Characterisation of plant eating in dogs

摘要: Abstract Grass or plant eating is a widely recognized behaviour amongst domestic dogs. We first estimated the prevalence of by administering written survey to owners healthy dogs visiting outpatient service veterinary medical teaching hospital for routine health maintenance procedures. Of 47 systematically surveyed whose had daily exposure plants, 79% reported that their dog eaten grass other plants. Using an internet targeting plant-eating dogs, we then acquired information regarding frequency and type plants eaten, with which appeared ill before vomiting was seen afterwards. 3340 surveys returned, 1571 met enrollment criteria. Overall, 68% were eat on weekly basis remainder once month less. most frequently Only 9% appear only 22% vomit While no relationship found between sex, gonadal status, breed group diet regard younger age significantly associated with: (1) increase in eating; (2) consuming non-grass plants; (3) decrease regularly showing signs illness (4) after The findings support perspective normal