Ive had this dog for 3 years now, Ive never had a problem with him (health wise) until a few months ago.
Before I took him to the vet, he was already scared to poop, he would hold it for 2 days or so, and end up pooping in the house.....and he would make a totally disgusting mess because his poop would come out so fat it would hurt him, hed spin around while pooping biting the poop off and when it would fall to the floor, he'd eat it.Sometimes hes even bleed.Then I started forcing him to go outside(because he knew he had to poop,so he would not go outside) hed poop and same thing.
Took him to the vet, he said he had colitis and gave the dog the shots he needed, along with meds.
He doesnt bleed anymore, but his poop is STILL really fat, and his poop doesnt hurt him anymore because he wont cry anymore....BUT, I guess hes somewhat traumatized from when he had it because hes scared to poop, holds it, but I take him outside and help him by talking to him, but the reason why I stay out there WATCHING him is because once the poop falls on the floor, hell eat the piece, and he started eating it when he was sick.
Its gross because if im not there hell eat EVERY piece that falls, and he still holds some of it in, even when he pooped he wont take all of it out.
I.E, Just 10 minutes ago I took him out, he started pooping no problem, Id stop him from eating the poop,but as soon as I turned my back for one second, and by the time I turned back I saw him eating the piece that had just fallen. I thought he was done because he didnt have the signs anymore of having to poop,then he came back inside and a tiny piece fell on the floor, and no porblem I picked it up. Like a minute later he comes in my room and drops this other giant piece of poop right next to my foot!
The poop is not hard, but not soft, been coming out like yellow brownish, really fat, he doesnt cry at all or anything. And I wonder why he takes such big poops because hes not that big of a dog, hes a mut, I dont know whats his mix. And he weighs 31 pounds.
WHY IS HE DOING THIS?
How can I make him stop eating his poop?!
Before I took him to the vet, he was already scared to poop, he would hold it for 2 days or so, and end up pooping in the house.....and he would make a totally disgusting mess because his poop would come out so fat it would hurt him, hed spin around while pooping biting the poop off and when it would fall to the floor, he'd eat it.Sometimes hes even bleed.Then I started forcing him to go outside(because he knew he had to poop,so he would not go outside) hed poop and same thing.
Took him to the vet, he said he had colitis and gave the dog the shots he needed, along with meds.
He doesnt bleed anymore, but his poop is STILL really fat, and his poop doesnt hurt him anymore because he wont cry anymore....BUT, I guess hes somewhat traumatized from when he had it because hes scared to poop, holds it, but I take him outside and help him by talking to him, but the reason why I stay out there WATCHING him is because once the poop falls on the floor, hell eat the piece, and he started eating it when he was sick.
Its gross because if im not there hell eat EVERY piece that falls, and he still holds some of it in, even when he pooped he wont take all of it out.
I.E, Just 10 minutes ago I took him out, he started pooping no problem, Id stop him from eating the poop,but as soon as I turned my back for one second, and by the time I turned back I saw him eating the piece that had just fallen. I thought he was done because he didnt have the signs anymore of having to poop,then he came back inside and a tiny piece fell on the floor, and no porblem I picked it up. Like a minute later he comes in my room and drops this other giant piece of poop right next to my foot!
The poop is not hard, but not soft, been coming out like yellow brownish, really fat, he doesnt cry at all or anything. And I wonder why he takes such big poops because hes not that big of a dog, hes a mut, I dont know whats his mix. And he weighs 31 pounds.
WHY IS HE DOING THIS?
How can I make him stop eating his poop?!