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cats: Myth #3 - "Dogs and cats eat grass when they're sick!" - 03/26/09 07:05 PM
Nope, they're just connoisseurs of the green stuff, says Marty Becker, DVM, author with Gina Spadafori of The Ultimate Dog Lover and The Ultimate Cat Lover.
Pets love the taste and texture of grass. The newer shoots with a little water on them from the sprinklers or rain is even better.
It's like an all-you-can-eat salad bar buffet!
Sometimes dogs will consume large amounts of grass, which then propels food through the intestinal system, either back up or out the other end, so that may be the source of the myth.
They even sell living "pet grass" at the pet … (29 comments)
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cats: Myth #2 - "The cat hates your baby!" - 03/26/09 06:38 PM
The rumor that Dr. Brazelton helped repopularize goes like this: Families with infants should get rid of their cats because the animals will harm the baby by sucking its breath or lying on it and smothering it.
But experts say this tale probably began because cats, attracted to soft, warm bedding, probably curled up near babies who died from other causes. Because they were found near the babies, the cats got the blame for the death.
Some suggest that millions of women for thousands of years have had healthy babies and lived with cats. The only danger of a … (14 comments)
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