What causes heterophilia in Pharaoh Hounds? What to do about it

Those who have had a dog should be well aware that sometimes their own dog will go to eat some strange things, such as feces, dirt, rocks, etc., which is very harmful to its body. A netizen reported that his Pharaoh King Hound had this situation, at first the netizen did not care too much, and then found that the dog’s behavior is very frequent, which pays attention to it. In fact, the Pharaoh Hound this situation is generally known as heterophilia, generally because the dog’s body lack of certain trace elements, vitamins or other factors, in addition to sent to the veterinary hospital for examination, we can do this: 1, reasonable with the Pharaoh Hound dog food, meat, fruits and vegetables and other varieties of the proportion to moderate, if it is their own production of dog food, should be strictly in accordance with veterinary advice with. If it is a ready-made dog food outside, you should also pay attention to see the ratio of its various elemental components, to find the right brand of dog food for the Pharaoh King Hound. 2, observe the Pharaoh King Hound to which xenophilic objects are interested, such as dirt or stones, in these foreign objects sprayed with pepper, chili powder and other irritating items. When the dog goes to eat these things again, it will feel uncomfortable, and after a few more attempts, it will lose interest in these foreign substances. 3, when the Pharaoh Hound is ready to eat these foreign substances, you can loudly scold it, and spray it with a water gun, so that it feels fear and fear. After several experiences of being sprayed with a water gun, the dog will basically not dare to eat the exotics again. 4, you can put the mousetrap upside down on top of the exotics, when the Pharaoh Hound is ready to eat these things, the mousetrap will be touched and pop up, and make a loud sound, the dog will be too scared to mouth. However, it is important to note that because the mousetrap is easy to pinch the dog, it must be fixed when inverted. However, the main reason for the Pharaoh Hound’s heterophilia is a lack of certain elements in the body, so in addition to forcibly changing the dog’s bad habits, you still have to help him from the diet to do treatment and improve, in order to let the dog grow up healthy.