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# The Grass Awn Project

to protect our dogs

## Sitemaps

- [XML Sitemap](https://www.meanseeds.com/sitemap.xml): Contains all public & indexable URLs for this website.

## Posts

- [New case history – Pyothorax](https://www.meanseeds.com/new-case-history-pyothorax/) - I’m sad to say that we have another pyothorax case from our kennel in progress. It seemed to make more sense to create a page to track the history: http://www.meanseeds.com/case-history-xl-2013/ All good thoughts for XL’s full recovery are much appreciated . . .
- [Congratulations, Grady!](https://www.meanseeds.com/congratulations-grady/) - 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. Grady has had multiple incidents of grass awn infection, with treatment requiring major surgery. Not even grass awn infection can keep a great dog down. Congratulations
- [Nocardia Infection in Bird Dogs](https://www.meanseeds.com/nocardia-infection-in-bird-dogs/) - I was fortunate to present on grass awn infection to the Purina Pointing Dog Awards gathering in Kansas City this past weekend with Dr. Pat McInteer. Dr. McInteer shared an article that he wrote with Dr. James Mills on diagnosing and treating nocardia and associated infections, and was amenable to hosting that article here, as
- [Foxtail barley](https://www.meanseeds.com/foxtail-barley/) - We’ve had a cold “spring”in southern WI, so plants may be behind schedule here. The foxtail barley is emerging and it’s easy to spot in the roadside medians right now as the feathery tops are a very pale gold against all the green. Given that for years we were told that we don’t have the
- [Foxtail photos added](https://www.meanseeds.com/foxtail-photos-added/) - Thanks to Cindy Tulpa, who sent some photos of foxtail (aka foxtail barley) from California. These were taken in May, and I had uploaded them once but then had some issues with the site and just realized that these images went missing. Sad to say that I saw large quantities of foxtail growing along the
- [Finally!](https://www.meanseeds.com/finally/) - Thanks to the technical expertise of Nathan Briggs (the WordPress guru who keeps this site running and the nasties at bay) , Dr. Matt Rooney’s excellent presentation to the ESSFTA two years ago can be accessed here: http://www.meanseeds.com/rooney-talk/ Many thanks once again to Dr. Rooney (http://www.aspenmeadowvet.com/) for sharing his time and expertise.
- [In Memory – CNFC FC AFC CFC Cedar Bough’s Slipshot](https://www.meanseeds.com/in-memory-cnfc-fc-afc-cfc-cedar-boughs-slipshot/) - The Springer field trial community lost a great competitor this morning. Slip placed second in the 2006 and 2009 National Open, and won the 2008 Canadian National along with a myriad of other placements and accomplishments. Slip died from complications associated with grass awn infection. It is a true tragedy for the Springer field trial
- [New Page added – the ‘bad’ grass list](https://www.meanseeds.com/new-page-added-the-bad-grass-list/) - See link to the right. Many thanks to Kevin Noon for his help in providing the initial list and the technical detail! If you have had any personal experience with any of these particular species and have helpful information on reducing the hazards, please post your information in the comments. For example, folks living in
- [PLEASE submit case histories](https://www.meanseeds.com/please-submit-case-histories/) - What’s most needed for the project right now are case history submissions. Please either print off the case history for mailing with any support documents or records you are willing to send, or you can now submit your case history on the site. I understand well how time consuming it can be to assemble a
- [Cheatgrass photos added](https://www.meanseeds.com/cheatgrass-photos-added/) - I was in Dallas last weekend and noticed a stand of cheatgrass on the side of the road in front of the hotel where I was staying, so I grabbed some samples and took some photos which I have added to the gallery. This closeup of the awn is especially interesting, I think , as
- [Hello world!](https://www.meanseeds.com/hello-world/) - Just getting started. For now, if you need more information, refer to http://essfta.org/Health_Research/grass_awn.htm Please check back soon, I hope to have information posted here shortly. See the top of the banner or the panel to the right for a link to the case history form. Many thanks to Retriever News #mce_temp_url# for the article in
- [Case History – XL 2013 Pyothorax](https://www.meanseeds.com/case-history-xl-2013-pyothorax/) - Name: Pinecroft Taylor’s Big Boy, “XL” Breed: English Springer Spaniel (field-bred) DOB: 8/3/2009 Owner: Admin Tuesday, 1/29/2013: We had a very unseasonably warm day for Wisconsin with very cold weather to follow shortly, so I took my dogs for a walk before heading to the office. I noticed as we were returning to the kennel

## Pages

- [Foxtail](https://www.meanseeds.com/gallery/foxtail/) - Cheatgrass is another type of grass awn known to be dangerous to dogs' health.
- [Submit Case History Online](https://www.meanseeds.com/submit-case-history-online/) - Please use the form below to submit information about your dog's case history so that we can share our experiences and learn from them.
- [The “Bad” Grass List](https://www.meanseeds.com/resources/the-bad-grass-list/) - See our list of the most common grasses with characteristics that dog owners and veterinarians across the country have identified as being dangerous to our dogs.
- [Rooney Talk](https://www.meanseeds.com/resources/rooney-talk/) - Dr. Matt Rooney’s excellent presentation to the ESSFTA two years ago can be accessed here.
- [Resources](https://www.meanseeds.com/resources/) - Check out our resources page to learn more about grass awn infections.
- [Other](https://www.meanseeds.com/gallery/other/) - View our gallery to see other images of grass awn.
- [Cheatgrass](https://www.meanseeds.com/gallery/cheatgrass/) - Cheatgrass is another type of grass awn known to be harmful to dogs' health.
- [Canada Wild Rye](https://www.meanseeds.com/gallery/canada-wild-rye/) - Canada Wild Rye is one type of grass awn known to cause abscesses when they enter dogs' bodies.
- [Gallery](https://www.meanseeds.com/gallery/) - View our photo albums of various mean seeds known to cause infections in dogs.
- [Contact](https://www.meanseeds.com/contact/) - If you have any questions at all, please feel free to fill out the contact form on our site and send us a message.
- [About](https://www.meanseeds.com/about/) - This website is provided as a source of information around the issue of dogs affected by grass awns and to facilitate gathering of case history data.

## Categories

- [Grass Awn Project](https://www.meanseeds.com/category/grass-awn-project/)
- [Case Histories](https://www.meanseeds.com/category/case-histories/)
- [Foxtail](https://www.meanseeds.com/category/foxtail/)

## Tags

- [English Springer Spaniel](https://www.meanseeds.com/tag/english-springer-spaniel/)
- [Pyothorax](https://www.meanseeds.com/tag/pyothorax/)
- [XL](https://www.meanseeds.com/tag/xl/)