Thanks guys. They DO seem to have such a great time when they are doing it so I did not want to prevent them just because of something that really is not founded on any evidence.
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.
You know.... Just thinking out loud here... There have been cases of HORSES getting colic from becoming cast in a stall. For those non-horsey people, that is when a horse is rolling around in a stall and ends up too close to (or lies down too close to) a wall and is unable to to get up. They begin to panic and thrash around.
Problem is, their is a question of which came first, the chicken or the egg? Did the horse lie down and roll to ease the pain of the beginning stages of colic or did the horse lie down or roll around and become cast and then colic as a result of the panicked thrashing...?
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I was guessing the rumor started with horsey people.
I remember a friend with a chronically colicky horse. She was told to 'walk her, never let her roll or she'll twist her gut.'
I thought it was stupid advice. The poor mare would be in pain and forced to walk. Turns out we were both partially right. We were eventually allowed to let her lay down, just not roll around. The forced walk could have caused her to go into shock.
I don't think the rolling is the issue, I think it's a sympton. Although, a bloated dog could, I guess, cause a torsion by rolling with an unnaturally full belly.
I don't know if anyone really knows the best course of action. I allow my dogs to roll and be dogs - they love it so. I just crate them for a min. of two hours after eating. *knocking on wood* seems to have worked so far.
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one of the poster's posted that they prohibit their dog from eating grass.
Dog's will normally eat grass when they have an uneasy stomach as it will usually help them to vomit. As long as their are no chemicals on your lawn and it is pesticide free I don't see a problem with allowing a dog to eat some grass to help ease his stomach problems.
Is there some medical reason I don't know about to not allow a dog to eat some grass to help him with an upset stomach?
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QUOTE: The most obvious signs are abdominal distention (swollen belly) and nonproductive vomiting (animal appears to be vomiting, but nothing comes up) and retching. Other signs include restlessness, abdominal pain, and rapid shallow breathing. Profuse salivation may indicate severe pain. If the dog's condition continues to deteriorate, especially if volvulus has occurred, the dog may go into shock and become pale, have a weak pulse, a rapid heart rate, and eventually collapse. A dog with gastric dilatation without volvulus can show all of these signs, but the more severe signs are likely to occur in dogs with both dilatation and volvulus. END from peteducation.com (Doctors Foster and Smith) at http://www.peteducation.com/article.cfm?c=2+1677&aid=402
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Quote: Becca Fuentes
This is a related question.
you quoted from my post so im going to have to assume that you're saying my post isn't a related question.
A poster quoted that they don't allow their dog to eat grass.
I assumed he meant because it had a relation to a dog bloating.
Which is why i asked the question as to wether or not there is a medical reason to not allow dogs to eat grass.
It might not have contained the word bloat in the question...but my post was related.
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. She has never had a problem except for having too much fun 
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