Skunked Again!!??!!

Well, it happened again….my little, innocent (big, old and dumb) Zekey ran into a skunk in the yard and LOST!

This happened about 11 months ago and I know I wrote about it on my blog here but for some reason I couldn’t find the posting I did…it was pretty hilarious (after the fact of course).

THE GOOD THING: is that I learned something from that last experience!

THE BAD THING: is that it happened again in the middle of the night, in the rain, on the night before Christmas Eve!

The story….

So, Zeke and I were all tucked into our beds at 1:15 am, me watching a bit of the tube trying to fall asleep when Zeke decided he had to do one last trip (if you know what I mean).

It was raining, I was tired. I let him out and waited by the door and upon his return – head tossing, licking and spitting – I opened the door not thinking…and whoa!!! Got a big whiff!! (this smell does NOT leave your nose I tell you for days!!)

Since I’d learned my lesson the last time (and NOT to drag him through the house to the shower with tomato juice – doesn’t work AND it stinks up your house!), I immediately pushed him back out into the rain and cold and shut the door!

Unforuntately I didn’t take off my nightshirt right then and there and leave it out with him then to go wash my hands….

Instead I ran through the house (since the smell had already permeated it – can you believe it? In 10 seconds!!), grabbing fabreeze, spraying and then running to my computer to find out “What was that concoction people recommended that I DIDN’T USE last time but they said worked??”.

Ah Ha!!

Hydrogen Peroxide (they said a whole gallon but I only had 16 oz.
Baking Soda (luckily I had a small box)
Dish detergent

Ok, so they said this stuff would fume up and possibly expolode on me so yet another thing to worry about….

I put on my worst sweats from head to toe, tied up my hair and couldn’t find any rubber gloves so I put big ziplock bags around my hands fastened with rubber bands at the wrist ;0) because this time…… “I” WAS NOT GOING TO STINK TOO!!!

I mixed the concoction, grabbed a couple dark beers (cuz some said to use baking soda and beer! Who knows but I was going to try anything.), a huge stack of towels and ventured outside to scrub down the dog (in the rain mind you!) on the back patio.

He was hiding in the garage – OH NO!! THE CAR!!!???!! (it was ok….I got him in time)

We both didn’t have much fun through this part and I probably got my cold back I’d just gotten rid of but oh my gosh, this stuff worked!!!

The smell was pretty much gone!! Off Zeke at least, it was still in THE HOUSE!!!

I hosed him off (he hates that), dried him and hoped for the best that he wouldn’t stink all night in my bedroom because at this point I couldn’t smell anything BUT SKUNK! So it was really hard to tell what stunk and what really didn’t or if the smell was just in my nose at this point…..not too bad for an hour, that’s all it took this time!

It’s morning now and I’ve washed everything I can, opened up the house in 40 degree weather with the heater blasting, burned inscence and it seems to be relatively clear.

Although Scott will be the test with his nose when he comes over tomorrow….it’s a good thing I’m not entertaining for the holidays huh??? I very well could have been, that would’ve sucked for sure!

Well, the saga continues….watch out for those skunks this time of year!!

– Kat Out

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