Owning a dog or some other kind of pet for that matter can be a very enjoyable experience.  You never know from day to day what kind of experience you and your pet might share.

Today started out just like any other day.  Both of our dogs were out in the yard this morning sniffing and rooting around – you know doing all those morning doggie things.  The both of them were also imitating the horses next door grazing – eating grass.  For some reason our dogs tend to eat a lot of grass.

After their breakfast settled down my husband took them for their morning walk.  Our female dobe Ripley was acting a little bit strange.  She kept making  a noise like she was trying to clear her throat.  She wasn’t doing this continuous but she did do it off and on during the walk.

About an hour after their walk Ripley started hacking again and then she threw up.  There was a lot of grass that came up so we figured that was what was bothering her.

It wasn’t long after this that she again started hacking.  While my husband opened her mouth up and I shone the flashlight down her throat we could see what looked to be a blade of grass.  Now you wouldn’t think that a blade of grass would cause this much problem but apparently it was.

While my husband held her mouth open again, I managed to get the blade of grass and pull it out.  When I pulled it out it was then obvious why she was having so much discomfort.  The blade of grass had somehow partially gone up her nasal passage.  There was no way this blade of grass would have come out on its own.

The blade of grass if left there could have irritated her throat and nasal passage and may have caused an infection to set in.

I know she was sure happy when we got the offending blade of grass out of there.

When it comes to your pet’s health always expect the unexpected.  Who would think that a blade of grass could cause so much problem!

Until next time

M. Brownell

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