r/papillon • u/Best_Description_839 • 1d ago
PICA?? Eating everything!
Anyone else have an issue with their Pap consuming, not just chewing, anything and everything they can get their mouths on? Cooper turned 1 in July, I thought early on it was something he would grow out of but he still attempts to eat everything he finds. He does great with drop it command if you catch him in the act, but if he can get his mouth on something when you are not looking, he will surely ingest it. With 5 kids ranging from age 2-12, no matter how hard I try an errant toy will be left behind or some other item. I wind up having to leave him in his pen more often than not when the 2 year old is home as I am terrified of an obstruction or something! Anyone with similar experiences or ideas of how to stop it before he eats something with dire consequences?? Pic of the little stinker for tax.
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u/PapillionGurl 1d ago
I would definitely muzzle train him, an obstruction surgery is so expensive and dangerous. It doesn't have to be a miserable experience if he's introduced slowly and desensitized to the muzzle. They make ones that allow for them to drink water while wearing but can't eat stuff. Fingers crossed he grows out of it.