Why do cat's eat grass??

Question

Should I be worry , I saw my cat JJ eat grass, and he's very happy and heathy , what's wrong, and why did he eat grass

Answer 1

Hi there... cats eat grass for the following reasons:

- Cats use grass as a laxative to enable them to pass hairballs lodged in their intestines.

- Cats eat grass to make them vomit up hairballs.

- Cats eat grass because they are feeling sick and this makes them vomit, getting rid of poisons.

- Cats eat grass to relieve inflammation of their throats.

- Cats eat grass to relieve stomach ache.

- Cats eat grass to add roughage to their diets.

One explanation for your cat's craving for grass is that in their wild hunting days (cats evolved from the wild cat, a long line of hunters) they normally ate the entire animal when they caught it. Many of their “kills” were herbivores (plant eaters), and cats ended up eating a lot of grass and plants that were in the stomachs and intestines of these animals.

Some people believe that cats eat grass for the raw nutrition their diets lack. They instinctively chew and eat grass to obtain the vitamins, minerals and live enzymes provided by fresh, raw whole foods. The ideal diet of fresh meat, grains and vegetables they once enjoyed in the wild has been replaced by one that often lacks these nutrients.

Others believe that eating grass plays a medicinal role in that it helps to relieve digestive problems. When cats are vomiting or have diarrhea, it is not uncommon to see them grazing away on the lawn. However, while eating some grass may help your cat's digestion, too much can make matters worse. Blades of grass often have edges that are irritating to the stomach and your cat will vomit a few minutes after eating.


More about why pets eat grass: http://vetmedicine.about.com/od/nutritio...
From Yahoo Answers

Answer 2

Eating grass helps with a cat's digestive system. It's a normal thing, they even have grass that u can grow for your cat. Don't worry about it.

Answer 3

You can get JJ a pot of cat grass from the pet store....depending on where you live it might be better than city/outdoor grass.

Answer 4

Some one told my mom the reason they eat grass is for heart burn. Cats and dogs get heart burn and they have nothing to relief it. So they eat the grass.After they are done eating it - then they barf it up. This way they are not totally eating it, they are just relieving the heart burn that they have. They get heart burn just like people do. When people get heart burn we have antacids to relief ours. Animals get their relief by chewing the grass and spitting it out.

Answer 5

Usually to help with fur balls. my cats are indoor cats and one of them occasionally gets out when i go out the back and he runs straight to the grass and starts eating it and then about 5 minutes later he throws up furballs

Answer 6

well he has probably ate something that made her feel sick so he's eating grass to make her puke so he will feel better so don't worry unless he as been doing it for like a week every day and a lot of it then you probably need to call the vet.

Answer 7

It helps there digestive system. Also , can Help get a furball out of there system. It's nothing to worrie about, If anything it's helping lil JJ !!

Answer 8

It helps ease their stomachs.
My cat eats grass for fun, though.
And all my plants.
I've given up on my garden.

Answer 9

he may have an upset stomach. they usually eat grass for that reason.

Answer 10

animals eat grass because their is a chemical that helps sooth their stomachs when they have upset stomachs