Scout's Nose

Andy has a picture of a close up of a pigs nose that he got a long time ago. I think it's a really funny picture, and I thought it's be fun to do with Scout's nose.

I love this picture. Look at all the little freckles she has on her nose! So cute.

So a few years ago, Andy and I were up north grouse hunting. We were staying at Kerls place, so it was before the cabin was built. Anyway, we were nearing the end of the day of hunting and decided to go down one last path. No birds, but Scout did find a mean porcupine who gave her a good smack to the face. She ended up with quills in her nose, lips, tongue, and soft pallet of her mouth. We pulled some of the quills out, but had to take her to the vet because some were so deep. It was a Saturday night in Ladysmith WI, but we found someone at a gas station who knew the local vet, whom they called, who met us at his clinic. Poor Scout. They sedated her, and even with her passed out she just screamed when the vet was pulling the quills out of her jaw and soft pallet. One quill had to be cut out of the top of her mouth, because when he tried pulling it out he just pulled her across the table. Poor Scout. They reversed the sedation and she spent the next 20 minutes walking in circles in the vet office. Man was she stoned! That part was funny. Of course, this whole time poor Maggie is in the back of the truck freaking out because she can see and hear Scout for part of it, and then when we were at the vets she could hear Scout screaming. She was totally freaked out, and once we got back to Kerls she was very solicitous to her sister. The vet wasn't able to get all the quills out, so a few months later a quill poked out of the tip of her little brown nose. One of those little freckles is really a scar from the quill!