The Porcupine Strikes Again!

On August 9th Claudie and I were out at the Reserve feeding the dogs when we found one of the dogs full of quills. If you've been following the blogs you will see where a pack was taken in for quills on the 12th of July. You will find it hard to believe me when I tell you that one of the same dogs (a little male) was just covered in quills again. If you click on the Title of the blog he is the last picture posted. If you recall, last time I found him just when I was getting ready to leave after returning the other dogs home. I made a special trip into the clinic with him and returned him right back home that time. If he looked bad in the previous picture posted he was worse this time. We were told that he had been left like this for the past five days.

The owner told us to take the dog because she didn't want it to die in her yard. We told her that if we took him this time he would not be coming back and she agreed to surrender the dog to us.

Once again I had to use the capture pole to get him into a cage but he went in without much fight this time and off to the vets we went. Claudie had already called Dr. Lee and he came in from home to remove quills for us. I do not know how many vets would come in on a Sunday to help out a client in need? Thanks God for Dr. Lee!

Update 1:

Claudie just returned from the clinic, our little friend is sitting looking all beat up and dejected. He is a bit of a scardy cat to start with and now our challenge is to get a collar on him to get him outside for a pee. Claudie and I will go over a little bit later once the clinic settles down and spend some time with the little guy to see if we can't get him some fresh air etc. I'll keep you updated as we go.

Update 2:

Claudie and I went over to the Clinic last night just before they shut down for the night and stayed with our new found friend for awhile. I put a collar on him (Claudie went shopping for him) and he came out of the cage on his own after a few pats and encouragement. Fact: Res dogs are not used to being inside so walking on a tile floor causes a great deal of concern for them. I slid his butt up to the back door (no way he was walking on that stuff) and once the door was open and he saw good ole mother nature he got up and walked outside on his own. He made it as far as the grass which is only across a small back lane and decided he wasn't going any further. He proceeded to sit his butt down. Claudie had the leash and after awhile manged to coax him up and they went for a small walk. He finally started to pee and I cannot remember the last time I saw a dog pee so long. I swear he must have stood there for a good two to three minutes. I could actually see the relief on his face. To return him back inside I simply picked him up and carried him back to his cage inside the Clinic. I didn't feel right pushing him back inside. As much as he seems leery of males he doesn't seem to mind me picking him up and carrying him.

I must say he is looking a lot better than the last time I saw him. His left eye was still filled with goop (it cleaned up with a wipe) and we found another quill in his forehead that we removed. He is eating solid food at this time and drinking water. With a lot of TLC he should do just fine. We have been in touch with S.C.A.R.S. and they are attempting to find a foster home for him right now. If they cannot then I guess he comes home with Claudie and I until we can get him fattened up a little and find him a good home. If you live in or around the city of Edmonton give us a call and maybe this little guy is just what you've been looking for. We are also looking for Foster homes in and around the city so if you have some time to spend with these little creatures until a permanent home can be found give us a call. I'm sure we can work something out.

I'll keep you updated as we go.

In case you're wondering, all the monies spent so far on removing quills, an amputation for Jake (see his story @ Jake and shots for the dogs has been coming out of our own funds. There have not received any cash donations to our organization since we started up.
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