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re: What’s the deal with dogs eating frickin grass?

Posted on 1/8/21 at 5:00 pm to
Posted by jamiegla1
Member since Aug 2016
7014 posts
Posted on 1/8/21 at 5:00 pm to
my dog eats the shite out of my cat's litter box

id prefer she eat grass
Posted by sta4ever
The Pit
Member since Aug 2014
15362 posts
Posted on 1/8/21 at 5:13 pm to
Would this work for humans if we have an upset stomach?
Posted by Martini
Near Athens
Member since Mar 2005
48861 posts
Posted on 1/8/21 at 5:15 pm to
It can also be a sign of heart worms.
Posted by PowerTool
The dark side of the road
Member since Dec 2009
21220 posts
Posted on 1/8/21 at 5:16 pm to
New puppy didn't want to do anything but eat grass and leaves in his first visit to the backyard. They just like chewing on things and grass is soft.
Posted by Chucktown_Badger
The banks of the Ashley River
Member since May 2013
31313 posts
Posted on 1/8/21 at 5:16 pm to
My girlfriends dog ate a bunch of these little leaves off tiny flowers by our hotel in LA, and about half an hour later she yacked up this big foamy goop that was half as big as her. I was able to pretty much pick the entire thing up it was that sticky. Weird, but she was ok after a bit.

So don't let your dog eat leaves off tiny flowers in Los Angeles.
Posted by Insee
Member since Mar 2020
477 posts
Posted on 1/8/21 at 5:18 pm to
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Would this work for humans if we have an upset stomach?


Absolutely. Eat some grass baked in the oven with brownie mix, and you’ll soon not give two sheets about your upset stomach.
Posted by Kafka
I am the moral conscience of TD
Member since Jul 2007
142507 posts
Posted on 1/8/21 at 5:45 pm to
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I’ve always heard it’s because they’re having stomach problems
Posted by Sao
East Texas Piney Woods
Member since Jun 2009
65974 posts
Posted on 1/8/21 at 5:47 pm to
Sounds to me like your pups want to get into coaching.
This post was edited on 1/8/21 at 5:48 pm
Posted by Sneaky__Sally
Member since Jul 2015
12364 posts
Posted on 1/8/21 at 6:00 pm to
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I feed these dogs well. They’re fed twice a day. Still eating grass. It pisses me off because one already throws up bile like twice a month in my house due to this I think.



switch dog foods - it isn't the grass. they probably have allergies.
Posted by Obtuse1
Westside Bodymore Yo
Member since Sep 2016
25858 posts
Posted on 1/8/21 at 6:09 pm to
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One is on prescription food.

The other is a puppy and gets more than enough food per day.

They have deer antlers with marrow they chew. It’s not for lacking protein or fiber.

I could maybe understand good grass. This looks like dead crab grass.



I had a grass eater too, also got the bile pukes on occasion. While I know you think they are getting enough fiber I specifically moved my grass muncher to a higher fiber food and within a couple of days the grass eating stopped and I haven't seen her touch a blade in over a year. Anecdotal though.
Posted by cooLStorybreaUx
Member since Aug 2014
598 posts
Posted on 1/8/21 at 6:12 pm to
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switch dog foods - it isn't the grass. they probably have allergies.


This. My Pit Bull has a grain allergy that I didn't know about and kept eating grass, because the food was making her sick. Switched to grain free and she hasn't eaten grass once since then.
Posted by Sneaky__Sally
Member since Jul 2015
12364 posts
Posted on 1/8/21 at 6:17 pm to
Ya if you have dogs eating grass and throwing up regularly you need to figure that shite out, hopefully just allergies but could be something worse.
This post was edited on 1/8/21 at 6:19 pm
Posted by Lazer Legz
South
Member since May 2020
290 posts
Posted on 1/8/21 at 6:24 pm to
MIL's eats it, then poops and has grass hanging in/out! Gotta get glove and dislodge it-nasty job for sure.
Posted by L1C4
The Ville
Member since Aug 2017
13244 posts
Posted on 1/8/21 at 6:31 pm to
According to googler if it's not an upset stomach it could be boredom or anxiety.
Posted by DiamondDog
Louisiana
Member since Nov 2019
10616 posts
Posted on 1/8/21 at 6:42 pm to
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While I know you think they are getting enough fiber I specifically moved my grass muncher to a higher fiber food and within a couple of days the grass eating stopped and I haven't seen her touch a blade in over a year. Anecdotal though.




What do you recommend?
Posted by GynoSandberg
Member since Jan 2006
72061 posts
Posted on 1/8/21 at 6:56 pm to
They dog could be eating too fast and not chewing it’s food, causing digestive problems
Posted by ZZTIGERS
Member since Dec 2007
17102 posts
Posted on 1/8/21 at 10:04 pm to
They’re trying to go vegan.
Posted by Rebel
Graceland
Member since Jan 2005
131478 posts
Posted on 1/8/21 at 10:30 pm to
Have you tried reasoning with them?

Posted by East Coast Band
Member since Nov 2010
62894 posts
Posted on 1/8/21 at 10:36 pm to
PSA: Don't let your dogs eat oleander, saga palms, or lantana. Those are especially toxic to them and can and will cause the dog to have liver failure and die.
Posted by Lou the Jew from LSU
Member since Oct 2006
4719 posts
Posted on 1/8/21 at 10:55 pm to
I had a dog back in college that always ate a few leaves off the bottom of some marijuana plants. It didn’t have anything to do with his stomach. Damn mellow too.
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