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Cats don't require grass as part of their diet?
I've noticed that practically all the cats I know have eaten grass at some
point in their life. Some of them make it a daily habit. I don't like to let Mage out because of fleas and ticks but when I do he's grazing the grass. It doesn't seem like they throw up after eating it either. --- Posted via news://freenews.netfront.net/ - Complaints to --- |
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Cats don't require grass as part of their diet?
"FragSinatra" wrote in message . .. I've noticed that practically all the cats I know have eaten grass at some point in their life. Some of them make it a daily habit. I don't like to let Mage out because of fleas and ticks but when I do he's grazing the grass. It doesn't seem like they throw up after eating it either. --- Posted via news://freenews.netfront.net/ - Complaints to --- http://www.petmd.com/cat/wellness/evr_ct_eating_grass http://animal.discovery.com/healthy-...eat-grass.html http://www.catbehaviorassociates.com...ats-eat-grass/ Mine love the cat grass I grow for them. |
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Cats don't require grass as part of their diet?
If cats benefited from grass in their diet, cheap cat food would
include it. And it would be a well used marketing point. |
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Cats don't require grass as part of their diet?
On Tue, 19 Jun 2012 21:02:51 +0000 (UTC), John Doe
wrote: If cats benefited from grass in their diet, cheap cat food would include it. And it would be a well used marketing point. I let my cats into my little fenced-in backyard, and the first thing they do is start nibbling the grass. Sometimes it comes back up but not always. I make sure not to use any kind of poison in the yard, and ususally not even fertilizer. I do stick some sort of tomato fertilizer sticks near each tomato plant, but since that goes directly into the ground I figure there is no threat to the cats. Cats don't seem to like eating tomatos though. |
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Cats don't require grass as part of their diet?
"Matthew" wrote in news:4fe0e04a$0$25455
: http://www.catbehaviorassociates.com...ats-eat-grass/ Thanks, that was interesting reading. I've tried to make cat salads from grass, but for some reason there's no feline interest in my cat salads -- even if freshly cut, rinsed, washed and dried in a collander. Maybe I should put salad dressing on it? But what kind? Vinagrette? Ranch? --- Posted via news://freenews.netfront.net/ - Complaints to --- |
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Cats don't require grass as part of their diet?
On 6/20/2012 7:18 AM, dgk wrote:
On Tue, 19 Jun 2012 21:02:51 +0000 (UTC), John Doe wrote: If cats benefited from grass in their diet, cheap cat food would include it. And it would be a well used marketing point. I let my cats into my little fenced-in backyard, and the first thing they do is start nibbling the grass. Sometimes it comes back up but not always. I make sure not to use any kind of poison in the yard, and ususally not even fertilizer. I do stick some sort of tomato fertilizer sticks near each tomato plant, but since that goes directly into the ground I figure there is no threat to the cats. Cats don't seem to like eating tomatos though. tomatoes are toxic to cats, although i once had a cat that loved spaghetti with a bit of sauce on it. |
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Cats don't require grass as part of their diet?
dgk dgk somewhere.com wrote:
John Doe jdoe usenetlove.invalid wrote: If cats benefited from grass in their diet, cheap cat food would include it. And it would be a well used marketing point. I let my cats into my little fenced-in backyard, and the first thing they do is start nibbling the grass. Sometimes it comes back up but not always. Some dogs eat cat poop. Some cats drink antifreeze that leaks out of a car. I make sure not to use any kind of poison in the yard, and ususally not even fertilizer. I do stick some sort of tomato fertilizer sticks near each tomato plant, but since that goes directly into the ground I figure there is no threat to the cats. Cats don't seem to like eating tomatos though. |
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Cats don't require grass as part of their diet?
dgk wrote:
On Tue, 19 Jun 2012 21:02:51 +0000 (UTC), John Doe wrote: If cats benefited from grass in their diet, cheap cat food would include it. And it would be a well used marketing point. I let my cats into my little fenced-in backyard, and the first thing they do is start nibbling the grass. Sometimes it comes back up but not always. I make sure not to use any kind of poison in the yard, and ususally not even fertilizer. I do stick some sort of tomato fertilizer sticks near each tomato plant, but since that goes directly into the ground I figure there is no threat to the cats. Cats don't seem to like eating tomatos though. Don't use, "Round Up" on your weeds. A neighbor of mine did, and it killed my cat last year. (as well as a bunch of squirrels and racoons.) |
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Cats don't require grass as part of their diet?
"FragSinatra" wrote in message . .. "Matthew" wrote in news:4fe0e04a$0$25455 : http://www.catbehaviorassociates.com...ats-eat-grass/ Thanks, that was interesting reading. I've tried to make cat salads from grass, but for some reason there's no feline interest in my cat salads -- even if freshly cut, rinsed, washed and dried in a collander. Maybe I should put salad dressing on it? But what kind? Vinagrette? Ranch? neither i belive they have garlic and onions in the mix --- Posted via news://freenews.netfront.net/ - Complaints to --- |
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Cats don't require grass as part of their diet?
On Wed, 20 Jun 2012 12:57:33 -0700, "Bill Graham"
wrote: dgk wrote: On Tue, 19 Jun 2012 21:02:51 +0000 (UTC), John Doe wrote: If cats benefited from grass in their diet, cheap cat food would include it. And it would be a well used marketing point. I let my cats into my little fenced-in backyard, and the first thing they do is start nibbling the grass. Sometimes it comes back up but not always. I make sure not to use any kind of poison in the yard, and ususally not even fertilizer. I do stick some sort of tomato fertilizer sticks near each tomato plant, but since that goes directly into the ground I figure there is no threat to the cats. Cats don't seem to like eating tomatos though. Don't use, "Round Up" on your weeds. A neighbor of mine did, and it killed my cat last year. (as well as a bunch of squirrels and racoons.) Really, I thought it wasn't supposed to do that. But I certainly wouldn't let my cats go where RoundUp had been applied in any case. It does mean that I have a fair number of weeds though. |
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