awe-poor bootsie, and well, poor k too.
Hope the smell has subsided a great deal by now
The back hall still smells th worst.... I think Bootsie is actually burping skunk spray. Odd.
Oh my gosh!! Burping skunk spray? Eeeeuuuuwww.
Fabreze works well in eliminating skunk oder in the home, however, it may or may not be safe to use on your pets.
Diane - no joking! It's rather unappealing (ha!).
Colorbook - I do have febreze and thought to use it in the bath tub and back hallway. It's not so good for the environment or for pets, but maybe just for those two spots....
Skunkin' is a not uncommon occurance hereabouts. Not an everyday thing, but a few times a year spread among several dogs. The peroxide/baking soda/soap (and I add a big can of tomato juice too) method works pretty good, but I use baby shampoo instead of detergent or dish soap ... doesn't bother the pups' eyes as much. Usual method is to wet the mutt down real good, lather generously, rinse-and-repeat, then towel-dry as well as possible. Final step is to generously dust the pup with baking soda and brush it in real well. Pretty often, that does the trick, as far as the pup stink goes, though another round in 12 or so hours sometimes is called for ... you'll know. If the pup's burpin' skunk, ya prolly oughtta give it a buncha milk (be alert ... if the pup doesn't get milk regularly, you'll prolly have runny poop for a day or so ... and unexpectedly to boot). For in-the-house stink, I've always had fair success with stuff like Lestoil or Pinesol ... Mr. Clean never seemed to work as well. On carpet or furniture, dust it with baking soda, cover it with newspaper, let it sit for a few hours, then vacuum it up. Be glad you don't have porcupines ... dealin' with that is a whole lot less fun, but not much less common around here. That usually involves a wool blanket, some rope, welding gloves, needle-nose pliers, and gettin' the dog drunk. Believe me, you don't wanna know.
A dog I had growing up got in a tangle with a porcupine. I think we brought it to the vet to have them take out the needles (and there were only a few of them).
Milk, eh? I figure if she's eating and pooping ok, she'll be able to handle the skunk ingestion on her own. If the burping doesn't abate tomorrow, I'll try something else. Maybe not milk though.
pinesol, maybe I'll pick up some of that. Thanks Timber.
ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh, no!
NO PINESOL !!! i think it will cause nasty skin irratation . lots of baths in baking soda with just a touch of vinegar should be much better and should not cause any skin irritation - if your dog likes to be bathed, two or three baths a day would do no harm. you can always use a doggie skin conditioner to prevent the skin from getting too dry. ... just think of how your skin would react to a pinesol bath, and the dogs skin is definetely more sensitive. hbg
You don't use the Pinesol on the pup, hamburger ... note I mentioned I use baby shampoo in the decontamination mix for the pup. The Heavy-Duty cleansers are for inanimate objects only :wink:
sorry, timber ! i just read PINESOL, and since we were on the way out , i dashed off the response without fully reading your entry. can i use "onset of old age" as my excuse ? SORRY, indeed. hbg
Timber - are those your dogs? They actually don't look to be feeling very pathetic. They almost look proud.
Would you believe that skunk is a doggie elixer of youth? My dog has been super perky and happy since she got the little critter. She still has a limp, but she's got more energy than she has had of late.
Some of 'em never learn, littlek ... dependable repeat customers. You can count on a couple - three times or so a year from some of 'em, others seem to get the idea porcs ain't such a good plaything after the first or second time around.
Never noticed the "elixer of youth' thing ... but I'm sure glad your pup is OK. All in all, prolly bothered you more than it bothered her.
It definitely bothered me more - certainly long-term and prolly even short-term. I've concluded that she isn't burping skunk, but that she is exhaling skunk. Her breath is skunky. From all the frothing she did, I'd say she got a mouthful of skunk juice.
Skunk juice cocktail, new gymrat elixir, also available in dehydrated form, slow release capsules...
They considered it as a Viagra substitute, but the side-effects made the erection irrelevant.
Hey buddy, you need to poop, go somewheres else . . . we don't need no bowel movements here . . .
