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Originally Posted by alaskayorkie  I'm not sure if they're considered a grass or not, but I have some growing in the cracks in my driveway. It's been nearly impossible to keep my dogs away from them all the time, but I do the best I can.
Here's a video I made at the time of Eddie's incident. At the end, it shows the type of foxtail I'm talking about. These are green; the ones Eddie got into were drier and more brittle. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H3UnFMSJvBo |
Your video was so sad. Poor Eddie! Teddy has had a couple things up his nose, rice and an unknown something from outside. It is so scary when they sneeze like that, and I can relate to the feeling of helplessness. I thought Teddy's head was going to come flying off. I took him to the vet for the rice and he sneezed it out before we saw the doctor.
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Originally Posted by pstinard Yes, a foxtail is a kind of grass, so it will look like any other kind of grass (with coarser leaves) until it flowers. The foxtails in Mike's video look more like squirrel tail barley, but no matter what you call them, they are dangerous. I'll try to attach a photo to this post... |
The things in our area that I am concerned about look different. No super long needles. It more like just the base, larger pieces, but sharp.