10/07/2026
🌾 It’s grass seed season! 🌾
With the warm weather we’ve been having, grass seeds are everywhere at the moment. They may look harmless, but they can cause some very serious problems, so it’s important to take extra precautions during and after every walk.
🐾 How to help protect your dog:
• Avoid walking through long grass where possible.
• Stick to mown paths and trails.
• Check your dog’s paws (especially between the toes) after every walk.
• Look inside and around the ears.
• Check the eyes, nose, mouth, groin, armpits and around the v***a.
• Brush long-coated dogs to remove any seeds caught in the fur.
• Consider keeping the hair between the paw pads trimmed during grass seed season.
Today alone we’ve found and removed 17 grass seeds in total from paws, a nose, groin, ears and a v***a! They really can get everywhere.
Grass seeds have a dart-like structure, meaning they only move forwards, not backwards. Once they’ve penetrated the skin, they can continue to migrate through the body, causing painful infections, abscesses and, in rare cases, they have even been found to travel into the lungs.
🚨 If your dog suddenly starts:
• Excessively licking a paw
• Shaking their head or holding an ear down
• Sneezing repeatedly or has a bloody nose
• Squinting or rubbing an eye
• Developing a painful swelling or discharge
Contact your vet as soon as possible. The sooner a grass seed is found and removed, the less likely it is to cause serious complications.
Stay safe and keep checking those furry friends! 🌾🐶
