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Original Article
Dietary indiscretion is the tendency of certain animal of eating unusual items. These are frequently relatively small items not encountered in a natural habitat and thus sampled because of mistaken identity, a familiar flavor, or simple curiosity. This includes modern manufactured items such as shiny metal foil or plastic objects, as well as foods harmful to health. Domesticated animals such as dogs and goats, and even circus animals like Ostriches are even more prone to the effect due to their contact with people. The dietary indiscretion of fish, especially Sharks, may occur when the mouth is the major organ of detection and processing.

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Dietary indiscretion, sometimes referred to as 'garbage gut', is the tendency for certain animals to feed on unusual items. These unusual items can include non-foodstuffs, such as garbage or foreign objects, or foodstuffs that are not normally consumed by the animal. Dietary indiscretion can also involve drastic changes in feeding behaviour, such as the ingestion of spoiled or raw food, or consuming abnormally large quantities of food. Dietary indiscretion is especially prevalent in domesticated animals, such as dogs, as a result of their close contact with humans.

If the animal ends up consuming something that is contaminated with bacteria or other toxic substances, garbage toxicosis, or 'garbage gut', can occur. Garbage toxicosis involves the bacteria entering the digestive system, and toxins being produced in the bloodstreams. Garbage toxicosis results in symptoms similar to those shown in humans with gastroenteritis.

Acute pancreatitis has been observed in dogs following episodes of severe dietary indiscretion.

Dietary indiscretion can also induce acute gastritis in dogs.

Consumption of items that are non-digestible, such as bones, can be life-threatening. Since these items cannot be digested, they often become lodged in the intestines, causing sever digestive distress.

Dietary indiscretion can generally be diagnosed by veterinarians based on symptoms and physical examination. Occasionally, further tests, such as blood and stool samples, X-rays, and other diagnostic assays are used to confirm the diagnosis.