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My dog ate grass and won't stop licking his nose. What's wrong?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Dog | Mixed Breed Small (up to 22lb) | Male | unneutered | 3 years and 6 months old | 15 lbs

My dog just started licking his nose and wont stop i walked him and he ate a litte grass

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Answered By Dr. Massimo Orioles, DVM, Cert AVP, MRCVS

Veterinarian

Published on March 20th, 2018

This is usually a sign of nausea, or gastrointestinal upset. It is not necessarily related to anything pathologic, but I would expect a vomiting episodes in the next 12-24 hours. Should it happen, I would suggest to withhold food for the next 8-12 hours and then start feeding with a bland diet based on boiled chicken and rice in small portion every 6 hours for the following 48hours. Then gradually reintroduce the normal diet over 5 days. I would then definitively recommend a veterinary check up if the signs persist or you notice diarrhoea, more vomiting, lethargy or inappetence. Hope this answer was helpful, but please do not hesitate to contact us again on the forum or by requesting a consultation if you have any more questions or to discuss it any further.

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    Answered By Dr. Melanie, BVSc MS

    Veterinarian

    Published on November 1st, 2016

    You are correct that eating grass is a sign of nausea in dogs, but it could also be that he simply likes the taste of grass. Because Bruttess isn't vomiting, you can try feeding him a bland diet of boiled white meat chicken (no bones) and white rice in small amounts several times a day for a couple of days. Then slowly add back in his normal diet. If that doesn't help with the grass eating, or he starts vomiting, having diarrhea, stops eating or drinking water, or becomes very lethargic, I would take him into the vet for an exam.

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