Microbial Isolates from Vegetable Foreign Bodies Inhaled by Dogs

Table 1

Breed, age, and sex of dogs included in the present study and localization of the grass awns in the upper respiratory tract ( F = female; M = male; D = dorsal meatus; Md = middle meatus; V = ventral meatus).

Case	Breed	Age	Sex	Localization
				Right nostril	Left nostril
1	Boxer	2 yrs	M	Md	-
2	Mongrel	4 months	F	Md	-
3	Chihuahua	2 yrs	F	Md	-
4	Mongrel	5 yrs	M	-	D
5	Akita Inu	1 yr	M	-	Md
6	Jack Russel	4 yrs	M	Md	-
7	Dachshund	1 yr	M	V	Md
8	Mongrel	13 yrs	F	-	V
9	Mongrel	2 yrs	F	Md	-
10	Setter gordon	4 yrs	M	-	V
11	Cocker	1 yr	M	-	Md
12	Shar Pei	8 yrs	M	-	V
13	Mongrel	5 yrs	F	-	V
14	Half breed	6 yrs	M	-	D
15	Shi-Tzu	3 yrs	F	-	V
16	Italian Spinone	14 yrs	M	-	Md
17	Lagotto romagnolo	1 yr	M	D	-
18	Bloodhound	2 yrs	M	D	-
19	Jack Russel	2 yrs	M	Md	-
20	Mongrel	7 yrs	M	Md	-
21	Mongrel	3 yrs	M	Md	-
22	Jack Russel	1 yr	M	-	V
23	Dachshund	4 yrs	F	-	D
24	Pincher	4 yrs	M	-	Md