A pair of young dogs are now in BC SPCA care after being abandoned outside the organization’s community animal centre in Prince George.

The dogs had porcupine quills lodged in their faces, including their nostrils and mouths, when they were discovered by staff early one morning.

“Sometime during the night, the two dogs were tied to the picnic table in front of the animal centre, just outside of the range of our security camera,” explained Kristen Sumner, manager of the animal centre.

“When staff arrived at 7 am, the fearful dogs began to cry and cower by the table. As staff got closer to the dogs, they noticed the quills sticking out of their mouths.”

Photo Credit: BC SPCASaki (L) and Asha inside (left) after the two were discovered tied up to a table outside the BC SPCA animal centre (right).

The dogs, named Asha and Saki, are one-year-old husky mix sisters, and they were rushed to the emergency vet clinic for treatment once staff found them.

Sumner noted that Saki had chewed her leash off at some point during the night, but never left her sister’s side despite being in a significant amount of pain.

“Both Asha and Saki had porcupine quills lodged in their gums and nostrils, buried deep into the tissue,” added Sumner. “Saki had wounds all down the side of her face and required sedation to remove the quills and the infected tissue on her neck and jaw.

Photo Credit: BC SPCAA closer shot of some of the dogs' injuries.

According to Sumner, Asha needed sedation to remove quills in her nostrils and gum lines that were infected, and the vet found a huge abscess on the top of her muzzle from a quill that had lodged into the roof of her mouth.

Along with treatment for the quill-caused injuries, both dogs will need vaccines, deworming medication and to be spayed, along with major ear cleanings.

Despite all that they’ve been through, Sumner says they were both “such sweet girls” who can’t wait to see staff and say hello.

Photo Credit: BC SPCASaki smiling with a cone on her head.

“Even though they were abandoned and experienced so much pain from the quills, they greet people with wiggling butts,” she explained.

Both dogs will remain in BC SPCA care until they make a full recovery, at which point they will go up for adoption.

The BC SPCA is welcoming donations to help care for Asha, Saki and any other animals currently in their care, which you can do through this link.