Grass Awns In Dogs Ear

Grass awns can be inhaled become lodged in the ears swallowed or even just imbedded in the coat or skin.

Grass awns in dogs ear.

These seeds or grass awns can become lodged in pet ears between toes and under the skin. When a grass awn is embedded the body responds with inflammation. The dog shakes the head scratches or rubs the ears holds his head at a slightly tilted angle between the eye eyelid. Grass awns have been known to migrate through the body wall and migrate to the chest and abdominal cavities.

The eyes of the dog get inflamed. One of the most common minor emergencies we see during the summer in the mid southare grass awn foreign bodies. They may also become embedded in the body. It is when they are not quickly removed by the owner or expelled by the animal that they become problematic.

No infections or abscesses matted hair only ear canal. The most common presentation is a draining tract between the toes. Depending on where the grass awn get stuck contact symptoms can vary accordingly.