I thought I would share a couple of interesting pictures that my sister Darlyn sent me about a dog who had a wee...ummmmm spat shall we say with a porcupine. The odd thing is that the vet ended taking out more than 1300 quills from the face,neck and body of this dog.
I understand that this dog is a pitbull and was jousting with the prickly critter in the back yard of their Southern California home.
Now....question...for ya....if a pitbull does not stop at 1347 quills in his face and eyes....what WILL stop it?!?!???
Nice puppy....NICE.....puppy.............!
The dog did have to be sedated and have the quills removed of course and if this ever happens to your dog I advise trying to remove the quills as fast as you can with a pair of pliers as close to the skin as possible as the quills are barbed and if left alone the dog will only push the quills into the skin in an attempt to scratch them away....which then could fester and become infected.
Of course, help from a vet is always warranted if there are more than a couple of quills to remove.............like bruiser in the pics on the right.
..did I mention "OW?"
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Ouch! That looks so very painful--poor dog!!
Hey, D--I was thinking of cruising past the store tomorrow morning and I'd be only too happy to bring a coffee with me for you. Drop me a line if you want a java delivery?
--alyx
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