27/06/2022
This time of year is always tricky for us... our little loves running through the fields and his big old flappy ears are a hazard!! Being the absolute wimp that he is, when he got a grass seed in his ear recently they had to sedate him to retrieve it. โโโโโโโโ
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Grass seeds are easily trapped in fur and have sharp, pointed edges that allow them to burrow into a dog's skin. The seed can migrate to other parts of the body and cause head shaking, sneezing, eye irritation, redness, swelling, pain or lameness.โโโโโโโโ
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SAVSNET, based at the university of Liverpool, researched millions of health records submitted by 245 veterinary practices across the country between March 2014 and September 2020. They discovered that although cases are reported all year round, 90.6% occur between June and September with July being the worst month.โโโโโโโโ
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Be sure to check your dog regularly. Apparently Spaniel breeds have a greater chance (7.7 times) of going to the vets with grass seeds (Dogs Trust-funded study 'Seasonality and risk factors for grass seed foreign bodes in dogs').โโโโโโโโ
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