I picked her straight up and out of it, which minimized the damage. But I had to strip her right there on the trail and pick out hundreds of tiny needles.
Thankfully, I had a team of mama warriors with me. They cared for the other 7 children with us, produced tweezers and medicines out of thin air and soothed us both while we worked through the chaos and screaming.
Bless her heart. By the time we got home, she was in good spirits and told me as she was falling asleep "Thanchoo mama. Thanchoo for gettina catus outta my weg."
sniff.
You're welcome, Ellie B.
May you heal well and fast.
