Once on the cat or dog, a segment of a foxtail can burrow into the skin, get stuck in the eyes, creep into ears, be inhaled into the nose, or even make its way into the lungs. The most common ...

After getting a $400 vet bill for extracting a foxtail from his dog, [Hildeguard]’s ear ... [Hilde] to freely use her mouth, while the nose and ears holes are covered with mesh.