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myLot reputation of 91/100. mspitot (2395)   ranked 232 out of 5,817 in cats 2 years ago

yesterday, i saw my cat eating some leaves of our lemongrass plants in our yard. minutes before that, some stray cats have already done eating some leaves too. i let them eat that since we don't use them much in cooking. i'm not really surprised to see them eating that plant cause my cats before and some other stray cats used to eat lemongrass from that plant too.

 

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tags:  cat, cats, cat's diets, grass, leaves
 
1. myLot reputation of 94/100. thanks1961 (2957)   ranked 4,224 out of 5,817 in cats   2 years ago

Cat eats grass because there are worms in cat's stomach. If you observe them, they will vomit the grass after some time. They prefer to be at direct sunlight and looks lousy. In such times, they won't prefer to take more food also. These are told by my mom, when I was a child.

There may be some scientific facts, but I am not sure.
I just remembered when you talked about.
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Thank-s


myLot reputation of 91/100. mspitot (2395)   ranked 232 out of 5,817 in cats  2 years ago

really? but my cat even my cats before don't vomit after eating lemon grass..

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2. myLot reputation of 99/100. savypat (13320)   ranked 8 out of 5,817 in cats   2 years ago

Cats often chew on grasses, they seem to need some greens in their diet. If you have inside cats you can buy a pot of grass just for them.


myLot reputation of 91/100. mspitot (2395)   ranked 232 out of 5,817 in cats  2 years ago

i also think that they like the smell of lemongrass.

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3. myLot reputation of 92/100. med889 (4583)   ranked 489 out of 5,817 in cats   2 years ago

My cat eats this too and I think it is because he wants to make his stomach clean well this is what his veterinary told me, my cat is very weird compared to other cats, he eat raw cucumber, raw and cooked beetroot, raw potatoes, green leaves, and many other vegetables too, he is more vegetarian than non veg.


myLot reputation of 91/100. mspitot (2395)   ranked 232 out of 5,817 in cats  2 years ago

that's good. i like it when people tell me that their cats eat veges or fruits. my cat eats veges but the cooked ones.

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4. myLot reputation of 93/100. kaylachan (4778)   ranked 188 out of 5,817 in cats   2 years ago

Its not uncommon to see a cat eating a plant. They only do what comes natural to them. And, thats eating green things. Just watch what you put on them, so you don't accidently poisin your cat. Because injesting pest asides can be a painful and slow death for the animal.


myLot reputation of 91/100. mspitot (2395)   ranked 232 out of 5,817 in cats  2 years ago

we don't have poisonous things in our house that can be reached by children and animals. i don't put pesticides in my plants either. thanks for the reminder!

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5. myLot reputation of 96/100. albertwhisker (4532)   2 years ago

I still remember someone told me that cat eats plants so they can digest all the furballs they swallowed. We know they use their tongues on cleaning them selves. My cat doesn't do that though, she was more into killing little animals liek birds and lizards.


myLot reputation of 91/100. mspitot (2395)   ranked 232 out of 5,817 in cats  2 years ago

my cat loves hunting cockroaches, lizards and mice too.

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6. zolaente (9)   2 years ago

some plants are not safe for cats to eat of course. They eat them anyway. I would say plant something safe out there like cat grass for they love that. In ways though the cat grass in the usa is just grass I think. I never knew that in ways until I found the real stuff out here in europe.
They eat grass to get the hairballs out but, they eat plants because they are as crazy as they are cute. That however is not on the list of things they should eat but, really you can not stop them when it comes to taking over your garden out there. grin.


myLot reputation of 91/100. mspitot (2395)   ranked 232 out of 5,817 in cats  2 years ago

don't worry, we don't have plants that may harm cats here. thanks!

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