Skunky

[galen]

My wife let our mutt (that must sleep with us every night), out the front door and Penny usually takes just a few minutes to do her thing and she comes back to the door and yeps to be let back in. I hear this high pitch scream/yep, like when you step on the dogs paw. Holy mother of pearl, Penny got it right in the face. It was so bad in the house it smelled like burnt rubber.   We bathed her in tomato paste, that hardly took an edge off. Called a buddy that has an on-line pet supply store. Dan said he would meet me there. This was 9PM. Dan ask "did it spray you?" No, the dog. He said that I even smelled bad.  He gave me some stuff called Skunk-off. It helped, but oh man. Now Penny won't hardly go outside unless someone is with her. It will be my luck, I get in the tub and that skunk will come looking for cat food. I better move the cat bowl. 

[Brewman]

Tomato paste, or juice?  It's the juice that's supposed to take the smell out.

If she's really bad, call your vet and they might be able to give her a skunk bath.
My wife works for the local vet, and they do this occasionally.  Cost isn't all that much, IIRC.

[wmccall]

Put her in the hot tub and shock.  

[galen]

OK, I'm getting a headache  Thats funny, Now she raises the hair on her back when she gets close to the door. I've told her that the damn skunk is gone, but she won't listen.

[anne]

There is a recipe that works a lot better than tomato juice. I'll be at work later, and if i can make time, I'll post it. It involves H2O2 and baking soda, amongst other things..........or is it baking soda and lemon juice? hmmmmmm....

[galen]

I'm moving out, Anne unless you do something! Updated, Vet gave her a bath. She's a lot more bareable now.

[Bonibelle]

aaaahhhh OK, I am really weird, but the skunk smell isn't all that awlful..there are much worse smells to me..like cigarettes.
Send your doggy east, Galen,  I will take good care of her..

I used to really hate it when my dog would roll in dead (very long dead) fish or crabs at the beach..now that's a nasty smell! when we were kids our dog rolled in one of these dead creatures just before we were leaving for home. NO time for a bath...and it would take more than a bath for a long haired dog, so my Dad put cologne on her...Hai Karate cologne...It was hot and we were stuck in traffic all the way home!
We had a horrible ride the cologne almost killed us..never mind the dead fish smell ...hopefully they don't even make that stuff anymore...I can still remember that odor oh man, I'll take the skunk any day!  

[wrobo]

The mixture you are looking for, I believe, is baking soda, Hydrogen Peroxide, and a tsp or so dishwashing detergent.  I called the emergency vet (it happened at 11:00 at night - right before bed) last year to my Boston Terrier.  Please make a call or do an internet search for the exact recipe -> it worked well for us.

Of course, since I did not have the hydrogen peroxide in house, I had to go to Meijer to pick it up.  Once inside, I noticed that I smelled of skunk.  I had to keep moving to not draw attention to myself.  Of course, there is no way to keep moving when checking out...  "Something smells like skunk!!!" -> "That'd be me "

[anne]

Sorry- I got SLAMMED at work!!!!! But everyone is right- it is 1 qt H2O2, 1/4C baking soda, and 1 tsp garden-variety soap- Ivory, or Dawn or what have you.

This is what i love/hate about my job.....at 3:30 I thought I might be walking out of there at 5. At 4, I knew I'd be there till at least 8........

[bosco0633]

anne, do you get the net at work??  I worked that last two night shifts inside in lock up and I was dieing for an internet connection.  Our work trusts us with firearms and arresting people, but they feel that the internet is to much for us to handle

[galen]

Bosco, Guard?

[bosco0633]

police.  Our regular lock up officer was sick, so I got taken off patrol to babysit bad guys all night.

It is like watching paint dry.

[bosco0633]

not to mention 20 in custody.  Lots of noise and yelling and violence.  Makes for a night praying for a tub and a drink.

[Brewman]

Do they allow you to be armed in the jail area?  Our county jail deputies are not.  They have access to pepper and tasers, but they do not carry them.  No impact weapons on their belts, either.  Basically just radio and cuffs.

When patrol officers arrive with overnight guests, they have to disarm using a lockbox in the sallyport.  

Just wondering if that's how they do things in your locale.

[anne]

anne, do you get the net at work??  I worked that last two night shifts inside in lock up and I was dieing for an internet connection.  Our work trusts us with firearms and arresting people, but they feel that the internet is to much for us to handle

We do, and I'm on it at the moment, but I dont actaully have a lot of down time here. Usually *IF* I have time to eat it is done while writing records. My late night emergency shifts are sometimes slow, though....and then the internet is a godsend.