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bout with porcupine
« on: November 12, 2013, 08:40:54 PM »
Last morning of our four day trip.  I was working some very very thick cattails getting a lot of quail in singles, doubles and triples out of when my dog seemed very excited to get into a pushed up wall of cattails.  She was having trouble getting into the frozen wall so i pryed apart a small opening in the top portion and shoved her in thinking it was more quail or a pheasant.  This was what I got back.  I felt terrible I kept telling her to getem thinking it was birds holdin tight.  This was my fourth time dealing with this with my setters and 2nd time with ava my drahthaar.  I honestly didnt know what to do so I cleared them around her eyes first and after a half hour realized it was hopeless without a vet.  They were too thick in her mouth and she was pressing them into her roof and cheeks further everytime she opened her mouth.  It looked like a flower blooming.  Luckily I was able to carry her out and get her to a vet fairly quickly.  Years ago I had to use my teeth when I was younger and less prepared with my setter.  These days I try to have a leatherman and dog bag in the truck with basic first aid items.  Great weekend with dogs and friends and thankfully ava seems ok.  Fingers crossed.

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Re: bout with porcupine
« Reply #1 on: November 12, 2013, 08:44:05 PM »
Can't stand them and love shooting them. I have pulled quills out of to many cows and dogs. Plus they are really hard on all of our restoration projects.
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Re: bout with porcupine
« Reply #2 on: November 12, 2013, 08:48:25 PM »
Here we are after I pulled what I could out.

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Re: bout with porcupine
« Reply #3 on: November 12, 2013, 08:52:09 PM »
  My God!   Poor Dog!

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Re: bout with porcupine
« Reply #4 on: November 12, 2013, 08:57:35 PM »
I hate porcupines, my dog has been into them 4 times.   However just filled a porky tag today!
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Re: bout with porcupine
« Reply #5 on: November 12, 2013, 09:01:45 PM »
I need to get that way and thin them down again for you greenhorn :IBCOOL:
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Re: bout with porcupine
« Reply #6 on: November 12, 2013, 09:04:44 PM »
That's one of my worst nightmares for my setter, that and going off a cliff Chuckar hunting

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Re: bout with porcupine
« Reply #7 on: November 12, 2013, 10:45:48 PM »
Poky tastes a lot like rabbit.   :drool:

3dvap, are you sure you weren't hunting with a walrus?   :rolleyes:  Poor puppy.

I sent my dog into a really thick spot when I was a kid, the dog didn't want to go in but I told him to, he came out with his face to the ground smelling like a skunk.  I felt pretty bad about that.

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Re: bout with porcupine
« Reply #8 on: November 12, 2013, 10:57:37 PM »
POOR DOG!

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Re: bout with porcupine
« Reply #9 on: November 13, 2013, 01:25:59 AM »
Dang she got a mouth full
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Re: bout with porcupine
« Reply #10 on: November 13, 2013, 07:30:10 AM »
German dogs love porkies.

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Re: bout with porcupine
« Reply #11 on: November 13, 2013, 08:21:57 AM »
My Setter went down into a thicket and I heard a "yipe!" and she came out with quills in her nose.  Not nearly as many as the dog in the picture.  I think she went up to it to see what it was and got whapped.  I sat her on the tailgate and pulled out the quills, and I don't think she ever went near a porky again!  Some dogs learn, and others get mad and keep going back for more....
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Re: bout with porcupine
« Reply #12 on: November 13, 2013, 08:35:03 AM »
Happened to one of ours years ago. Horrible to be part of.
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Re: bout with porcupine
« Reply #13 on: November 13, 2013, 09:02:06 AM »
I hate porcupines, my dog has been into them 4 times.   However just filled a porky tag today!

Make sure you guys bury them when you shoot them. Nothing worse than being out hunting only to find your dog rolling on a dead one.

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Re: bout with porcupine
« Reply #14 on: November 13, 2013, 09:40:56 AM »
I did the same thing when my dog was younger. not quite as bad and managed to pull them out with a leatherman. luckily a friend was with me and could hold her still. She was hunting 20 minutes later as if nothing happened. funny thing was later that afternoon I had the same scenario under a brush pile. as I walked up could see the porcupine and she is ready to go again. I pulled her away and walked a ways away before I released her.
I don't shoot them but have friends that do.

 


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