Never seen this before!
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wrote on 27 Mar 2008, 13:49 last edited by
This morning while Sahara was outside she started eating some grass. Why do they eat grass, is her stomach upset or something? I have never seen her do this, however, I have cleaned up grass when she threw it up. :eek:
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wrote on 27 Mar 2008, 14:41 last edited by
No one has ever figured out why they eat grass… but the all do (all dogs, not just Basenjis...) and many times it is just due to a "gassy" tummy....
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wrote on 27 Mar 2008, 14:46 last edited by
Why do they eat grass, is her stomach upset or something?
The animals I have owned, including cats, do it to make themselves vomit.
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wrote on 27 Mar 2008, 14:48 last edited by
Mine just do it. They don't vomit or anything afterward.
They actually have preferences for certain types of grass, it seems.
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wrote on 27 Mar 2008, 15:45 last edited by
Yep, eat some grass and vomit minutes later. I always thought it was some natural stomach remedy all dogs seem to know about.
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wrote on 27 Mar 2008, 16:52 last edited by
Yep, eat some grass and vomit minutes later. I always thought it was some natural stomach remedy all dogs seem to know about.
All our cats did it as well.
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wrote on 27 Mar 2008, 17:58 last edited by
Tiggy does it well just to eat it. Reggie does it when his tummy is upset
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wrote on 27 Mar 2008, 18:14 last edited by
Marlowe always vomits after eating grass. Cheyenne and Apache sometimes do. It seems to depend on the grass they choose to eat.
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wrote on 27 Mar 2008, 18:22 last edited by
It seems like Senji only eats the grass with wider blades, i.e. crabgrass. It seems to have a certain "fuzziness" to it that seems to stimulate him to throw up.
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wrote on 27 Mar 2008, 18:24 last edited by
Sometimes, I swear, it seems like we put the basenjis out to pasture. We call it grazing.
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wrote on 27 Mar 2008, 20:18 last edited by
Magnum eats grass all the time, usually with no vomiting afterwards. However, if he goes at it like a lawn mower, I know he's trying to make himself toss. (I can just imagine him thinking, "Wish I had me a finger.") :eek:
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