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Pets & Working Animals => Dogs => Topic started by: angie on June 26, 2017, 02:19:53 pm

Title: Glysophate and grass eating dog
Post by: angie on June 26, 2017, 02:19:53 pm
Hi have a dog that could put sheep to shame the amount of grazing he does.

Does anyone know whether it's safe to allow him to graze after treating overgrown area with glysophate once it has dried?
Claims to be safe with children and pets, not sure whether this includes consumption of treated grass.
Any thoughts and advice would be appreciated please

Angie
Title: Re: Glysophate and grass eating dog
Post by: bj_cardiff on June 26, 2017, 03:33:00 pm
Some farmers spray off crops of standing grass with Gypsoate, wait a couple of days for the chemical to kill the roots and then cut and bale up for haylage.  Then they can plough it in.

So yes, its probably fine.. except for the cancer links.. possibly..
Title: Re: Glysophate and grass eating dog
Post by: landroverroy on June 26, 2017, 04:42:44 pm
If you google the subject you will find loads of instances of goats, horses and even dogs being poisoned by glyphosate. So I  personally would keep my dog away.
Title: Re: Glysophate and grass eating dog
Post by: in the hills on June 26, 2017, 04:47:08 pm
Wouldn't risk it.

How much grass is he eating? None of mine have ever eaten that much grass!
Title: Re: Glysophate and grass eating dog
Post by: oor wullie on June 27, 2017, 10:59:16 am
Human food crops (particularly cereals) are often sprayed with glyphosate shortly before harvest to ensure that the field is uniformly ripe.  I am not sure that grass that was sprayed a week ago would be much different from you eating wheat (I'm not saying it is safe though!)
Title: Re: Glysophate and grass eating dog
Post by: doganjo on June 27, 2017, 12:53:46 pm
If a dog is eating that much grass i'd take it to the vet.
Title: Re: Glysophate and grass eating dog
Post by: angie on June 27, 2017, 08:55:31 pm
Thank you all for your comments.

Have discussed with the vet re grass eating dog,apparently there are dogs that like to eat large amounts of grass and that it was ok to let him to continue doing so.

Angie
Title: Re: Glysophate and grass eating dog
Post by: doganjo on June 27, 2017, 11:02:50 pm
Dogs do not have the means to digest grass, as they lack the enzymes needed to break down the fibres. Thus, there is little nutritional value in it for them
Often it is a means to alleviate stomach issues.  It can be becasue of gastric reflux (hiatus hernia in humans can cause this)  It could equally be tying to alleviate gas - that can lead to bloat.  That can be fatal
Why your vet psses this off without checking the dog is beyond me.