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Why do dogs eat grass to make themselves puke?
I have noticed my dogs do this from time to time and am puzzled why a healthy dog would want to purge. I know they're not sick because they are still full of energy and have the usual good appetite. Are they just trying to keep their insides clean?
11 Answers
- JessieLv 71 decade agoFavourite answer
They don't. You've fallen for an old wives' tale.
Dogs eat grass because they like it, plain and simple. IF they eat enough of it, they will get loose stools or vomit because they are unable to digest it.
- Kendra CLv 41 decade ago
They eat grass when they have an upset stomach. I think it's like medicine to a dog. Mine do it too, they just don't puke it back up. It's normal for a dog to eat grass. Don't worry about it. It's a dog thing.
- 1 decade ago
When a dog feels like it is having a digestive problem it eats grass. Grass just helps the dog clean their insides.
- Anonymous1 decade ago
some dogs do this to relieve stomach upset... maybe thd dog as a belly ache an needs to vomit.some dogs do this too out of bordum and others just because they enjoy the taste.
- 1 decade ago
Whenever a dog eats grass, leaves, weeds, or etc, he has an upset stomach. Eating grass calms their stomach down, or it can also make him throw up that's upsetting his stomach. My dog always did that for a short time, but then I knew why.
-Goodluck!
- 1 decade ago
dogs usually eat grass to help them clean there insides
it cleans up there stomach like herbs
- Anonymous1 decade ago
Mostly because they ate something tht upset theyre stomach.. Dogs have been known to eat something poisinous then eats grass to "puke" it back up to save their lives..
Source(s): 13 years of dog ownership and 1 year of showing in dog agility - KimberlyLv 61 decade ago
If they have an upset stomach, they'll eat grass which makes them vomit, so that whatever upset their stomach is thrown back up, therefore, not going to be upsetting for them.
- 1 decade ago
when they start have a tummy bug or feel sick they start chewing/eating grass.
Source(s): own 3 gawj chi's!~