Vegetable substitute for grass
 

I'm concerned that my pup may be eating grass with chemicals on it. I'm
chopping celery into his meal. No idea if this is an appropriate
substitute. Thanks

Vegetable substitute for grass
 

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Digger wrote:
I'm concerned that my pup may be eating grass with chemicals on it. I'm
chopping celery into his meal. No idea if this is an appropriate
substitute. Thanks

We have a 4 year-old Maltese that we got when he was a puppy. There are
a number of plants in the house, and though we checked all of them by
name off the "prohibited with dogs" list we were still concerned that
he would try to eat leaves. Since he was young and curious, we tried
putting a few scraps of vegetables in a bowl to see what he would do.

We began with the thick, juicy part near the base of a leaf of iceberg
lettuce. He ran with it to his favorite "safe spot" like he was stowing
the rarest of treasures, and then came back for more. Soon there
followed: carrots, broccoli, celery. Loved them all.

Now that he's an adult, he has a little bowl full of bite-size chopped
veggies that he snacks from throughout the day. Usually at night, near
bedtime, he has a good meal from his regular bowl of kibble.

When people visit us, they can't believe their eyes when they watch him
gobble veggies. Never had a problem with constipation, or plugged anal
glands for that matter. All that healthy fiber...

Vegetable substitute for grass
 

"Digger" wrote

I'm concerned that my pup may be eating grass with chemicals on it. I'm
chopping celery into his meal. No idea if this is an appropriate
substitute. Thanks

Cash *loves* green beans. He prefers canned or steamed ones. Aunti Mabel is
rather particular about liking yams and will steal raw carrot sticks.
Oddly, she also prefers to eat the spinach just leafing out in my containers
over grass (grrr).

Vegetable substitute for grass
 

Digger said in rec.pets.dogs.health:

I'm concerned that my pup may be eating grass with
chemicals on it. I'm chopping celery into his meal. No
idea if this is an appropriate substitute. Thanks

Many dogs love spring grass. It's not a need but a taste so
subsitutions don't always work. If you're concerned, don't let
him eat grass.

--
--Matt.

Vegetable substitute for grass
 

All of my own dogs and most of the fosters have been veggie dogs.... One
or two prefered their lettuce with dressing (leftover). Most like
apples, pears, peaches, berries.... not all have liked bananas.

One of my Border Terriers Grazed on anything green, so I had to watch
carefuly, to make sure he didn't get into something dangerous, away from
home. Feeding him green veggies made No difference whatever in his
consumption of outdoor greenery. House plants were no problem; I didn't
have anything but an aloe, which was out of his reach.

Jo Wolf
Martinez, Georgia

Vegetable substitute for grass
 

"Digger" wrote in message
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I'm concerned that my pup may be eating grass with chemicals on it. I'm
chopping celery into his meal. No idea if this is an appropriate
substitute. Thanks

........Celery can be quite the cleanser. So if you see soft stools, I'd
quit.

........You can grow your own dog grass. Get some untreated (without
fungicides) wheat berries and plant in a pot. Some pet stores carry "cat
grass" for this purpose.

buglady
take out the dog before replying

Vegetable substitute for grass
 

On 4/24/2011 5:15 PM, Digger wrote:
I'm concerned that my pup may be eating grass with chemicals on it.
I'm chopping celery into his meal. No idea if this is an appropriate
substitute. Thanks

So grow some grass with no chemicals on it. Unless the celery is
organic, it has chemicals on it too.

Char

I think I still have the list of dangerous plants; I will post it when I find it.

That would great. I'm also concern about this because my pup also love vegetables but I'm afraid that I might give him that can cause illness to him.

My dog is also eating grass in the garden and she throws up after eating it. I thought this was her way of curing herself.