Grass Seeds ~ Prevention and Care

[Michele]

Some of our newer members have wisely been asking about grass seeds and what they look like. Listed below are a few sites that show you what to look out for and the dangers they can impose.

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Another good idea is to invest in a snood, then the ears are completely protected.
The one I have is a cotton 'tube' elasticated at both ends - dead simple.  

This site HERE is an American one, but it shows you how to measure up, so you could even have a go at making your own.


As modelled by Suzysu's Georgie & Daisy
copied with permission

Snoods discussion

Snoods from UK site

Snoods from another UK site (made by a Cocker owner)

Another UK snood site

Edited to add a link to a thread started by Jools about her dog Bramble, and the success of using homeopathic silica to remove a seed.

Full story starts here
http://www.cockersonline.co.uk/discuss/index.php?topic=36408.0

information about silica on this page.
http://www.cockersonline.co.uk/discuss/index.php?topic=36408.30

More recent threads:

http://www.cockersonline.co.uk/discuss/index.php?topic=84285.0

http://www.cockersonline.co.uk/discuss/index.php?topic=84602.0