Some pet owners find that their dogs lick the urethral opening, but they don’t know why. They just think it is bored and ignore it. In fact, this is a signal light to remind its owner that something is wrong with its body. So today I’m going to tell...
Some pet owners find that their dogs lick the urethral opening, but they don’t know why. They just think it is bored and ignore it. In fact, this is a signal light to remind its owner that something is wrong with its body. So today I’m going to tell you what happens when puppies drink their own urine.
1. Pica
Puppies usually have a single diet, which leads to the pica behavior of drinking their own urine when the body lacks trace elements. Generally, when this happens, the puppy will not only drink urine, but also eat walls, nails, soil, feces, etc. When this happens, the owner should stop the puppy in time, otherwise eating food indiscriminately can easily cause gastrointestinal discomfort, and the owner should promptly supplement the puppy with enough trace elements and vitamins to make it change this habit.
2. Too thirsty
When a puppy is too thirsty and there is no drinkable water around him, he may drink his own urine. The main purpose is to replenish water. In this regard, owners need to provide their puppies with sufficient clean drinking water in a timely manner, and they should also pay attention to preparing sufficient drinking water for their dogs when they go out for a long time.
3. Behavioral habits
If the owner does not strengthen the teaching, the puppy drinking its own urine may also form a bad habit by imitating the behavior of the female dog. At this time, it is recommended that the owner clean up the dog's urine in time and educate the dog. Once the dog is found to drink his own urine, he will yell loudly to let him know that this behavior is wrong. If he finds that the dog no longer drinks his own urine, he can reward him with snacks until the dog corrects this bad habit.
