SKUNKED!

Not me. Chance. Yup.

I was out in the pasture playing with Starlette while it was getting dark, when she suddenly looked over by the barn. I looked to see Chance running for a black fuzzy kitty. Then I think "Sh*t, we don't have any of those!" I yelled, "Chance, No!!" but too late. Black fuzzy kitty got him full in the face.

Damn that stinks! And he *has* to be inside tonight, too cold. So sent DH off to Chow Hound to get something, anything! Chance had to stay in the barn until he came back...he got a direct hit.

I get on the internet...

I see the solution we all know...tomato juice. Don't have any.

I see 1 qt. peroxide (which I only have a little of) mixed with 1/4" baking soda, and a little shampoo, let sit for 10 mins, will do it. So he gets the 10 min. partial dose.

I then see that apple cider vinegar will also do it. So he gets that all over his face/neck too. By now his coat is spiking because it freezes where the wet it (I am careful not to go to the skin).

Oh, I did discover you lose your sense of smell to skunk...when I ran into the house to get help, my husband yelped that I stunk! Chance had barely brushed against me going into the stall, and that's all it took.

DH comes back with Nature's Miracle, and I start the rinse all the stuff I put on Chance off, dry, and NM him. I am now waiting for him to dry again for a second dose.

I think the house smells like skunk, but my smeller is gone. I have had dogs all my life, and this is the first skunked one. And knowing Chance, I have no doubt he'll chase the kitty again!