Tyke's got a problem and it all began when the pup stepped on a wood plank. The same wood plank Tom discarded after using it as a hockey stick to slap Jerry (the puck) into the goal (the doghouse). Now Tyke's got a painful splinter in his paw and since Tom was charged with watching him while a sickly Spike naps, Tom's tasked with trying to remove the splinter before Spike wakes. Tom makes a few painful attempts to remove the sliver with no success. Hearing Tyke's whimpers, a sympathetic Jerry decides to help Tom out. In the end, Tom and Jerry get the splinter out but not before inflicting equal doses of pain while trying a myriad of home remedies from a hot bath, to tweezers, to adhesive tape, to glue and more!