. At 11 o’clock last night our 2 Brittanys cornered a skunk out in the yard. Big commotion! Both got sprayed in the face and shoulders big time. Smelled like someone crushed garlic cloves up our nose. The dogs started rolling in the grass to try to get it off. I got them in the house, and they immediately started rubbing their face on the rugs, on the dog bed, and then jumped on our bed to try and rub their face all over my pillow and bedspread.I managed to get both of them into the bathroom. Luckily, I had a stack of towels and 1 1/2 bottles of skunk off that I haven’t had to use for the last 10 years. The boys were very unhappy to get drenched in skunk off, and even more unhappy to then get a bath.
Of course, I was out of to tear free dog shampoo, so I used mild unscented Vanicream shampoo, followed by a Syndopour shampoo bar. The Syndopour on top of the shampoo was fabulous!!! The dogs smell great (natural dog smell, no skunk), but I still need to use some type of enzyme cleaner in the bathroom for a floor-to-ceiling cleaning. It turns out if you shampoo dogs immediately after they are sprayed it’s easier to get rid of the smell than if you wait.
I texted my sister to tell her what happened. She’s a nature lover and predictably texted back, “I hope the skunk is okay.”
Yes it is. The skunk is out there ready to spray another day. I’d better buy more skunk off.
Haven't had a skunk around here in ages.
The only relief I see is to make a lot of highly fragranced soap in the next few days, then let it cure in every room of the house. Wait. Maybe I better let the soap cure away from the skunk smell in case it sucks up the fragrance???
