Straw Hat Kikos

[Straw Hat Kikos]

It's alot warmer today. It doesn't even feel cold out. Yesterday it sleeted all day. It was a rather hard sleet and it just never let up so of course you look outside and it looks like a little bit of snow that covers everything. Nope. It's a thin layer of ice that covers everything! I had to go out for a bit in it yesterday and when I took of my coat it had a layer of ice one it too. haha
But today is warmer; it's all melting and I was able to bust all the ice, not just the middle part, in the buckets and waterers so they actually have a bucket of water now instead of ice on the sides and ice chunks.

I've never smelled skunk up close (only dead ones on the roads) and I really don't want to. I REALLY hope we don't have skunks praying the dogs here. That would suck. haha Do you know a de-skunking recipe? I know of one but have no idea how well it works.

 

[bonbean01]

Glad to hear it is getting warmer and melting ice

Had a dog in Canada that never learned to not go after skunks and I unkowingly for a time had a compost heap of everything in it at the back of one of our lots...was attracting skunks and bears...after my dog Toby got his third bad skunk spray in the face I figured it out...duh...

Got the expensive stuff from the vet to bathe him in...didn't do much...people told me to bathe him in tomato juice...didn't do much....then an old timer said...get the cheapest brands of tomato pasta sauce...the thickest they sell...do NOT wet your dog...just smear lots of that sauce on him while dry...wait about half an hour with it on him...distract him or he'll lick it off...then when it is getting crusty dry...give him a long good bath with your regular dog shampoo and rinse quite a few times...and that worked like a charm Lots of clean up around the bathtub...since dogs do shake themselves at worst possible time...but that was okay...stink was gone.

Vet said he'd get his eyesight back within 3 days...full force blast of skunk in the eyes makes them blind for a few days...and vet was right...soon had a nice smelling dog who could see.

 

[CocoNUT]

No Straw-capades this morning? That would be fun to watch!
De-skunking recipes? I've heard of tomato juice, lemon juice. Not sure that either works. BUT...I do know the vets office has some wash stuff that's supposed to work well. The spray is a protein spray...oily...so pretty sure plain soap and water don't work. But it's hard to get out of a dog's face...if you wash it. Good luck! Maybe it's just Moses...sharing his smell with his buddies?

 

[Southern by choice]

Knowing Straw he'd just think the skunk smell was "MANLY"...

 

[Straw Hat Kikos]

 

[CocoNUT]

You mean he doesn't rub himself up against Moses everytime he has a "hot date" or goes into town?!

 

[bonbean01]

Eau de la Moses cologne

Guess that would be manly enough to offset the pantyhose, eh?

 

[Pearce Pastures]

Oh we have had a lot of experience with skunked dog here I have a theory about why this Halle has gotten doused over a dozen times. We had a cat, Angus, who was the best cat I have ever owned or met. Kind of acted like a dog really. He was black and white, and was great friends with Halle who loved to cuddle up with him. Pretty sure she thought the skunks were Angus.

Tomato does not work, but we do have a wash that worked pretty well (it does not take it out completely but close). Make a bath of several bottles of hydrogen peroxide, baking soda and a few pumps of softsoap or dawn. Douse the dog and rub the mix in over and over. It did bleach out her fur after having it done so many time (turned a little reddish brown instead of jet black) but she didn't smell.


So are Mo's kids the ones that are due in two weeks?

 

[Straw Hat Kikos]

Everyone has a de-skunking recipe. lol I've never had to use one but found one on this site a while back ago. (btw good site and good Kiko people there) http://www.mjironwateracres.com/ourdogs.htm at the bottom of the page

Yep Mo's kids are due in just a few weeks. Sis and Arianna are both due Feb 10th and of course Mo is the dad. Can't wait.

And no ya'll, I do not use Moses' man smell. lol I think he'd be mad if I took it from him and used it.

 

[CocoNUT]

Well just explain to him how all the 'ladies' LOVE it...and he's helping you out! Reassure him you're not trying to steal HIS ladies...and all will be good, I'm Sure! Don't you guys have a 'bro code' or something like that?