Dog Pica and Eating Behaviors

Pica refers to a condition that describes dogs that crave and eat non-food items. Some dogs may only eat one type of non-food item while others may eat a variety. Pica can endanger a dog’s health because what the dog consumes might be toxic. The item the dog consumes might also not be digestible.

Dog ate mushroom chocolate

Here’s what to do next if your dog accidentally ate mushroom chocolate.

Dog swallowed a squeaker

Here’s what you should do next if your dog swallowed a squeaker toy.

Dog drank mop bucket filled with bleach water

Here’s what you should do next if your dog accidentally drank a mop bucket filled with diluted bleach water.

Dog licked Windex cleaner

Here’s what you should do next if your dog managed to somehow lick some glass cleaner like Windex.

Dog swallowed a popiscle stick

Here’s what to do next if your dog swallowed a whole popsicle stick.

Dog ate orange chicken

Here’s why you shouldn’t be feeding your dog dishes like orange chicken.

Dog ate a beauty blender

Here’s what you should do next if your dog ate a beauty blender.

My dog ate diaper crystals

Here’s what you should do next if your dog ate diaper crystals.

Dog ate yak chew

Here’s what you should do next if your dog accidentally swallowed a yak chew.

Dog ate bamboo stick

Here’s what you should do next if your dog accidentally ate a bamboo stick.

Dog ate jalapeno poppers

Here’s what you should do next if your dog ate jalapeno poppers.

Dog ate a golf ball

Dog ate a golf ball

Dog ate a marble

Here’s what you should do next if your dog ate a marble.

Dog ate nerf bullets

Here’s what you should do next if your dog ate a nerf bullet.

Dog ate a wine cork

Here’s what to do next if your dog ate a wine cork.

Dog ate leather off baseball

Here’s what you should do next if your dog ate leather off a baseball.