PHILADELPHIA (CBS) -- In this week's CBS3 Pet Project, animal advocate Carol Erickson discusses something called Pica. She said this is when your pet eats something that is not edible and can be ...

Understanding pica and its treatment is crucial, as consuming hard or indigestible objects can pose serious health risks to ...

A pet shop owner who is hand-rearing a young magpie ... Peter Redwood-Smith, 21, from Rayleigh, Essex, took Pica on after a customer found him injured outside the shop. Mr Redwood-Smith said ...

Nickname is Pica-pee. Does the "pee-pee dance" and loves playing with her pink bone. Won't eat out of a bowl -- carries food to the living room, drops and eats.

The urge to eat nonfood items -- called pica-- can be pretty common in cats. Many cats will nurse on wool, says Arnold Plotnick, DVM, a veterinary internist and feline specialist in New York.

A pet shop owner who is hand-rearing a young magpie ... Peter Redwood-Smith, 21, from Rayleigh, Essex, took Pica on after a customer found him injured outside the shop. Mr Redwood-Smith said ...