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Cocker Specific Discussion => Health => Topic started by: Mel on June 30, 2011, 07:21:31 PM
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Grass seed in ear. Epsom vets in excess of £300, emergency out of hours in Faygate £150 so I'll keep this short as I'm rushing.
Poor man he's just sitting dead still. No howling or whining. Luckily Faygate vets only want to sedate not full GA like Epsom rip offs.
Oh dear :'( :'( :'(
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poor Tali :'( Another evil seed, they're rife this year >:(
I'm sure if he's sitting that still Mel the sedation and extraction won't take long :luv: good luck :D
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Poor Tali :'(
Hopefully he'll be back to normal in no time at all :bigarmhug:
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Poor Tali - hope things are rectified quickly :bigarmhug:
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:bigarmhug: for you and :-* for Tali
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They seem particularly lethal this year >:( Hope all goes well and Tali's on the mend quickly :-* :bigarmhug:
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Poor little lad, really hope its not to difficult to extract the little blighter >:D Lots of love and a wet kiss from Freya for your boy :luv:
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Poor Tali.
Blumming grass seeds are a pain, maybe our dogs should go out in hats and wellies.
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Oh no not another one! Hopefully you'll get him sorted in no time.
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all paws crossed the seed removal is quick & easy & for poor little Tali is soon on his way home with you Mel :luv: :-*
they really are proving to be a problem this year, these grass seeds >:(
big hugs & get well wishes form all of us here
Lindsey & the girls :-* :bigarmhug:
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These pesky grass seeds sound a blinking nuisance >:D >:D
Wishing Tali a very speedy recovery...
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Poor Tali, hope they can remove it quickly and he soon forgets all about it.
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Poor Tali hope its out soon they must be really uncomfotable.I look out for them but have not come across them yet
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Poor Tali. As soon as the grass seed has been removed, it'll be a great relief for him and he'll be back to his normal self again.
Sending :bigarmhug: for Tali
Love,
Gwyneth Colin and Megan XXX
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Oh no sorry to read this Mel :'(
Thinking of you both & hope Tali is safely back home later :luv: :luv: :bigarmhug: :bigarmhug:
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Hows tali doing? big hugs from me and Willow x
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We are back home. It was a bluggy foxtail >:D. Headley, the vet was met but a growl from Tali but after he spent time gaining his trust, he attempted to remove the seed without sedation. It was nearly coming out but was lodge too deeply in. The wound bled quite heavily and when Headley first lifted his ear, he asked if Tali had an ear infection as it was so squishy sounding. It was blood of course.
I was present for the whole proceedure, even helped a bit. I have the offending seed and will photograph and post tomorrow.
Tali was friends with Headley by the end, but is now completely spark out on mum's bed. He was very woozy and just kept staring at stuff.
Poor little man :'(
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So pleased it is out and he is on the mend Mel.
Eve x
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So pleased that the dammed grass seed >:D is out and Tali is now on the mend.
Get well soon Tali :luv: :luv: :luv:
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Poor little chap - hope he's on the mend very soon :luv:
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Sending lots of healing hugs for poor Tali :bigarmhug: (and you too :-*)
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Poor Tali :016:
Hope he feels better soon Mel
xxxsteff
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Poor Tali that sounds awful :'( so glad he got it out for you though
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Poor Tali, those foxtails do look particularly nasty. Sonny tried to eat some of them last week >:(
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Hope Tali is feeling better this morning Mel :luv: :luv:
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Have only just seen this Mel, poor Tali, those blurry grass seeds >:D i hope he is feeling better this morning :luv: :luv: know what you mean about Epsom vet prices >:(
Stephanie, George and Hamish xxx
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Thank you for your kind wishes. He was very off the planet last night, very wobbly on his legs, etc. He's much brighter, but still quiet this morning. His ear is still very sore.
I'm going to bite the bullet and don't care if he looks silly, I'm getting a snood. Much cheaper than the vets and far less painful for Tali. Can anyone suggest good ones please?
Will post pic later as getting mum out now.
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I got Odie's snood from Ebay, it was around £4ish, it's a shiny black material, thought this would be better for wet/snowy weather. He does look a fool in it :005: and I have to admit I've not used it yet but I will do for the snow :D
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I don't care about what he looks like, I'll tell him he looks beautiful anyway ;-)
As a moot point, the vet said his ears were unusually for a cocker, clear, clean and sweet smelling. The power of Thornits. :005:
However the downside is that the seed got in a long way quite quickly >:(
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Poor Tali...glad the offending foxtail is now in a pot!! Poor boy no wonder he felt so rubbish...
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am so glad that the seed is no more.....and hope tali makes a speedy recovery :luv:
all this talk of grass seed problems in the past week or so has prompted me to book ebony in for a mega cut on monday, she normally has a long show cut, but im thinking that for the summer perhaps a little shorter would be good and very short cut feet.... ;)
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Poor Tali...hope is feeling a bit better now :luv: :luv:
>:D >:D Grass seeds are really being a pain this year!!!
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Poor Tali hope he is on the road to recovery, these blumin grass seeds, Selby sends a big slurp and big hugs
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Poor Tali :'( I'm glad he's a bit brighter today. Eric got a foxtail in his ear a couple of years ago and went through the same as poor Tali. Eric managed to get the one down his ear whilst he was rolling in a dead seagull so I had to rush him to the vets covered in guts and maggots :020: add that to him foaming and the mouth and you can imagine how deranged he looked ph34r
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Well done Tali for being a brave boy. xxx
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Oh Tali............glad that horrid thing is out of your ear now...................
Get better really soon. xxxx
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Poor Tali.
Blumming grass seeds are a pain, maybe our dogs should go out in hats and wellies.
That might not be enough either... my saluki got a grass seed lodged up his nose yesterday and had to have full anaesthetics today to have it removed. It took my vet a long time to get it out as it was so far up and it's very difficult to find it in the nose.
Vera
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am so glad that the seed is no more.....and hope tali makes a speedy recovery :luv:
all this talk of grass seed problems in the past week or so has prompted me to book ebony in for a mega cut on monday, she normally has a long show cut, but im thinking that for the summer perhaps a little shorter would be good and very short cut feet.... ;)
Actually, my American cocker with very long hair has less problems with grass seeds as they never seem to reach the skin, but get caught up in the fur. It's my saluki with pretty short fur that caught a grass seed... up his nose. >:(
Vera
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As 2 more doglets got rushed to the vet today with seeds in ears, I would really like to drive home the urgency of getting these seen to.
Signs to look for are constant shaking of ears and head tilt. Often your dog will cry, pace, squeal and possibly get aggitated if you touch the affected ear. If your dog is quiet and trying to remain still, don't take this as it's ok to leave it.
A seed, especially a foxtail has a sharp point which will bury itself into your dogs ear canal.
At worst it will travel right down the ear and burst the ear drum. Dog's ear drums do heal, but it's not very nice for them. The seeds migrate down the ear at an amazingly fast pace too.
Please don't delay in getting vetinary treatment.
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I agree Mel - Eddie started shaking his head late last night and went in first thing this morning - not a sign of the damn thing to our eyes and i spend ages and ages picking stuff out after walks. I was a horrrid foxtail as well so must have been very painful. Still prompt action also meant less cost, as it wasn't infected and his ear drum isn't damaged. Big hugs to all the doggies and owners who've had to deal with this problem this year - im going to be exta extra vigilant from now on, and although i dont love the look i've had the groomer cut Ruby really short yesterday in an effort to help with the heat and the seeds! :bigarmhug: