Our poor lil Foxie is going in for surgery this morning to (hopefully) have one of these gnarly foxtails removed from her hind paw. We noticed her foot swelling last week and thought perhaps she was stung by a bee or something but when the swelling didn't go down and we took her in on Monday, the vet said right away that he suspected one of these nasty things. Now that the grasses are dry, these things are super common for dogs to get here in CA. They usually get them in their ears, nose, or paws and once they go in, they really can't work themselves out and can cause really bad problems. Foxie has been on antiobiotics this week and has been a great patient but unfortunately her foot has only gotten worse and so she is going in. Benny hasn't left her side and has been licking her ears, foot, eyes and Foxie doesn't mind one bit. Don't worry Fox, we'll have you all better in just a few hours.
Friday, June 13, 2008
Nasty foxtails
Our poor lil Foxie is going in for surgery this morning to (hopefully) have one of these gnarly foxtails removed from her hind paw. We noticed her foot swelling last week and thought perhaps she was stung by a bee or something but when the swelling didn't go down and we took her in on Monday, the vet said right away that he suspected one of these nasty things. Now that the grasses are dry, these things are super common for dogs to get here in CA. They usually get them in their ears, nose, or paws and once they go in, they really can't work themselves out and can cause really bad problems. Foxie has been on antiobiotics this week and has been a great patient but unfortunately her foot has only gotten worse and so she is going in. Benny hasn't left her side and has been licking her ears, foot, eyes and Foxie doesn't mind one bit. Don't worry Fox, we'll have you all better in just a few hours.
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How did surgery go? We get foxtails here too, they're terrible! Im sorry she had to have surgery, especially right before you go on a vacation! She just needs a little extra TLC before you go :)
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