My Dog Chews On Grass – Is It Safe?
One of the commonest questions dog lovers have is why does my dog eat grass and is it okay? Many of us think that it might comprimise ther dog health.
The easy answer is, no eating grass is not bad for your dog. Your dog’s ancestors in natural settings were scavengers, if they couldn’t find meat they’d eat grass or foliage.
Some dogs eat grass because they enjoy the chlorophyll. Chlorophyll is available now in pills or powder and you can apply to your dog’s food. Since dogs are omnivorous, eating grass or green vegetation isn’t out of the question.
In fact most dogs enjoy many types of green vegies also.
Many people believe that dogs eat grass when their stomachs upset. They have come to that conclusion because the dogs customarily throw up after eating the grass.
Almost all of the dogs most likely threw up because their stomach was upset from eating the grass. Irrespective of how you look at it there are some things in grass that causes dogs to regurgitate.
Through research it appears that healthy dogs don’t usually throw up after eating grass. Some dogs just enjoy the flavour and nibble the grass slowly and savor the taste.
Dogs with an upset stomach seem to devour the grass and then throw up. So it appears that dogs eat grass for different reasons either to regurgitate or to enjoy the taste.
There’s a idea among vets that dogs eat grass for the fiber. If your dog seems to desire grass you might need to switch them to a food with a higher fiber content. You may add cooked vegetables to your dog’s current food.
So if your dog is eating grass don’t be worried they have been doing this for centuries, it’s not a terrible thing. One final word is to make certain that your dog is not eating grass that has been recently sprayed with chemicals. Chemicals could definitely make your dog sick.
Next, discover the top 15 human foods that are dangerous to dogs and learn about other foods that are safe in tiny amounts. There are certainly many points to consider and know when you have a dog.
