Skunk smell is something you hope never to smell!
I was reminded of a very fragrant event earlier this week. Several years ago, I don’t want to admit how many, my husband threw me a party. It was my 30th birthday and there were tons of people around.
My husband, Dave, loves to party and everyone was having a great time until about midnight. We heard an unholy scream and our very large dog, Timber, came flying through the house. Following him was the most awful smell I have ever encountered. Timber, our beautiful docile animal, had been out front having a pee and investigating the bushes, when he sniffed the wrong end of a skunk. The skunk took exception to this intrusion and let Timber have it. I can still smell it, even after all these years.
That ended the party! It was so late that we left poor Timber outside in the backyard for the rest of the night. He was a very unhappy dog. The next day, we went to Costco and bought a case of tomato juice. Timber was a large shephard/ husky with a double coat. The tomato juice didn’t penetrate the second layer of fur, even though the smell of skunk did! We washed and washed, and eventually got the smell down to a tolerable level.
I was reminded of this because I’ve heard skunk stories all month.
I was at the wholesaler looking for fabric for Diva Diamondz when the owner came up to thank me. I had given her Pet Fresh-N pouches a while back. This spring a family of skunks moved in under her kitchen. The smell rose through the floorboards. YUCK! The exterminator relocated the skunk family and the family living in the house was left with the smell. A single Pet Fresh-N pouch was laid on the floor and within a few days the smell was completely gone. I have a very happy wholesaler and some cute fabric for Diva Diamondz!
I also reconnected with a high school girlfriend through facebook a few weeks back. In chatting (I picked up the phone) I found out they have a cabin in the lake district of Ontario. They are avid paddlers and have canoes. This spring they found a dead skunk in one of their canoes. They hadn’t been able to get the smell out. We sent them a set of Pet Fresh-N to try. They placed the pouches in the canoe one weekend and the next weekend checked and found the skunk odor had been eliminated. YEAH!
Another friend of mine had a skunk family moved in under their shed. 4 little noses could be seen poking out from under the shed. Fortunately for everyone, including the dog, this skunk family continued on its way after a few days.
