Re: OT - Skunk!!!

2013-09-08 Thread Brian Walters
Quoting Mark C pdml-m...@charter.net: On 9/7/2013 10:40 PM, Christine Nielsen wrote: Ugh. My condolences. Our dog has had the same bad luck, a few times... the hydrogen peroxide/baking soda/detergent mixture does the trick for us... though I think you are supposed to let it sit for several

Re: OT - Skunk!!!

2013-09-08 Thread Mark C
On 9/8/2013 3:50 AM, Brian Walters wrote: Quoting Mark C pdml-m...@charter.net: On 9/7/2013 10:40 PM, Christine Nielsen wrote: Ugh. My condolences. Our dog has had the same bad luck, a few times... the hydrogen peroxide/baking soda/detergent mixture does the trick for us... though I think

Re: OT - Skunk!!!

2013-09-08 Thread Mark C
On 9/8/2013 12:44 AM, P.J. Alling wrote: Hum, adding a neutralizer to a week acid would seem to negate any oxidation advantage from the week acid. I could see just using Peroxide then the bicarb in series, but mixing them together seems counter intuitive. From

Re: OT - Skunk!!!

2013-09-08 Thread John
On 9/7/2013 10:40 PM, Christine Nielsen wrote: Ugh. My condolences. Our dog has had the same bad luck, a few times... the hydrogen peroxide/baking soda/detergent mixture does the trick for us... though I think you are supposed to let it sit for several minutes before rinsing. Bathing a cat

Re: OT - Skunk!!!

2013-09-08 Thread P.J. Alling
On 9/8/2013 3:53 PM, John wrote: On 9/7/2013 10:40 PM, Christine Nielsen wrote: Ugh. My condolences. Our dog has had the same bad luck, a few times... the hydrogen peroxide/baking soda/detergent mixture does the trick for us... though I think you are supposed to let it sit for several minutes

Re: OT - Skunk!!!

2013-09-08 Thread Mark C
On 9/8/2013 4:48 PM, P.J. Alling wrote: On 9/8/2013 3:53 PM, John wrote: On 9/7/2013 10:40 PM, Christine Nielsen wrote: Ugh. My condolences. Our dog has had the same bad luck, a few times... the hydrogen peroxide/baking soda/detergent mixture does the trick for us... though I think you are

Re: OT - Skunk!!!

2013-09-08 Thread John
On 9/8/2013 9:37 PM, Mark C wrote: On 9/8/2013 4:48 PM, P.J. Alling wrote: On 9/8/2013 3:53 PM, John wrote: On 9/7/2013 10:40 PM, Christine Nielsen wrote: Ugh. My condolences. Our dog has had the same bad luck, a few times... the hydrogen peroxide/baking soda/detergent mixture does the

Re: OT - Skunk!!!

2013-09-07 Thread Darren Addy
A tomato juice bath is the old school remedy. (For the skunk, not the overcooked film). On Sat, Sep 7, 2013 at 12:19 AM, Daniel J. Matyola danmaty...@gmail.com wrote: YIKES! Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Sat, Sep 7, 2013 at 12:45 AM, Mark C

Re: OT - Skunk!!!

2013-09-07 Thread Bob Sullivan
They're gentile creatures, but you don't really want to threaten them. Hope the poor cat learned not to mess with them. On Fri, Sep 6, 2013 at 11:45 PM, Mark C pdml-m...@charter.net wrote: A few hours ago I suddenly smelled... skunk. For a second I thought it was just odd but then ... oh crap!

Re: OT - Skunk!!!

2013-09-07 Thread Bruce Walker
Ever tried it Darren? It's also an old wive's tale. Didn't work for us, or rather our dog. Multiple shampooings and using the hair drier on low on him *eventually* did the trick. Our vet pointed out that heat is needed to evaporate the volatile oils in the skunk scent. But this seems to be the

Re: OT - Skunk!!!

2013-09-07 Thread John
Tomato juice is supposed to be good for neutralizing the smell. On 9/7/2013 12:45 AM, Mark C wrote: A few hours ago I suddenly smelled... skunk. For a second I thought it was just odd but then ... oh crap! Ran outside and as soon as I opened the door a very stinky cat charged in. I feel bad for

Re: OT - Skunk!!!

2013-09-07 Thread John Francis
On Sat, Sep 07, 2013 at 09:58:52AM -0500, Darren Addy wrote: A tomato juice bath is the old school remedy. (For the skunk, not the overcooked film). That certainly worked for us when our shepherd/malemute cross tried to see off the black and white kitty in the yard. Repeated washings (including

Re: OT - Skunk!!!

2013-09-07 Thread Christine Nielsen
Ugh. My condolences. Our dog has had the same bad luck, a few times... the hydrogen peroxide/baking soda/detergent mixture does the trick for us... though I think you are supposed to let it sit for several minutes before rinsing. Bathing a cat has its own challenges, I imagine... good luck if

Re: OT - Skunk!!!

2013-09-07 Thread Mark C
On 9/7/2013 10:58 AM, Darren Addy wrote: A tomato juice bath is the old school remedy. (For the skunk, not the overcooked film). The peroxide / baking soda and Dawn actually wound up working well - by this morning the smell on the cat was gone. There was a lingering odor in the kitchen where

Re: OT - Skunk!!!

2013-09-07 Thread Mark C
On 9/7/2013 11:38 AM, Bob Sullivan wrote: They're gentile creatures, but you don't really want to threaten them. Hope the poor cat learned not to mess with them. I hope he learned his lesson as well. We'll see - this is sort of a feline IQ test in a way... I usually smell the skunk outside

Re: OT - Skunk!!!

2013-09-07 Thread Mark C
On 9/7/2013 10:40 PM, Christine Nielsen wrote: Ugh. My condolences. Our dog has had the same bad luck, a few times... the hydrogen peroxide/baking soda/detergent mixture does the trick for us... though I think you are supposed to let it sit for several minutes before rinsing. Bathing a cat

Re: OT - Skunk!!!

2013-09-07 Thread P.J. Alling
Hum, adding a neutralizer to a week acid would seem to negate any oxidation advantage from the week acid. I could see just using Peroxide then the bicarb in series, but mixing them together seems counter intuitive. On 9/7/2013 11:55 AM, Bruce Walker wrote: Ever tried it Darren? It's also an

OT - Skunk!!!

2013-09-06 Thread Mark C
A few hours ago I suddenly smelled... skunk. For a second I thought it was just odd but then ... oh crap! Ran outside and as soon as I opened the door a very stinky cat charged in. I feel bad for the poor guy - it looks like he took it directly in the right eye, which just now has finally

Re: OT - Skunk!!!

2013-09-06 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
YIKES! Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Sat, Sep 7, 2013 at 12:45 AM, Mark C pdml-m...@charter.net wrote: A few hours ago I suddenly smelled... skunk. For a second I thought it was just odd but then ... oh crap! Ran outside and as soon as I opened the door a

OT -- Skunk

2010-04-28 Thread P. J. Alling
Not mine I don't know what it was taken with, but hell it's furry cute. http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_j24uCNMZoG8/S9hq_wawF3I/K74/c81doXnTXVA/s1600/kyootskunk.jpg -- {\rtf1\ansi\ansicpg1252\deff0\deflang1033{\fonttbl{\f0\fnil\fcharset0 Courier New;}} \viewkind4\uc1\pard\f0\fs20 I've just

Re: OT -- Skunk

2010-04-28 Thread eckinator
Totally... =) Thanks for sharing Peter Ecke 2010/4/29 P. J. Alling webstertwenty...@gmail.com: Not mine I don't know what it was taken with, but hell it's furry cute. http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_j24uCNMZoG8/S9hq_wawF3I/K74/c81doXnTXVA/s1600/kyootskunk.jpg --