Hello

I have a schnawzer with a foxtail in his nose ( I THINK) HE IS SNEEZING AND BREQTHING FUNNY - IT IS 10:30 pm where I live - will he be OK until the morning. He seems uncomfortable - my husband wants to put olive oil in his nose to loosen up the foxtail is this a good idea - I don't think so

dloy Go to the top of your post and type in foxtail in the search box and you will find information on dogs with the same problem. Good luck

Hello

I have a schnawzer with a foxtail in his nose ( I THINK) HE IS SNEEZING AND BREQTHING FUNNY - IT IS 10:30 pm where I live - will he be ok until the morning. He seems uncomfortable - my husband wants to put olive oil in his nose to loosen up the foxtail is this a good idea - I don't think so

I have had a couple of dogs and I would say wait until you can get him to a vet. Foxtails can be very sharp and you don't want to cause anymore damage :)

https://www.askmehelpdesk.com/dogs/foxtail-nose-doxie-27121.html ---go here. There is some very heplful info on that thread.

Fortunately I have been spared personal experience with foxtails. I found this link at Woodhaven Labradors - Michigan - the original Woodhaven Labradors since 1974 (http://www.woodhavenlabs.com), Ecclectica - Foxtail barley: a threat to your dog (http://www.ecclectica.ca/issues/2004/1/smith.asp) I have found Woodhaven much more reliable that the average site Google turns up. Most of the sites a search turns up are better ignored. I may not agree with everything I find at Woodhaven, but over all, it is a great resource.

In reviewing that older thread, my chemical background suggests the vegetable oil, which is more polar than a mineral oil, would be more easily absorbed by cellulose based foxtail. I would only give the vegetable oil time to work until the vet's office opened. If you don't have any olive oil, the common liquid shorting should be about the same.