Hey kid,
why did I have to let you out at 2:30 in the morning? I knew something was up when I called you back in and you didn’t show up right away. When you finally slunk in, it hit me! You had to go and play with “the-little-black-and-white-Kitty”.
You thought he was purring because you both had found a friend. But you got too close for comfort, and met the clueless office coworker when you entered into the orbit of his cologne.
It only takes five minutes to Google a remedy for Skunk spray: a quarter cup of Baking Soda, a little dish soap and a quart of Hydrogen Peroxide from the store. But in that time you managed to trot all around the house looking for help and to jump into 3 beds.
After washing your head according to the prescription, and chopping your affected hair off–all the while my eyes were watering– we got you squared away. (Here is a link or two, to find out what to do. )
Now all I have to do is wash my sheets in a bleach solution, dump my stinky clothes, and sleep under different sheets and a few blankets with the windows open until the house airs out.
I know you feel bad, and could use some more comfort, but you are sleeping on the floor tonight.
If that solved your stinky skunk dog, she didn’t get sprayed too badly. We’ve had dogs here where it just does not totally come out no matter what!
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I’ve read (just lately) where it is really bad for dogs with an undercoat because they have to grow their undercoat out before the smell goes away. Luckily Belle, being a poodle, has hair and just got sprayed on the head so I was able to shave all of her hair off. She has an appointment with the groomer tomorrow to mitigate all the damage I did with my clippers. (She needs a bath anyway!) 🙂
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Oh noooooo ugh! If this is a true story, I feel for you. Have had it happen!
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True Story! It wouldn’t have been so bad if it hadn’t been so early in the morning. 🙂
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It’s amazing what we will do for the pets we love. Here’s to a speedy recovery from Messeur Pepé Le Pew.
P.S. Well told true story; thank you…
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House is aired out. Belle was taken to the groomer for a bath and a fix-it cut. Will probably have to live-trap the skunk if he sticks around. 🙂 If so will have fun trying to transport without getting stinky.
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That could be another olfactory story…
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Ugh. There’s nothing worse than trying to cure a dog, any dog, of too much curiosity and the instinct to hunt something, anything when the somethinganything is a fragrant skunk. Sounds like you handled it better than I could have with our dogs, though. A strength of poodles I guess.
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