• Pepper is TZU, I have only had her for 9 years, she is 13 now . But she doesn't have many teeth left and they aren't very good, but she keeps eating her poop. She eats it before I can get to it and my other dogs as well. As it is my disability has it where I need a larger dog and they are both smaller dogs and much older with disabilities of their own what do I do.

    Hi Lavonna,
    I recommend that you take Pepper into see a veterinarian. Eating feces can be a behavioral issue but it can also be from an illness. Your vet can talk to you more about the cause of this and the treatment that she needs after they have examined her.

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