Veterinarian’s state flora ripe for trouble
Nature didn’t stand still while I’ve been on vacation.
In the past two weeks, the cheatgrass has gone from green and soft to cured with spear-like seedheads that cling to socks and fur.
I just brushed dozens of cheat seeds out of my dog’s fur after a training run.
The season has come to stuff cotton in a hunting dog’s ear’s before going afield. I could buy a yacht with the money I’ve spent over the years to have veterinarians extract cheatgrass seeds from deep inside my dogs’ ears.
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