24/10/2025
Grass Seeds!🌾🌾
These can cause issues in pets by becoming embedded or stuck in all sorts of uncomfortable places in our poor patients.
Common signs you might notice in your furry friend include:
• Lumps/swelling on the skin, especially in between toes
• Difficulty opening eye and/or weeping from the eye
• Shaking of head and scratching ears
• Sneezing
If not found and removed promptly, the grass seed can work its way deeper into the body and form an abscess. It can also cause more serious complications, especially in the eyes and ears where permanent damage can occur. Treatment sometimes requires an anaesthetic to allow for surgical exploration of the affected area, but occasionally some grass seeds can be removed during a consultation.
The simplest way to protect your pet from grass seeds is to avoid areas with long grass, grooming long haired pets frequently (including trimming of their coat and fluffy paws), and checking between toes, throughout fur and in the eyes and ears for any signs of irritation.
If you have noticed any of the above clinical signs in your pet, please call us on 9744 3611 to arrange a vet consultation. The sooner we can find and remove a grass seed, the lower the chance it will embed and cause further problems.
