By dylerbiller - 10/01/2015 07:00 - United States

Today, three weeks after my sister took in a wounded porcupine from our backyard and let it roam about the house, I learned that it sheds quills from time to time. How did I learn this? By stepping on three of said quills hidden in the carpet. I still have only managed to pull one out. FML
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dylerbiller 18

Hi everyone. OP here. Hopefully I can clear things up for some people. The reason we didn't take "porky" to the animal shelter right away was because the closest one was a three hour drive away. He is there now safe and sound and I went to the doctors and got the other two quills removed. I actually posted this FML while in the Urgent Care waiting room for those of you who were wondering why I would go on here right after all this happening. Well, that's about it. My foot is a bit sore and I have vacuumed the floor 7 times just to be safe. But I'm alright. Thanks for all the support!

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prostar9993 15

Their quills are barbed. Be careful pulling them out, you could do some serious dmg to your foot.

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BI4ze 17

Sounds like you're in a bit of a prickle

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buckdharma 37

Ouch! If this happened at night, you'll need some Nyquil, If at day, well then Dayquil. :)

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newyearstandup 13

Ouch! Go to the doctor right now! It's not like it's just a splinter!

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Erikaaa262 6

I would've punched my sister in the face

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brittneyynicolee 5

you need to go get them taken out. porcupine needles will migrate in the blood stream. it's happened to dogs and it'll wind up blinding them because it comes through their eye. good luck and speedy recovery!!

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NoCs 1

Yes they migrate but not through the bloodstream. They migrate through whatever tissue they are in. They will only go into an eye if near the face/head. They don't seek out the bloodstream and circulate in it.

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LittleMissLexi 5

Porcupine quills are full of air so you need to cut off the end and it should come out easy once you do that... That is if you can get an end to cut

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NoCs 1

No. Cutting the quill will not help remove it. Cutting the end will not change the fact the quill is barbed. The air inside does not keep it in the skin, the barbed part does.

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kalbrek009 20

Sounds like she could use a few more IQ points...anything like that should have been taken to an animal care facility & LEFT there..I understand she was trying to do something good, yet you don't let something like that simply "roam" around your house...luckily neither of you accidentally sat on it.

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