Comments on: Notorious D.O.G. http://www.knitsisters.com/2006/08/31/skunk/ Watch out. We've got sharp sticks. Sun, 12 Oct 2008 05:05:48 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.3 by: rho http://www.knitsisters.com/2006/08/31/skunk/#comment-532 Sun, 03 Sep 2006 13:23:41 +0000 http://www.knitsisters.com/2006/08/31/skunk/#comment-532 How about doing the baking soda/vinegar/mix and then when that is washed off finishing up with the tomato to mask what is left? Worth a try at least. How about doing the baking soda/vinegar/mix and then when that is washed off finishing up with the tomato to mask what is left? Worth a try at least.

]]> by: Alex http://www.knitsisters.com/2006/08/31/skunk/#comment-526 Sat, 02 Sep 2006 16:11:53 +0000 http://www.knitsisters.com/2006/08/31/skunk/#comment-526 I found the baking soda/vinegar/hydrogen peroxide remedy somewhere on the \'net awhile back, posted by someone who seemed to have some knowledge of chemistry and vigorous reactions. The advantage to it is that you can be very precise with it—you mix the vinegar and hydrogen peroxide in a cup (no reaction yet), rub the baking soda deep into the skunked area of the dog\'s fur, and then pour the vinegar/peroxide mixture onto it. Wherever it contacts the baking soda it will produce a very violent fizzing, but no so violent that the dog seems bothered by it. A few direct applications of this onto the affected area directly after being skunked seems to do pretty well towards removing (and not just masking) the smell, in our unfortunate experiences. We initially decided to do this because many places on the internet, scientists have posted about how tomato juice \"just\" masks the smell, it does not remove it. However after spending a few hours with a skunked dog we came to realize that \"just\" masking the smell would be pretty nice, too! I found the baking soda/vinegar/hydrogen peroxide remedy somewhere on the \’net awhile back, posted by someone who seemed to have some knowledge of chemistry and vigorous reactions. The advantage to it is that you can be very precise with it—you mix the vinegar and hydrogen peroxide in a cup (no reaction yet), rub the baking soda deep into the skunked area of the dog\’s fur, and then pour the vinegar/peroxide mixture onto it. Wherever it contacts the baking soda it will produce a very violent fizzing, but no so violent that the dog seems bothered by it. A few direct applications of this onto the affected area directly after being skunked seems to do pretty well towards removing (and not just masking) the smell, in our unfortunate experiences.

We initially decided to do this because many places on the internet, scientists have posted about how tomato juice \”just\” masks the smell, it does not remove it. However after spending a few hours with a skunked dog we came to realize that \”just\” masking the smell would be pretty nice, too!

]]> by: Ida http://www.knitsisters.com/2006/08/31/skunk/#comment-511 Sat, 02 Sep 2006 02:39:40 +0000 http://www.knitsisters.com/2006/08/31/skunk/#comment-511 Oh, Ellen! Oh, Shelley! I couldn't help but laugh. The worst we have to contend with is/are racoons, but get just a mile or so out of town and there are skunk carcases every now and then on the roads, And sometimes at night when the windows are open, I think I smell a skunk passing thru the neighborhood. By the way, I love, love, LOVE your Icarus. You are doing such a fantastic job! Oh, Ellen! Oh, Shelley! I couldn’t help but laugh. The worst we have to contend with is/are racoons, but get just a mile or so out of town and there are skunk carcases every now and then on the roads, And sometimes at night when the windows are open, I think I smell a skunk passing thru the neighborhood.
By the way, I love, love, LOVE your Icarus. You are doing such a fantastic job!

]]> by: debsnm http://www.knitsisters.com/2006/08/31/skunk/#comment-509 Fri, 01 Sep 2006 14:24:49 +0000 http://www.knitsisters.com/2006/08/31/skunk/#comment-509 I have spent so much time dousing skunky dogs with tomato juice that I can no longer drink it myself! Just opening the can makes me THINK I smell skunk! It works wonderfully, and BTW - if you don't have tomato juice, condensed tomato soup works almost as well! Had to use it in an emergency. I have spent so much time dousing skunky dogs with tomato juice that I can no longer drink it myself! Just opening the can makes me THINK I smell skunk! It works wonderfully, and BTW - if you don’t have tomato juice, condensed tomato soup works almost as well! Had to use it in an emergency.

]]> by: Ellen http://www.knitsisters.com/2006/08/31/skunk/#comment-508 Fri, 01 Sep 2006 12:40:45 +0000 http://www.knitsisters.com/2006/08/31/skunk/#comment-508 Thanks for all the comments and general commiseration, everyone. Miss D.O.G. still smells, but only if you get right up next to her muzzle. Which I'm trying to avoid. And Carolyn, porcupines? Let's not even think about that. I haven't seen any in our area, but rest assured that if they are here, Shelley will find them. She's just that kind of dog. Thanks for all the comments and general commiseration, everyone. Miss D.O.G. still smells, but only if you get right up next to her muzzle. Which I’m trying to avoid.

And Carolyn, porcupines? Let’s not even think about that. I haven’t seen any in our area, but rest assured that if they are here, Shelley will find them.

She’s just that kind of dog.

]]> by: Carolyn J. http://www.knitsisters.com/2006/08/31/skunk/#comment-507 Fri, 01 Sep 2006 03:43:34 +0000 http://www.knitsisters.com/2006/08/31/skunk/#comment-507 I hope your canine unit has learned to duck & run the next time she encounters a skunk. Now if there was only a way to teach her to leave porcupines alone as well...without the experience. I hope your canine unit has learned to duck & run the next time she encounters a skunk. Now if there was only a way to teach her to leave porcupines alone as well…without the experience.

]]> by: Diane http://www.knitsisters.com/2006/08/31/skunk/#comment-506 Fri, 01 Sep 2006 02:22:07 +0000 http://www.knitsisters.com/2006/08/31/skunk/#comment-506 We keep a bottle of something called, appropriately enough, Skunk Off. We got it from the vet and it seems to work pretty well. I've also had good luck with a cleaning product called Smells b Gone for both the dog and the items that said dog comes in contact with. We keep a bottle of something called, appropriately enough, Skunk Off. We got it from the vet and it seems to work pretty well. I’ve also had good luck with a cleaning product called Smells b Gone for both the dog and the items that said dog comes in contact with.

]]> by: lorinda http://www.knitsisters.com/2006/08/31/skunk/#comment-504 Thu, 31 Aug 2006 20:52:07 +0000 http://www.knitsisters.com/2006/08/31/skunk/#comment-504 Ellen, my dear, sheer genius in your assessment of the state divvy-up. And you, more than anyone I know, can turn what was a horrid situation into a laugh-out-loud read. Blow Shelley kisses from me, since I'm sure you wouldn't want to get close enough to her to see if she still stinks. I've heard the same about tomato juice for de-skunking. Ellen, my dear, sheer genius in your assessment of the state divvy-up.

And you, more than anyone I know, can turn what was a horrid situation into a laugh-out-loud read. Blow Shelley kisses from me, since I’m sure you wouldn’t want to get close enough to her to see if she still stinks.

I’ve heard the same about tomato juice for de-skunking.

]]> by: Janine http://www.knitsisters.com/2006/08/31/skunk/#comment-503 Thu, 31 Aug 2006 20:44:12 +0000 http://www.knitsisters.com/2006/08/31/skunk/#comment-503 Never mind notorious I think it should have been noxious! lol Thank goodness we have nothing more dangerous than hedgehogs over here :-) Never mind notorious I think it should have been noxious! lol
Thank goodness we have nothing more dangerous than hedgehogs over here :-)

]]> by: AJWP http://www.knitsisters.com/2006/08/31/skunk/#comment-502 Thu, 31 Aug 2006 18:09:21 +0000 http://www.knitsisters.com/2006/08/31/skunk/#comment-502 Ha ha! We got skunked last night, too! I found your blog through a search for "skunk dog," and our poor pups had the same reaction with the foamy mouths and the general insanity. Our house still reeks today; how's yours doing? Best wishes to you and your dog. Ha ha! We got skunked last night, too! I found your blog through a search for “skunk dog,” and our poor pups had the same reaction with the foamy mouths and the general insanity. Our house still reeks today; how’s yours doing? Best wishes to you and your dog.

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