STICKY ONE

max · Enlightened One

STICKY ONE

Siouxsie · Enlightened One

I've known of this being used in herbal treatments for urinary problems and also skin disorders. But not known of dogs eating it directly from the plant itself.

Knowing of its herbal quality, I wouldn't think if would be harmful though.

Sorry couldn't be of more help

Carol · Master

Never actually seen my dogs eating it but the two boys always come back covered in sticky balls after a rake in the bushes and they're a bu**er to get out of fur.

JENNY · Big Cheese

My two eat the grass in the garden quite a lot.
I have no idea what the stuff you are talking about is but from what Carol said about sticky balls it sounds like what we call Robin run the hedge back home. I've not seen any in the park but they try to eat everything else so I'm sure they'd have a go!

Siouxsie · Enlightened One

Hi Jenny,

Here is a photo of Goosegrass,

It's really horrible to touch

Sunny girl · Master

Nora I had noticed Sunny trying to eat this a few weeks ago. I quickly took it off her but did wonder about it.

Landess

Suzanne · Guru

Found this info Nora on a website called "Herbs for Dogs"

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CLEAVERS (Galium aparine)
Also known as goosegrass and catchweed because of its sticky leaves, Cleavers has long been valued as a tonic for the lymphatic system,
Uses: Cleavers is used to treat skin disorders such as psoriasis, eczema and acne. It is also useful in treating swollen glands and urinary stones.

CLIVERS (Galium aparine)
Other names: Barweed, Bedstraw, Catchweed, Goose Grass, Grip Grass, Hayruff, Hedge-burs, Scratchweed, Stick-a-back
Clivers is sometimes used to treat urinary tract infections and skin disorders, but its effectiveness remains to be proven. Other unverified uses include ulcers, infected glands, kidney and bladder stones, bladder inflammation, difficult urination, swelling due to water retention, and breast lumps. In Asian medicine it's considered a remedy for stomach bloating, blood in the urine and other urinary problems, and deep-seated skin infections

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They say that horses naturally seek out different foods ie different barks off trees, shrubs etc to self-heal whatever ailment they are suffering from at the time. This has been researched & the horses somehow always picked the right plant for their bodies needs. Maybe dogs (or at least your two! ;) arent as daft as we all think....

Is this just a recent thing they are doing?? are either straining to wee?? might be worth trying to get a sample off them & take it down to the vets for them to dipstick it (needs to be as fresh as poss...) ??

I remember reading somewhere that someone was gonna try their dog on cranberry juice LOL - wonder how they got on....??

-- Edited by Suzanne at 23:34, 2006-04-19

Siouxsie · Enlightened One

Should have added earlier, I know that the use of Goosegrass for these ailments has never been proven to remedy them.

It shall probably be another one of these mysteries

max · Enlightened One

Cas does it off and on and has done for a while, Sasha has just started. They both seem fine in themselves and are having no difficulting weeing. So I guess thats one for the books ? Nora

Amber · Master

Both mine eat this plant, as well as juicy grass; not sure why they do it, but doesn't seem to do them any harm.