Good afternoon, Why is our Finn eating so much grass, and what does this grass eating mean? I heard so many solutions, that I want to pop this question on this board! He is loosing a lot, and I mean really a lot of hair. I have to vacume about 2 times a day, brush him twice a day, and in his crate there is enough to knit a jumper.... A few answers that I had were that his tommy ached, he has a fur ball as cats sometimes have, he has been castrated 4 weeks ago, his mother had problems with her thyroid while pregnant ( he doesn't show any signs). Perhaps some of you can shed some light on this? Annemarie
Re: Eating grass Hi there This article might help: http://www.thelabradorsite.com/why-does-my-labrador-eat-grass/
Re: Eating grass I tend to think of grass eating for dogs like living in a world with lettuce growing on every corner. It's free food, ripe for the taking, perhaps not the most palatable, but if you are the type of person who always feels like they're starving, despite a hearty meal an hour ago… you might perhaps eat a leaf or two of lettuce every time you pass a particularly succulent clump. Maisie one day discovered it was edible and now always has a big bite out of the long grasses. She doesn't bother with grasses that aren't "to her taste" so I think it's just a "oh, free food!" type of thing.
Re: Eating grass My two eat grass almost constantly in the spring. It's like going out with a couple of Aberdeen Angus cows to be honest....
Re: Eating grass [quote author=Lochan link=topic=10860.msg161883#msg161883 date=1431101564] My two eat grass almost constantly in the spring. It's like going out with a couple of Aberdeen Angus cows to be honest.... [/quote] Can relate to that. This time of year is ridiculously bad for grass eating (and pooping : ) Rarely does Lilly gag on it. She has eaten grass excessively to make herself sick too, but its a completely different situation.
It is SO embarrassing. I am walking along with Molly trotting nicely beside me when suddenly she spies a particularly succulent patch of grass, suddenly the head whips round, the jaws chomp and I am walking along with a dog with grass hanging out of its mouth. I call her a "Hayseed" and point out that she's a dog not a cow
My two like to graze as well especially this time of year when the grass is new and sweet. There is definitely a difference in the way a dog eats grass if it's just grazing or eating grass if it wants to be sick.
I have a grazer here too. She is particular about the type and knows where the best patches on all our regular walks are. It does create some 'interesting' poo events
