Re: poop eating dogs

[owens <owensall@sierranet.net>]

David Bennett wrote:
> 
> Well, I wish mine only ate road apples.  I really don't understand the
> attraction they have to the cat's litter box...

Well, David, this is known in some circles as "Doggie Almond Rocha" and
is well known to be a favorite treat!

Katee
> 
> About Quest - I am concerned about possible toxicity for dogs.  Some
> herding breeds and especially some families within those breeds are very
> sensitive to Ivermectin.  One friend's Aussie went into a coma after
> being given " a dab of Zimecterin horse wormer"  by some kennel help who
> did not listen to
> instructions.  Only quick work at a vet school saved the dog.  Since
> Moxidectin, the ingredient in Quest, is related to Ivermectin, it is a
> bit scary to have it around.  That said, my three horses and pony have
> all been wormed twice with Quest.  So far, no problem with loss of dogs.
>  As far as the horses, they have have not shown any signs of colic or
> other problems and have not even gone off feed after worming.
> I've been told that the going "off feed"  after worming can be helped by
> using probiotics for a few days...
> 
> Dave Bennett
> Chickamauga, Georgia
> email:   benamil@juno.com
> 
> On Tue, 24 Mar 1998 10:13:32 -0800 jtaylor@pyramid.net writes:
> >Ok now that we have opened up the question about Quest and dogs, I
> >have
> >a question. I noticed that I am not the only one that has a poop
> >eating
> >dog. Any ideas as to why dogs eat horse poop?
> 
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