How do I stop my dog from eating poop out of the cat's litter box?

You can try either mixing 1 tsp of meat tenderizer in your cats food for a couple of weeks or a medicaiton called Forbid which will cause the cats poop to taste bad. Hopefully this is enough to deter Odie from eating the cat poop in the future. Also placing barriers around the litter box or a lid can also be tried. Best of luck. Take care.

Hello, sorry you are having this issue. You will not be able to prevent him from digging in the litter box. The best option is to prevent him from having access to it. What most people do is put the litter box in a room and use a baby gate to block the doorway. The cat can jump in over the gate but Hercules will not be able to. You can always consult a professional trainer as they may have some training ideas but there are none that I am aware of. Honestly, it is better for the dog not to have access to the litter box for other reasons too. Cats like privacy when they use the box - the cat won't want to use the box if the puppy is bothering him. Then you will end up with him peeing/pooping around the house instead of using the box. Also, litter (if Hercules eats it) can cause a blockage in his intestines which can be deadly. Really, it is best for him not to have access to the box. Hope this helps. Best wishes.

Cat feces are unfortunately very attractive to dogs - I have never known a dog who would pass up a chance to eat some, if they're available. The only real way to prevent Kacey from doing this is to keep her from having access to the feces. I would put the litter box in a separate room and use a baby gate to keep her out - this way, the cat can still get to the box by jumping over the gate, but Kacey won't be able to reach it. Outside, if you have stray cats defecating in your flowerbeds, you may need to use a sprinkler system or some other method of deterring them. Alternatively, you could put up a barrier so that Kacey can't reach the flowerbeds, or keep her on-leash outside so that you can control where she goes.

Unfortunately, dogs love eating poop! They find it tasty, and while that is completely gross, it's not uncommon. My own dogs try to treat the cat's litter box like a buffet. Eating the poop can at most cause them some GI upset in the form of vomiting. You can try elevating the litter box so your cat can jump up to it, but Farrah can't reach it. You can layer baby gates on top of each other, one with the bottom touching the ground and the other right on top of it. That should prevent her from wriggling under the gate and jumping over it. You might also consider keeping the door shut to the room where the litter box is, and installing a cat door in the door. That way, your cat can get in the room, but your dog cannot. I hope one of these suggestions help.

Sadly, there isn't a great way to stop this gross behavior. There are products that are just really high amounts of MSG, that sometimes make the stool less appealing to dogs, but I don't love that idea for puppies (or really any dog). For the litter box, you need to block Gretchen's assess to it and for eating her own stool, try to take her for walks for her bowel movements whatever possible so you can pick it up right away. You can offer a high value treat right after a bowel movement when walking so she learns to look for that special treat instead of turning around to instantly eat the feces. To be honest, it's not a habit that is easy to break. As far as the diet question, there is actually increasing evidence that grain-free diets may be harmful, so I recommend staying away from them and feeding a regular high quality puppy diet. Royal Canin, Hills, and Purina are all good brands.

Small amounts of cat litter can pass through a larger dogs digestive tract fairly uneventfully. If hazel snuck in the box and ate some of the cat poop covered in litter that is pretty small amount and I wouldn't worry. Dogs love cat poop and most if given access will sample it regularly. You could try turning the cat box to face the wall with enough room for the cat to get in, but close enough to the wall that hazel s head couldn't fit. Or you may need to block the area off in someway so only cat can fit through to use the box - maybe a baby gate?

What naughty kittens! I think you can do a few things. First, I would work on environmental enrichment. Kittens have a lot of energy and "should" hunt multiple times a day for their food, so we need to find ways to help them entertain themselves (without resorting to playing with poo). This website has a number of good ideas for environmental enrichment. https://indoorpet.osu.edu/cats One of my favorite things for cats is a no bowl feeding system like Doc & Phoebe ( https://docandphoebe.com/ ) that requires them to "hunt" for their food. You could also try a feeding ball. I also recommend using laser pointers and interactive cat toys like a Cat Dancer ( http://www.catdancer.com/ ) to help get their energy out constructively. Finally, you could consider adding anther automatic litter box, so they don't have the opportunity to fish anything out of the litter box. Good luck! I hope that was helpful and gives you some ideas. Thanks for using PetCoach.