Any tips on removing grass seeds from places like armpits (or whatever there called on dogs) Oliver has a couple right next to the skin and i dont want to hurt him by pulling them off.

well my advice would be get them quick before they disappear inwards - distract him with some grub and pull them out!

Stellar has had one in her foot it went in between her toes - it's taken about a month, but i think it must have worked its way back out as the sore looking spot on her foot is healing - the vet wanted to operate, but it seemed a bit drastic when she clearly wasn't in any pain, so i've waited to see what happens, and so far so good...

get yourself to holland and barret for some sillica and get those down doglets throat.
Alternatively, get an appointment at the vets and get them to pull them out asap - dont leave them if you can still see them to get them out.
They can travel quickly through the body and in worse cases, they can travel to the heart and kill!

God now im really worried!

I use a pair of tweezers. My two are always getting them between their toes. I check them most days, and get them out quick. But if it was totally imbedded, I think I'd go to the vets.

It was imbedded but i managed to pull them out (there was about four). They were horrible things, about half an inch long, hard and sharp. Not sure if these are grass seeds or another plant. I had to cut the fur under his other leg. Combed him for a good hour and he is seedless (so to speak).
This is going to have to be a routine i do after every walk, and not just the superficial top coat combing i have been doing.
I was shocked they could be so dangerous!

what is sillica, i can see another item for my dog frst aid box!

sorry i didnt mean to worry you, but in extreme cases grass seeds have resulted in death if left - only right to make that clear

heres a bit about silica

In homeopathy, silica is often used to treat symptoms of chronic diseases where there is general weakness and a lack of either physical or emotional strength. The rocks silica comes from are hard and compact. Silica is used to strengthen many parts of the body and impart to them silica's hard, dense, strong characteristics.

Silica is used to treat conditions associated with frequent and recurrent illnesses that occur because of a weakened immune system. These include frequent colds, flu, and chronic ear infections (especially those with a thick, yellow discharge or fluid in the middle ear).

Silica is also useful in expelling material from the body. It is used to remove splinters, bits of embedded glass, and other foreign irritants. It also aids in the elimination of stools from the rectum.

Certain skin and bone complaints can also be treated with silica. These include fractures that are slow to heal, rough or peeling lips, acne, weak nails, and ingrown toenails. Other ailments for which silica is considered an appropriate homeopathic remedy are migraines that begin in the back of the head and extend to the eyes, heavy sweating around the head and neck, mumps, dental abscesses, vaginal cysts, mastitis in breast-feeding women, and general low stamina.

You can buy it in all good health stores relatively cheaply

thanks i'll get some asap

poppy is like a magnet for grass seeds - and after every walk we check them both over what we would call thoroughly - but low and behold, theres always a stray one that appears a couple of hours later ggrrr

we learnt the hard way with poppy, she had one between her 'toes' and it travelled up her leg - thankfully it disolved before an op was needed but it did have us worried.
I know Jax has had to have Lucy operated on a couple of times to remove grass seeds too - blasted things!

i'l be paranoid now, especially as alot of our walks are in long grassed fields. How would i know if a seed had gone right into him, would it show up like an infection?

My two usually let me know if there is a grass seed, especially Benji. They lick & chew & nibble or scratch at the affected part. Benji, if he gets one in his toes, stands with his paw up, looking beseechingly at me

with poppy, i was checking her toes as she'd been paying them extra attention and there was a hole right up between her toes where the grass seed had gone in - then there was a long thin lump halfway up her leg where it had travelled - you could feel it was a grass seed with a sac of fluid around it.
eventually it just disolved but i dont think thats the usual result - the silica should help expel them from the body so another hole would appear where it pushed its way back out.

under the arms, in the ears, between the toes, around the collar are all favourite hiding places. Theres tons of them about at the moment too.

Good idea to keep hair trimmed between toes too, as the seeds have less chance of becoming embedded. They get near ears as well.

when they get in the ear, you'll notice almost straight away as it affects their balance - unless its close to surface and you're 100% sure you can get it out, i'd recommend an emergency appointment at vets for them to pull it out