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Why Do My Dogs Eat Mulch. According to the ASPCA rocks are the most common non-food item ingested by dogs suffering from pica but dogs also sometimes swallow other inedible items such as plastic containers clothes and wooden objects including mulch. And big dogs can be puppies for at least 2 years. If they cant get grass they will try something else. To be fair mulch is just chopped up sticks-a dogs favorite toy.
Some types of mulch contain herbicides to prevent weed growth. This poison is dangerous to dogs and your furry companion will likely want to chew on the sweet-smelling cocoa bean mulch. This is especially the case if this is the first time that your dog has ever seen or smelled mulch before as it will be a completely foreign concept to the dog. Whether your dog eats soil from pots or eat dirt directly from your garden attention needs to be paid. Commentsoptional Report More Answers SH. Dogs that eat mulch are at risk of ingesting chemicals that some mulch companies treat the mulch with even if the material the mulch is made of is dog-safe.
Like chocolate this mulch contains theobromine.
Too many rocks can block the gastrointestinal tract which may need surgical intervention to resolve. The danger of ingestion lies in the compounds theobromine and caffeine which are also found in chocolate. Whether your dog eats soil from pots or eat dirt directly from your garden attention needs to be paid. Commentsoptional Report More Answers SH. When a dog repeatedly eats non-edible objects obsessively it could be due to pica an eating disorder that generally emerges because of a nutritional deficiency in their diet. Too many rocks can block the gastrointestinal tract which may need surgical intervention to resolve.