Eating Grass

gripper39 · Post by **gripper39** » Tue Oct 23, 2012 4:56 pm

Well I went hunting Sun and noticed my dog was eating grass nothing unusual because he does it often with no problems. Today he had a hard time going to the bathroom I had to help him get it out. While helping it looked like string but I noticed it was grass but it was thick like hay. Should I take him in or will he pass the rest on his own? Has anyone had this problem before?

AG74 · Post by **AG74** » Tue Oct 23, 2012 5:20 pm

Both my dogs like to eat grass from time to time and it can be a bit stringy coming back out the other side, but neither have had a problem passing it, although it looks less comfortable coming back out... unless the dog is really stopped up, its probably not a problem.

JIM K · Post by **JIM K** » Tue Oct 23, 2012 7:12 pm

nothing to worry about in my opinion.

Georgia Boy · Post by **Georgia Boy** » Wed Oct 24, 2012 5:19 am

One of my dogs just ate and passed a 3 foot long leash, all she didnt eat was the clasp which she chewed off. Your dog should be fine.

rkappes · Post by **rkappes** » Wed Oct 24, 2012 6:01 am

Why do dogs eat grass in the first place?

deseeker · Post by **deseeker** » Wed Oct 24, 2012 7:33 am

Georgia Boy wrote:One of my dogs just ate and passed a 3 foot long leash, all she didnt eat was the clasp which she chewed off. Your dog should be fine.

You are very, very lucky your dog isn't dead. friend of mines shorthair ate a beany baby= very large vet bill

campgsp · Post by **campgsp** » Wed Oct 24, 2012 8:34 am

he should be fine. its probably just constipation. it happens to mine when they eat a lot of it. other times they poop great. depends on the grass i think.

MikeB · Post by **MikeB** » Wed Oct 24, 2012 9:48 am

Gripper39,

What do you feed your dog, brand and formula?

dr tim · Post by **dr tim** » Wed Oct 24, 2012 11:51 am

My understanding of why a dog eats grass is because they don't have thumbs and can't roll it.

campgsp · Post by **campgsp** » Wed Oct 24, 2012 12:23 pm

dr tim wrote:My understanding of why a dog eats grass is because they don't have thumbs and can't roll it.

lol

brettfrancis1 · Post by **brettfrancis1** » Wed Oct 24, 2012 12:59 pm

dr tim wrote:My understanding of why a dog eats grass is because they don't have thumbs and can't roll it.

Best answer I've ever heard for that.

Francois P vd Walt · Post by **Francois P vd Walt** » Sun Oct 28, 2012 11:34 am

gripper39 wrote:Well I went hunting Sun and noticed my dog was eating grass nothing unusual because he does it often with no problems. Today he had a hard time going to the bathroom I had to help him get it out. While helping it looked like string but I noticed it was grass but it was thick like hay. Should I take him in or will he pass the rest on his own? Has anyone had this problem before?

He will be ok, don't think is the grass that makes him constipated either, must be something else he ate or the dogfood he gets. If he stays constipated a good dose of liquid paraffin will solve the problem.

AtTheMurph · Post by **AtTheMurph** » Thu Nov 08, 2012 12:04 pm

AG74 wrote:Both my dogs like to eat grass from time to time and it can be a bit stringy coming back out the other side, but neither have had a problem passing it, although it looks less comfortable coming back out... unless the dog is really stopped up, its probably not a problem.

Does the leash still work??

rinker · Post by **rinker** » Thu Nov 08, 2012 2:32 pm

Today he had a hard time going to the bathroom I had to help him get it out

It's official, things just got weird.

northUpland · Post by **northUpland** » Thu Nov 08, 2012 5:38 pm

Hey Dr. Tim, I just read on the internet that vet's will soon be writing prescriptions for "medicinal" grass for their canine customers. That should help keep our dog's from eating the often street laced "wild sweet grass". And as we all know, everything on the internet is true!

Post by **Sharon** » Thu Nov 08, 2012 6:11 pm

rkappes wrote:Why do dogs eat grass in the first place?

i find that mine eat grass on the hunt when water is not available.

northUpland · Post by **northUpland** » Thu Nov 08, 2012 6:33 pm

Sharon,
Just curious. Why, while on the hunt, is water not available to your dogs?

Post by **Sharon** » Thu Nov 08, 2012 10:26 pm

Now relax.

They know where the water bottle is , the pond /river but sometimes just get a quick moisture relief from grass.

bruns333 · Post by **bruns333** » Mon Nov 12, 2012 12:14 pm

I second what Sharon says about moisture.

northUpland · Post by **northUpland** » Mon Nov 12, 2012 6:50 pm

Sharon, I'm sorry I jumped to conclusions on you Ontario types! Here in the U.S. Midwest, the severe summer drought has brought on a lot of sick gun dogs who are drawn to drink ditch water because of, unfortunately, no other option from their handler. With minimal standing water and no movement it becomes concentrated with extreme high levels harmful bacteria, especially the blue/green algae nasties which can put even the healthiest dog in the hurt locker.

Post by **Sharon** » Mon Nov 12, 2012 10:43 pm

northUpland wrote:Sharon, I'm sorry I jumped to conclusions on you Ontario types! Here in the U.S. Midwest, the severe summer drought has brought on a lot of sick gun dogs who are drawn to drink ditch water because of, unfortunately, no other option from their handler. With minimal standing water and no movement it becomes concentrated with extreme high levels harmful bacteria, especially the blue/green algae nasties which can put even the healthiest dog in the hurt locker.

ROFLMBO Yout foot is sinking deeper into your mouth now.

We have blue /green algae problems too.

northUpland · Post by **northUpland** » Wed Nov 14, 2012 6:25 pm

Sharon...My foot is not sinking deeper into my mouth. To be honest I don't know what ROFLMBO means. It must be Canuck I'm only semi fluent! I didn't mean to your ruffle feathers. You know what's up. You're a pro. I just didn't want this thread to collectively become misleading about field water intake.

Post by **Sharon** » Wed Nov 14, 2012 7:09 pm

ROFLMBO.... rolling onthe floor laughing my bum off .... canadian version.

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