Coprophagia

Health

Coprophagia is the technical term for eating feces, and it is a surprisingly common behavior in puppies. Many young dogs explore the world by mouth, and this includes sampling t...

dog-behavior

Coprophagia in dogs is the repeated consumption of feces, either their own (autocoprophagia) or from other animals (allocoprophagia). In many cases, it is a behavioral habit rat...

health-hygiene

Eating feces, medically termed coprophagia, refers to the intentional or involuntary consumption of stool. It occurs in humans and some animals for physiological, behavioral, or...

Pet Health

Is it harmful for a dog to eat poop? In many cases, a single small ingestion causes minor or no issues in healthy adult dogs, but it can introduce parasites, bacteria, and virus...