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Reader Stories: Tell us about your dog's experience with porcupine quills

Porcupines and dogs are never a good mix. Quills have one-way barbs and may work themselves inside the body, causing severe problems and even death in some cases. It is always best to call your veterinarian for cases like this; removing quills quickly under anesthesia reduces the chances of them working in deeper.

Please share your dog's story of meeting up with a porcupine and how things turned out.

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