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07-13-2010, 12:18 PM | #1 |
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| Yorkie or Cow!?? I swear when Bailey is outside in the yard he grazes on the grass like a cow! I've seen cats eat a lot of grass and some dogs eat a little, but Bailey eats an awful lot for such a little guy. I'm concerned, will this hurt him in any way? ( there are no chemicals used in the yard )
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07-13-2010, 12:22 PM | #2 |
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| Thankfully Hammer hasn't discovered he can EAT the grass... he just enjoys licking it.. EW. this past week, my roommates dog (a mini schnauzer) has been eating grass non stop and has been puking it back up... |
07-13-2010, 12:25 PM | #3 |
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| I have a little cow as well Darlene. I swear Pixie grazes whenever we go outside. I am always trying to stop her. What do you feed Bailey right now? Pixie was on wellness small breed and then we switched to innova small bites. I worry as well about pixie and her grass eating!
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07-13-2010, 01:10 PM | #4 | |
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07-13-2010, 01:25 PM | #5 |
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| Our little shih tzu has a very sensitive tummy and she eats a lot of grass. I'm sure it is because she is queazy. She will start heaving (sorry for that expression) so we let her outside - she races to her favorite spot and starts eating on the grass there. I once heard that it was the grass that makes them vomit but I can testify that isn't the case. All of mine will eat it from time to time but Gracie seems to be the one that enjoys it the most. Do you think it could be a throwback from being wild dogs needing their veggies? |
07-13-2010, 02:00 PM | #6 |
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| some dogs do eat grass to induce vomiting. Bear does this once in awhile. Baxter, on the other hand, looks like he is grazing. What he is actually doing is picking out the rabbit poops in the grass and eating those. Are you sure it's grass they are eating?
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07-13-2010, 02:05 PM | #7 |
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| Roxie does this as well, although I never see her throw it back up?? |
07-13-2010, 02:29 PM | #8 |
YT 500 Club Member | hahahaha you think ya'll got it bad i have LAZY cows not only do they eat the grass but they do it laying down both of them and NOOOO they cant lay normal that would be to easy so they lay on there sides usually side by side and eat the grass with there heads laying on the ground there so lazy they dont even lift there heads to pull out the grass !!!!
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07-13-2010, 02:29 PM | #9 |
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| Better grass than Deer POOP! (Lola's new favorite)
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07-13-2010, 03:00 PM | #10 |
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| Ewww hahaa! But doesn't deer eat grass? Why Do Dogs Eat Grass? just click 'close window' when the pop up appears.
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07-14-2010, 09:21 AM | #11 |
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| That reminds me of the rescued beagle we had. He vomitted a lot because of food allergies and he would always be frantic to go outside. One day we came home and he had been sick a number of times. The freshest spot had artifical flowers in it! |
07-14-2010, 09:41 AM | #12 | |
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07-14-2010, 10:05 AM | #13 |
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| Here it is from petplace: We're not sure why your pup likes grass, although there have been many theories offered. Primarily, dogs are descended from wild canids (wolves and foxes), which ate the entire "kill" when they hunted for food. Since they consumed many herbivores (plant-eating animals), they wound up eating a lot of plants and even berries found in the stomach and intestines of their prey. Interestingly, carnivores tend to go for the stomach and its contents first, so it's likely that dogs may eat grass because they like it and it was once part of their normal diet. Then there is the great mystery: Do dogs eat grass to make themselves vomit? Or do they vomit because they eat the grass? Most veterinarians believe that dogs eat grass simply because they like it, and vomiting just naturally follows. When dogs eat grass, the grass acts as an irritant and causes vomiting. However, they may not be smart enough to use grass as a medicine when they have an upset stomach. That said, one of us has seem a dog with burrs stuck in his throat pounce on a Ficus plant and voraciously start scoffing great scads of leaves until he threw up, presumably in an attempt to dislodge the foreign material. Some veterinarians believe that dogs eat grass because their prepared diets are lacking in greens and so they eat grass. And as some support of this contention, dogs sometimes seek out a particular variety of grass to nibble. No matter what the reason, your dog's "grass" habit is normal behavior and you need not be concerned about it. A note of caution, however: Take care that your pet does not eat grass that has been treated with fertilizer, or herbicides. This could cause stomach upset or even worse problems for your dog.
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07-14-2010, 10:10 AM | #14 |
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| I think they really do seek out greens in their diet. Whenever I eat a salad, they beg for some...they like veggies, but I know they can't digest it well. I'll give them tiny bits of carrots or apples sometimes & at breakfast, they always get diced frozen green beans mixed w/their kibble.
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07-14-2010, 11:30 AM | #15 |
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| Mine prefer the dead variety of mulch and twigs .
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