FREE Poster Download: Beware of Foxtails!
FREE Downloadable Poster! (includes one 8.5"x11" color poster).
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Help keep your babies safe, and help others know about the dangers of foxtails!
Print out and keep handy. Give to friends and family. Give to vets and pet-sitters.
Foxtails are grasses with seed awns (the foxtail- shaped tip of the grass blade containing seeds). Foxtails have barbed, razor-sharp needles that are extremely dangerous to our fur kids. Nature designed them to move in one direction—forward. They dig in and they do not dissolve or come out on their own.
Foxtails easily attach themselves to adventurous fur kids and can burrow deeper and deeper with each movement. Foxtails love paws and can easily become embedded (and hidden) between tender toes. They can work their way into ANY part of the body. Foxtail fragments can easily go up the nose and migrate to the brain. Inhaled foxtails can perforate a lung.
Foxtails that go unnoticed can require surgery to be removed. Embedded foxtails can cause discharge, abscesses, swelling, pain, and death.
SAFETY TIPS: Stay out of areas with foxtails and make sure your yard doesn’t contain them. If your pet has mingled with foxtails, make sure to do a thorough inspection afterward: Brush coat, feel every part of the body with hands, and look closely at ears, nose, eyes, underbelly, between toe pads, and underneath collars. Also check inside mouth, around lips, and private parts! Pets can chew on foxtail grasses and get them lodged in gums and throat. They will not dissolve or work their way out!
Any pet can get foxtails, but animals with long fur, long ears, and curly fur can be especially prone to foxtail problems.
Foxtail Grass is common all up and down the West Coast but has also spread across the country, according to the U.S. Forest Service, Foxtails populate ALL but a few states (Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Louisiana, and South Carolina, and Virginia-but be on the lookout, Foxtails are traveling to other areas).
It’s also found throughout most of Canada, as well as in some areas of Mexico and it has equally lethal counterparts across the globe and goes by other names like, Spear Grass, Wall Barley, Mouse Barley, etc. ( a quick internet search can help you determine what grasses (if any) are dangerous in your area.
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U.S. SHIPPING RATES:
My shipping rates are weight-based & taken directly from UPS & USPS price charts. I ship as economically as possible from my studio in Virginia with the exception of my Organic Collection which is printed/shipped by my eco-powerhouse global partner Teemill. They ship quickly from the US & Europe depending upon your location.
INTERNATIONAL SHIPPING RATES:
"Amy's Boutique" orders (orders shipped by me from my Virginia studio) ALWAYS ship with an awesome free gift! I'm sorry shipping is expensive—I charge customers what the carriers charge me and rates are always increasing. Here is a tip! 8oz up to 2lbs is the SAME shipping cost (around $25 USD).
Orders under 8oz are about $15 USD to ship. This includes keychains, mini calendar, cards, coaster sets, prints.
Most parcels take 7-14 business days to arrive, but some packages can take 21+ during the busy holiday season. Once your package arrives in your country, your local postal carrier and Customs handle your package. Customs sometimes can delay your package, but most parcels get through to you quickly!
International customers are responsible for any Taxes and Import Duties. In my experience, most parcels arrive at your doorstep without any duties or fees required.
Shipped by me from my studio in Virginia. And many items handprinted by me :).
These items are printed &fulfilled by my fabulous eco-powerhouse partner Teemill! Shipped worldwide very economically and quickly from the US, as well as the UK (depending upon your location).
I'm very choosy about the vendors I manufacture with—I'm a stickler for quality. I don't always get it right, but I try. If you ever have an issue with something, let me know. I want you to be happy with your purchase.
- Orders are packed with care and shipped out as quickly as possible.
- After you place your order it takes me 3-7 business days to process your order, but often items will ship more quickly. "Amy's Boutique" items are pack/shipped by me!
- Need your order faster for a special occasion? I'm usually able to ship out "Amy's Boutique" items the same day. Please email: amy@redandhowling.com and I will try to accommodate you☺️.
- I sometimes reuse shipping boxes that are clean and sturdy, to reduce waste.
Before contacting Red & Howling Shop, please:
- Verify that the shipping address is correct (check the order confirmation email from my shop)
- Look around the delivery location for your package (R&H customers have found packages under a bench, in a bush, with a neighbor, etc.)
- Look for a notice of attempted delivery
- Find out if someone else (neighbor / roommate/ other household member) may have accepted the delivery
- Ask your carrier about the missing package
- Wait at least 72 hours - in some cases packages may register as “delivered” 3 or more business days prior to arrival! Online systems don't always show details in real time
Let customers speak for us
I shared a screenshot of the poster that I saw on IG with her and she said she loved it. So I thought hmmm... what a great gift. Good price, good service, came carefully wrapped.Make someone's day!
I had written an email to Amy thanking her for this valuable information. I have made up the golden syrup several times for my dogs cough and upset stomach and it really does the trick! I am so grateful. I have passed the information along to friends. Thank you so very much!
Got this tote for a friend with 2 dogs…she loved it 😍
This tote will last for years. The colors are so vibrant. The material is of the utmost quality and it stretches! You'll get way more than in there than you think. The stap is really strong. It will never tear or break. Lots of compliments and asks of where did I get it. I love this bag and will keep it forever.
Seeing the stickers on correspondences, packages makes others smile just a little, if not a lot. That makes me happy!
I love my Mug. It is literally how my dog sleeps with me.
It is a beautiful magnet. Lost the first one, and was so lucky that there was one available. Got it immediately. It is always a pleasant shopping experience.
Bag is well made and super cute!!
This is a great way to get different types of mugs from you. I have all seasonal and every day mugs and I’m always tickled at how they bring a smile to my face and a happy feeling in my heart! Thank you, Amy!
Another great mug from you! I am slowly getting quite the collection of your mugs! I have even gifted a couple of them and the recipients were very touched and really loved your artwork! Thank you for being you!
These are all awesome I downloaded them and printed them out and handed some out to our local rescues and they all were very grateful and were able to put them to great use. They handed some hours they put some out when they go to their fundraisers and they have some posted at their shelters. Thank you for helping us help the animals!!!
I hope, because of the sale, you are thinking of ending producing your lovely items!!
Love finding just the right sticker for my letters or gifts, even the USPS employee also loves them when they come through!
