[nagdu] Skunk!

[Raven Tolliver]

A good thing to know about skunks is that they're nocturnal. A park
time  after roughly 11-11:30pm could align the stars for a skunking,
especially if there are bushes or other hiding places around for
creatures. I think I also read somewhere that skunks like to hang
around garbage cans and dumpsters too.

On 7/15/14, Tami Jarvis via nagdu <nagdu at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> Yikes, indeed! Since we came back to eastern Oregon, I have developed a
> chronic worry that my guide dog will be skunked when I need to use her
> to go somewhere. I always heard of the tomato juice treatment and that
> it didn't get the smell out without numerous treatments and a few days.
> Sounds like vinegar would be enough to be able to use the guide within a
> mile of people. /smile/ I'll remember that one! And hope I don't need
> it. /lol/
>
> Glad you're still good to go, Tracy! Guess you don't need to be rural to
> get skunked.
>
> Tami
>
> On 07/15/2014 07:02 AM, Cindy Ray via nagdu wrote:
>> Ah, fun. That happened to Chuck's dog, King. Tomato juice may work better,
>> but I found that the smell didn't clear go away for a good while. YIKES!
>>
>> Cindy
>>
>> On Jul 15, 2014, at 8:59 AM, Tracy Carcione via nagdu <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> I took Benny for his last outing last night, and he peed and was
>>> sniffing
>>> around some more.  He went by some bushes, and I heard feet scraping,
>>> then
>>> Ben turned around and rushed for the house.  I thought he'd finished and
>>> was rushing to get out of the rain, but, when I got in the house, I
>>> smelled the intense skunk.  I guess the feet scraping must have been
>>> Skunky's feet.
>>> The internet said I could clean him with vinegar and water, then rinse,
>>> so
>>> I took him back out, away from the skunk, used the vinegar and water,
>>> and
>>> hosed him down.  He was not happy, but it did get enough of the skunk
>>> out
>>> so we could get on the bus and come to work this morning.  There's still
>>> a
>>> bit of a stink, but only close up, and not all the time, for some
>>> reason.
>>> Echo got skunked too, a long time ago.  I remember feeling oiliness on
>>> her
>>> fur, but I didn't feel any on Ben's.  It made it harder to figure out
>>> where he needed cleaning most.
>>> Anyway, that was our late-night adventure.
>>> Tracy
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
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