I'd like your opinion on cat eating grass (stomach, throws up, foods)
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Grass is good for cats, so they can throw-up hairballs.
Indoor kitties should always have fresh grass available.
I grow organic grass for my cat and she is always muching down on it.
But now I have been keeping her from it, I give her a little but not as much as she would like to eat- because-
she throws up a couple times a day, and I notice that it is liquid, not hair.
So I'm thinking this grass is not doing her good, at least not too much of it.
Any thots?
Does anyone notice if their kitty throws up this often?
What kind of grass do you guys recommend? I am really, REALLY bad with plants...but saw some little containers of "gluten free wheat grass" branded for cats at the Petsmart nearby...
Is this good?
I like how it's already grown to a pretty respectable degree by the time you buy it, and if I killed it I could just buy more. I have more money than time, and seriously have proven that I can kill just about any plant, no matter how foolproof anyone thinks it is to care for...I just has no green mojo, at all!
I don't like my cats to eat grass. They do have access to it in the summer, because I take them (harnessed, supervised at all times) into a fenced yard, and two of them eat the grass in the yard. Neither one brings it back up, which means they have to pass it out through the bowel, which is not good for them. But I don't want to deprive them or me of the pleasure of our outings in nice weather.
I am not convinced that grass is "good" for cats. I know most will munch on it, or on house plants, given the chance, but I don't think it is because it "helps with hair balls" or for any other reason than because cats like to chew on things. Funny, my one cat who likes to ingest things she shouldn't (foam rubber, Styrofoam, and tape for instance) has no interest in eating grass.
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I think cats eat grass since they don't get much vegetable in their diet. Probably they try to eat too much at one time that's why they throw up.
Cats are obligate carnivores, they don't need vegetables. Unfortunately many commercial cat foods have more vegetables (and grains) than meat. This is not a good thing.
I think they probably throw up grass, those that do throw it up, because grass is not something they can digest.
Well our cat, who is rarely out like I have said before does eat grass. Sometimes it comes right back up, sometimes not. She loves to be let out in the morning, usually for about 5 to 10 minutes, she will go right to the grass,eat a little, check out the patio area (for what I have no idea) then she comes back in. That is her adventure for the day....
What kind of grass do you guys recommend? I am really, REALLY bad with plants...but saw some little containers of "gluten free wheat grass" branded for cats at the Petsmart nearby...
That's short lived wheat grass. Cats love it. I dig up grass from the yard for them. I try to get a few different types to pot up together. When it looks the worse for wear, I replace it.
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Is this good?
I like how it's already grown to a pretty respectable degree by the time you buy it, and if I killed it I could just buy more. I have more money than time, and seriously have proven that I can kill just about any plant, no matter how foolproof anyone thinks it is to care for...I just has no green mojo, at all!
It is good and will last a few weeks in a sunny window. Don't forget to water it.
Some cats just have sensative stomachs and bad eating habits. Our cat often gulps down her food and then throws up. Sometimes she eats it too quickly again and then throws it up again. I do not think you cna teach a cat to eat slowly.
Some cats just have sensative stomachs and bad eating habits. Our cat often gulps down her food and then throws up. Sometimes she eats it too quickly again and then throws it up again. I do not think you cna teach a cat to eat slowly.
No, but you can control portions. Feed scheduled meals (3 meals a day), and feed those meals in small portions spaced a certain amount of time apart. (i.e. at each meal, put down a tablespoon of food, 15-30 minutes later put down another tablespoon of food) instead of large meals or free feeding.
People have come to believe that it is normal for cats to puke often. I used to think so too. Regurgitation is not normal.
Some cats just have sensative stomachs and bad eating habits. Our cat often gulps down her food and then throws up. Sometimes she eats it too quickly again and then throws it up again. I do not think you cna teach a cat to eat slowly.
Or feed them more frequent but smaller meals.
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