I took another nice Friday afternoon off. Howie and I drove out to Rensselaer County to do a hike near Cherry Plain state park. I parked at the end of Schaefer Road (where it ceased to be drivable) and we continued walking on the old road. The road/snowmobile trail was very eroded. In a small clearing, saw three wild turkeys. Soon, we reached Dynamite Shack Road. We walked along this road for a while. At one point, Howie all of sudden decided to check out the ditch on the side of the road. There he encountered one mean porcupine, which was hard to see ahead of time with all the ferns. Howie emerged with a bunch of quills in his face and right leg. I removed them one at time, which was not fun for either of us. Unfortunately, there were still some under the skin which I couldn't get out. We went back to the car (Howie was hobbling a little) which was about two miles away. Drove over to the emergency vet clinic in Latham. The vet removed one quill from Howie's leg under sedation. Now he is back home recovering from his ordeal.
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Poor Howie! Bad wildlife!
Even with our dogs on leashes they manage to get to the quills. Willie was on the summit of Windham High Peak and found a dead porky. That was a long hike out and home to the vets. He was loaded in the face, mouth and tongue. Expensive hike. Hope Howie is ok soon.
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