[nagdu] Skunk!

[Larry D Keeler]

Usually they aim for the head. That's where the nose and eyes are. And they 
may try and roll the head on your rug or furniture.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Raven Tolliver via nagdu" <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
To: "Tracy Carcione" <carcione at access.net>; "NAGDU Mailing List,the National 
Association of Guide Dog Users" <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Tuesday, July 15, 2014 12:11 PM
Subject: Re: [nagdu] Skunk!


> The Golden Guy has been skunked twice. You can usually smell their
> body to see which particular area was sprayed. Both times, I scrubbed
> him  down with lavender liquid castile soap, then scrubbed him down
> with white vinegar, let is sit for five minutes, then another scrub
> down with the lavender soap.
> The 2nd time, he got sprayed right in the face, so I made a homemade
> saline solution and dropped 2 drops in each eye 3 times a day for 2
> days. I also rubbed cold-pressed coconut oil on his eyelids to
> eliminate any irritation.
> A faint smell did linger for a couple days, so if it happens again,
> I'll definitely go right to Andy's recipe.
>
> On 7/15/14, Tracy Carcione via nagdu <nagdu at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>> Thanks.  I found this recipe online, too, but, as it was already past
>> 10:30 PM, I wasn't up to the whole job.  5:30 AM comes too early to stay
>> up half the night bathing the dog.  But I'll save it for next time, which
>> hopefully won't be for quite a while.
>> Tracy
>>
>>> 00            `
>>> OKAY, I had that problem and what you want to do is,
>>>
>>> 1 quart of hydrogen peroxide 3%
>>> 1 cup of baking soda
>>> 1 tablespoon of Dawn dish detergent.
>>> Directions:
>>> mix well and place on dog rubbing into coat well.  Leave this in for
>>> about
>>> 10 minutes and rinse very well.  Use your dog shampoo after and you will
>>> notice a big and I mean a big difference.0
>>> Hope you are well.  Keep this recipe for the next time.
>>> I got this from the Dog Rescue in Boston back in 1996 and has worked
>>> great
>>> each time.  Andy and Shubert
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: Cindy Ray via nagdu
>>> Sent: Tuesday, July 15, 2014 10:02 AM
>>> To: Tracy Carcione ; NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of 
>>> Guide
>>> Dog Users
>>> Subject: Re: [nagdu] Skunk!
>>>
>>> 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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