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Pet-owners: watch out for foxtail seed pods that can harm your dog or cat this summer

  • Written by Erik Olstad, Health Sciences Assistant Professor of Clinical Veterinary Medicine, University of California, Davis
Pet-owners: watch out for foxtail seed pods that can harm your dog or cat this summerA foxtail seed pod. Dario Argenti/Moment via Getty Images

Across much of the United States, spring is in full force. With warmer weather, people are taking their furry family members out on longer walks and spending more time outside. Alongside blooming flowers and trees, your pet might run into a small, unassuming grass seed pod known as a foxtail....

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