Dogs and cats eat grass for the raw nutrition their diets lack. Dogs and cats instinctively chew and eat grass to obtain the vitamins, minerals and live enzymes provided by fresh, raw whole foods. It's a natural craving in an attempt to defend themselves against illness and disease in our ever changing modern world.The ideal diet of fresh meats, grains and vegetables that dogs and cats once enjoyed in the wild have today been replaced by one that often lacks the vitamins, minerals, and -most importantly- the live enzymes necessary to break food down into smaller elements to fuel digestion, storage and release of energy, breathing, vision, blood circulation and reproduction.
With exception of greenery that might be available outside for them to graze on (but which is rarely absorbed because of vomiting caused by sharp, microscopic barbs on blades of grass), poor nutrition is clearly leading to more incidents of allergies, skin problems, cancer, heart disease, liver and kidney failure, and other ailments among the large worldwide cat and dog population.That's why veterinarians, kennel owners, top breeders and pet lovers everywhere are finding that just as humans require health supplements to balance their own diets, dogs and cats may have similar needs.. Some dogs will just graze because they like the taste, but if your puppies are doing it continually and bringing it up after, you should check their diet and be sure you are feeding a nutritionally balanced dog food. The other thing to watch out for ...
Keep an eye on them, dogs have a tendency to eat grass when something is upsetting their stomaches, as it will bind the item that bothers them, and help them to bring it up after. Just make sure you watch Abbey and Riley when they do go outside.. If they start to "graze" just firmly tell them no..