Skunked
Skunked. At least the younger, faster, and dumber Toby who had apparently almost caught the animal and taken a hit at close range, right in the mouth and nose as a reward. Gasping, holding my breath I checked his eyes which seemed OK. Then emergency peroxide/soda facial followed by, middle of the night dog bath time. Charlie, who must have got a little indirect spray got one too. There is, I think, nothing more pungent than a skunked, 100 lbs Old English Sheepdog and this morning the smell is still strong when poor Toby comes up for a little affection and can't understand why everyone treats him like a pariah. I guess I had better go out this morning and see if there is some kind of product that will neutralize it before he gets a complex. |
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| Poor, Tobey! That must have been a shock to his system. Was Kaylee hit by the blast, too? Or just the boys? |
| YUCK! Our last skunk spray victim was our cat-dog Tipup. A cat who takes his yard patrol duties a BIT too seriously!!!  The enzymatic shampoo helped.....a bit. But we had a slightly smelly cat for awhile...especially if he got damp.  I would still rather bathe a 100 dog than a 15 pound cat though! |
* Capt. Obvious Danger wrote: Poor, Tobey! That must have been a shock to his system. Was Kaylee hit by the blast, too? Or just the boys? Just the boys. Kaylee doesn't always join them on late night patrol which seems to be a boys only thing around here. Or maybe she has encountered Mr Skunk before and knows better. |
Heh, we had a skunk incident last night too. We were upstairs, and Mady started doing her deep-guard-the-flock bark and was pacing between two windows. I looked out and couldn't see anything, but she was concerned some terrible disaster was about to hit. I took her outside and as soon as I stepped outside I smelled the skunk pretty strongly. Mady was very agitated and couldn't decide between running to chase the skunk down, or running inside all scared  . I congratulated her on keeping the herd safe and took her back inside. And was very very thankful she didn't get sprayed. |
| I love the smell of skunk. |
ButtersStotch wrote: I love the smell of skunk. You're really weird you know that?  |
Willowsprite wrote: ButtersStotch wrote: I love the smell of skunk. You're really weird you know that? I know but it smells so good to me! I don't know why. I don't want it on my dog but I love it in the air. |
| Jill, if I ever find skunk scented potpourri I'm sending it to you! |
ButtersStotch wrote: I love the smell of skunk. me too.. is that sick or what  |
| Well my house has been skunked and it was HELL. However, as much as I hate the smell of actual skunk, does anyone else think puppy breath smells kinda like skunk and coffee? There's nothing better than puppy breath so whats up with that? LOL |
* Capt. Obvious Danger wrote: Jill, if I ever find skunk scented potpourri I'm sending it to you! I always look for stuff like that! I found one once but it just wasn't authentic enough. A few years ago, a co-worker of mine had a dog that got skunked one night. The dog came racing into the house and proceeded to contaminate everything. They got everything all cleaned up but a couple of days later she came into my office and said "Am I crazy or do you smell skunk on me?" She was going nuts trying to find the source because everything had been washed more than once and she was smelling all over herself. Of course, with my special skunk detecting abilities, I smelled it immediately. Like a crazy person, I sniffed her from head to toe and found the culprit: the scent had permeated the leather on her belt! She goes "Well, that's the end of this belt then," and was going to toss it but, instead, I took it and hung it in my office. It worked great. I got to smell the skunk, her belt got aired out and it kept people from coming in to bother me. Win win win! |
Willowsprite wrote: Well my house has been skunked and it was HELL. However, as much as I hate the smell of actual skunk, does anyone else think puppy breath smells kinda like skunk and coffee? There's nothing better than puppy breath so whats up with that? LOL YES! I love the skunky puppy breath! |
| Jill, why don't you just adopt a skunk? http://www.petfinder.com/petdetail/15938715 You could probably get that odoriferous scent at any time! |
* Capt. Obvious Danger wrote: Jill, why don't you just adopt a skunk? http://www.petfinder.com/petdetail/15938715 You could probably get that odoriferous scent at any time! I had a friend that had a deodorized skunk named Zeke. It was kind of like having a cat/dog in one. My friend was super excited, researched it for awhile, finally found a place to get the skunk and got him home. He died after 2 weeks. Total bummer. That's all I can ever think of when I think of owning my own skunk. Dead Zeke. |
| Oh gag! Even with the peroxide, enzyme, etc etc they will still carry it for months......but it shows when they get wet. No way do I enjoy skunk smell. |
ButtersStotch wrote: * Capt. Obvious Danger wrote: Jill, why don't you just adopt a skunk? http://www.petfinder.com/petdetail/15938715 You could probably get that odoriferous scent at any time! I had a friend that had a deodorized skunk named Zeke. It was kind of like having a cat/dog in one. My friend was super excited, researched it for awhile, finally found a place to get the skunk and got him home. He died after 2 weeks. Total bummer. That's all I can ever think of when I think of owning my own skunk. Dead Zeke. When my mom was a kid (that would be in the 1940-50's) she had a descented skunk as a pet. She said he was a great pet. |
| OH, poor boys They must have been shocked ! I'm so glad that Iceland there are no skunks  I've never smelled a skunk.... and hopefully never have to |
| no skunks? How about snakes? I may have to more to Iceland! |
| For those in Iceland who have not had the experience of smelling skunks, their spray can shoot out 4 meters and is an oily discharge, with a high level of sulfur compounds. You can simulate the experience even if you live in Iceland by rubbing rotten polar bear grease on your nose, sticking it in a volcanic sulfur vent and inhaling deeply. If you are a dumb as my Toby, you can leave your mouth open too. The peroxide/soda treatment seemed to help a little, the commercial enzyme didn't seem to do much but I didn't get that on him until the next day so maybe next time I'll be ready since I bought a quart of the stuff. Now two days later, the smell on his nose is fading... a little. He is still wondering why no one wants his big, sloppy kisses anymore. |
rfloch wrote: You can simulate the experience even if you live in Iceland by rubbing rotten polar bear grease on your nose, sticking it in a volcanic sulfur vent and inhaling deeply. If you are a dumb as my Toby, you can leave your mouth open too. |
| sulfur dioxide and bear grease....we might actually be getting close the describing skunk scent. The hydrogen peroxide stuff has to be on there awhile and reapplied. Then after shampooing it out, condition the hair. Us bleach blondes know about peroxide dry heair. And no, the peroxide doesn't take it all out, unfortunately. |
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