Digestive Aids: Drs. Foster and Smith Dis-Taste Stops Stool Eating

*	Stop stool eating with the help of this extra-strength formula
*	Gives feces a forbidding and unpalatable taste to discourage stool eating
*	Now in convenient tablets, powder, or crunchy bites

Use for dogs who have the disturbing habit of stool eating. Our veterinarians created this formula to halt this habit with monosodium glutamate PLUS oleoresin capsicum, the active ingredient in chili peppers. The ingredients in Dis-Taste pass through your pet's intestines, making feces taste horrible. Increasing daily activity and feeding a high-quality diet may also assist in helping to control this behavior. Stool eating is a potentially dangerous habit, since it can be a means of transferring disease and parasites. Choose from Extra Strength Tablets, Powder, and Bites for medium to largs dogs or Regular Strength Tablets for small dogs. Feed Tablets or sprinkle Powder onto food. Dis-Taste tablets, treats & powder Bites are a crunchy, fun way to help discourage stool eating. For dogs only.

The safety of this product in breeding, pregnant or lactating animals has not been determined.

Please note: Product is to be administered to the dog whose feces are being eaten, NOT the dog who is eating the feces. Dis-Taste makes the feces taste bad to the offending dog, and thereby discourages him from eating them. In multiple dog households, where you are unsure which feces are being eaten, administer to all dogs.

Please click on "More Information" for use instructions, ingredients, and further details.

This item is not available for shipment to New Mexico. Sorry for any inconvenience.

About Coprophagy
There are many theories about why dogs eat their own feces or the feces of other animals. But, the fact is, we don't know exactly why dogs exhibit this behavior. We do know that if a dog starts this behavior, the sooner preventive measures are implemented, the better the chance of success.

Many dogs will engage in this unsavory practice at some point in their life. Puppies often exhibit this behavior. Some dogs learn it by observing other dogs. Some dogs may eat stools out of boredom, especially if they don't get adequate exercise.

To prevent the occasional incident from becoming a life-long habit, clean up feces as soon as possible. At the first sign, consider adding an oral product like Dis-Taste to your dog's food to decrease the palatability of the stools.

Regular Strength Small Dog Dis-Taste Tablets
Directions for Use: Feed to dog or dogs whose stool is being eaten. Feed 1 tablet for each 10 lbs of body weight daily for 2 weeks. If giving more than one tablet, divide between morning and evening. If results are not satisfactory, double dosage and administer for 2 more weeks. To help discourage further episodes, give 1 tablet daily. The safety of this product in breeding, pregnant or lactating animals has not been determined.

Active Ingredients: Brewer's Dried Yeast, Garlic Powder, Glycerin, Thiamine Hydrochloride, Oleoresin Capsicum, Stearic Acid, Magnesium Stearate, Monosodium Glutamate.

Guaranteed Analysis (per tablet unless otherwise indicated)
Crude Protein	20.0% min
Moisture	10.0% max
Thiamine	0.2 mg min

Extra Strength Dis-Taste Tablets (Medium/Large Dog)
Directions for Use: Feed to dog or dogs whose stool is being eaten. Feed 1 tablet for each 30 lbs of body weight daily for 2 weeks. If giving more than one tablet, divide between morning and evening. If results are not satisfactory, feed 2 tablets for each 30 lbs of body weight daily for 2 more weeks. To help discourage further episodes, give 1 tablet daily. The safety of this product in breeding, pregnant or lactating animals has not been determined.

Active Ingredients: Brewer's Dried Yeast, Garlic Powder, Glycerin, Thiamine Hydrochloride, Oleoresin Capsicum, Stearic Acid, Titanium Dioxide, Magnesium Stearate, Monosodium Glutamate.

Guaranteed Analysis (per tablet unless otherwise indicated)
Crude Protein	20.0% min
Moisture	10.0% min
Thiamine	1.5 mg min

Extra Strength Dis-Taste Powder (Medium/Large Dog)
Directions for Use: Feed to dog or dogs whose stool is being eaten. Mix with food. Feed 1 scoop for each 30 lbs of body weight daily for 2 weeks. If results are not satisfactory, double dosage and administer for 2 more weeks. If giving more than one scoop, divide between morning and evening. To help discourage further episodes, give 1 scoop daily. The safety of this product in breeding, pregnant or lactating animals has not been determined.

Active Ingredients: Brewer's Dried Yeast, Garlic Powder, Glycerin, Thiamine Hydrochloride, Oleoresin Capsicum, Stearic Acid, Magnesium Stearate, and Monosodium Glutamate.

Guaranteed Analysis (per scoop unless otherwise noted)
Crude Protein	20.0% min
Moisture	10.0% max
Thiamine	1.5 mg min

NOTE: 1 scoop holds 3.4 grams

Extra Strength Dis-Taste Dog Bites (Medium/Large Dog)
Directions for Use: Feed to dog or dogs whose stool is being eaten. Feed one treat for each 15 lbs of body weight or two treats for each 30 lbs of body weight daily for 2 weeks. If giving more than one treat, divide between morning and evening. If results are not satisfactory, feed two treats for each 15 lbs of body weight or 4 treats for each 30 lbs of body weight daily for 2 additional weeks. To help discourage further episodes, continue feeding one treat daily. The safety of this product in breeding, pregnant or lactating animals has not been determined.

Ingredients: Barley Flour, Rice Flour, Dried Potato, Brewer's Dried Yeast, Processed Grain By-Products, Monosodium Glutamate, Chicken Fat (Preserved with Mixed Tocopherols), Thiamine Hydrochloride, and Capsicum Oleoresin.

Guaranteed Analysis
Crude Protein	10.0% min
Crude Fat	5.0% min
Crude Fiber	4.0% max
Moisture	12.0% max
Thiamine	0.5 mg min

Frequently Asked Questions

Q.	Is there anything else I should do other than give Drs. Foster & Smith Dis-Taste?

Q.	How does Dis-Taste compare to other products like For-Bid?

Q.	What is the active ingredient that makes this work?

Q.	My dog is eating cat stool. Can Dis-Taste be given to cats?

Q.	Will it hurt my dog if I give him Dis-Taste for more than two weeks?

Q.	Why does my dog eat his stools?

Q.	Is there anything else I should do other than give Drs. Foster & Smith Dis-Taste?
A.	Changing the diet to one that is lower in carbohydrates and more digestible may make the stools less appealing. Increasing daily exercise also helps. The most important thing the owner can do is to make sure that the stool is not available, which may require a change in your pet's housing or increasing the frequency of waste clean up.

Q.	How does Dis-Taste compare to other products like For-Bid?
A.	Dis-Taste and For-Bid are both made from vegetables. Dis-Taste is made out of natural fermented vegetable extract, while For-Bid is made out of vegetable protein. For-Bid may be used in dogs, cats, and horses and is in a powder form. Dis-Taste is manufactured for dogs only, but comes in an easy to administer pill, that can be given whole, like a treat, or crumbled and added to your dog's food.

Q.	What is the active ingredient that makes this work?
A.	The active ingredient that makes Dis-Taste work is the Natural Fermented Vegetable Extract, and it works by passing through the intestines and reacting with the stools, making them so unpalatable that even the most habitual stool eaters will avoid them.

Q.	My dog is eating cat stool. Can Dis-Taste be given to cats?
A.	Dis-Taste is manufactured for use in dogs only. If your dog is eating your cat's stool, we carry For-Bid, another product that is used for stool eating that can be given to your cat to help stop your dog from eating your cat's stool. You may also want to consider keeping the litter box where the dog can't get at it.

Q.	Will it hurt my dog if I give him Dis-Taste for more than two weeks?
A.	The all-natural ingredients in Drs. Foster & Smith Dis-Taste will not hurt your dog when given at the recommended maintenance dosage. Some dogs may require a maintenance dose for longer than two weeks, which is fine. We do not recommend giving the double dose for more than two weeks.

Q.

Why does my dog eat his stools?

A.

Dogs eat their stools for a variety of reasons, and this is actually a very common occurrence especially in puppies. One of the primary reasons dogs eat their stools is because as descendants of scavenging predators they have been doing this as a survival technique in lean times for thousands of years. Some dogs will do this out of boredom and still others find the taste appealing, especially when the dogs are fed a high quantity of poorly digested carbohydrates. Other dogs learn the behavior from another resident dog. For whatever reason it occurs, once it is started it then becomes a bad habit and needs to be corrected.

Testimonial By:		Testimonial:
Rikki M Fort Worth, TX		I FINALLY found a product which really works to stop my 10 year old Golden Retriever from eating her stool. She likes the extra strength tabs. I gave one twice a day for two weeks then two twice a day for two weeks and the problem has stopped. I have tried canned pumpkin, meat tenderizer, crushed pineapple and Forbid and Dis-taste is the one that works!
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Cheryl K Roswell, NM		I have tried many products to stop our Boston Terrier from eating her stool, but Dis-Taste is the only one that has really worked. The treats are so easy to give, and Sadie loves them!
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Patricia M Lathrop, CA		I have one Greyhound and two Afghans. The two affies love the 'yard snacks' but with the Dis-Taste, they are finally leaving the 'snacks' in the yard. All three dogs think they are getting a good treat and just gobble them down. I have also tried the pumpkin with no results. Thank you for a product that actually works like you say it will!
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Lisa K Frankfort, IL		Thank you Doc's!! I have a 4year old miniature pinscher "Spike" who liked his treats outside!! He would eat the treats warm or cold-YUCK! Thanks to this product (I have tried many) He no longer enjoys warm or cold treats from outside!!! I can actually have a kiss from my baby again!!!! I am grateful!!! No more trial and error I have found the perfect product for the whole family!!!!
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Donna L Tampa, FL		I volunteer for UnderDog Rescue of Florida. We rescued an emaciated pit bull and named him Conan. He had survived by eating dirt and his own feces. Even after he was well-fed and healthy again, he would still eat his feces. I gave him the large pills mixed with soft dog food twice per day, and the behavior stopped in 3 weeks! This is a wonderful product and I have recommended this product to others.
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Charlize N Baltimore, MD		This works very well as long as you continue to use it daily. Once you stop, my chihuahua went right back to eating his poop.
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Ma'rie B Jonesboro, AR		I adopted a beagle mix from the humane society who had this behavior. I have used Dis-Taste for the two years that I have owned her. It has worked! Even when she is around other dogs in a different environment, I have not noticed her attempting to eat their feces.
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