SASKATOON – A Saskatchewan veterinarian says dog owners need to make sure their animals stay away from Foxtail barley.
Maria Just says the purplish-green weed resembles a fluffy tail, and that the plant turns golden in the fall.
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The seeds have bristles that can get embedded.
It can be deadly for dogs if bristles from the plant get in their mouth, ears, eyes or paws.
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