Dog Eating Walls, Door Frames Etc

[bednobs]

hi my 10 year old dog has recently (in the last year or so) started eting plster from the walls, door frames and wooden doors. He has plenty of exercise, plenty of toys etc and will do it when we are there as well as when we are not. He has been to the vet - nothong wrong with teeth nd perfectly healthy. Is there something i can buy that would discourge him from doing it?

[Islay]

Well you could buy a kong and give it to him every time he starts on the wall as a distraction, stuff it with peanut butter and he will be kept busy for ages.

You can also buy a bitter spray you could try spraying the area with that.

[woofgang]

has the vet ruled out dementia?

[rsvp]

Brdnobs he's maybe going a little senile - as the vet has ruled out health problems then you have to think of this as an alternative.
You can try painting the areas with bitter apples (or bitter aloes) but another chat with your vet may help.

[Tilly2]

I don't know what's wrong with him but I am sorry that this is happening to him. Poor thing, he must be so confused and unhappy. I hope you find a solution, Bednobs.

[jennyjoan]

Bednobs I bought a kong for Maxie - it has a ripple effect but Maxie just chewed one of the ripples off so the kong didn't work for him. Hope you get sorted soon.

[FlickStar]

I was reading this with interest as My 11 year old chocolate lab started doing this a while ago. She was never a chewer so was surprised when she started… it seemed to be after we moved into a new build house – so had suggestions that she was distressed / bored / liked the taste of the plaster / she just could, so why not?!

Never did solve it and that was 2 years ago. We don’t leave her in that room now. We keep her with us, she gets walked and she is a family dog with lots of attention – the only thing is we then kitted out the shed with carpet and big bed and she sleeps in there instead of in kitchen – so no access to plasterboard walls!

She’s been fine since, so don’t think its anything to do with dog dementia (but I’m no Vet! Lol)

[dannyk13]

You can by a spray at pet shops to put on the parts the dog is chewing.

[dannyk13]

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Johnsons-Anti-Chew-Spray-150ml/dp/B001OQBEU4