Are there any health risks of coprophagia?
Most of the time, coprophagia is just a habit which has no real health issues for your dog. The main exception to this is the possibility of ingesting internal parasites. This would usually be caused by eating the faeces of wild animals; therefore you should ensure your dog is properly de-wormed at all times to help prevent against this. Obviously, faeces left to long will attract fly larvae, foreign bacteria and fungus which may have health implications. Some dog diseases can also be transmitted through faeces, although vaccination prevents against most of these.
