http://www.petmd.com/bird/emergency/rss Emergency en http://www.petmd.com/cat/emergency/poisoning-toxicity/e_ct_outdoor_plant_poisoning Many homes have several common outdoor plants as part of the garden foliage, vegetation, or landscaping. Cats will eat plants that grow in the wild for digestive purposes, to loosen undigested food (or hair) for regurgitation, and for self-treatment. For instance, cats will commonly eat grass to aid in the digestion of food, or to capture hair (i.e., hairballs) from the stomach and esophagus so that it can be regurgitated.
 
Cats will also use plants for medicinal purposes, often when they have viral, bacterial, or parasitic infections. Most cats have the instinctive ability to ...read more]]> http://www.petmd.com/cat/emergency/poisoning-toxicity/e_ct_outdoor_plant_poisoning#comments Emergency Thu, 11 Sep 2008 21:36:02 +0000 482 at http://www.petmd.com