Jo&Tex Posted July 28, 2006 Report Share Posted July 28, 2006 He was on the porcupine before I noticed it. That's Tex, irresistable force meets immovable object. He had about 20 small quills in his nose, lips, gums and roof of mouth. I got them all out except for 2 tips that broke off in his lip. He bit me but I perserved. I also found a few quills in my hip, I guess it swiped me too. My poor special little guy, he knows now that some smells mean OUCH! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tammy525 Posted July 28, 2006 Report Share Posted July 28, 2006 Poor Tex!! That is the saddest doggie face I have ever seen! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anda Posted July 28, 2006 Report Share Posted July 28, 2006 Ohhh, poor pup! He does look heart-breaking sad! Hope he feels better now! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jo&Tex Posted July 28, 2006 Author Report Share Posted July 28, 2006 Actually thats an old photo but he has that same look on his face tonight. He just wanted to play with the nice 'kitty'. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smileyzookie Posted July 28, 2006 Report Share Posted July 28, 2006 Aw... that photo breaks my heart. I really teared up... poor lil tex! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lunar Posted July 28, 2006 Report Share Posted July 28, 2006 Owwiee!! That poor guy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jay7347 Posted July 28, 2006 Report Share Posted July 28, 2006 Oh my... I can't imagine...but being a BC, well yeah I guess I can. Hang in there both of you! -jay Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KrisK Posted July 28, 2006 Report Share Posted July 28, 2006 Hey Jo, I hope he's okay...poor fella! Hopefully, you won't have any surprises with quills showing up a week from now! If there's anything I can do, just call! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jo&Tex Posted July 29, 2006 Author Report Share Posted July 29, 2006 Thanks everyone, Tex appears to be just fine. No swelling or irritation. If I say 'Did Tex meet an Owwiee Kitty?' he makes that face. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smileyzookie Posted July 29, 2006 Report Share Posted July 29, 2006 Aw!! You just wanna throw your arms around him.. Poor little guy!! Im glad there's no swelling or irritation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kat's Dogs Posted July 29, 2006 Report Share Posted July 29, 2006 Glad Tedx is OK - he does look awful sad though - what a face. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pearls pop Posted July 29, 2006 Report Share Posted July 29, 2006 Poor Tex, we can sympathize. We've never run into porcupines but here in some parts of Az. we have Cholla-jumping cactus that will attach themselves to whatever brushes against them,even vibrations on the ground near by will cause a segment to "jump" onto whatever is nearby. I lived in a house that was on open rangeland and I had 3 sammies, the older male was a pussy cat but occasionally he would try to show some macho.One day he decided it was his job to chase the cattle that were hanging around and off he went. He came home after about 8 hours covered head to toes with cholla,even on his nose,in his mouth,on his tongue, in his armpits and his tail must have had 3 dozen stuck in the fur. I had to leave him at the vets for 3 days so they could remove enough cactus to allow him to drink and eat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allie Oop Posted July 29, 2006 Report Share Posted July 29, 2006 Poor baby!!! The photo brings tears to my eyes. So sorry to hear about the incident. Hope all is well now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jo&Tex Posted August 3, 2006 Author Report Share Posted August 3, 2006 Well, it's been a week and Tex now has a roaring eye infection. As you can imagine, he's very touchy about having his eyes handled. This morning I managed to remove a quill point from below the eye but it's still goopy and swollen. Hopefully, that's all it is and Tex will be back to his old self soon. Damn &^$#%*#@^%& porcupines! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smileyzookie Posted August 3, 2006 Report Share Posted August 3, 2006 Poor little guy!!! I hope he gets better soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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