Comments on: Why Dogs and Cats Eat Grass

By: What To Do If Your Dog Eats Grass - The Fun Times Guide to Dogs

What To Do If Your Dog Eats Grass - The Fun Times Guide to Dogs — Sun, 20 Nov 2011 15:46:46 +0000

[...] people — including veterinarians — will tell you that grass is generally harmless to dogs, particularly if the grass is free of pesticides and [...]

By: Lorie Huston, DVM

Lorie Huston, DVM — Fri, 23 Sep 2011 03:22:52 +0000

My cats love their catnip too, Layla. Thanks for stopping by to share

By: Layla Morgan Wilde

Layla Morgan Wilde — Mon, 19 Sep 2011 03:16:46 +0000

We have an herb garden with catnip of course, but all the cats love grass and all sometimes vomit with no ill effects. Oddly enough, they don’t like alfalfa or indoor grass. They are trained and strictly supervised outdoors in a safe garden.

By: Lorie Huston, DVM

Lorie Huston, DVM — Sat, 18 Jun 2011 18:19:01 +0000

Vomiting after eating grass is not an unsual occurrence for cats. Whether to keep your cat inside is a big decision and there are those that disagree with me, but personally I prefer to keep my cats inside just for safety reasons. Inside, they cannot fall prey to predators, annoy my neighbors or get hit by passing cars

My cats love their catnip too. There is also a type of cat grass that can be grown in planters indoors for your cat to graze on. Some people also grow catmint for their cats (and it’s beautiful in the garden too).

By: Jenn

Jenn — Fri, 17 Jun 2011 11:39:11 +0000

My 7 year old cat who has had blood work done and a recent check up and her teeth cleaned, eats grass outside every time she goes out just about. Then she gets sick to her stomach and vomits. I have been feeding her wheat grass with her catfood hoping that would curve her outdoor grass appetite but she vomited grass this morning so that didn’t work. I’m considering keeping her inside completely. She does not chew on any other plants, inside or out. Maybe she is missing her catnip? I use to give this to her. hmmm.

By: Lorie Huston

Lorie Huston — Tue, 05 Apr 2011 14:28:17 +0000

I don’t really know why the plant has dried up. I confess to not having a particularly green thumb, especially when it comes to house plants. However, I think you are wise to keep your cat from chewing on or eating any part of the plant, especially not knowing what type of plant it is and whether or not it may be toxic for cats.

By: liz

liz — Tue, 05 Apr 2011 13:30:04 +0000

my cat shreds my plant, it has a red flower in the middle and green leaves on the outside. I dont remember the name of plant. I put the plant into another room when not at home or when going to bed. the plant leaves have dried up where he bit it and the flower also has dried up.he has not gotten sick. would it be his saliva that dried up the plant?

By: bisleshan@Natural dogs supplement

bisleshan@Natural dogs supplement — Sat, 08 Jan 2011 17:49:06 +0000

Thank you for the information. My labrador just LOVES to eat grass or any other food for that matter; He even eats the dirt, Sand and even chews pebbles! He hasn’t got sick though.

By: Lorie Huston

Lorie Huston — Fri, 26 Nov 2010 02:44:33 +0000

That’s interesting, Julie. Thanks for sharing your experiences!

By: Julie

Julie — Fri, 26 Nov 2010 02:35:27 +0000

My labs love to eat grass and rarely get sick afterwards. And Guinness, who is 12.5 yo, likes to eat dirt for some reason, so I really have to watch him. He doesn’t get sick after eating the dirt either. My dogs don’t seem to be picky about what type of grass they eat. I tend to think they eat if for the nutrients, but like you said, who knows!