Spaniels and.........Grass seed.
Posted: Mon Aug 15, 2016 9:02 am
The dangers of grass seeds to hairy footed Spaniels are I'm sure known to most owners. But it has been brought to my mind now as I have to take my nephews Cocker 'Bailey' to the vets this evening to have his dressing changed following an operation to remove a grass seed deeply embedded between two toes. The job has fallen to me because his owner is on holiday. Sadly Bailey isn't insured and my nephew now faces a hefty bill. I have had several Spaniels over the years and it happened to one of mine (I wasn't aware of the problem then) I had visited my local pub with my two spaniels and after a little while I was approached by an attractive young lady (Spaniels do tend to attract the ladies) She said'' I hope you don't mind, but I'm a vet and I think your dog has a grass seed in his paw, would you like me to have a look.'' Sure enough she confirmed her initial observation. Next day I was at the Vet, the dog was kept in for the operation to remove the seed. And in the fullness of time I was presented with a huge bill. I carried that grass seed around in my wallet for years as a reminder. Moral of the story! keep the hair (feathers) on your Spaniels feet cut short. Especially between the toes. inspect daily this time of year. Oh! and insurance against Vet's bills, whilst expensive is a good idea.
http://www.marcthevet.com/2011/05/prepa ... ss-seed-2/
Apologies to Spaniel owners, but there maybe some who like me were unaware of the danger.
Jenks
http://www.marcthevet.com/2011/05/prepa ... ss-seed-2/
Apologies to Spaniel owners, but there maybe some who like me were unaware of the danger.
Jenks