Grass Awn Migration In Dogs
A retrospective study of 182 cases of grass awn migration in dogs and cats seen during a 1 year period was performed.
Grass awn migration in dogs. Grass awn migration in dogs and cats. The 182 cases comprised 61 of all foreign body related cases during that year. Compared with the total hospital population there was an increased prevalence of grass awn problems i. A retrospective study of 182 cases pubmed.
Once inside the dog there s nothing to really stop the seed so it can essentially travel at. Lungs and other organs inhalation or migration. A 10 mhz linear transducer was used. If swallowed grass awns may stick to the back of the throat near the tonsils and cause inflammation and swelling.
When it starts into a dog s body it just keeps traveling and then every time the dog moves in some way it gets the seed moving forward and this is the key problem with some of these seeds. The aim of this study was to describe the ultrasonographic features of grass awns in soft tissue. A retrospective study of 140 cases of grass awn migration in dogs seen since 2001 till 2002 year period was conducted. The dog shows signs of serious sickness which can result in short breath and vomit episodes.