Kari Kells Pawfessional Pet Sitting » » pica « Kari Kells Pawfessional Pet Sitting https://www.karikells.com/Petsitter Fri, 27 Feb 2026 01:34:49 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.1.42 Tongue Fu: Why Do Dogs & Cats Chew, Suck On, And Eat Strange Things? https://www.karikells.com/Petsitter/2011/tongue-fu-why-do-dogs-cats-chew-suck-on-and-eat-strange-things/ https://www.karikells.com/Petsitter/2011/tongue-fu-why-do-dogs-cats-chew-suck-on-and-eat-strange-things/#comments Fri, 21 Oct 2011 01:13:03 +0000 http://www.karikells.com/Petsitter/?p=399 Pica (pronounced “PIE-kuh”) is the behavior of eating nonfood materials.

The most common form of pica in cats is wool sucking. The most common form of pica in dogs is coprophagia. In this post I’ll describe strategies for managing the behavior or putting an end to it, as well as theories about some of the . . . → Read More: Tongue Fu: Why Do Dogs & Cats Chew, Suck On, And Eat Strange Things?]]> https://www.karikells.com/Petsitter/2011/tongue-fu-why-do-dogs-cats-chew-suck-on-and-eat-strange-things/feed/ 0