If this happens, continue soaking in antiseptic water for several days.Ī veterinary checkup is necessary if the foxtail is not expelled or if you see bumps forming in other areas of the paw or leg – a sign that the foxtail is migrating. For embedded foxtails, soaking the paw (plain, warm water, 15 minutes, two to three times a day for three days) may promote the formation of an abscess that will eventually burst and expel the awn.
SYMPTOMS: Continual licking of the foot or pad, bumpy swelling between the toes, or a small hole.įIRST AID: If you can see the foxtail, you can try to remove it by hand or by using blunt-tipped tweezers. TREATMENT: The vet will anesthetize the dog and remove any foxtails. Feeding the dog bread may force the seed to move through the throat and into the stomach. SYMPTOMS: Hacking, gagging, difficulty swallowing when eating or drinking.įIRST AID: If the foxtail is visible, you may pull it out by hand or with blunt tweezers. RISKS: Damage to periodontal pockets, the tongue, or throat infection can be inhaled into lung. Using a rhinoscope, the veterinarian will visually inspect the area and extract the awn using alligator forceps. TREATMENT: The dog must be sedated, and a topical anesthetic may be needed to numb the inside of the dog’s nose.
There may be a slight bloody dischage.įIRST AID: None.
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SYMPTOMS: Violent, explosive, serial sneezing. RISK: Chronic irritation, infections, tissue damage may migrate into brain. TREATMENT: The vet examines the ear with an otoscope and uses alligator forceps to extract the foxtail. Randy Acker, author of Field Guide to Dog First Aid: Emergency Care for the Outdoor Dog, cautions against it if the eardrum has been damaged, the oil will do more harm than good. RISK: Chronic irritation, infections, eardrum damage, deafness.įIRST AID: Squirting mineral oil into the ear to soften the awn is a common recommendation. A panicked or excitable dog may need sedation. TREATMENT: With a calm dog, the vet will use a numbing agent on the eye and remove the foxtail. Instead, keep the dog from pawing at the eye and take her immediately to the vet – ideally to a veterinary opthalmologist. However, you risk not removing it completely or driving it deeper. SYMPTOMS: Squinting, discharge, an eye glued shut.įIRST AID: Some trail first-aid advocates suggest removing a visible foxtail in the dog’s third eyelid by hand, by using blunt tweezers, or with a damp Q-Tip. RISKS: Irritation, corneal scratches, ulcers, conjunctivitis, blindness. Delaying treatment allows the foxtail to do further damage avoiding foxtail treatment altogether could lead to your dog developing a chronic illness or could even lead to death.
While some first aid may be possible in the event of a foxtail wound, in almost all cases you should get your dog to a veterinarian as soon as possible.
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