Tawny - showing some of her prizes that she got from rolling on a dead porcupine. Tawny had 46 quills in total, some were really embedded (on the back of her neck) and others came out easily. We took her to vet where they gave her an anaesthetic and removed 45 of the quills. We took her home, and found another quill while washing the stench of the dead porcupine out of her fur. Tawny just stood there quietly while we pulled on the quill to try to get it out. After 3 attempts, we decided to take her back to the vets to let them take it out.
The sad thing is, dogs never learn not to tangle with porcupines.
Update - one week later: three more quills worked their way through the flesh of Tawny's nose and neck. Total quills: 49.
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