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we have taken on a 13 month old kelpie cross cross (7/8 kelpie 1/8 collie)

friendly little soul how is settling in well

he is eating well and passing food well


how ever he has taken to eating grass and then being sick about 5 mins later. all that comes up is grass and bubbles


any one any ideas why or how to stop it?

is he doing it because is lacking some thing??


our old springer used to always eat grass but was never sick and the vet said ti was normal

but the kelpie well he is making green pills on the carpet a lot!

he is booked in for the vets next week for a health check and the old owner coming to sign the microchip over so will mention it then

(did ask old owner but she doesn't give a dam went along the lines of "i dont know if he has ever done it i was to busy with my show dogs to notice what the reject farm dog was doing")
 
Mine graze likie cows this time of year, but are rarely sick with it. My brother's dog isn't allowed to graze as it makes her sick all the time. 'I don't know' is the answer really, I think they graze partly because grass is sweet, especially now, and it is a natural emetic if they have a tender tum. Does he eat well other wise?
And I need a photo - I used to have a kelpie and she was great.
 
My Little Pony, as I now call him, eats grass (has been doing so a LOT recently now that it's spring and it's nice and juicy) but is never sick. It does my nut in to be honest (he has turned 98/99 point tracks into 95 and 92 point tracks because of it) but I don't think it does them any harm.

If he is on a leash it is easier but off leash nothing you can do about it unless you get a verbal correction in on time. If I catch mine thinking about it and give him verbals he won't do it but then he will just snatch quickly before I can get after him for it.

It can also be a stress thing/displacement behaviour.
 
mine 2 usually have a mouthful of horse poo in the mornings but it does go in phases.
(kept away from yard when worming and that dung gets buried deep in the heap)

just lately they have been mad for grass and a bit of carrot.

i think everybodies have?

i am very lucky in that my dogs have a varied diet and very very rarely get the runs.

the worst that can happen with grass eating is having to deal with a dangler lol
 
Cahill said:
mine 2 usually have a mouthful of horse poo in the mornings but it does go in phases.
(kept away from yard when worming and that dung gets buried deep in the heap)

just lately they have been mad for grass and a bit of carrot.

i think everybodies have?

i am very lucky in that my dogs have a varied diet and very very rarely get the runs.

the worst that can happen with grass eating is having to deal with a dangler lol
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Mine too. Not had a dangler yet thankfully, something to look forward to :p
 
My little dog has been hoovering up the new grass she loves it I went on the back patio this morning to sweep and tidy for the weekend as we have people over and she was loving all the long grass.

Just wanted to add no danglers or puke thankfully
 
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Clodagh said:
Oh yes!! I never have a tissue at these times and have to find 2 leaves, usually inadequate!
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This made me laugh as i was only trying to roll a massive dangly round a twig this morning as i didn't have a tissue and i'd strimmed the grass yesterday
Both my Weims have been horse poo and grass scoffers but have never been sick but my other dog only eats it when she needs to be sick so i don't know either really why some eat and puke and some don't
 
I read somewhere - can't remember where now - that dogs eat grass to obtain fibre in their diet which they wouldn't otherwise get (being meat eaters). Trouble is - their digestive system isn't geared up to process fibre - hence the puking and/or dangler syndrome. This is also why they eat poo (from a grass eater). The fibre has already been digested once, so is much easier for them to process. And it tastes yummy. Possibly a load of rowlocks, but I'm sure that's what I read.
 
cowgirl16 said:
I read somewhere - can't remember where now - that dogs eat grass to obtain fibre in their diet which they wouldn't otherwise get (being meat eaters). Trouble is - their digestive system isn't geared up to process fibre - hence the puking and/or dangler syndrome. This is also why they eat poo (from a grass eater). The fibre has already been digested once, so is much easier for them to process. And it tastes yummy. Possibly a load of rowlocks, but I'm sure that's what I read.
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yes that is what i have always understood.
 
When they eat a dead aniaml they would eat the gut contents as a priority I should think. I wonder if ours eat more now I no longer have horses at home? They eat enough deer poo to see their guts right, I would have thought.
 
Mine don't eat grass as the norm but do seem to like the spring sweet grass at this time of year, but are rarely sick afterwards.

A vet check is a good idea with a new dog anyway, and especially if the grass eating always induces him to vomit. Some suggested reasons given for a dog eating grass to induce vomiting are to improve digestion, to treat intestinal worms (has he been wormed since you got him?) or fulfilling a need for more fibre in his diet.

I very nearly bought a kelpie pup last year so would love to see photos and hear more about yours.
 
I have had dogs eat grass from time to time, it seems to be something they do to settle a digestive upset of some sort, used to be thought to be internal parasites. Even better is herbivores poo - processed with all the gut bacteria you could possibly want!!! Who needs probiotics???
 
Mine graze frenetically on the cut grass after I’ve mowed the lawn - and also graze obsessively on mud! They dig holes just to get themselves some mud..... I do wonder about their diet....!!!
 
Its almost always this time of year, that mine starts grazing like a mini cow- I've noticed its only on grass tips, so I just assume these must be a bit sweet and tasty

Of course, the next day brings the inevitable 'poo sausages' and always in the most public place with plenty of people to watch!
 
both of mine have been eating grass recently and havent , so far, been sick. they started as soon as the spring grass started so i assume they just like the sweetness....unfortunately danglers have been seen and dealt with....
 
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