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    I can see the picture now.....ow, poor Zo!

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    Quote Originally Posted by janedoe View Post
    I didn't know they were around here either. The e-vet was very familiar with the situation though. Apparently around here, the "New World" porcupine can live in trees so the fence is no good. The woman who handles our yellow jackets gave me a reference for a company to get rid of it. They eat wood because they like salt and wood has salt in it. I did not know that. So they are extremely destructive.
    Learn something new with every post. I Googled only their range so didn't know about trees/salt. We might have them around here, too. Lovely.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Annette47 View Post
    YIKES! I’ve never seen a porcupine around here, nor do I want to. Skunks are bad enough.
    When our girl lost a battle with a Porky and had 212 quills in her our Vet said we were lucky it was a big Porky as the quills were big and easier to find. AND he said a skunk in some ways would have been worse, if she'd actually been bitten, as they are a "hot" carrier of rabies here and Whisper would have had to be quarantined for 14 days. I think even if not bitten but the encounter was at close quarters.
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    Quote Originally Posted by janedoe View Post
    I didn't know they were around here either. The e-vet was very familiar with the situation though. Apparently around here, the "New World" porcupine can live in trees so the fence is no good. The woman who handles our yellow jackets gave me a reference for a company to get rid of it. They eat wood because they like salt and wood has salt in it. I did not know that. So they are extremely destructive.
    Get "rid" of the Porky? You really don't need to do that. We just clap our hands and watch and look when we let the dog out in dark.
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    aww poor pup! recovery tends to be pretty quick from what i've seen (friends who've gone thru it).

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    We have porcupines up at dog scout camp. I have never seen them as they are pretty rare in Michigan but have seen evidence of them. The Camp director that lives up there has seen them.

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    aww poor baby that had to be painful for her. I hope Zo has made a full recovery and that she got ice cream for not crying to much when they pulled them out
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