There are two good reasons for shopping at Amazon for some boxes of grow-your-own grass for cats, (1) they enjoy chewing on it and it provides fibre (roughage), folic acid and other nutrients, plus (2) it encourages them to leave the houseplants alone ?. Commercially prepared cat food does contain fibre, often according to cynics …
Indoor cats should be provided with boxes of fresh grass to chew Read More »
Domestic cats eat grass because it contains vitamin B9 and they like to eat it.
There are a lot of theories on the reason for dogs eating grass. There is one thing about it which should be noted at the outset which is that people often put chemicals on their lawn to fertilise it and improve its appearance. How safe are these chemicals if you have grass eating dogs and …
There has been a long discussion on the internet about the reasons why domestic cats eat grass. Many years go, Dr Desmond Morris suggested that domestic cats ate grass to ingest folic acid in the grass to aid in digestion. A study carried out at the University of California, Davis, School of Veterinary Medicine: Characterization …
Domestic cats eat grass to purge parasitic worms from their gut Read More »
Why do cats eat grass? You will find seven answers on the Internet, one of which is the correct one. People like to speculate about a feline behavior which looks a little odd at first sight but which in fact is quite normal, sensible and important to the health and welfare of your domestic cat. …
Why do cats eat grass? Seven reasons, one of which is correct. Read More »
I heard on the radio that the vet’s bill for removing a blade of grass from Pixie’s nose was a staggering £1,449. The radio presenter was flabbergasted at the cost. I am not. We are used to free medical care in the UK at the point of delivery. This is the NHS. We don’t fully …
Pixie the cat had £1,449 of cancer treatment over a blade of grass Read More »
We have all seen a cat eating grass. My lady cat does it all the time and she is invariably sick (on the carpet!) afterwards. This is in common with many cats. It should be noted that only a small amount of grass is eaten. Full-time indoor cats sometimes eat houseplants as a substitute. This …
