Dogs Eating Grass Clippings

Went to the vet and they said dogs eat grass when they have an upset stomach as a was of cleaning their insides.

Dogs eating grass clippings. Grass eating is typically harmless whatever the reason may be most experts see no danger in letting your dog eat grass. I wouldn t worry about it too much i understand being concerned about chemicals and pesticides but considering that you have a large dog and he s only eating the grass when. The article below is very illuminating on some of the reasons why. Most experts say that letting your dog eat grass poses no real risk.

She still has an appetite and is playful and acts fine otherwise. No it s not good for her to eat large amounts of anything. I figured that it was due to something missing in their diet. My biggest worry was how intensely our dogs were eating grass they wouldn t even play they d just run outside and start grazing.

They still eat grass now but it s not at the level that they did when i wrote this post. Ok all day today but just vomited again. I gave her kaopectade or pepto bismol and she was fine in a day. There are a number of reasons why dogs eat grass.

There are many possibilities for why your dog likes to eat grass. It could be anything from just liking the taste to liking how it settles their stomach. But do keep an eye on it especially if there is a sudden increase in grass eating. Overnight sunday monday again diarrhea and vomiting.

Sat sun night she started vomiting and diarrhea. Dogs that eat a lot of wet food and cooked meat can lack adequate fiber. And grass eating doesn t usually lead to throwing up less than 25 of dogs that eat grass vomit regularly after grazing. A balanced diet can help prevent excessive eating of grass.

I have to remind my boyfriend not to spray the blackberry bushes. My dog vomited her up and didn t eat. Not from your mower gasoline gas but fermented gas. It could be a sign of an underlying illness.

Great point about the fertilizer. Other suggested reasons why your dog might be eating grass include. Dogs eat grass to add fibre to their diet to induce vomiting if they feel unwell as a distraction from boredom or to fill a void in their nutrition. For a very long time grass has been an easy to access source of fiber when it is lacking in daily foods.

More of a problem if it s piled up in heat too but some amount of fermenting may occur in her stomach. That grass can cause an obstruction and it can be very very gassy. She was ok during the day sunday. In fact in a study researchers found that wild canids and felids also eat grass with leaves and grass being found in a range of 2 74 of the droppings and stomach contents of wolves and cougars.