Hello

I have 2 JRTs, Millie and Molly. Millie wolfs down her food, whereas Molly takes her time. Yesterday, I gave them some microwaved frozen peas (roughly mashed) with their biscuits and both dogs experienced wind a few hrs afterwards. This morning, Millie ate lots of grass and went off her food. I let her out in the garden and she continue to eat grass, including my ornamental one! She vomitted twice and later on when she did her number her 2s, even the neighbour heard it! The poops were fairly firm by the way. She refused to eat untill about 4pm when I gave her some bland porridge. She ate that no problem.

Millie is 8 yrs old and aside from allergies (seasonal - so the vet assumes she is allergic to grass seed) she has no other health issue that we are aware of. We rehomed them back in October so I am not sure if this is something new or if she has been like this all her life. I know that dogs eat grass but I am worried because Millie has an upset stomach once a week. Is it due to gas build up? She was very clingy this morning and she was under my legs while I was having breakfast - I could hear her belly rumbling! Could it be because of the peas I gave her? They love their veggies but I don't think they can handle them. They do ok with raw carrot but i tried boiled brocolli, cauliflower, green beans and they didn't agree with their stomachs either.

Should I take her to the vet or should I just stick to dry food and see how she gets on? Damn and I bought a packet of Nature diet to give them a tiny bit with their biscuits. (they are used to be fed dry food with a bit of moist food).

Any help will be greatly appreciated.

Many thanks


Maria

They eat grass to induce vomiting don't they (don't quote me on that). I'd just stay of the veggies for a while and maybe stick to dried or a dry mix with a bit of gravy?

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My dog got into the rubbish on thursday and was really bloated.
He refused all his food just eating bits of grass throughout the next 48 hours.
He ate his dinner tonight fine.
I believe dogs eat grass to help settle their tums. I would keep them off the veg, I'd keep the food plain until their tums have settled, then introduce a little natures diet onto the dry food if you want to.

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Do you feed just once a day or more often? It can help to keep the dog's digestive system on a more even keel by feeding more frequent small meals. Grass eating indicates that all is not as well as it should be in the dog's gut. It might be that veg really doesn't suit, or you could try liquidising it which might help. For when the guts rumble and the dog won't eat, give charcoal biscuits (if they will eat them) or tablets (from health food shops) if they won't. The herb slippery elm powder (also from health food shop) soothes the gut lining and can help a lot, 1/6 teaspoon mixed into food should be the right amount for a jrt.

grass eating is generally a sign of small blockage or upset stomach. It can help by either inducing vomiting or getting what is blocking to pass. This is very common.

I remenber getting my first dog nearly 10 years ago and he loved to eat grass and being inexperienced used to panic and not allow him too (didnt make much difference) until one day i met an old man who had seen me doing this and had dogs all his life and said if he wanted to eat grass to let him people only say not to as it makes them sick and that was the reason a dog eats it to relieve the stomache by making themselves sick, however my dogs i have now eat grass and are never sick so do they just eat it because they like it, its only one type they eat, more if a weed i think the type that people pick to feed rabbits, can you tell ime not a hoticulturist.

Thank you all very much for your comments.

The girls have two small meals a day (I thought it might be better than feeding once a day). I shall definitely get charcoal biscuits but I am regular at the local health shop so I will get the herbal remedy too. Do you feed this remedy daily or only when the dog has an upset stomach?

Many thanks

Maria

Both my dogs graze. They especially seem to like this reed like plant that grows by the stream. They do this every single day.

Alfie has an undiagnosed intestinal disorder, and will eat grass in vast quantites when he is feeling ill and in pain. Sometimes he will throw it up, sometimes he wont. But he literally begs to go in the garden to eat it, but it has to be a certain type. Ive found Dorwest Herbs Tree Barks Powder has really helped him. Its mainly slippery elm based, which is a well known treatment for humans.

Thank you

Millie too begs to go out to eat grass. The other day I had to leave home to go to work so I cut some grass and put it in her dish and it was gone when I came home. I shall try giving her Slippery Elm. Thanks for the tip!

Maria