dog eating grass

EastTyrone

ive noticed the pup has been eating alot of grass recently what does this mean? (apart from a sign of rain)

bunny shooter

EastTyrone wrote: »

.............. what does this mean?...........

He hasn't mastered rolling joints yet?



Some people say worms an some say vitamin deficiency and some say upset stomach :eek:

CoalBucket

Could be that he is thirsty, is the grass wet ?

fodda

All dogs do it.

If a pup he may be just playing but i think dogs who have gut ache eat grass to make themselves sick to get rid of the gut ache.

Either that or you really bought a sheep http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sheep

Dogs http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dogs

kieran1141

EastTyrone wrote: »

ive noticed the pup has been eating alot of grass recently what does this mean? (apart from a sign of rain)

it means you need to buy a bag of nuts for them, just joking i have 2 springers and let them out every day for an hour and go straight for the grass, just dosed them again a few weeks ago for worms but they have always done this and they were 3 years old in november, some say its worms and some say they need something thats in the grass.

vixdname

It means the dog has a serious identity crisis and actually thinks its a cow - its quite a common ailment in young pups

Its called "Puppo-bovine-identicus Syndrome" , the only known cure is a high dose of dog nuts and a tail massage every 4 hours for the pup for 8 weeks.

Birdnuts

vixdname wrote: »

It means the dog has a serious identity crisis and actually thinks its a cow -
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Yeah - my 3 are like a herd of Fresians when they get out of the van!!:rolleyes:

stephendevlin

He may have puked. Ive seen our dog do this. Have him checked by a vet but it may be nothing.

charlie10

any answers to why a pointer would eat cow or horse dung!!!

Scuid Mhór

i've been told that it helps their digestive system - notice how they'll only go for a certain type of a grass time and time again.

gunhappy_ie

Scuid Mhór wrote: »

i've been told that it helps their digestive system - notice how they'll only go for a certain type of a grass time and time again.

Agreed, had a springer for 13 years and he did it. Every time we took him to the vet he was fine !

cavan shooter

My lad had a few extra treats on Saturday (left overs from Lunch) and shortly after was eating grass and shortly after he pucked.....then ate the puke....then tried to lick me when I was gardening:eek:

Wife wasnt impressed when I informed her the lunch made the dog sick:D Maybe should have reworded it better.:o

Jelly2

charlie10 wrote: »

any answers to why a pointer would eat cow or horse dung!!!

One of ours does that - I think she finds feed in the dung that has passed through the system. Another dog we had used to like to carry sheep dung around in his mouth but didn't eat it. Couldn't really work that one out! Some dogs like the bits of cut off hoof that the farrier scatters when shoeing. Again, couldn't work that one out!

Collioure

EastTyrone wrote: »

ive noticed the pup has been eating alot of grass recently what does this mean? (apart from a sign of rain)

sure it's not a foul

Dusty87

I was told that they do it if they have an upset stomach to puke. And my collie did this. Then a vet told me, simply, 'they do it because they want to, thats all'.

EastTyrone

ate theres this one shuck he always hunts and its bang in the middle of it is were he eats the grass, i dossed him the day incase it was worms.
He never vomits so it couldn't be something wrong with him.
if he was thirsty he would drink from the shuck as its always full of of water and theres other we streasm were he would drink out of if he needed water. It doesnt stop his hunting (he is an incredibly hard going dog) but it was just a wee novelty i wanted to know if it happens any other dogs :P

EastTyrone

fodda wrote: »

All dogs do it.

If a pup he may be just playing but i think dogs who have gut ache eat grass to make themselves sick to get rid of the gut ache.

Either that or you really bought a sheep http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sheep

Dogs http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dogs

i'l give that fodda, was really funny :P
now that you have raised this point i have done a bit of research and it turns out the **** who sold me my pup told me it was a springer but it turns out it is actualy a jacob sheep :mad: :mad:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacob_sheep

Hunterjohnb

My dog also do this. Have inquired and was told it is a sign of acid in the stomach. They cant ask for Rennies!!

EastTyrone

Hunterjohnb wrote: »

My dog also do this. Have inquired and was told it is a sign of acid in the stomach. They cant ask for Rennies!!

were u fit to cure it?

Hunterjohnb

EastTyrone wrote: »

were u fit to cure it?

Didnt have to, Mother Nature gave them the tools. Purely natural happening.

Vizzy

I was at a family funeral yesterday and asked this very question ( I have 2 cousins that are vets)
My pup has a tendancy to eat a bit of grass but he is much fonder of furniture,paper carpets etc.
Anyway,one vet said that a pup eating grass was probably down to worms but both agreed that in an adult dog it was probably an upset stomach.
Nothing serious in any case.

beretta391

it cleans there teeth,

Spunk84

The mothers two dogs eat grass, then awhile later they throw up all the nasty crap! seems to work for them

Hunterjohnb

Vizzy wrote: »

I was at a family funeral yesterday and asked this very question ( I have 2 cousins that are vets)
My pup has a tendancy to eat a bit of grass but he is much fonder of furniture,paper carpets etc.
Anyway,one vet said that a pup eating grass was probably down to worms but both agreed that in an adult dog it was probably an upset stomach.
Nothing serious in any case.

Hello Vizzy,Seeing a dog scrape it's bum on the ground is usually a more definite sign they have worms.

Vizzy

John,
Yeah knew that as well but the pup hasn't done this at all.(BTW,even after worming him there was no sign of worms and he still eats a bit of grass from time to time)

virminhunter

my lab used to do this as a ritual first thing in the morning he'd eat loads of grass and then throw it up, definately unpurpose, just cleaning out his stomach for the new day. never did him any harm.