Dog eating cat poop found outside
Hello - new member here. We have 2 dogs (Cavaliers) and 2 cats. For several years, both cats were strictly indoor, with the litter box in the basement where the dogs could not reach it. Now we are letting the cats out into the fenced backyard to roam around while we are at home. Since then, they prefer to poop in the yard instead of in the box. If the dog finds the poop before me, he eats it.
I have read other postings regarding dogs eating poop from the litter box and saying it's relatively harmless, but what about poop found outside? Is there any danger to the dog eating this? Can they pick up parasites from it? It's not long before any poop outside gets discovered by flies and they start laying eggs on it. I find it gross, but if there is genuinely no danger to the dog then I can put up with the situation, and try to be vigilant.
thanks
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