If you are a dog lover, you surely know that dogs eat grass and that this behavior is not strange to them. For most dogs, this is recurrent but in some, grass eating is rarely observed. You probably have seen your dog eat grass and then throw up. If you can't help but get worried about the grass eating behavior of dog , you can contact your vet immediately to seek for some advice or read some articles at http://petfoodia.com.

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2. If you are a dog lover, you surely know that dogs eat
grass and that this behavior is not strange to them. For
most dogs, this is recurrent but in some, grass eating
is rarely observed.
You probably have seen your dog eat grass and then
throw up. But what exactly is the reason why dogs eat
grass? As a dog owner, is this a behavior you should be
concerned about?
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3. Grass eating as veterinary behaviorists suggest is a
normal and common behavior mostly in domestic
dogs but there are some scientific investigations into
the reasons why dogs eat it.
According to one study, healthy dogs were given grass
three times during the day in addition to their regular
kibble. These healthy dogs ate grass readily but were
discovered to eat less lawn when they feel satisfied
with their meal.
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4. Also, they tend to eat more grass during day time.
The result states the obvious that dogs do nibble on
lawn when they feel hungry and eat more of it on an
empty stomach.
This has supported that notion that eating lawn is a
normal behavior in healthy dogs despite the fact that
they do not have the ability to digest any nutritional
value in lawn.
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5. But for dogs that eat lawn and then later on throw up,
vets have assumed that lawn may have emetic
properties. A possible mechanism by which eating it
may induce vomiting is through the stomach lining's
mechanical irritation.
The lawn blades may literally tickle the stomach which
causes just enough irritation to make dogs throw up.
Perfectly healthy dogs do not throw up each time they
feed on grass.
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6. With that being said, dogs that throw up frequently
after eating grass might have digestive problems and
should be examined by a veterinarian. Throwing up
can be a symptoms of various medical conditions
causing nausea in most dogs.
If you are a new dog owner and discovered that your
dog enjoyed staying outside your home to eat
grass, the behavior may appear so alarming to you
worried that it might be harmful to your dog.
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7. But the good news is that in most case, grass eating is
harmless. You just have to make sure that before you
take your dog in your lawn, there are no poisonous
plants around. You should also prevent exposing them to
fertilizers and pesticides that could be in grassy areas.
Do not allow your dog to feed on any grass because you
never know what potential harm it may bring to them.
Simply let them go out of your house and stay in your
lawn for a while.
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8. Once your dog is satiated, he will stop eating grass.
There is no need to be concerned about this behavior.
It is their way of making themselves feel better.
If you can't help but get worried about the grass
eating behavior of dog , you can contact your vet
immediately to seek for some advice or read some
articles at Petfoodia.
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