Grass seeds in paws - a note for new members

[jools]

I thought I'd post a thread about checking paws for grass seeds, for our newer members.

I trim the hair between Bramble and Poppy's toes and check between their toes after every walk. That way, seeds don't have a chance to bury into their skin, causing much pain and distress.

Over the past few weeks, I have pulled at least one grass seed out after every walk. The one I got on Poppy last night was a horrible hard one that would have managed to pierce her skin very easily, had it not been removed.

With grass seeds, prevention is much easier than cure. Please take a few minutes at the end of your walk to check for these horrible things and keep your dogs pain free this summer.

[Jan/Billy]

I have never found one on Billy yet. What do they feel like? Are they easy to feel?

[BabyB]

I have never found one on Billy yet. What do they feel like? Are they easy to feel?

When you place your hands on the coat you can feel a small 'bobble'.  They're not big at all, probably a tad bigger than a peppercorn, so can be easily missed  .    Henry gets them more than Katie, probably because he has longer hair than her, and he gets them in his ears (outside, not inside thankfully) and in his armpits mainly. 

I thoroughly recommend what Jools has said - better to prevent them causing damage by spending a few minutes going over their coat, than having a baby in pain 

Good post Jools 

[jools]

I have never found one on Billy yet. What do they feel like? Are they easy to feel?

Jan, they tend to be wee and dart shaped - like a tiny seed of corn. have a look at the grass seed sticky at the top of the health section - there are photos on there.

I spread B and P's toes and chack in between. They would bea easy to see in Billy's feet because of his black fur.

[badgeralbert]

Are those round sticky ball things a form of grass seeds 

[Cazzie]

Keeping sweepies feet has been the best thing for me, when her feet were trimmed the amount of grass seeds that came out were  Now her feet have ben kept short they are easier to get out if they do ever stick now

[cupcakebarb]

Yes as far as im aware badgeralbert

[tillyson]

Are those round sticky ball things a form of grass seeds 

Yes as far as im aware badgeralbert

i'didn't know they were, although have always picked them off, along with anything else attached to Tilly after a walk

[bracken]

We have been checking our dogs too 

Grass seeds are horrid    last year Bracken had a smelly sore foot, he had started chewing the fur away it was a seed stuck in, managed to remove, soaked his paw in dilute dettol put some savlon on, popped bandage on for a few days to stop him getting at it, he was fine then

Always really careful now 

Jo