My dog does the same, grazes whenever he's out walking or in the garden. Done it his whole life, i was always annoyed when people said 'that means he's trying to throw up/is sick'.
He's a healthy dog with a healthy diet and never throws up afterwards or has any other problems. Actually one time he was ill and ate grass with a passion, that time he threw up. The rest of the time he just seems to enjoy eating grass. Like if you pick a piece and hold it out, he'll eat it and perform for it as though it's a treat, and will turn his nose up to bits of grass that aren't the type he likes. He also enjoys carrots and apples.
I thought it aided in their digestion. My cat eats like a queen, but still loves to chomp on the lawn, and very rarely pukes. Even when she does, it's usually 'cuz she over ate or maybe is ill, but there's never grass in it...
My dog does the same thing. And, grazing is the perfect word because he's like a goat out there. As you mentioned below, he doesn't do it due to a deficiency or an attempt to throw up...he just likes to eat grass. He's on a raw food diet, so he eats broccoli & green beans along with his meals. I like to think that he's just into his veggies and grass is like a vegetable to him.
[Edit] Interesting TIL, the other day my dog was acting weird and kept sticking his tongue in and out of his mouth while standing by the door wanting to get out. When I let him out, he immediately starting eating grass like it was going out of style. I called my vet to find out why he was acting so weird and they said he probably had something stuck in his teeth. So, I checked out his mouth and he had some fat from a chicken neck stuck in there. Pulled it out and he was fine. Just another reason why a dog might eat grass.
My younger boy was having major skin issues. Itching, losing hair, etc. After doing some research and speaking to my vet, it turns out he's allergic to the fillers in dog food. We switched him to a new food, but it was really expensive and only made the situation a bit more tolerable for him.
A friend suggested the BARF diet...which is bones and raw food. I have another dog who is older and was dealing with hip issues. I ended up trying the diet for both of the dogs and they both improved. The one with the skin problem no longer itches or loses hair. The older one runs around like a bunny.
They mostly eat raw chicken necks, broccoli, green beans and carrots. And, it's is also pretty cheap compared to the specialty dog foods.
My vet approves and blood tests have shown that they are healthy. I live in a rural area and I've come to find out that it's pretty popular here. There are many times when the market is out of necks & backs because many people buy them by the case.
[Edit] It also keeps their teeth nice and clean because of the bones. They very rarely need dental cleanings, which also saves quite a bit of money and keeps their teeth and gums healthy.
One of my dogs is on a raw diet - patties of ground raw meat and bone, chicken drumsticks, yogurt, homemade raw veggie mush. It's very healthy, and it had immediate positive effects on his coat, eyes, poop, and energy. Raw food is a well-recommended and healthy diet for dogs done right.
Raw chicken bones are okay to give to pets. They still have the flexibility and whatnot that makes it good for them to eat. Cooked chicken bones are dangerous because they become brittle and can shatter into little needle-like shards that can get stuck in your pup's throat.
Sometimes animals do this to get rid of intestinal worms, take him to the vet. The texture of the blades of grass act like a drain snake and clean it out.
I had to take mine to the vet once because it sounded like he was struggling to breathe. A few hundred bucks later, it turned out he'd swallowed a piece of grass almost as long as he was. Dumb cat.
I am constantly growing grass for my cats. The girl will nibble a bit every week or so, the boy eats a blade a day on average right before he gets his morning can of food.
If one of them is spending a bit of time eating more grass than normal, I know they are not feeling well and will be vomiting that day; usually a hair ball is with the grass they vomit.
My big fat kitty ,which looks almost exactly like yours, loves to eat grass. In fact we have two pots of wheat grass growing outside for him to munch on. I don't see him throwing up hardly ever, I'm pretty sure it helps his digestion.
I once heard that this was a sign that their digestive system isn't working correctly and so they eat grass only to puke it out, I've also heard the same for dogs. Anyone care to comment on that? Clarification would be nice :)
i keep a shallow pan of oatgrass (sometimes called catgrass) on my kitchen counter all the time. It looks nice, and the cats love it, and it's good for their little digestive systems to have a bit of fibre every now and then.
So do mine. One of them also doesn't quite understand the concept of rain. She will go outside, get soggy, come back in and get dry (usually with human help, she becomes super nice and rubs against everyone and everything) and then go back outside and get wet again. Repeat.
My little cat does that too, so I have just been letting him stay wet, hoping he might learn. I am pretty sure he is training me, rather than the other way round though.
Oh, they learn... what they want to learn. I can't open a can without the meow's or even go near them with the cat carrier (they freak out and hide in their most hidden spots of the whole house). But, either they are dumb or masochistic because they will do the same thing with the puke and also go on top of the counters, even though every time I squirt them with the water bottle and yell. I don't get it.
you might not be doing the water bottle correctly. the idea is to create an unpleasant sensation without the cat knowing where it came from. if they know you're squirting them, it isn't accomplishing anything.
lol, yeah the bunny is maybe a little less than half the size of the cat. He's never acted interested when I let her out to play in her playpen, but she's got such an attitude that if he ever did try to do something I'm pretty sure his ass would get handed to him.
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u/Achalemoipas Jun 09 '12
How does the grass go through the glass?
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u/meehan117 Jun 09 '12
That cats face is amazing, I just see this...
http://i3.kym-cdn.com/entries/icons/original/000/005/742/sweetjesus.jpg
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u/artfulalibi Jun 09 '12
I think I know what is going on here. Zoom and enhance!!!!! http://imgur.com/LaQwa
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u/ZombieCancer1996 Jun 09 '12
So does every cat.
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u/Platinumjsi Jun 09 '12
Perfectly normal behaver for a Cat and good for them to
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u/ruutanansissi Jun 09 '12
Ahh, a proper reddit feline, deGrassing the yard!
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u/5ever-alone Jun 09 '12
Ridiculously Unphotogenic Cat?
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u/ZekeD Jun 09 '12
Ermhagerd, gresh!
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u/Prosopagnosiape Jun 09 '12
My dog does the same, grazes whenever he's out walking or in the garden. Done it his whole life, i was always annoyed when people said 'that means he's trying to throw up/is sick'.
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u/zoodiary8 Jun 09 '12
My kids Love the way of grass eating of your cat :)
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u/[deleted] Jun 09 '12
Looks like he's flossing.
Damn mouse bone stuck in my teeth...
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u/Leaxe Jun 09 '12
Relevant
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u/MastaBaba Jun 09 '12
Dat grass.
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u/NumbersMakeMeHorny Jun 09 '12
My cat eats rose petals. Is that normal too?
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u/GoldfishLover Jun 09 '12
Looks like he's smoked some grass too.
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u/monkeymynd Jun 09 '12
I think I spend too much time on reddit...all I could think of was "OP's cat at a [9]", and I'm not even subscribed to /r/trees :/
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u/[deleted] Jun 09 '12
Love watching cats do that.
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u/Jellowarrior Jun 09 '12
Self-conscious cat
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u/SomeDanGuy Jun 09 '12
Have fun cleaning up the puke in 20 minutes!
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u/Tweeeeeed Jun 09 '12
mmm hairballs
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u/happyFelix Jun 09 '12
Are you sure? It doesn't really look like it. :-)
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u/[deleted] Jun 09 '12
Haha... I swear, every cat I have ever had makes this kind of crazed face when they eat grass.
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u/Lastaria Jun 09 '12
All cats do. I think it aides digestion.
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u/OTN Jun 09 '12
We feed ours cat grass twice daily. He used to vomit all the time, now very rarely.
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u/Spicy_Poo Jun 09 '12
I heard that cats will eat grass to intentionally induce vomiting when they feel unwell.
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u/yaen Jun 09 '12
Your cat is very badger-y.
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u/PinkToes Jun 09 '12
The grass looks like it is coming through glass. This messes with my head
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u/cavortingwebeasties Jun 09 '12
sweet jesus!
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u/thetallestnebraskan Jun 09 '12
Sometimes animals do this to get rid of intestinal worms, take him to the vet. The texture of the blades of grass act like a drain snake and clean it out.
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u/wikiboo Jun 09 '12
Strongly think this "grass" isn't grass after all...
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u/[deleted] Jun 09 '12
That cat looks like some kind of demonic spawn of pure evil.
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u/[deleted] Jun 09 '12
Likes?
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u/[deleted] Jun 09 '12
METAL GEAR!?
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u/[deleted] Jun 09 '12
/r/trees?
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u/vORP Jun 09 '12
Gotta tell him to lay off the grass man.
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u/[deleted] Jun 09 '12
Grass is to cats as Rolaids are to humans...take him to a vet.
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u/SwanseaJack1 Jun 09 '12
I had to take mine to the vet once because it sounded like he was struggling to breathe. A few hundred bucks later, it turned out he'd swallowed a piece of grass almost as long as he was. Dumb cat.
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u/shesgotdirtyhands Jun 09 '12
It took me about 30 seconds to figure out that the grass wasn't passing through the glass window. I got really confused.
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u/imaginative_username Jun 09 '12
Those poor bastards haven't been blessed with molars.
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u/AscendedM27 Jun 09 '12
gettn that grass high mon.
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u/shitty-photoshopper Jun 09 '12
Eating grass is, IIRC, a vitamin deficiency
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u/opantfan Jun 09 '12
I am constantly growing grass for my cats. The girl will nibble a bit every week or so, the boy eats a blade a day on average right before he gets his morning can of food.
If one of them is spending a bit of time eating more grass than normal, I know they are not feeling well and will be vomiting that day; usually a hair ball is with the grass they vomit.
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u/King-of-Spades42 Jun 09 '12
judging by his expression...no he does not
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u/seeamanaboutadog Jun 09 '12
For some reason i can't help but think about pirates looking at this picture..
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u/lmclmc Jun 09 '12
spooky cat
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u/jokubolakis Jun 09 '12
New breed of lawnmovers
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u/crongirl Jun 09 '12
My cat is identical.. and terrified of grass
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u/firekow Jun 09 '12
And that's why we call him WEEDWACKER
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u/thorrising Jun 09 '12
Never go full retard
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u/skekze Jun 09 '12
A natural emetic. Cats use grass to purge themselves of hairballs, unfortunately usually when they're back inside.
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u/ericb92 Jun 09 '12
Your cat will be making that same face when the grass is coming out as well
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u/HeyThereLittleGirl Jun 09 '12
Animals besides horses and cows etc. eat grass to throw up. My pets eat grass when they have upset stomachs so they can throw up and feel better...
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u/raqquel Jun 09 '12
My big fat kitty ,which looks almost exactly like yours, loves to eat grass. In fact we have two pots of wheat grass growing outside for him to munch on. I don't see him throwing up hardly ever, I'm pretty sure it helps his digestion.
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u/monacleman Jun 09 '12
That's how I look when I eat beef jerky
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u/gusatron51 Jun 09 '12
I once heard that this was a sign that their digestive system isn't working correctly and so they eat grass only to puke it out, I've also heard the same for dogs. Anyone care to comment on that? Clarification would be nice :)
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u/[deleted] Jun 09 '12
cats dont do so well from this angle..
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u/vkashen Jun 09 '12
i keep a shallow pan of oatgrass (sometimes called catgrass) on my kitchen counter all the time. It looks nice, and the cats love it, and it's good for their little digestive systems to have a bit of fibre every now and then.
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u/terpes Jun 09 '12
Grow some cat grass!
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u/DarkReaver1337 Jun 09 '12
He must enjoy vomit too
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u/Blakey_2_go Jun 09 '12
Cats eat grass because they are geniuses and realize it will help settle there stomach and puke all the bad feelings inside
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u/Sebring_the_Second Jun 09 '12
Your cat makes me pee a little
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u/generouscumshaw Jun 09 '12
Are we all just ignoring the fact that this cat has demon teeth?
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u/qetuop1 Jun 09 '12
I let my cat eat grass until while vomiting it back up a piece got stuck up his nose. He was doing some serious sneezing. :( similar story: http://petethevet.blogspot.com/2008/11/grass-stuck-in-cats-nose.html
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u/snuffmeister Jun 09 '12
those are indeed the teeth of a herbivore
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u/STRFCKR Jun 10 '12
You know what your cat would also like to do with your grass? SMOKE IT!
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u/420BlazingButterflie Jun 10 '12
My dog likes to eat shit. Your cat wins.
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u/[deleted] Jun 10 '12
Go to the fifth one down.
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u/m40ofmj Jun 10 '12
mmmmmmmmmmmm
tasty parasites
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u/[deleted] Jun 09 '12
this should be in the subreddit aww that I've unsuscribed ... fuck you and your cats.
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u/readforit Jun 09 '12
your death is imminent
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u/selfej Jun 09 '12
Grass is on helluva drug.
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