Lethal beyond the grave.
Posted: Thu Jan 08, 2009 9:32 am
Took my 3yo son and 18mth old kelpie down to Lee Point for a quick look this morning. Tide was about 200m out so my son and I looked for shells while the dog ran around like an idiot.
Next thing the dog goes belting past yelping like mad with something on its back . My first thought was that she was being attacked by a territorial bird or something, but when I finally caught her she had a crusty dead powertail (about 25cm long) with dorsal spine embedded in the skin on the back of her neck . Guessing she must have smelled manky rotten fish and tried rolling in it. I pulled it out and reckon it must have been about 5-10mm in.
Anyone know how much poison she's likely to have got and whether we should take her to a vet? She's fine but still a bit freaked out by it and doesn't like anyone checking her neck at the moment. Hopefully it taught her a lesson about rolling in manky cr.p. Don't think so, she's an idiot.
I suppose it raises the issue of leaving them dead on the sand for people or idiot dogs to step on. Release em? Cut their spines off? Take them home to eat ( )?
Next thing the dog goes belting past yelping like mad with something on its back . My first thought was that she was being attacked by a territorial bird or something, but when I finally caught her she had a crusty dead powertail (about 25cm long) with dorsal spine embedded in the skin on the back of her neck . Guessing she must have smelled manky rotten fish and tried rolling in it. I pulled it out and reckon it must have been about 5-10mm in.
Anyone know how much poison she's likely to have got and whether we should take her to a vet? She's fine but still a bit freaked out by it and doesn't like anyone checking her neck at the moment. Hopefully it taught her a lesson about rolling in manky cr.p. Don't think so, she's an idiot.
I suppose it raises the issue of leaving them dead on the sand for people or idiot dogs to step on. Release em? Cut their spines off? Take them home to eat ( )?