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 …
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 …
There is a recent story of a domestic cat in the UK who is allergic to grass (The Northern Echo). Ironically, his name is Ronaldo after the great Portuguese footballer who of course plays on grass. His veterinarian diagnosed an allergy to grass after he developed a rash over his body when he had …
One thing a cat owner can do to brighten up the life of an indoor cat is to provide him with a pot of live cat grass. A lot of cats like to chew on oat seedlings, Avena sativa, which is called ‘cat grass’. There is a lot of discussion on why cats like …
