I used to think cat grass was a perineal, like regular grass, and that I was just somehow terrible at keeping it growing. Now I realize that it is not like regular grass and will always die after a few weeks. I don’t know for sure but knowing how everything centers around money in America, I assume the seeds are picked less for the cat’s benefit and more for the benefit of the company’s bottom line.
After my last batch of cat grass died I just left the pot outside for several months. I had no desire to try again but I was cleaning out my shed and noticed a half-used bag of cat grass seeds and decided to give it another go. I knew it wouldn’t last but I still thought it would be worth it for the cats’ sake.
After a week or two the grass was tall enough to bring in for the cats.
As expected, Chris was the king of the grass-eating with Frankie a close second. Floki seemed to show just a mild curiosity. I guess I need to accept the realty and just replant the cat grass every so often.
What about you? Do your cats like cat grass?
Bad Cat Chris 
Teddy eats our lawn grass whenever he wants some – although in Winter he’s not outside and/or the grass is covered with ice or snow. I tried cat grass once with Sammy and once with Teddy and neither of them were interested – they just prefer “people grass” I guess!!
Pam
The thrill of going outside could be part of it.
that’s a super cute photo for easter… my uncle laughed like a horse as we came with a pot with cat gras as a christmas gift for his cat… but he stopped to laugh as his cat used the fab big pot as litter box…ha!
It makes sense since wild cats would use the grass.
Kessy wants her “salad” morning and evening. And we could just go to the DIYstore and buy regular grass seed and plant it in a shallow container, filled with some substrate.
That is what I should do.
Dad was thinking that he may use some of the regular grass seed he has and make us that. We are not big on the potted grass and have the cat yard in the summer anymeow
I think when this dies I will get regular grass seed.
None of the remaining kitties care for cat grass, some of the Angels really liked it though. Love the fun yum vid.
Thanks. I guess it is like a McRib. You love it or you hate it.
We used to get grass to eat but we made a mess of it so the mom stopped giving it to us. ~Ernie
Yes, it is messy. Plus, you sometimes get puke from it too.
I recently grew some for my cats I thought I was a bad gardener because it always dies, good to know it is not me. Cute video.
I’m glad I’m not the only one who thought that.
I’ve never been interested in the outside grass. The nip garden – that’s another story!
That’s a good idea. It has been a while since I’ve grown a nip plant.
When I moved to an apartment in Vancouver, Nellie missed being able to go outside and eat grass and I discovered that a local grocery store sold wheat grass. She loved it (and so my house plants would not get chomped) I continued to buy the wheat grass. Fast forward to moving back to Midway, no local stores sell wheat grass and this winter we have had too much snow and the cats were grazing on my houseplants. I started growing wheat grass. We are on our second batch (They take about a week to get tall enough to eat and they last about 5 weeks) I figure I will grow about 2 more pots before summer. I am amazed at how much the 3 eat!
Wheet grass is a good idea and it is good for humans too.
I get tired of restarting cat grass. Once, in an experiment, I replanted a little lawn grass and brought it inside. “Thia should last!” I thought. Well, or not! I think it needed more sun than it got inside, but my kitty boys got a bit of fun and grass to much for the short time it survived. Here’s a video of them playing with the grass:
Louis Catorze once puked up a whole sprig of mint, complete with leaves and buds. I don’t imagine this will surprise you one bit.
Not at all. I think it is normal to puke up the grass and might even be healthy.
Snoops and Kommando don’t really have a strong taste for it. One of their predecessors was like a lawn mower
It seems they either like it or don’t. I haven’t seen an in between cat.
My cats love grass. I tell them not to overgraze. In a matter of 5-6 weeks, it’s time to replant. Lately, I’ve been remiss in my grass-planting responsibility. I’ll have to get cracking on it.
I am the same way. Maybe I will plant catnip next time.
I tried growing cat grass for Ollie but, apparently, the company neglected to put the seed in the dirt. No grass. Ollie seems to enjoy chewing on my Peace Lily.
That’s not good. Maybe it was sitting at the retail store for way too long.
Possibly.