6 year old Female Lab was brought in after the owner noticed a large laceration on the patient's right side. The owner was unsure as to what exactly happened and had said that the patient was running outside that morning and came home with it. The patient was bright, alert and not acting in pain, just walking a little uncomfortably. Dr. Bell had palpated and had felt a large, long foreign body. After sedation and clipping and cleaning the area, Dr. Bell made an incision and pulled out an 8 inch long stick about 1/2 -1 inch in diameter from under skin and deep into the thigh muscle along with several small splinters. The patient went home with a drain and several sutures. On a call back the owner notified us that the patient was doing ok!