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14 Apr 2007, 8:02 pm

She keeps eating grass then throws it up....in my house. We bought her pet grass but noooooooooooooooooooo she won't eat that. Does anyone know why and how to solve this?



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14 Apr 2007, 8:06 pm

cats do this lol think it settles their stomach

is it a long hair... having furball issues?


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14 Apr 2007, 8:06 pm

My cat does that sometimes too. I heard somewhere it's because of fur in their throat, but I don't know. I don't know of anything that stops it either, just watch your cat when she comes in and be ready to clean up vomit.
As far as I know it's normal though, I know lots of cats do it.



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14 Apr 2007, 8:23 pm

Maybe she needs more non-soluble oil in her diet, to help move the hair out through her bowel movements. They sell this in Pet supply stores. I used to have to rub some on my kitty's paw in order to get her to eat it. It improves their coat, too, so that they don't shed so much, or something.


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14 Apr 2007, 8:29 pm

Furballs. Go to pet store and get the furball medicine and give it to her.



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14 Apr 2007, 8:57 pm

They eat the grass for the sole purpose of throwing up, you need to figure out why she isn't feeling well.



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14 Apr 2007, 9:46 pm

aylissa wrote:
Furballs. Go to pet store and get the furball medicine and give it to her.

Noooo!! ! Don't give your cat some man-made medicine when she is fixing the problem herself!!
Cats naturally eat grass to either aide in digestion or to throw up if necessary (throwing up isn't necessarily a bad thing) - they know when something is wrong and they know when to eat grass.
It's probably a hair ball, or it could be that she has eaten something that doesn't agree with her tummy.
If she is puking without the aide of grass, and continues to do so for more than a day, and if she has a change in behaviour, like acting a little slower or more sluggish than usual then bring her to the vet.
In the meantime, make sure she has lots of fresh (if possible, flowing) water. Even when she's healthy!
Makes for Happy Kitty!! :wink: :wink:


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15 Apr 2007, 12:02 am

I'm going to move this into the Random Discussion. :)

Edit: Moved. :D



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15 Apr 2007, 10:30 am

She probably has hairballs. My cats, especially Prince, do it a lot.



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15 Apr 2007, 11:11 am

That's very interesting!

My aunt's dog throws up when he eats human food because of the way he is bred.

That is very sad, but true!


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15 Apr 2007, 6:13 pm

It's not fur balls, the other cat does has that. We keep her brushed and give her alittle bit of mineral oil like once a week. This one, the grass eater only hacks up grass. I think she needs to see a vet. She acts normal, no change at all in her. Thanks for the advice.



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15 Apr 2007, 7:21 pm

So, I think either one of those things is not particularly good!


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15 Apr 2007, 7:23 pm

Paula wrote:
It's not fur balls, the other cat does has that. We keep her brushed and give her alittle bit of mineral oil like once a week. This one, the grass eater only hacks up grass. I think she needs to see a vet. She acts normal, no change at all in her. Thanks for the advice.

I hope she gets better soon :)



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15 Apr 2007, 10:30 pm

Our cat did that a lot.. I think they do it when their stomach is upset.



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15 Apr 2007, 10:53 pm

I think it's all about breeding!


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