Bark N Wag 15 Minute Vet Talk

Welcome to Bark & Wag 15 Minute Vet Talk – I am your host Polly ReQua Today we are talking to one of our favorite Veterinarians, Dr. Laura Brown, owner of Green Tree Animal Hospital in Libertyville, IL as we discuss what to do if your dog is quilled by a porcupine? Porcupines Porcupines are most active at night, but may be found foraging for food during the day, too. They have poor eyesight, but a great sense of smell. They are herbivores - eating plants, twigs, leaves and bark. Fond of salt, they may gnaw on bones or approach areas inhabited by humans for this mineral. There are 29 species of porcupines around the world, and they are one of the largest members of the rodent (rodentia) family. Their habitat ranges from grasslands, to forests, to deserts. Quills are off-white and black and are made out of keratin. Up to 30,000 quills cover the average porcupine.    2.  Quills Quills have very tiny one-way barbs along the shaft of the quill. This make is easy for quiils to keep moving... inward! Qui