Very common problem. I’ve had to have some surgically removed from my dog on multiple occasions. They can be really hard to find on blonde dogs and they burrow into toe webbing and nasal passages.
This time of the year every local vet is talking about removing foxtails.
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Apologies for being glass half empty, but did you check for ticks afterwards?
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Yeah, but tick season is about done here. In my neck of the woods, checking for foxtails is arguably more important right now.
Foxtails really ends up being a problem there?
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Very common problem. I’ve had to have some surgically removed from my dog on multiple occasions. They can be really hard to find on blonde dogs and they burrow into toe webbing and nasal passages.
This time of the year every local vet is talking about removing foxtails.
Yikes! So what do you do, regular visits to the vet, or just try to find them on your own?
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Like with ticks, you need to look for them and remove them after a hike. If you don’t, they can get embedded, cause infections, and obstruct airways.
But with a blonde dog, fox tails can be hard to find. They’re the same color as the dog.