Okay y'all, I've got a new yellow lab that's still just a pup and hasn't learned much about how things work outside of the backyard. We went out yesterday afternoon for a dove shoot and while letting her warm up and stretch out, she found a porcupine. She only has about 15 quills in the nose, and after I pulled the first one She wants nothing to do with me. I have some lidocaine that expired last December and was wondering if this should be the route I take. I've had several birddogs over the years get ahold of one, but they were all big bullheaded males that you couldn't hurt with a baseball bat, and simply cutting off the ends to deflate the quills and a good tug with some pliers fixed them all right up.This is one of my first female dogs and honestly she doesn't seem to be as resilient as the males I've owned. I'm a pretty self sufficiant guy and I'm trying to avoid a vet bill and even though I've done this many times with other dogs, I'm afraid of ruining this pup.
If a vet is what i have to do Then so be it, just looking for another option.
If a vet is what i have to do Then so be it, just looking for another option.
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