Golden Retrievers eat grass and leaves to cleanse their stomachs

Golden Retrievers have a lot of hair, and sometimes they eat their own hair by mistake, which can easily cause indigestion. When suffering from indigestion, golden retrievers will choose to eat grass and leaves to perform self-gastric lavage. Because when golden retrievers swallow grass and leaves, the rough grass and leaves will irritate the dog's throat and stomach and cause the dog to vomit. Therefore, dogs sometimes eat a small amount of grass to help themselves perform gastric lavage.

Golden retrievers eat grass and leaves because it’s fun

Golden retrievers are very lively dogs. They will eat plants out of curiosity to see if they can eat them. This is a dog’s natural exploration of nature. psychology. Sometimes dogs will pass the time by nibbling on grass and leaves. In this case, the owner does not need to worry too much.

Golden retrievers eat grass and leaves because they lack trace elements

If a golden retriever eats grass and leaves regularly, it may be due to pica. The owner can observe whether the dog will swallow other small items such as rags, paper towels, etc. when there are no grass and leaves. If this happens, the dog can be judged to be suffering from pica. This is caused by the lack of certain trace elements in the dog's body. At this time, the owner needs to supplement the trace elements to the dog.

Precautions for Golden Retrievers to eat grass and leaves

1. Owners should not take their dogs to play on grass that has been sprayed with chemical reagents to prevent them from accidentally eating grass leaves.
2. A dog that eats a lot of grass and leaves is suffering from pica and needs to be taken to the hospital for treatment.