Guest Liz Posted June 14, 2010 Share Posted June 14, 2010 Our senior girls recently started eating the birseed that falls on the ground when the birds are at the feeders, will this hurt her? Does anybody else have this issue? She does not seem to be having any problems in regards to this behavior and we beleive she is doing it because we cut down on the amount of food she was getting. She was putting on too much weight which was affecting her bad leg. Anyhelp would be appreciated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest SpicyMom Posted June 14, 2010 Share Posted June 14, 2010 My two girls will snack on the birdseed too. Doesn't seem to do much, mostly seems to go straight through and make for some interesting poop! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buddibear Posted June 14, 2010 Share Posted June 14, 2010 It's going to give some added fiber!Poodle cleans up what the squirrels leave behind. Advice: Don't leave a 10# bag on the kitchen table with 2 surfers and a poo. It was a grand taffy pulling contest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
macoduck Posted June 14, 2010 Share Posted June 14, 2010 If she is eating the birdseed that falls from the feeder, she's also eating bird droppings. My crew got some extreme diarrhea just from drinking out of a bird bath will bird poop in it. WE removed the bird bath rather than have to go through that again. Quote Freshy (Droopys Fresh), NoAh the podenco orito, Rita the podenco maneta, Howie the portuguese podengo maneto Angels: Lila, the podenco, Mr X aka Denali, Lulu the podenco andaluz, Hada the podenco maneta, Georgie Girl (UMR Cordella), Charlie the iggy, Mazy (CBR Crazy Girl), Potato, my mystery ibizan girl, Allen (M's Pretty Boy), Percy (Fast But True), Mikey (Doray's Patuti), Pudge le mutt, Tessa the iggy, Possum (Apostle), Gracie (Dusty Lady), Harold (Slatex Harold), "Cousin" Simon our step-iggy, Little Dude the iggy ,Bandit (Bb Blue Jay), Niña the galgo, Wally (Allen Hogg), Thane (Pog Mo Thoine), Oliver (JJ Special Agent), Comet, & Rosie our original mutt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rschultz Posted June 14, 2010 Share Posted June 14, 2010 I was told from my vet that dogs can't digest the seed thats why u see it come out in their poop and large quantities could be harmful. Quote Lexie is gone but not forgotten.💜 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreyPoopon Posted June 14, 2010 Share Posted June 14, 2010 Edie loves bird seed. Other than making her poop more voluminous and hard to pick up (makes it crumbly), it hasn't hurt her yet. I know there's some risk from the poop (salmonella), but most of that seems to end up on my neighbours' side of the fence. Quote Standard Poodle Daisy (12/13) Missing Cora (RL Nevada 5/99-10/09), Piper (Cee Bar Easy 2/99-1/10), Tally (Thunder La La 9/99-3/10), Edie (Daring Reva 9/99-10/12), Dixie (Kiowa Secret Sue 11/01-1/13), Jessie (P's Real Time 11/98-3/13), token boy Graham (Zydeco Dancer 9/00-5/13), Cal (Back Already 12/99-11/13), Betsy (Back Kick Beth 11/98-12/13), Standard Poodles Minnie (1/99-1/14) + Perry (9/98-2/14), Annie (Do Marcia 9/03-10/14), Pink (Miss Pinky Baker 1/02-6/15), Poppy (Cmon Err Not 8/05-1/16), Kat (Jax Candy 5/05-5/17), Ivy (Jax Isis 10/07-7/21), Hildy (Braska Hildy 7/10-12/22), Opal (Jax Opal 7/08-4/23). Toodles (BL Toodles 7/09-4/24) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PatricksMom Posted June 14, 2010 Share Posted June 14, 2010 If she's hungry, try seeing if there are any vegetables she likes/agree with her system to bulk up the food she's eating. Quote Beth, Petey (8 September 2018- ), and Faith (22 March 2019). Godspeed Patrick (28 April 1999 - 5 August 2012), Murphy (23 June 2004 - 27 July 2013), Leo (1 May 2009 - 27 January 2020), and Henry (10 August 2010 - 7 August 2020), you were loved more than you can know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anne Posted June 14, 2010 Share Posted June 14, 2010 My dogs who are very well fed cannot pass up bird seed! I have a conure and they tend to throw the seed out of the cage, so my dog all act like vacuum cleaners and snarf it up. It does make for interesting poop. I would guess they eat the seed that falls on the ground out side too, but I've never seen it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest BooBooMama Posted June 14, 2010 Share Posted June 14, 2010 My Jen was a birdseed enthusiast. Her droppings were FULL of seed. My vet told me to stop her from eating it. It can cause diverticulitis, intestinal blockage and she could ingest bacteria from the bird droppings. I was a tough thing to stop her from doing so we moved the bird feeders to an area of the yard she could not reach. But we could still see her staring at the feeders longingly! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest kydie Posted June 14, 2010 Share Posted June 14, 2010 I don't like my pack eating bird seed, for them it causes intestional issues, our vet frowns upon this too, I removed the feeders years ago, I feel I do not need any added vet bills, my neighbors feed the birds, so they eat good in the neighborhood Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PatricksMom Posted June 15, 2010 Share Posted June 15, 2010 Do you have humming birds? You could feed those without any risk of your ladies chowing down on birdseed. Quote Beth, Petey (8 September 2018- ), and Faith (22 March 2019). Godspeed Patrick (28 April 1999 - 5 August 2012), Murphy (23 June 2004 - 27 July 2013), Leo (1 May 2009 - 27 January 2020), and Henry (10 August 2010 - 7 August 2020), you were loved more than you can know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.