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Odin covered in porcupine quills (Coos County Sheriff's Office)
A police dog is recovering after being spiked by more than 200 porcupine quills as he hunted down a suspect.
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Odin, a K-9 officer for the Coos County Sheriff in Oregon, US, was helping pursue a suspect who had run away from deputies on Saturday evening.
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But as he tracked down the subject, he encountered a porcupine in thick brush and was spiked by more than 200 quills over his face and legs, in his mouth and near his eye.
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<small class="image-media media-photo-credit" placeholder="add photo credit...">Vets work to remove porcupine quills from Odin (Coos County Sheriff's Office)</small>
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The search was immediately called off as Odin was taken to a vet for treatment.
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Staff at Hanson Meekins Animal Hospital worked to remove the quills and, while there were fears there might be lasting damage to his eye, Odin was soon recovering well.
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“Odin is feeling much better today!!! Although he looks kinda like Rocky! The pictures don't do the swelling justice," Odin's handler Sergeant Adam Slater wrote in a Facebook post on Sunday.
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“Odin is an amazing partner and I feel honored to be a part of his team every time his paws hit the ground."
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<small class="image-media media-photo-credit" placeholder="add photo credit...">Odin the day after the quills were removed (Coos County Sheriff's Office)</small>
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Odin's medical bills were picked up by a charity, Friends of Coos County Animals.
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Even before his porcupine encounter, Odin was something of a celebrity in the area.
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A Facebook page dedicated to him and fellow Coos County K-9 officer Raven has more than 5,000 followers and he hit the headlines in 2017 when he recovered from a bacterial infection from which it had been feared he would not survive.
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The quill incident happened the day after Odin had helped to capture his 80th suspect.
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