Dogs Eating Old Grass Clippings

Overnight sunday monday again diarrhea and vomiting.

Dogs eating old grass clippings. My dog vomited her up and didn t eat. Rest assured eating grass usually isn t harmful to your dog s health. I gave her kaopectade or pepto bismol and she was fine in a day. Sponsored links remove advertisements.

Studies have been carried out to try and link grass easting with illness vitamin or mineral deficiencies and lack of roughage in the diet none of which found any significant evidence. The article below is very illuminating on some of the reasons why. Senior member join date feb 2009 location michigan posts 4 543. There are many possibilities for why your dog likes to eat grass.

My dog had the same problem. And studies have shown that most types of. And studies have shown that most types the fact is that even if your dog has a well balanced diet she may still go for the green stuff on a regular basis. Went to the vet and they said dogs eat grass when they have an upset stomach as a was of cleaning their insides.

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. However make sure you keep your pet away from grass that has been treated by pesticides or chemicals and never let them eat mowed grass clippings. She still has an appetite and is playful and acts fine.

My dog ate a large clump of old moldy grass that had fallen off from under the lawn mower deck. It could be anything from just liking the taste to liking how it settles their stomach. Does anyone know if eating large amounts of mown and muddy grass is a danger to her. She was ok during the day sunday.

My last doberman lucy bloated after eating grass clippings in the yard. The e vet told me that grass clippings react differently in the gut and ferment almost immediately creating gas. I very nearly lost her. 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.

I have 4 5 acres that i mow and working as much as i do it can get pretty tall before i get it. I am trying not to let him eat the clippings we have only had him a week he s 2yrs old but i agree with and your very right about never knowing what the lawnmover spits out thanks for. I struggle with the same issue. Other suggested reasons why your dog might be eating grass include improving digestion treating intestinal worms or fulfilling some unmet nutritional need including the need for fiber.