Porcupine quill on my cat

Awk

There's one directly in her lung area. She's a small cat, should i yank it out? She's ignoring it, after what looks like a lot of tending of the thing... its fucking .. hm

dispatch.o

Awk wrote: »

There's one directly in her lung area. She's a small cat, should i yank it out? She's ignoring it.

Very much no. If it's in the chest cavity you need to go to a vet like now. Porcupine quills are shaped like little hooks on the end and even if she doesn't have a pneumo now you may give her one.

Awk

this night is gonna suck

be back way later

Forar

Best of luck, but yeah, a dug in quill is a barbed piece of horror and should be attended to by a vet or at least someone trained to deal with such things.

I hope your kitty is doing well.

THEPAIN73

Good luck Awk and kitteh.

Awk

Mitzi is a strong one. Thank you everyone especially Dispatch!

Forar

Glad to hear it!

Also, kitty threads demand kitty pics.

It's, like, a law or something.

Awk

Pictures from before

rfalias

I kinda want quill-stab pics....
Maybe that's just being needy.

MichaelLC

rfalias wrote: »

I kinda want quill-stab pics....
Maybe that's just being needley.

Glad the kitty is alright! Super cute black cat.

rfalias

MichaelLC wrote: »

rfalias wrote: »

I kinda want quill-stab pics....
Maybe that's just being needley.

Glad the kitty is alright! Super cute black cat.

*rimshot*

dispatch.o

Awk wrote: »

Mitzi is a strong one. Thank you everyone especially Dispatch!

What did the vet end out saying? I would be curious where she got the quills, it may be worth a call to animal control if you find out they're living under your house or something.

MetroidZoid

I saw we gather our pitchforks and torches and find the bastard porcupine who did this. He needs to be taught a lesson ... in front of his family.

D'awwwwwwDAMMIT!

Awk

I think this guy orchestrated the whole thing:



Seriously though, the quill wasnt in very deep at all, and it was removed very carefully by the doc. But it couldve gone worse quick. It was a bit traumatizing for my cat, she doesnt like going for car rides. She does frequently go outside, chase bugs, stuff like that, so i guess she encountered a creature that 'piqued' her curiosity.

MayGodHaveMercy

Awk wrote: »

I think this guy orchestrated the whole thing:



Seriously though, the quill wasnt in very deep at all, and it was removed very carefully by the doc. But it couldve gone worse quick. It was a bit traumatizing for my cat, she doesnt like going for car rides. She does frequently go outside, chase bugs, stuff like that, so i guess she encountered a creature that 'piqued' her curiosity.

More like poked her curiosity.

... sorry.

rfalias

MayGodHaveMercy wrote: »

Awk wrote: »

I think this guy orchestrated the whole thing:



Seriously though, the quill wasnt in very deep at all, and it was removed very carefully by the doc. But it couldve gone worse quick. It was a bit traumatizing for my cat, she doesnt like going for car rides. She does frequently go outside, chase bugs, stuff like that, so i guess she encountered a creature that 'piqued' her curiosity.

More like poked her curiosity.

... sorry.

I almost did this, but refrained...

MichaelLC

rfalias wrote: »

MayGodHaveMercy wrote: »

Awk wrote: »

I think this guy orchestrated the whole thing:

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Seriously though, the quill wasnt in very deep at all, and it was removed very carefully by the doc. But it couldve gone worse quick. It was a bit traumatizing for my cat, she doesnt like going for car rides. She does frequently go outside, chase bugs, stuff like that, so i guess she encountered a creature that 'piqued' her curiosity.

More like poked her curiosity.

... sorry.

I almost did this, but refrained...

So you didn't let the cat out of the bag, or was it quilling you not to do it?

Since cat pictures are always good: