Coprophagia.

If your dog is eating dog poo he will probably come to no harm except in the event of the poos being from a sick animal. Dogs sometimes detect some nutritional stuff that has not been digested and have a second meal of food that has passed through the body. Dogs usually grow out of this habit. Make sure your dog is getting enough to eat. Read the instructions on the dog food packet and weigh the dog to determine how much food to give each day. Giving the dog something to gnaw on may also satisfy his desire to eat. Pet shops sell many types of chews. Remember to deworm your dog regularly as worms sap a dog's strength, causing him to need more food. Sprinkling curry powder on fresh faeces may give him a nasty shock and put him off trying to eat them in future.

1. Rearrange these series of words to form sentences.

a)sometimes, dog poo, can , to eat, to be, but, can, harmful.

b)some, can, nutritional, digest, to be, stuff, not.

c)you, the dog, must, to be, to get, enough, sure.

d)Gnawing, to satisfy, can, desire, dogs, to eat.

e)to be, important, it, to deworm, the dog.

f) Sprinkling, will, to put off, the dog, curry, to eat, powder, dogs poo.

2. Fill in the table:

What are the dog’s coprophagia reasons?	What is to be done in such cases?

3. Make a summary of the table.

III. Read the text, using the Vocabulary:

сonstipation - запор

stewed apples – тертые яблоки

pellets - пилюли

to strain – натягивать, растягивать

perineal hernia – грыжа промежности

to swallow - сглатывать

intestine – кишечник

Constipation

Ask the vet for a high fibre diet food for the dog. If this does not work, here are some home remedies you can try mixing with the food: bran, pumpkin or other vegetables, apple sauce or stewed apples (not too much or it can make matters worse!) Try wetting the dry dog pellets. Make sure the dog has plenty clean water and gets lots of exercise. Constant straining can cause perineal hernia, which will need to be operated on. Straining can also be caused by a blockage in the intestine. The dog may have swallowed a stone, bone, or toy. Worms can block the intestine so try a dose of worm medicine.

1. Give Russian equivalents of following phrases:

high fibre diet food, to make matters worse, plenty clean water, constant straining, to need to be operated, to be caused by blockage, to swallow a stone, a dose of worm medicine.

2. Answer questions:

-When do dogs have constipation?

-What remedies do you know against constipation?

-When is operation urgen?

Summary work

1. Train each other the Vocabulary of topic “stomachdeseases”.

2. Business play. One of group is a vet, the other tells him/ she about dogs complains and he/she asks questions, determines diagnose and gives treatments. Use following phrases:

-What is the matter with your dog?

-I would like to take dogs temperature.

-I must feel the pulse.

-What did the dog eat the last time?

-It would be better for your dog to do smth.