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Goddamn porcupine

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Armitage

Banned
So it's midnight and I just got home from the emergency vet clinic. Both my dogs decided to play tag with a porcupine today and ended up with a face full of quills for their trouble - one of them has a bunch in his leg & chest as well. They were in bad shape - very swollen and in alot of pain. One had a few quills inside his mouth. You don't even want to know what the bill is 🙁

On top of that, I was going to take the kids down to Great Sand Dunes National Park camping all weekend. But now I haven't done any packing, didn't get to bed early and the dogs need antibiotics every day. It's gonna break their hearts when I tell them that we can't go. I know the person I have feeding the dogs won't be able to give them the pills or deal with any problems that may come up.

I may try to get a campsite someplace closer just for Saturday night - but that's pretty unlikely this late on Memorial Day weekend.
 
I've had to cancel a trip because the baby got sick, it was no picnic for the older ones. solved it by letting them decide everything we COULD do (movies, order piza, etc.) and that seemed to work pretty well. You're in for a few hours of ver sever whining and bitching though no matter what, I'd guess.
 
Originally posted by: djheater
I've had to cancel a trip because the baby got sick, it was no picnic for the older ones. solved it by letting them decide everything we COULD do (movies, order piza, etc.) and that seemed to work pretty well. You're in for a few hours of ver sever whining and bitching though no matter what, I'd guess.
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That's pretty cool though as an alternative.
 
Originally posted by: quasarsky
teach dogs its bad to attack prickly things
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They were doing exactly what they should. Defending the masters property from an invader. Depending on the dog they learned one of two lessons.

1) Things that smell like porcupines should be barked at and harassed from a safe distance
2) Things that smell like porcupines need an even more aggressive attack next time to get past those damn spines

Hopefully it's 1.
 
Originally posted by: astrocase
Originally posted by: djheater
I've had to cancel a trip because the baby got sick, it was no picnic for the older ones. solved it by letting them decide everything we COULD do (movies, order piza, etc.) and that seemed to work pretty well. You're in for a few hours of ver sever whining and bitching though no matter what, I'd guess.
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That's pretty cool though as an alternative.
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Nobody likes getting something they've been looking forward to pulled out from under them. I sure don't. I see it as putting the power a little bit back in their hands. I say we can't go or whatever, but they get to control what we can do (Within reason of course). Generally I'm surprised by how little they ask for in those circumstances.
 
Originally posted by: djheater
Originally posted by: quasarsky
teach dogs its bad to attack prickly things
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They were doing exactly what they should. Defending the masters property from an invader. Depending on the dog they learned one of two lessons.

1) Things that smell like porcupines should be barked at and harassed from a safe distance
2) Things that smell like porcupines need an even more aggressive attack next time to get past those damn spines

Hopefully it's 1.
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Dogs are stupid about porcupines. They keep going back. My neighbor's dogs have gotten in with one at least 3 times.
 
Originally posted by: Armitage
Originally posted by: djheater
Originally posted by: quasarsky
teach dogs its bad to attack prickly things
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They were doing exactly what they should. Defending the masters property from an invader. Depending on the dog they learned one of two lessons.

1) Things that smell like porcupines should be barked at and harassed from a safe distance
2) Things that smell like porcupines need an even more aggressive attack next time to get past those damn spines

Hopefully it's 1.
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Dogs are stupid about porcupines. They keep going back. My neighbor's dogs have gotten in with one at least 3 times.
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I'm lucky the worst we have around here is skunks. He's avoided being sprayed but he has the unerring capacity to seek out and furiously roll in skunk sh!t wherever it may be.

 
Originally posted by: djheater
I've had to cancel a trip because the baby got sick, it was no picnic for the older ones. solved it by letting them decide everything we COULD do (movies, order piza, etc.) and that seemed to work pretty well. You're in for a few hours of ver sever whining and bitching though no matter what, I'd guess.
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Not a bad idea. They were *so* spun up about this trip though.

Just checked the online reservation system for Colordo state parks - nothing available for reservation on Sat. night in the entire state. Some available for first come/first serve sunday night.

I took tomorrow off so we could get down to Great Sand Dunes mid day on Friday - so we should have had good odds of getting a site. Everything is first come first serve there.

Maybe we'll set up the tent in the back yard. Not quite the same - but for a 4 & 7 year old, still a pretty good adventure I guess.
 
I feel ya.

I don't know what it is... but porcupines are like dog magnets. You'd think the dog would learn his lesson the first time but noooo.... I know people whose dogs have had many encounters with the little beasts.
 
Just picked up the dogs - they need antibiotics 3x day and pain meds 2x day so the trip is definitely off. The bill was nearly $900 🙁 The vet said my one dog was about the worst he's ever seen. He had them embedded in his gums. Still may have some embedded in his leg, so we hve to keep an eye on it.

I'm going porcupine hunting.
 
Poor dogs ... when I was a kid, my cocker spaniel met up with a Great Dane one day, and the Dane bit half of my dog's nose right off like it was licorice. I was so pissed at the dog (I was 6 or 7), and wanted to do the same to it. However, karma caught up, and then following day I saw the Great Dane with seemingly half of the porcupine stuck in its face and chest. I will never forget the wailing sound it made while being transported to the vet. They eventually had to anesthetize it to remove the quills because there were so many. I ended up liking that dog in the end, but still felt he got his just rewards.

Hopefully you can do something fun with the kids at home anyway ... at worst do the campout in the backyard with hotdogs over a firepit or something.
 
Originally posted by: Armitage
Just picked up the dogs - they need antibiotics 3x day and pain meds 2x day so the trip is definitely off. The bill was nearly $900 🙁 The vet said my one dog was about the worst he's ever seen. He had them embedded in his gums. Still may have some embedded in his leg, so we hve to keep an eye on it.
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Ouch. Look into pet insurance. Sadly, the stance most dogs take towards porcupines is "I'm gonna get him REAL good this time!"

I'm going porcupine hunting.
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Do you know how to:
1) Correctly remove quills
2) Pick up a dead porcupine?

If 1 + 2 = True, happy hunting. Just don't bring your hunting dog. 😀

- M4H
 
Originally posted by: MercenaryForHire
Originally posted by: Armitage
Just picked up the dogs - they need antibiotics 3x day and pain meds 2x day so the trip is definitely off. The bill was nearly $900 🙁 The vet said my one dog was about the worst he's ever seen. He had them embedded in his gums. Still may have some embedded in his leg, so we hve to keep an eye on it.
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Ouch. Look into pet insurance. Sadly, the stance most dogs take towards porcupines is "I'm gonna get him REAL good this time!"

I'm going porcupine hunting.
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Do you know how to:
1) Correctly remove quills
2) Pick up a dead porcupine?

If 1 + 2 = True, happy hunting. Just don't bring your hunting dog. 😀

- M4H
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And how does one correctly pick up a dead porcupine?

 
Originally posted by: fbrdphreak
Originally posted by: MercenaryForHire
Do you know how to:
1) Correctly remove quills
2) Pick up a dead porcupine?
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1) Bring shotgun, no worry about quills.
2) Shovel, fling carcass far away
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Interesting ideas, but not exactly useful if you want to keep the carcass
1) in one piece
2) at all

😛

- M4H
 
Originally posted by: Phoenix15
Originally posted by: MercenaryForHire
Originally posted by: Armitage
Just picked up the dogs - they need antibiotics 3x day and pain meds 2x day so the trip is definitely off. The bill was nearly $900 🙁 The vet said my one dog was about the worst he's ever seen. He had them embedded in his gums. Still may have some embedded in his leg, so we hve to keep an eye on it.
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Ouch. Look into pet insurance. Sadly, the stance most dogs take towards porcupines is "I'm gonna get him REAL good this time!"

I'm going porcupine hunting.
Click to expand...

Do you know how to:
1) Correctly remove quills
2) Pick up a dead porcupine?

If 1 + 2 = True, happy hunting. Just don't bring your hunting dog. 😀

- M4H
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And how does one correctly pick up a dead porcupine?
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After rolling it over with a stick so you don't get quilled, and gently stepping on the side of its head, you pick the pointy little bastard up by its tongue.

I sh*t you not. 😛

- M4H
 
Originally posted by: fbrdphreak
Originally posted by: MercenaryForHire
Interesting ideas, but not exactly useful if you want to keep the carcass
1) in one piece
2) at all

😛

- M4H
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Who wants to keep a porcupine carcass? 😕
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Someone who wants to make a few hundred really kickass pens? 😀

- M4H
 
Originally posted by: MercenaryForHire
Originally posted by: Phoenix15
Originally posted by: MercenaryForHire
Originally posted by: Armitage
Just picked up the dogs - they need antibiotics 3x day and pain meds 2x day so the trip is definitely off. The bill was nearly $900 🙁 The vet said my one dog was about the worst he's ever seen. He had them embedded in his gums. Still may have some embedded in his leg, so we hve to keep an eye on it.
Click to expand...

Ouch. Look into pet insurance. Sadly, the stance most dogs take towards porcupines is "I'm gonna get him REAL good this time!"

I'm going porcupine hunting.
Click to expand...

Do you know how to:
1) Correctly remove quills
2) Pick up a dead porcupine?

If 1 + 2 = True, happy hunting. Just don't bring your hunting dog. 😀

- M4H
Click to expand...

And how does one correctly pick up a dead porcupine?
Click to expand...

After rolling it over with a stick so you don't get quilled, and gently stepping on the side of its head, you pick the pointy little bastard up by its tongue.

I sh*t you not. 😛

- M4H
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LMAO
I can just picture somebody carrying a porcupine around by its tounge 😀

I think I'll use the shovel.

So how the hell to those spiney little bastards procreate anyway? I know that standard answer "Very carefully". But seriously?!
 
Serves them right. Hope they learned their lesson. Hopefully they won't be mauling precious innocent baby porcupines in the future.
 
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