Cats don’t navigate naturally to vegetables and fruits. They do like to chew on grass and other plants, however. Why is not fully understood. International Cat Care (icatcare.org) posits that grass might help move hairballs and food through the digestive tract—either up or down, since eating grass sometimes results in vomiting. Grass may also provide essential trace nutrients—kind of like a vitamin/mineral supplement.
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