Reply #34: green beans

[radfringe]

my mom's daschund use to do that -- vet told her it was a dietary deficiency and recommended supplements to the food

but in the meantime, he told her to add canned green beans to her food - just drain out the juice and put in 1/4 can. It makes the poopies take really really bad and the dog will stop trying to eat it.

it worked... depending on the size of your dog -- adjust the amount. my mom's dog weighed around 20lbs.

sometimes a few weeks of this is enough to stop the dog and you can discontinue adding the green beans... you'll have to experiment. The supplements did help, but eating poopies had become a habit. my mom's dog stayed on this for over a year before the "habit" was broken.

meanwhile - get the dog checked out for vitamin deficiencies and see if there is a supplement available.