STINKY MCSKUNKINGTON

How can someone so cute smell so bad…
Photo textured with Kim Klassen's Isobel texture.
sam profile with butterfly on nose kk isobel copy
My poor boy Sam got skunked the other night.  I let him out to go potty around midnight and I heard him knock at the door like he does to come in.  I looked out and he was rubbing his face on his outdoor bed.  I wondered what he got into but opened the door and let him in, tooo late.  The smell came in with him.  Of course he ran right away to my rug to rub his face.  I yelled at him and he ran to the runner in the entry and proceeded to give his face a good rubbing.  I grabbed paper towels and wet them and started washing his face, then I used dish soap, then I used vinegar then I threw him out and Googled what to use.  The thing I found most was peroxide, baking soda and dish soap.  Luckily I had those items, well a little, a half bottle of peroxide, about a quarter box of old baking soda in the refrigerator and some Dawn dish soap.  Mixed it up and added some warm water and grabbed a rag.  There we were outside at 12:30 a.m. getting doused with the mixture.  Since he mostly took it in the face I had to be careful about not getting it in his eyes so was toweling it on and also trying to get his chest and as much as I could with the small amount I had.  Let the mixture sit awhile and then washed him with Dawn and warm water.  Had to put the rugs outside and covered his bed with a towel.  The next day I went to Petco for some Nature’s Miracle Skunk Odor Remover.  Bath time again, full strength with the odor remover.  Washed all the towels and dog bed cover and clothes I was wearing the night before in the washing machine with some of the odor remover.
After the remover set for awhile, again washed him with Dawn.  I think he smells worse than he did the night before with the peroxide mixture.  Did his face again.  Yesterday, did another skunk remover bath, and another Dawn bath.  Washed the floors and sprayed the skunk remover on my area rug that I’m not going to throw away because I just got it and it was spendy. 
Ok today, another remover bath, still stinky face.  Went shopping and out to eat and tonight another peroxide, baking soda bath, followed by another Dawn bath.  Trapped him in the small bathroom so I could use the hair dryer on him without him getting away.  Still smells but I actually think the peroxide mix is better than the professional stuff.
Poor guy is traumatized with all the baths. 

11 comments:

  1. oh my - what an escapade! I can't imagine...hopefully all skunk smell will be gone soon!

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  2. Good grief! How traumatic for BOTH of you! I bet the butterflies will leave him alone for awhile ;)

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  3. Oh my the poor baby but when you said "I thew him out"...I cracked up...
    We have been through that also back in the day when everyone was using tomato soup...I swear...it's only time that will cure it..
    He is a cutie though.

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  4. One of our cats got skunked several years ago...we too ended up out in the back yard at midnight giving the cat a bath...never a fun experience. My poor son got the worst of it as he handled the cat and I handled the hose and the shampoo. Re washed the cat the next day with proper stuff but after that just gave up and let the cat stay outside and fed him in the garage for about a week till the smell died down a bit. Even months later if he got damp he smelt of skunk.

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  5. Oddly enough the butterflies seemed to be attracted to the stank. Actually it was probably all the water that they were attracted to. They were circling him and I hoped one would land on him but they didn't so Photoshop Elements made it happen.
    His face still smells and I'm pretty sure if he gets wet it will be worse again.

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  6. An amazing shot I can't imagine what the smell must be like, we don't get skunks here in UK thank goodness...

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  7. We had a dog get skunked once...she still smelled every time she got wet for months and months. Awful

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  8. Poor guy !! so glad we don't have skunks here :) Hope he smells better today and that your rug is smellfree !!!love the butterfly on his nose :)
    Lily

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  9. Oh, poor guy! I love your photo and the story :)

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  10. Yup, that is a typical dog got skunked after mid-night scenario. Been there, done that. Great dog!

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  11. What an adventure! But I love your photo.

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