Brick Chewing...plus....

[Kris & Brinkley]

My lil 13week guy Brinkley has started chewing on the landscaping bricks, they are 100yro bricks so.... something maybe in them.

Does anyone know why he would be so attracted to to chew on them & should I stop him ASAP?

 

Plus
I have to say my guys BMs really.....................stink, my lab's doesn't smell on this food so I wondered if the poodle in him has something to do with stinky BM or not.

 

*Insert Advise Below*

[Kris & Brinkley]

I actually put my lab back on the puppy food the vet & I agree his high metab needd it. He gets extra vits as well.

[Kris & Brinkley]

My thoughts after hearing yall.... rounded out as this...though bricks do not contain anything horrible for dogs it could lead to a brick EATING habit & that could lead to problems. I have a 110+ yro Queen Anna house picking up that many bricks are impossible. I like the bitters idea a lot, it should stop the potential habit in the bud.

 

Thank You for all your thoughts.

 

PS As for his poo I am thinking that even after his next round of worming & shots that are this Monday, it still stinks I will see if its veggies or liver training treats that are doing it.

[Lesley, Wellington & Bingley]

 

I would think he was trying to supplement his diet - that there is something he is lacking and he has a craving to satistfy. Firstly make sure he has not got worms.

 

Many cravings in puppies are said to be due to a Calcium imbalance, so you could try to boost this in his diet.

 

My puppy always looked for wood to chew, and I found out it could be because he was lacking something. It was advised that Calcium Phosphate tablets would do the trick and they did. Three days of tablets and he completely lost interest in the wood. The tablets came from a health food shop and were extrememly cheap. My latest puppy also went through a stage of chewing specifically wood - and this worked for him too.

[Kris & Brinkley]

That was my thinking as well...I do that with my family based what they are craving. He is is only knawing on wood for fun not eating it so the calcium must be good.

I talked to my hubby & after reading the other comments about other chewers I wondered if it might be ash that grout & bricks have in common.

 

What about cat poo, my lab can't seem to leave it alone?

I'm going to be switching to Taste Of the Wild food so that may help.

[Lesley, Wellington & Bingley]

 

It doesn't only have to a be a calcium deficiency if it's wood they are chewing - other materials will get 'tried out' just because the body has a need that it wants to meet.

There would be no harm in upping the calcium levels in the diet to see if it did any good (very small tablets from health food shops).

 

Or of course your new diet may do the trick. Let us know if you get anywhere =)