Thread: Bloody grass

I wouldn't know about short coated dogs... I've heard seeds get stuck in them too easily. The likes of GSPs etc have short coat but its thick . when a seed goes in it, it will travel around. As long as it has somewhere to exit it won't be an issue. once it hits a spot of no return it will continue to go forward through the skin...
Just started hunting through my photos from couple years ago... and here is how it looked like.

Photo one is just the inflamation on the skin. You can sort of see the entry point of the seed. quite a unusual entry point as it was on right at the bottom of the chest. Vet thought it was just an infection from a scratch or simply the dog banged itself bit hard. He was on antibiotic for about 10 days but I wasn't very happy as the inflammation and redness settled but a small lump still was present. I went to a completely separate vet for a second opinion and got told to be conservative and go on antibiotics for a bit longer. then wait an if it inflamed again then go to surgery... I was still not satisfied because the seed was very close to the dogs chest and diaphragm... I ended up going to the vet next morning scheduling a surgery to open the wound up and check ASAP... 2 hours later got a call telling me it was a seed. The vet kept it for a souvenir. So I'm pretty freaked out about seeds sense then...

Entry point

Burst of Inflamation

Actual seed

And here is him all fine and well

Originally Posted by Petros_mk

I wouldn't know about short coated dogs... I've heard seeds get stuck in them too easily. The likes of GSPs etc have short coat but its thick . when a seed goes in it, it will travel around. As long as it has somewhere to exit it won't be an issue. once it hits a spot of no return it will continue to go forward through the skin...
Just started hunting through my photos from couple years ago... and here is how it looked like.

Photo one is just the inflamation on the skin. You can sort of see the entry point of the seed. quite a unusual entry point as it was on right at the bottom of the chest. Vet thought it was just an infection from a scratch or simply the dog banged itself bit hard. He was on antibiotic for about 10 days but I wasn't very happy as the inflammation and redness settled but a small lump still was present. I went to a completely separate vet for a second opinion and got told to be conservative and go on antibiotics for a bit longer. then wait an if it inflamed again then go to surgery... I was still not satisfied because the seed was very close to the dogs chest and diaphragm... I ended up going to the vet next morning scheduling a surgery to open the wound up and check ASAP... 2 hours later got a call telling me it was a seed.

Thank you, Petros_mk, for putting up the fotos.

My Irish Water Spaniel was put to sleep because a grass seed had got into her coat. When I shaved her side it was a mess. In theory only south east England has the sort of grass that does this damage but somehow my dog picked one up in Northern Ireland. Never heard of it penetrating the brain before but anything is possible. Sounds really nasty.