 Rolling in the grass OK?
#291940 - 08/13/2010 10:42 AM |
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Hello,
I tried to search for this but could not find it. Is it OK for a dog to roll in the grass? My husband does not like them doing it because he says it can mess up their intestines. There is no poop for them to get into where they like to roll and it's mowed once a week.
thanks for any feedback,
Lenka
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Re: Rolling in the grass OK?
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#291942 - 08/13/2010 10:48 AM |
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Hello,
I tried to search for this but could not find it. Is it OK for a dog to roll in the grass? My husband does not like them doing it because he says it can mess up their intestines. There is no poop for them to get into where they like to roll and it's mowed once a week.
thanks for any feedback,
Lenka
I've seen speculation about rolling around (such as in the grass) maybe being a contribution towards bloat/torsion, but nowhere have I ever seen anyone authoritative (including the Purdue Bloat Study and other long-term research projects) agree with that.
Of course, bloat/torsion causes are still controversial, but this possibility doesn't even make the maybe list on any vet med list I've seen. The only discussion I have seen of it is anecdotal, by owners trying to ascribe something besides very bad luck and genetics to the tragedy they faced.
All JMO, of course.
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Re: Rolling in the grass OK?
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#291943 - 08/13/2010 10:49 AM |
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Unless they have a grass allergy I don't see why not. Mine love to roll in grass and on soft carpet, I think it is both fun and feels good for them.
I do know that they sometimes eat grass when their stomach is upset, but other than that I don't see any risk to their intestines.
ETA: Connie, I had no idea there was any correlation, even suspected, between bloat and rolling in grass.
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#291945 - 08/13/2010 10:51 AM |
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A dog is a dog, never heard it will hurt them my dog loves to roll around, of course only when I'm there.
I would just watch for ticks.
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Re: Rolling in the grass OK?
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#291946 - 08/13/2010 10:54 AM |
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I had no idea there was any correlation, even suspected, between bloat and rolling in grass.
As far as I know, there really isn't. But there is an email to Ed on the LB site that mentions it, and I have read a similar question on a Yahoo site.
But again, bloat and torsion still have plenty of mystery about them. 
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Found the torsion one on LB: http://leerburg.com/bloat.htm (third email down)
Edited by Connie Sutherland (08/13/2010 11:00 AM)
Edit reason: eta: add link
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#291950 - 08/13/2010 11:15 AM |
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But again, bloat and torsion still have plenty of mystery about them.
I'm beginning to get a little suspicious because I just heard that a THIRD dog from our neighborhood had a bloat episode this summer - full torsion. The first was a young female Borzoi, the second (pre-bloat) was Oscar, and this third dog is a geriatric female cattle dog/shep mix - the Borzoi and cattle dog mix underwent surgery and are completely recovered, and Oscar thankfully didn't need surgery.
We've been here three years and this is the first time I've been personally effected by having a dog and/or knowing a dog that bloated... I hope it's all a bad coincidence, but I'm curious and feel like calling the local e-vet to see if they've noticed any uptick of cases...
Regarding rolling in the grass though, it never seemed any more dangerous than any other kind of activity (running, jumping, wrestling) - as a rule of thumb, I would just keep potentially tummy disrupting behaviors to a minimum directly before and after meals.
~Natalya
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#291956 - 08/13/2010 12:08 PM |
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Nico had a scary bloat episode several years ago after getting into her food and an entire box of treats. She didn't have torsion and it started to resolve on it's own while at the E-vet but it was very very scary.
Since then she has rolled in the grass or the concrete and sometimes on her bed nearly everyday.
She looks like a horse when she does it, and it surprises me her old self can still move that well.
I imagine she is in much more danger due to everything else related to aging.
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#291960 - 08/13/2010 12:40 PM |
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Dogs always rest after meals for at least two hours around here. I don't care what they think they want to do.
Don't know if eating has anything to do with it or not. Doesn't matter to me, I feel like stopping too.
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#291961 - 08/13/2010 12:44 PM |
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Of course I am not an expert but I am always concerned about bloat because my dogs are very active. For example...I usually wait an hour or so after they have eaten before I go running with them or any vigorous activity.
I never even thought about rolling in the grass as being an issue. My dogs do it all the time and they like to eat the grass as well. I discourage them from doing that but the rolling just looks like they are having a great time.
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#291962 - 08/13/2010 12:46 PM |
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Dogs always rest after meals for at least two hours around here.
That's what we do here as well. Good time for some quiet r & r.
In fact, if work didn't interfere with my lifestyle so much, I'd do the same thing.
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