Sentences with phrase «pica behavior»

The cause of pica behavior is unknown, but most often it is a type of compulsive behavioral problem.

Some veterinarians think that pica behaviors could be a sign of nutritional deficiency.

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Additional behaviors were common in these patients, including scatolia (fecal smearing), hypersexuality, aggression and pica (eating objects of any kind).

The most common compulsive behaviors in cats are wool sucking or fabric eating (a form of pica) and excessive licking, hair chewing or hair pulling (called psychogenic alopecia).

Pica can be described as a compulsive behavior problem when your dog eats non-food items like plastic toys, dirt, feces, rocks or paper.

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Another behavior linked with OCD is pica, which is a tendency to eat nonfood items such as rocks, dirt or feces.

Because pica and coprophagy are behaviors that are not well understood, stopping them may require assistance from an animal behavior professional who works individually with owners and their pets.

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In most cases, pica is a compulsive behavior problem.

If it is determined that pica is due to behavior issues, your veterinarian may recommend increasing physical activities for your pet.

Retrievers - Retriever type dogs with CCD are likely to exhibit destructive licking behavior or pica, the compulsion to eat inappropriate items

If your dog is determined to have a tumor, brain disease, or pica, these problems will be treated instead of the behavior.

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