<a href="http://pocahontastimes.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/25/2014/06/COL.-Porcupine.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-4142" src="http://pocahontastimes.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/25/2014/06/COL.-Porcupine-300x224.jpg" alt="COL. Porcupine" width="300" height="224" /></a> Ken and Robin Tywoniw, of Lobelia, had an unusual animal emergency last Wed-nesday morning when five-year-old Blue Heelers Roc and Goey came home after an encounter of a rare kind. Robin said when she first saw the dogs, she thought they were fighting over the bones of some animal, but closer observation and a visit to veterinarian Julie Gibson at the Frankford Veterinary Hospital confirmed that the dogs had met up with a porcupine. Goey had quills in her snout, while Roc suffered from quills in her mouth and snout. Although such incidents are common in other states, Robin said it appears to be a first in this area. From the medical update department: Goey and Roc are doing fine now.
