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Grass for cats
Can feeding ur cat grass help it? i heard it can.. what can it do to it?
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A animal eats grass when its feeling sick my dog does it all the time its no big.
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Well it could help it for if it was sick...Hope I helped...♥ Alley
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When cats eat grass it help there digestion.My older cat used to eat grass all the time because of her hairballs and when she felt sick.It helps it to get it out of her system.
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Yes, a cat will eat grass to cough up hairballs or aid in digestion. The grass that is usually found in our yards isn't the best for cats though. You can buy special seeds at the pet store and grown your own.
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Yes, it helps them cough up hairballs.
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Cats usually swallow a lot of fur, and that's not good for their digestive system. They eat grass, and they vomit the hair. The gras helps them to clean out their insides.
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Grass is pretty indigestible for cats and dogs because they do not have the digestive enzymes necessary to breakdown the fibre content ..which is high. Apart from fibre and water, grass also contains some minerals, vitamin A and sometimes vitamin D.
The nutritional value of grass for cats and dogs is very poor...so there is unlikely to be a basic instinctive nutritional reason why cats and dogs would eat grass ...unless they have a need for dietary fibre itself. Cats in particular are known to be obligate carnivores and have no requirement for nutrients derived from plant material.
It has been reported (but not scientifically proved) that cats and dogs will eat grass if they have a digestive system problem such as gastritis or nausea. They will also eat unusual materials if they have a nutritional deficiency, or if they are hungry and do not have access to food. On the other hand eating small amounts of untypical foods..grass, wood, leaves..can just be a normal behavioural trait and is not important providing the material eaten is not toxic, such as laburnum leaves or sticks. Grass is usually safe unless it has been sprayed with herbicide or insecticides.
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I don't think feeding your cat grass will help it. I haven't heared of it before. I do know that if your cat eats TOO much grass, he/she will get sick and vomit. ♥
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Well, Grass has stuff in it thats very good for even humens. But your not sopposed to eat it. chewing is the best way. Get your Cat some catnip your something. Ill make your cat happy and maybe stop eating grass.
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Sometimes cats a dogs eat certain types of grass. I don't know why but they do. I really doubt the cat will eat it if you feed it to him though.
I've heard it makes them vomit but I don't know if that's true,
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