With the arrival of spring we are tempted to take a walk in the fields with our four-legged friend. During the outings we must be alert because the sunny season is the most dangerous for our dog. From May to July in the fields we can run into forasack, seeds of wild grasses produced by the hundreds of plants. They have the characteristic V-shape and when they dry they become hard as gods Spine. Thanks to the teeth they can penetrate deeply once in the skin, they tend to walk inside the organism, also based on the movements of the animal, but not to go back. Their presence could cause discomfort or dangerous infections for our hunting companion.
All breeds can be affected by forasacchi, the dogs they tend to smell the ground they might aspirate them as they walk. The species with the pendulous ears may have problems withauditory system. So you have to be very careful when walking, try to to understand immediately symptoms e consult immediately a veterinarian. If the animal is very good and cooperative, depending on the area, the doctor might remove the foreign body with our awake friend. In most cases, she will prefer to sedate him. Let's now see the parts that can be affected, the symptoms and the solutions to be adopted.
Le grasses in the nostrils they are not dangerous for the dog, because they hardly reach the airways. Initially sneezes relentlessly, clear symptom of a foreign body in the nose. As an extreme consequence it could even come out a few drops of blood. After the first stage, it can get used to the presence of an ear. This does not mean that the situation has resolved itself. Sometimes they are eliminated naturally, other times they are swallowed in the stomach and in rare cases in the lungs. In any case, its presence represents a nuisance for the animal, because it could creep into a hidden area of the nose. You have to bring the dog from veterinarian who will remove it.
Il forasack as previously mentioned it mainly affects the breeds with ears pendulous. Upon entering the animal will tend to scratch forcefully, a shake your head or to walk with the head lowered. In addition to being very annoying, the presence of the spike in the ear could cause aotitis annoying, damage the eardrum with very long recovery times or in extreme cases drill the same. Also in this case the intervention must be immediate and carried out by the veterinarian.
Often the forasacco enters through the legs creeping between the fingers. The dog in this case will try pain, will tend to lick his paw or will limp. As you move inside the limb, the area will first turn red and then it may be affected by pus. It is not easy to locate how far the grass has gone, so the veterinarian before extracting it you will have to make aechography. Once identified it will remove it with special tweezers.
A dog hit by a forasacco in the eyes will begin to scratch the affected area ea weep. Again the intervention of the veterinarian must be immediate because it could cause a conjunctivitis chronic and in the worst case, if he continues to walk he might damage his eyesight and cause blindness. The eyes can also be affected by semi belonging to the grass family. It usually nestles in the "third eyelid”The inner eyelid, in the nasal corner of the orbit. As always, it is very important to contact a doctor who will remove it.
The most dangerous location is that in mouth at the level of lungs. THE hunting dogs They suffer particularly from it because running with their mouths open the vacuum cleaner effect occurs, that is, that of sucking up the ear. The animal in this case will begin to cough. Moving inside the lung it can migrate into the pleural area and create serious pathologies such as hemorrhagic cough. If it reaches the area under the column instead, it could create one pus sac. To remove it, the vet will use theendoscope so as to explore all the bronchi and locate the forasacco.
The removal of grasses on the ground is impossible due to their quantity, for this reason it is very important prevention. If you decide to take the dog out, you need to check the area well and move away from those in which the presence of forasacchi is excessive. Returning from the walk is better check the dog especially in the most dangerous or hidden parts of the body. Also, it is important brush to avoid the presence of any holes entangled in the hair and thus check if the animal feels pain in any area. A good rule of thumb, after the exit, is check your eyes and clean them with a moistened handkerchief turning the eyelids inside out to check for foreign bodies. The possibility of shorten the coat so as to avoid both the presence of grasses and possible fleas. The wisest decision to make when suspicious is to take your dog to the veterinarian because discomfort or possible pathologies can put the health of our four-legged friend at risk.