Yesterday evening started off as a nice, romantic night in: good wine, some cheese, a movie about guns (Lord of War), and then it happened: our weimaraner decided to chase the stinky, funny-looking, black and white cat that had wandered into our yard. About halfway through the movie, we heard the clacking of the dog door and instantly smelled her skunkiness.
The kicker is that Elektra apparently did not learn her lesson the first time. The skunk apparently remained in our backyard, and, as Dr. Boyfriend went to the store to pick up some, uh, odor removing items, it got her a second time. Stupid dog…
We have de-skunkified the canine. Tomato juice, apparently, is not the way to go; it only works after like 5 baths in the stuff. Instead we looked up a nice home-made chemical bath recipe: hydrogen peroxide, baking soda, and dish soap. Elektra was not a happy girl, after being first sprayed with a skunk, then with enzymatic cleaner, then with what is essentially RCA cleaner. But she no longer smells.
We are still in the process of de-contaminating our house.
Play stupid games, win stupid prizes. Having known Elektra for years I can see how that kind of thing would appeal to her though. Not extra bred for brains…..
I would suggest some mild oxidants. You’re battling a soup of about six different thiols and I would suspect the corresponding sulfoxides and sulfones are much less unpleasent.
Oh, yak. Sorry your evening got ruined, honey! (And giggling over the stinky cat kicking your poor dog’s hiney. Just cause our pets are stupid doesn’t make them less lovable — but it does sometimes make them smellier!)