Never seen this before!

[youngandtired]

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:

[tanza]

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....

[Barklessdog]

Why do they eat grass, is her stomach upset or something?

The animals I have owned, including cats, do it to make themselves vomit.

[JazzysMom]

Mine just do it. They don't vomit or anything afterward.

They actually have preferences for certain types of grass, it seems.

[Basenji_Boy]

Yep, eat some grass and vomit minutes later. I always thought it was some natural stomach remedy all dogs seem to know about.

[Barklessdog]

@Basenji_Boy:

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.

[WBL]

Tiggy does it well just to eat it. Reggie does it when his tummy is upset

[Rivermoon]

Marlowe always vomits after eating grass. Cheyenne and Apache sometimes do. It seems to depend on the grass they choose to eat.

[elena86]

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.

[Vegas]

Sometimes, I swear, it seems like we put the basenjis out to pasture. We call it grazing.

[gbroxon]

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: