Inca apparently did not know when to quit when she encountered the porcupine on Victoria Day, May 23rd. These are the pictures the vet sent before the long (and expensive) procedure to remove the quills. She had thousands of quills, and her tongue was so covered, she could not close her...
Its back was covered with spines, like a porcupine. it might have been matted hair, or both, but they looked like two or three foot quills. I didn’t see the face right then. Its arms and legs were wrong, like jointed funny. Like how dogs' legs are. It smelled like rusty coins ...
According toAbc7NY.com, if your dog does have a porcupine encounter, get them to a veterinarian with high capacity x-ray equipment immediately. This equipment will be used to detect where all of the quills -both externally and internally- are in your dog and your vet will remove them imme...
According toAbc7NY.com, if your dog does have a porcupine encounter, get them to a veterinarian with high capacity x-ray equipment immediately. This equipment will be used to detect where all of the quills -both externally and internally- are in your dog and your vet will remove them imme...
Acadia Rangers Carry out Dog Stuck with Porcupine QuillsACADIA NATIONAL PARK, Maine -- A large dog had to be carried outof the park Monday morning after...Trotter, Bill
Ruby managed to find a porcupine and this time I ended up with about 30 quills to pull out of her face. Luckily no damage done, except perhaps to her ego. I’ve noticed when we hunt she really assumes the alpha female role with other dogs. She’s been well socialized and unless th...
A dog may also sometimes try to make friends with a porcupine, an obvious big mistake, for the reward can be a mouth or nose full of quills. This may mean a quick trip to the vet and a general anesthesia before the quills can be extracted. ...
George first considered volunteering when he met someone who took his St Bernard dog into hospitals and universities. Therapet Bailey is just what the doctor ordered Hapless St Bernard dog left with face full of quills after trying to befriend porcupine Newlyweds refused entry to Bali for honeymoon...
Nugget the rescue dog from San Antonio, Texas got hundreds of quills in his face and legs after wanting to become friends with a porcupine.
Another challenging projectile is the porcupine quill. Early removal of quills is critical, because of quill migration and also weakening of the quill with prolonged contact with tissue making complete removal more difficult. After evaluating all critical body systems and any potentially life-threatening...