Grass Awn Project

June 27 2011 by the grass awn project 1 comment new nafc fc afc cody cut a lean grade grady owned and handled by chad baker won the 2011 national amateur retriever championship which concluded june 25 in ronan montana.

Grass awn project.

The grass awn can become lodged in the tear ducts under the main eyelids or behind the third eyelid. The grass awn project started when i had a field bred english springer spaniel that suffered recurring bouts of unexplained illness approximately every three months for almost a year. An informed owner can mean the difference between life and death for a dog that has acquired a plant material borne infection. The wrong amount of water will encourage moss growth and discourage the growth of grass.

Look for signs of drought stress in your grass wilting dull color and grass that doesn t spring back after you walk on it. Tai s illness finally culminated in a pyothorax that required chest drains at the university of wisconsin madison veterinary hospital. Lawn aeration explained over time grass and soil can become compressed and compacted. These grasses can be found throughout north america and are especially prevalent in the western united states.

Grady has had multiple incidents of grass awn infection with treatment. This creates thatch which is a thin layer of dead and decomposing grass between growing soil. Water your lawn only when necessary and to supplement rainfall. Grass awns are the seed pods of certain tall grasses that grow as invasive weeds.

The signs are usually unilateral but both eyes can become infected at the same time. Use a rain gauge to monitor the amount of water your lawn gets. The objective of this proposed research project is to conduct a systematic assessment of cases of grass awn disease in dogs over the past 20 years and to investigate seed mixes recommended for. The essfta established the grass awn committee in 2007 to investigate the problem in hopes of finding ways to mitigate the potential for these infections and to educate dog owners.

Grass awns can become ocular foreign bodies as well. Her surgery involved removing a piece of a back muscle approximately 1 x 3 a grass awn was found and removed in this area and removal of the abscess which necessitated removal of two ribs and insertion of a piece of mesh to close the abdominal wall. As thatch grows it prevents air water and fertilizer from getting to the roots of your grass.