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Cat Forum / General Topics / December 2003Grazing cat revisited.
Recently, I voiced my concern about using outdoor grass for my indoor cat. Everyone says to use the cat grass found in pet shops, etc. I have done that. I have grown yard grass in indoor pots. The problem is, this #@*! cat won't touch grass unless it has wide blades. Every time I grow grass inside, it comes up hair-thin and is ignored. Has anyone managed to grow grass that developed the wider blades (1/8" to 1/4" inch)? If so, how did you do it? -- Ed > Recently, I voiced my concern about using outdoor grass for my indoor cat. > Everyone says to use the cat grass found in pet shops, etc. I have done [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > -- > Ed Hi Ed, Have you tried introducing your cat to a Spider Plant? It's a non toxic house plant that many house cats find agreeable. Judy > Have you tried introducing your cat to a Spider Plant? It's a non toxic > house plant that many house cats find agreeable. Our cat has devoured the aloe plants and I think there is only one spider plant left in the house that she hasn't gotten a hold of. It got so bad with the aloe that we had to put them up in hanging baskets to keep her away from them. She got up on the window sill then stood up on her rear legs trying to reach the baskets. Leanne >Recently, I voiced my concern about using outdoor grass for my indoor cat. >Everyone says to use the cat grass found in pet shops, etc. I have done [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] >grass that developed the wider blades (1/8" to 1/4" inch)? If so, how did >you do it? You got two reasonable suggestions here and five in three messages in rec.pets.cats.anecdotes - I know for a fact that the cat grasses sold for cats usually work, and that all three of the suggestions I made work well, in fact some of the cat grasses sold in pet stores are just repackaged versions of two of my suggestions. And not everyone said to use anything from the pet store - my three suggestions come from feed stores and the supermarket. Yes, it comes up hair thin - all but my popcorn suggestion start that way and only later fill out, but you were told that by someone else. You are not paying attention, or following up on the suggestions already made, so why are you asking for more? T.E.D. (tdavis@gearbox.maem.umr.edu - e-mail must contain "T.E.D." or my .sig in the body) | Recently, I voiced my concern about using outdoor grass for my indoor cat. | Everyone says to use the cat grass found in pet shops, etc. I have done [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] | -- | Ed Yes - Me! I grow cheap, standard cat grass from the supermarket. On the picture it shows as thin as one can think and then it turns out wide bladed! The only problem is that cat wants the thin grass, so I've given up too. (I'm in Europe so guess there's no help with the make.) Carola I haven't been following this thread in other NGs, so I have no idea why you don't want your cat to eat yard grass. Maybe because of chemical sprays. I have two cats, both love grass except that one of them always throws up afterwards, so I don't give it to him anymore. Tiny, the other one, likes big thick grass too. In fact, our neighbors have some sugar cane growing along the driveway, Now that's some big grass! Tiny loves to chew on the leaves from the sugar plant. It is very gritty, must be high in silicon content. Which leaves me to wonder if that is why cats like big blades better. Maybe the silicon grit is doing something for their teeth that they like. My Tiny is crazy for grass, and when she wants some, she cries louder and is more aggressive about it then she ever is about regular food. Just my 2 1/2 cents worth. Minus > Recently, I voiced my concern about using outdoor grass for my indoor > cat. Everyone says to use the cat grass found in pet shops, etc. I [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > -- > Ed >I haven't been following this thread in other NGs, so I have no idea why >you don't want your cat to eat yard grass. Maybe because of chemical [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] >and when she wants some, she cries louder and is more aggressive about >it then she ever is about regular food. It is quite common for cats to eat grass in order to throw up - especially hairballs - more easily. In this context, throwing up is a sigh the grass is working. If I had to withold the grass from some cats, I would withold it from the ones that *didn't* throw up because they were perhaps getting the least benefit from it. T.E.D. (tdavis@gearbox.maem.umr.edu) SPAM filter: Messages to this address *must* contain "T.E.D." somewhere in the body or they will be automatically rejected. Hi Ted: I've heard that theory before. I don't buy it in this case. Marco does not throw up hairballs, he throws up grass and undigested food. No way can I consider that a good thing. You say it is common for cats to eat grass to throw up. I'll say again what I have said here before. Nobody knows why cats do anything. It is fun to guess and theorize, but we just don't know. Thanks for the response. Enjoy your cats. Minus > It is quite common for cats to eat grass in order to throw up - > especially hairballs - more easily. In this context, throwing up is a [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > SPAM filter: Messages to this address *must* contain "T.E.D." > somewhere in the body or they will be automatically rejected. My cats eat grass but don't throw it up. I give it to them whenever I see that they have been chewing on my plants. Sometimes I will just get some from outside. They eat what they want and I then pick it up. Right now I just got some grass seed that was in the garage. They like it and they stay away from my plants. It also grows better and longer then the stuff you buy in the cat section of the store. It's out all the time so they can have it whenever they want. Debbie >Hi Ted: > [quoted text clipped - 20 lines] >> SPAM filter: Messages to this address *must* contain "T.E.D." >> somewhere in the body or they will be automatically rejected. > Recently, I voiced my concern about using outdoor grass for my indoor cat. > Everyone says to use the cat grass found in pet shops, etc. I have done [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > -- > Ed Try fescue (sp?). You can buy it in strips and lasts all year long. I might do that myself. Thanks for the idea. It has a very broad leaf/blade. |
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