Cat Grass ?

[nanny pamy]

is it worth buying cat grass which is advertised on amazon and says is good for cats digestion. (sorry I cant spell that)

[Kay]

it's oat or wheat seeds, and you can buy them very cheaply on EBay

I grow it through the winter, but during the summer I cut grass from the verge for them and they seem to prefer it - the new shoots of couch grass are the favourite - they like eating it from my hand rather than from the ground

mind you, they bring it up again almost as soon as they've swallowed it, so best given outside

[bobbys girl]

As Kay says, it is just young wheat leaves. It might be fun to try, I did, but they seem to prefer couch grass and that grows just about anywhere (unfortunately!)

[nanny pamy]

I,m ashamed to ask this but what is *couch grass*. im learning something new here every day. I do have a garden by the way and its full off grass but ive never heared of couch grass.

[Kay]

couch grass has broader leaves than lawn grasses, and tends to grow through other plants - it's the gardener's nightmare but seemingly a cat's delight

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[meriad]

I have a tub of lovely cat grass in the garden and it's totally ignored by the cats - they'll chew the stuff on the lawn rather

[bobbys girl]

Couch grass - once seen never forgotten! It's straggly and a right pain in the bum. I wish my cats would eat the lot. That's a good link that Kay has given you. The other name, Twitch grass - well that's what us gardeners do when we see it coming back for the umpteenth time!

[PeanutsFriend]

My cats have grass from outside as well. We grow it in the winter for tummies.
Catnip plant is growing outside but I can't keep it over winter so it is dryed stuff for them then. Catnip is good for tummies too.
Jill

[Kay]

do your cats eat catnip then? mine will lie on it and roll in it but I've never seen them chewing on it - which is probably just as well as at the moment it's flowering and full of bumblebees

[PeanutsFriend]

My old cats eat the buds.
The young cats play and roll on it.
A healing herb book said it helps their tummies when the eat catnip.
Good for you too, have it in tea. I never did. Sounds not right. The guilt alone would get me.