be kept in there) and she ate ALL the contents of the very full garbage can - think used tissues, q-tips, panty liners (barf), AND a disposable razor...minus the head (thank God). I came home to find just the lone razor head in the livingroom. On another occasion she ate an entire box of tissues off a side table. We now have a cavalier King Charles who doesn't recognize food as being food...sometimes when you give her things she just plays with them and our guzzle guts puggle swoops in to eat it when she looses interest. See attached picture as Chloe (puggle who already ate her own) waits nearby to grab a cherry tomato...Katie (cavalier) is just so happy with her prize and has just settled down after a game of "chase the delightful tomato around the kitchen"...Chloe ate Katie's tomato moments later
Good lord these posts made me feel better. I thought it was bad when my 50 pounder ate a box of tissues, a diaper, numerous socks, and a bag of flour tortillas. It's good to know it's 'normal' behavior.
My oddest cat, Shiloh, loves popcorn. I get the kind already in the bag and she knows the sound when I open the package. She comes over and puts her paw on my leg until I give her some. She eats about two kernals and then she's good. It is the only human food she has ever shown any interest in eating (besides meat/fish). I figure two pieces of popcorn can't hurt and she is so funny.
On the topic of dogs eating their own poop. That is so gross...but it's about to get grosser . My dad had a scottish terrier who like to eat the cat poop out of the litter box. And my dad called is almond roca! Ew! But so funny at the same time.
Our dog will devour loaves of bread if we leave them out. The cat had started opening the pantry, so he now can pull the bread out of there. We're having to keep it on top of the fridge until he figures out how to use a ladder.
Our dog loves roughage. Like he will beg for leafy greens and we couldn't let him in the backyard alone because he'd eat broccoli, spinach, radish tops, you name it.
DH's cat loves pizza crust. Mine loves cake, muffins, and fake cake flavoring, like birthday cake flavored ice cream or cereal.
DH'S cat has also started using the bouncy seat and sleeping in the swing.
Bella eats shit! Ugh so disgusting!! When she was a puppy she used to grab our socks. But she's grown out of that. She likes to lay near LO if she's in her pack n play or swing. Remi likes to grab LO's items (socks, toys) so we're careful where we put them. He's super protective of LO, esp on walks. He always has to check where she is at home.
ETA He kept bringing his tennis ball and dropping it on her back. She thinks the dog is funny and would laugh. Then DS had to come and have tummy time, too. It was funny.
My dogs eat the baby's spit up (which completely grosses me out, but at least I don't have to clean it up). Also very curious during tummy time, but the baby isn't super happy about it...
I got a video the other day of Samurai 'bathing' LOs head while LO napped. It was the cutest thing EVER. Of course, their tongues are so rough LO was not liking it, even tho he was alseep he kept turning his head side to side, but I wasn't going to stop Samurai at all
This is old news but a cute story. When I was putting together birth announcements I had the brilliant idea to do one with our Golden, Kaela (thank you, Pinterest). So, I got him all ready and called her in, and she was flat out terrified. She was trying to be so careful so she didn't hurt him. Seriously the sweetest dog ever. Here's one with her "save me" face.
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5 pounds of cheese in one sitting, a loaf of bread, got into the bag of cat food and ate until we caught her, Lululemon sweat pants, countless pairs of VS undies, 5 onesies, 5 burp clothes, a trash of dirty diapers, countless dog toys, 3 pairs of VS yoga pants, tons of socks, her bark collar, water bottles... i think thats it... haha
And she is just a small, 20 pound dog. She definitely keeps our lives interesting.
~ a dog that managed to 'find' 3 seperate bags of marijuana on 3 different walks (aka by now we know you, the owner, smoke weed and your dog has eaten your stash. Just own it)
~ a cat that ate dryer sheets. So many they all stuck together and caused an obstruction
~ a dog with a stomach full of rocks
~ a cat that ate so much of its own hair it caused an obstruction
~ a dog that ate an entire package of preggy pops
~ a dog that ate an entire package of Tylenol
~ a dog that ate bees (and consequently got stung in his mouth a bunch of times)
~ a cat that ate blankets and towels
My own cat, the departed Silt, ate everything. If you werent paying attention he would eat salsa (which contains onions which are poisonous to cats), plants, donuts, muffin tops (leave muffins cooling on the counter and come back to all the tops have been grazed off), goldfish crackers... I honestly can't think of a single thing he WOULDN'T eat. Big Man was a vacuum.
And since we're talking about pets - the other day I was feeding LO and Samurai jumped up next to us and headbutted LO on his head. (Headbutts are a sign of affection in cats, for you dog people) It's only happened a few times, but when it does it's totally an 'Awwww!' moment
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*Also, not really sure what happened here but I'm just going with it.
https://www.aspca.org/pet-care/virtual-pet-behaviorist/dog-behavior/coprophagia-eating-feces
On the topic of dogs eating their own poop. That is so gross...but it's about to get grosser . My dad had a scottish terrier who like to eat the cat poop out of the litter box. And my dad called is almond roca! Ew! But so funny at the same time.
DH's cat loves pizza crust. Mine loves cake, muffins, and fake cake flavoring, like birthday cake flavored ice cream or cereal.
DH'S cat has also started using the bouncy seat and sleeping in the swing.
Remi likes to grab LO's items (socks, toys) so we're careful where we put them. He's super protective of LO, esp on walks. He always has to check where she is at home.
ETA He kept bringing his tennis ball and dropping it on her back. She thinks the dog is funny and would laugh. Then DS had to come and have tummy time, too. It was funny.