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Originally Posted by mimimomo I HATE those sweet gum ball droppings! I call them spiky balls ('don't step on the spiky ball') & I avoid streets that have those trees. Turbo stepped on one when he was running across the grass & he got stabbed. The needle broke off, got embedded in his paw, he yelped!  I carried him home & took it out w/a tweezer, cleaned it off. TG he didn't get any infection from it. |
Poor Turbo! Those sweet gum balls are a menace. Whenever I see them, I say "sticky balls!" and the boys head to the pavement. The also know "mushrooms!" means jump back on the pavement. If anyone heard me while I am walking the boys, they would probably think I have lost my mind.