Why does my cat eat grass every time she goes outside?

Answer 1

Cats just do that, haha. They'll also munch on potted plants and flower beds. There are vitamins in plants, which the cats instinctively seek out.

If you're interested, you might want to look into wheat grass. It's healthy for your cat, and will keep her from munching on just any veggie. You can grow them in a pot inside for her to eat, or somewhere outside if you prefer she stay out of the house. :]

Answer 2

Roughage.

It's a bit odd, because cats lack the digestive enzymes required to digest plant proteins, but regardless of that, eating a little grass seems to help their digestion.

Both of my late great Boys ate grass and so does my Scamper. But in the winter, when the snow cover made the grass unavailable, the lack of it never seemed to bother them.

Last year one of the vet schools ran an on-line survey to try and figure out just how common (or universal) it is for cats to eat grass, and under what conditions they eat it. I never saw the results though.

Answer 3

There are no clear answers as to why cats eat grass, some things we do know; cats don’t eat grass as a source of nutrients. For them eating grass has a purely mechanical function. Ingested blades of grass trigger regurgitation of indigestible or hard to digest matter, like the cats’ own hair swallowed during grooming, or fur and bones of prey. Expelling this matter through regurgitation, similar to birds of prey, is safer than allowing it to pass through the digestive tract where it could possibly cause a blockage.

Just be cautious as todays grass has many pesticides and whatnot that can be harmful to your cat I recently picked up 'cat grass plus' for my furry friends and in about 3 days they had sweet grass that I knew was safe and helped serve their natural cravings as Boo has long hair and is prone to furballs.

Hope this helps!

Answer 4

This may be true for cats as well as dogs, but I've always heard that domestic pets tend to eat grass to deal with stomach issues or, in some cases, to induce vomiting. Personally, whenever I've seen my dogs chowing down on grass, they've always acted like they weren't feeling 100%, so there may be an actual connection.

Answer 5

Cats eat grass. They even sell grass kits in the pet store, so you can feed indoor cats grass. I think it is just because they like it. They will also eat houseplants, so be careful not to have poisonous ones. Diefenbachia is poisonous.

Answer 6

maybe because she's in confusion so what you should do is feed her cat food that is better than grass. So she always eats the cat food instead of grass.

Answer 7

Grass is fibre to cats they like the taste of it. and it also helps them poop. but be careful the are some poisons on people lawns that help there grass grow and kills bugs that eat the grass. it could kill your cat if she eats enough of it. so just watch what she is eating.

Answer 8

Cats love grass! It's a natural way to coat an upset stomach..not recommended for humans......

Answer 9

It helps with there digestive system! Some say they eat it cause there sick..but that just isn't so! Some times maybe! I have 6 cats of my own I know a little about them! lol!

Answer 10

all cats love sweet grass ,and they are crazy for cat nip ,and if you got marijuana plants they will eat that as well
they eat the grass to settle their stomachs
dogs eat grass whe they feel sick.