Tanyakal1

Thanks for the advice everyone, very helpful. I have been soaking his feet in a warm bath of salt water and they are looking ok. I'm going to play it by ear and see how the swelling goes. He does let me touch his feet for a short time before he gets upset so I am slowly trying to cut the hair and clean them up, just a very unhappy boy. Nothing happened to him as a pup he just does not like to be touched in certain areas and lucky I have never had to trim his nails and he's 6 years old , I take him for lots of walks which keep them down. I have been reading a bit about silicea which is suppose to remove foreign objects from the body, a homeopathy remedy, may be the next option. I have now learnt my lesson and this will not happen again. Thanks everyone

After some advice!! my border collie started licking his paw which became swollen, resulting in me seeing a grass seed sticking out of his foot. My dog will not let me touch his feet as he becomes very stressed and aggressive. He was taken to the vet whom muzzled him and were able to pull it out after much struggle. It later became swollen again and it is believed there is some still in his foot. I was able to quickly look at his other toes and have pulled another three out that had entered the skin and I'm unsure if they were all removed . My vet is reluctant to do surgery as last time he was sedated he fought the effects and would not go to sleep which required a higher and more dangerous dose. I am worried about getting surgery because of the danger involved in putting him to sleep. My vet said we can wait and see if they make there way out or get the surgery?? I will give it a couple of days. . Will soaking his feet in salt water every few hours have any benefit ?

After some advice!! my border collie started licking his paw which became swollen, resulting in me seeing a grass seed sticking out of his foot. My dog will not let me touch his feet as he becomes very stressed and aggressive. He was taken to the vet whom muzzled him and were able to pull it out after much struggle. It later became swollen again and it is believed there is some still in his foot. I was able to quickly look at his other toes and have pulled another three out that had entered the skin and I'm unsure if they were all removed . My vet is reluctant to do surgery as last time he was sedated he fought the effects and would not go to sleep which required a higher and more dangerous dose. I am worried about getting surgery because of the danger involved in putting him to sleep. My vet said we can wait and see if they make there way out or get the surgery?? I will give it a couple of days. . Will soaking his feet in salt water every few hours have any benefit ?