Can dogs get sick from eating cat poop?

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asked Sep 12, 2019 in Dogs by ecruzin (330 points)
Can dogs get sick from eating cat poop?

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answered Sep 12, 2019 by Adf289 (58,200 points)
I had a dog that would eat cat poop out of the litter box if you didn't stop him in time and he never got sick or died from the cat poop he ate.

However you should do your best to prevent your dog from eating cat poop because in some cases the cat poop could make the dog sick if the cat poop contains any parasites which it could potentially have.

The dog if allowed to continue to eat cat poop could get intestinal parasites which could be deadly to the dog so don't let the dog eat cat poop either outside or from the litter box.

A dog is more likely to get infected with intestinal parasites from the cat poop if they eat cat poop outside from stray cats because a stray cat is more likely to contain those parasites than an indoor cat.

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