Eating Grass

[Kitten284]

Every time any one of my cats manages to get outside no matter how briefly, the first thing they do is to munch on grass.  I would not care about this except for the fact that what follows is that they always end up throwing it right back up.  I'm wondering if anyone else's cats do this and know the reason why they are drawn to it to begin with?  Is it because of something lacking in their diet?  

[Bean72]

There is stuff called oat grass, ( i call it cat grass). It is safe for them to eat. I started to grow it so that my cats would stop eating my plants. I just grow it in a small rubber bin and put it by a window.

I also have noticed if i don't have it out for a while and then put it out when they first start eating it they do throw up but after a while they stop.

Hope that helps.

[Savas]

It's possible you're cat isn't getting the vitamins and minerals it needs in it's diet? What type of food are you feeding? Be sure it's a good quality human grade food, with a proper amount of wet food.

Otherwise, cats will eat grass if their suffering from an upset stomach. It's a way for them to induce vomiting.

Also, they seem to like it. :-)