Eating dead animals such as birds or other small animals may also be the cause of garbage toxicosis.
Trash can my dog can t get into.
It is unlikely that any trainer can convince your dog that.
Yes using a heavy lidded trash can really does stop your dog from getting into your trash.
Dogs are known to get into the trash every once in awhile and even to eat the feces of other animals especially from cat litter boxes but these animals are at a higher risk of an illness called garbage toxicosis or garbage gut.
If your dog has gotten into the trash and you suspect he may have eaten something harmful there are three immediate options you can use.
They can find bones spoiled food and items that can lodge in their gastrointestinal tract.
In fact illness related to getting in the trash is so common that veterinarians have a slang term for it.
Dogs are less likely to get into a can that is mostly empty so empty the trashcan more.
Enlist the help of a certified trainer.
Call the aspca animal poison control center take him to a local emergency veterinarian center call your veterinarian immediately.
Garbage cans with a step mechanism to open the lid would not be good since your dog could figure out how to use the step.
Empty the trash more frequently.
This is just a plastic tall kitchen wastebasket with a lid that swings open if you press a foot pedal.
The dangers of bathroom trash cans for dogs while your bathroom trash can is likely smaller than your kitchen one it doesn t mean there are fewer risks for your pet getting into it.
By taking these preventative measures your dog will stop getting into your trash can.
It s possible for a dog to actually get stuck in a trash can with an automatic closing lid she says.
We solved our trash hound problem by putting several weights in the bottem of the can underneath the plastic bag liner.
Rarely am i able to make suggestions that work this quickly.
However getting into the trash can be quite dangerous for our pet dogs.
My dog used to get into the trash by jumping up and knocking the tall kitchen can over.