He is teething right now but wants to chew away at my cement step outside and also a terra cotta pot that has a plant in it...he leaves the plant alone and chews on the outside of the pot. He will also lick dirt...but it seems to be a sandy dirt that he favours!!..He is on vet approved homemade food with an added supplement of vitamins and minerals (supplied by the vet) Anyone have any ideas why he might do this?
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Get him some of those rawhide chewbones or strips. If that doesn't stop him, have your vet check him out.
ur puppy has got calcium deficiency.get him calcium pills.after cosulting doctor
Give him lots of different toys and chews...rotate them. They make toys you can wet and freeze...they feel good on their gums. I've used a frozen wash cloth even.but I stayed right there so the pup didn't eat it.
Teach the puppy now, what is ok to chew on and what is not ok. Stop him from chewing on the pot.
Google puppy training, teething, etc.
Dogs love chewing anything hard...My dog still does that and she's 8 years old. The vet actually approves of her chewing rocks and other hard things because it strengthens their teeth and jaw. Just make sure they don't swallow anything!!
reason he's licking the grounds and eating pots.. is because 1 he's got a calcium defencieny 2 salt. animals lick the ground because of the salt thats in it.. along with other minerals
you should be careful about him eating cement and pots though.. that stuff can get their tummy's clogged up.. and the only way to remove it is surgery. lots of dogs eat rocks.. which is BAD BAD BAD
dogs eat all KINDS of things.. keys.. rocks.. shoestrings.. baby doll shoes.. and clothes.. razorblades.. asprin.. uhm.. the list goes on and on.. so just kinda watch what hes eating so you dont run the risk of costly vet bills in the future.
ur pup needs more minerals in its diet... supplemnet his diets..
The problem with home-made foods is that it *sounds* okay, but unless you were to give every single ingredient that's in it, then no-one knows what nutrients you're actually supplying. Are you cooking meats, for example? How does he get his calcium/phosphorous/magnesium? If meat only %26lt;or mainly> do you add a calcium supplement to this? Home cooking is fine if you know what you're doing...and what the pup requires. Vet approved or not, there could be lots of essential nutrients and vitamins missing. Adding vits and minerals doesn't really help, because you don't know what's missing in the first place! (You could be doubling up on what he already has.) I feed a raw diet, and follow the criteria of 60% Raw Meaty Bones (like chicken wings) and the other 40% consists of some offal (liver, heart, kidney) and other meats (lamb, beef, tripe, etc.). On top of that my dogs (and especially a puppy) get a marrow bone to knaw on. Great for teeth cleaning, and for keeping them occupied, and for getting the correct balance of calcium and phosphorous..and everything else. If you want to know more about raw feeding (which is easy and cheap) please feel free to mail me. At the very least, I would be giving this pup a marrow bone to knaw on.
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