Cat keeps eating grass, then being sick

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We've had our cat since December and in the last month we've let her out in the garden, which has been fine and now she is free-range in the daytime and in at night. Strangely though, she has taken to spending her time in the garden mainly chewing the lawn - she seems completely fine but then when we are at work, vomits a little grassy pile somewhere in the house for us to find. Is this OK? Why would she keep doing it, any ideas? I'm not particularly bothered, mainly because so far she's kept it to downstairs on the hard floors, but not very keen on finding a little pile on the sofa.

That's what cats are supposed to do. It helps their digestive system somehow. That's why they sell 'cat grass' for indoor cats. They need it.

Nothing to worry about, I think they eat grass precisely because they need to throw something up. Rotten mouse probably.

From Google: Cats don't have the necessary enzymes to digest a large amount of grass, which is why it can make them sick. But in the process of throwing up, your cat also clears his stomach of fur, feathers, parasites or bones, which can irritate the digestive tract or even cause more lasting illness.

Right, thank you. This is why MN is brilliant. I thought cat grass was like catnip and they just rolled around in it. Very glad I didn't book her that vet appointment.

In my defence, I did google it but I didn't think it was normal to do it most days.

He might have worms.

Ah, OK. Most days is a bit much. Yes the AfterSchoolWorry has a good question re worming.

Probably though it's just something your cat is particularly drawn to for no particular reason. As long as everything else seems fine I wouldn't worry.

This is funny my cat used to do this all the time and i miss him now he used to reverse backwards when he was sick also lol

Mine love grazing on grass too, it's the first thing they do when they go out! They rarely throw up from it though so most days seems like a lot...

Maybe yours has hairballs to clear?