Lapho inja idla indle yayo (ethile) sikhuluma nge-coprophagia. Le nkinga yokudla ingaba nemvelaphi ehlukene:

• Imvelaphi yokuziphatha kuphela, ngaphezu kwalokho i-coprophagia ingahlotshaniswa ne-pica (ukudla izinto ezingenakudliwa). Inja ingadla indle yayo ukuheha ukunakwa (ngisho nokubi) komnikazi wayo, ingafuna ukuqeda indle yayo kulandela ukujeziswa noma ukucindezelwa. Ekugcineni, imidlwane emincane kakhulu ingakwenza, ngendlela ejwayelekile, ngokulingisa inkosi yayo noma umama wayo osusa indle esidlekeni. Ngaphezu kwalokho, umama oncelisa imidlwane yakhe esanda kuzalwa uzongenza indle yamazinyane ayo ukuze kugcinwe isidleke sihlanzekile. Kwezinye izimo lokhu kuziphatha kuhlotshaniswa nokuziphatha okunzima kakhulu njengokukhathazeka noma ukudideka ezinjeni ezindala.
• Ukuntuleka kwamanyikwe i-exocrine, amanyikwe kuyindlala yokugaya etholakala eduze kwesisu okufihla emathunjini amathumbu aqukethe ama-enzyme ahloselwe ukugaya, phakathi kokunye, amafutha afuthwe yinja. Lapho amanyikwe engasebenzi inja ayikwazi ukuncela okunamafutha okuqedwa ngokuphelele esitokisini. Izindle bese zinkulu, zinuka, zicacile (ngisho ziphuzi) futhi zinamafutha. Lesi sifo sohudo senja siyejwayelekile kulesi sifo. Indle ekhishwe ngaleyo ndlela ingadliwa yinja ngoba isanezakhamzimba eziningi.
• Ukugaya kabi, lokhu kuhuda okubangelwa ukungalingani ohlelweni lokugaya inja olungasagayeki ngokujwayelekile nakho kunothe ngezakhamzimba yingakho inja idla indle yayo.
• Ingenakho ukudla, inja engondlekile kahle noma engondlekile kahle izovama ukudla noma yini etholayo kepha kwesinye isikhathi iyisitulo sayo, ngoba iyazifunela. Lokhu kwenzeka, ngokwesibonelo, emidlwane emikhulu yokuzalanisa lapho kwesinye isikhathi kungaziwa ukuthi kufanele bondliwe ngokuthanda kwabo.
• Ukwanda kwesifiso sokudla okuhambisana ne-polyphagia (inja idla kakhulu). I-polyphagia ivame ukuxhunyaniswa nezifo ze-hormonal ezifana nesifo sikashukela noma i-parasitism enamandla yamathumbu. Inja elambile ingayidla imbungulu yayo uma ingahlangabezani nokunye okungcono.

Inja edla utshani ayinaso isifo. Ukudla utshani ezinjeni endle kubavumela ukuthi banikeze i-fiber ekudleni kwabo.

Angayidla futhi lapho edinga ukukhulula umgudu wokugaya ukudla lapho kukhona igesi noma ubuhlungu besisu. Utshani bangenza izilwane zihlanze ngokucasula umphimbo nesisu, futhi ziyazikhulula ngokuhlanza ngemuva kokumunca into engadluli (bheka i-athikili yenja ehlanzayo).

Kwesinye isikhathi ukufaka umuthi kuhlotshaniswa nenkinga yokudla ebizwa nge-pica. Inja izodla izinto ezingafaneleki nezingadli. I-Pica efana ne-coprophagia ingabangelwa ukungondleki nokuntuleka, ukuthanda ukudla noma ukutholakala kwama-parasites.

Thintana nodokotela wakho wezilwane ukuthola ukuthi yini ebangela ukuthi inja yakho idle izinto ezingadliwayo futhi ukhethe ukwelashwa okufanele, ngemuva kokuhlolwa ngokuphelele komzimba nokufuna ezinye izimpawu. Uzohlola ukuthi inja yakho ayiphethwe yini ukugaya ukudla okungalungile noma ukutholakala kwezikelemu. Izilwane ezine-exocrine insufficiency pancreatic zizothola i-hyper-digestible, ukudla okunamafutha aphansi okuhambisana nokwelashwa ukufaka ama-enzyme entulekayo. Udokotela wezilwane wakho angakuphathisa isibungu noma izindlela zokwelapha uhudo lwenja.

Enjeni encane edla indle yayo, qiniseka ukuthi uthola ukudla okufanele ngokuya ngekhwalithi kodwa nangobuningi. Lapho kusencane kakhulu (kuze kufike ezinyangeni ezine) izinja kufanele zondliwe nge-ad libitum ukuhlangabezana nezidingo zazo. Uzokunakekela nokuhlanza masinyane ngemuva kokuthi umdlwane usukhuculule kodwa hhayi phambi kwakhe ukuze angafuni ukuqala phansi endaweni engafanele noma akulingise ngokudla isitokisi sakhe.

Inja edla udoti wayo ukuze ihehe ukunakwa kunemithi yamakhambi ezomenza azizwe enesifiso sokudla indle yakhe. Ngaphezu kokwelapha kuzodingeka umphazamise (ngokunikela ngokudlala ibhola ngokwesibonelo) lapho ezama ukudla udoti wakhe. Kuzodingeka futhi ukuthi kwandiswe umsebenzi wakhe wokumvimbela ekutholeni isizungu futhi athole le ndlela yokumnakekela.

Inja edla udoti wayo ngenxa yengcindezi noma ukukhathazeka kufanele ibonwe ngudokotela wezilwane ukuze imfundise ukuphatha ukucindezeleka kwakhe futhi mhlawumbe ayinike nemithi ezomsiza.