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Help? I Think She Ate Too Much!

Basenji Feeding
  • Yes - Daisy eats grass and was eating grass that day, but nothing comes up. Matter of fact, she eats grass often, she chooses the longest blades - nothing . . . Good question: Why do dogs like to eat grass?

  • The time tested questions…. no one really knows.... there are many different ideas.....

  • I think they like greens sometimes. During different times of the year they seem interested in eating different parts of the plant. They only seem to throw up if they eat the type of grass that has that irritating scratchy feel when you rub it.

  • @Duke:

    Yes - Daisy eats grass and was eating grass that day, but nothing comes up. Matter of fact, she eats grass often, she chooses the longest blades - nothing . . . Good question: Why do dogs like to eat grass?

    my dogs eat grass daily, and they rarely throw up. They have a certain kind of grass that grows around our veggie garden. We have tasted it to see what the attraction is…it tastes a little lemony :)

  • Probably lemon grass Andrea-yes there is such a thing!

  • Andrea-Any other stuff you taste for them :eek: :eek:…:D :D

    Mine eat grass too! Most of the time they'll throw up with yellow bile.

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