Tell Your Dog - It's Porcupine Season - No Quills About It

My wife and I were sound asleep on Friday morning, and our Irish Wolfe Hound came to see us but didn't say anything at 4:00 am.  My wife got up to make coffee at 6:00 am and our son comes up stairs and says, "Does anyone know our dog has quills in his mouth from a Porcupine?  My son and I removed as many quills as we could, then took him to our veterinary hospital with me where our Technician assisted me in removing the remaining quills.  Our dog was much happier after they were removed.  They do hurt!

Dogs do not like having porcupine quills removed, but it is necessary.  The removal of porcupine quills in a dogs muzzle is best done as soon as possible.  As the longer they are in the muzzle, the harder they are to remove.  Removing quills are not for the faint of heart.  Removing those quills were as hard on me as it was on my dog.  The agony, pain, and objection to the procedures is not very nice.  Then, making sure all were removed not only from the muzzle and lip but inside the mouth.  If the quill remain, they can work in deeper.

So in the event your dog is a curious one and gets surprised by a porcupine, remove them as soon as possible or call your local veterinarian for assistance.  Your dog will probably not thank you until they are all out.  Then, life is back to normal with a little healing.  Tell your dog "no" to porcupines and let them know it is porcupine season!

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Sophia Fund Gift

Sophia Fund Gift

This is Sophia; Sophia had a lot of challenges in her life, but you would never know that by the way she greeted people.  Always happy to see a face, be it known to her or a new one, Sophia brought smiles and laughter to those who were privileged enough to meet her.  This is so true, in fact that when Sophia passed away an out of state friend of Sophia’s owner sent money to Blais Veterinary Hospital & Clinic in Sophia’s memory expressing how grateful she is for the care we give to all pets.  With this, Blais Veterinary Hospital & Clinic has started the “Sophia’s Fund” to help other pets at our clinic receive veterinary care.  If you wish to gift Sophia’s Fund, send a check payable to Blais Veterinary Hospital & Clinic with Sophia’s Fund written in the memo space, and mail to 107 Blais Road, Indiana, PA 15701.  Thank you in advance for reading Sophia’s story, and considering gifting her fund.  We at Blais Veterinary Hospital & Clinic are honored to have served Sophia and sincerely thank her owner for entrusting her care to us.

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