Treatment of the most frequent cases of grass awn migration in dogs with ultrasound

Abstract
Migrating grass awns are a common problem in dogs with a vegetative foreign body during the summer, requiring surgical intervention. This report presents treatment cases of migrating grass awns in four client-owned dogs (between the webs of the toes, in the cheek, abdomen area, and in the penis). Under ultrasonographic visualization, vegetative foreign bodies were localized, confirmed upon surgery, and removed with a positive outcome.