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You should try to prevent if it you catch it though because birds can carry diseases. If canines eat seed under feeders they are likely to eat bird droppings as well.

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Wherever your dog can roam you should wipe clean regularly.

Dog eating bird. Eating a dead bird is certainly not an appealing thought to us but overall the risks to a dog are pretty low. Diarrhea vomiting abdominal pain and swelling loss of appetite sleepiness fever dehydration lethargy panting flatulence weakness shock symptoms of avian flu. A dog eating things it shouldn t have.

The lesser the bird poop falls on the floor the lower the risk of your dog eating it. Salmonella is likely the most frequent. Edit flag offensive delete link more.

Large amounts of birdseed can clog up the intestinal tract potentially causing gastrointestinal obstruction. If you see any vomiting or diarrhea at any time you should get him to a vet. Dogs are natural hunters and can enjoy catching and eating animals like birds.

The greatest potential problem is likely gastroenteritis often referred to as garbage gut which typically causes diarrhea with or without vomiting after dietary indiscretion i e. Whether the poop is coming from your pet bird or from outside keep the floors clean. If your dog is doing fine right now i would not do anything just monitor him carefully.

Raw bird meat can cause food poisoning with salmonella and other bacterial species. While this is an exception it could also constitute an emergency. These dogs have been known to eat whole bags of birdseed.

He said he has treated several dogs for giardia they got from eating bird poop when they scrounge for dropped seeds. They were also leaving piles of sunflower seeds bread and other human food out for the birds at the foot of my stairs and i needed both my doctor and my social worker to file complaints to get it stopped. Feces may contain any number of bacteria or protozoan parasites that can be passed on to pets.