Grass Awn In Dogs Foot

Grass awns are just one of the many danger your dog is exposed to when he or she is outdoors.

Grass awn in dogs foot.

The most common presentation is a draining tract between the toes. The signs associated with grass seeds and awns depend upon the location of the grass seed. However grass awns can also cause much more serious health problems when they enter through the mouth or nose of a dog and migrate through the respiratory or gastrointestinal tract. But if the seeds have penetrated the skin or have been inhaled or ingested usually pain inflammation and swelling will result.

An awn is a hairy or bristle like appendage growing from the ear or flower of barley rye and many types of widely growing grasses. The barbed seed heads of the foxtail plant can work their way into any part of your dog or cat from the nose to between the toes and inside the ears eyes and mouth they can even simply dig themselves directly into a patch of skin. The foxtail plant is a grass like weed. Further motion enables the grass awn to migrate.

If the seeds are just tangled in the fur only matting of the hair coat may be seen. Grass awns can be inhaled swallowed and even penetrate the dog s skin. Movement from the dog allows the grass awn to pierce the dog s skin becoming embedded due to the barbs. If grass awns are not removed in a timely fashion they will lead to the formation of painful abscesses which need regular drainage of fluids.

These seeds or grass awns can become lodged in pet ears between toes and under the skin.