City Life Here I Come!

Kylie2x · 08-28-2008, 01:21 PM

OMG!!! Yesterday morning I went to turn on the water and sneaky snake is there waiting for me.. NO PROB... It is a bull snake about 3'.. pick the little guy up and put him in a feed sack.. He came flying out..LOL and made a run for it... It took me forever to round him back up and send him on his way.. NOW ...HUUUUH.. I have these 2 Blue Heelers.. one has been out back with her head in a piece 20'~8" PVC all morning.. I went out and yes there is something in it.. I thought it was a Rabbit.. Okay. that will entertain her the rest of the day..NOOOOT!!! the little wentch just came up.. Go ahead GUESS what it was.. A Freakin Skunk!!! Guess he got tired of waiting..The stinch is so heavy you can almost taste it.. I soaked her tomato juice hope it helps...GEEEEEZ!!!!!

Ahava · 08-28-2008, 02:07 PM

Hope that works. Poor thing. Ya know, if you didn't live in the country you wouldn't have these ... scenerios to talk about ^_-. Goodluck.

island cassie · 08-28-2008, 11:50 PM

Haha Kylie - sorry I can't help you with that problem! Luckily we don't have skunks here - small snakes are not a problem as you say, and the dogs ignore them.
Cassie

mskitty38583 · 08-29-2008, 08:16 PM

oh kylie im so sorry to hear about that!

paradisi · 08-30-2008, 05:55 PM

Thank goodness we don't have skunks in Australia.

In fact the smelliest thing in this country is probably me after a week long fishing trip ROFLMAO

harveyc · 09-11-2008, 01:33 PM

Back about 40 years ago I caught a skunk in a trap. I was trying to catch a ground squirrel, but I guess the skunk had taken over the hole. I had taken a taxidermy class and decided that the skunk had pretty nice looking fur so I talked my younger brother into helping me skin it. I was being very careful, but still cut open the sack and got a straight dose of that stuff on my brother and me! LOL Okay, I wasn't laughing at the time, I suppose, but I can laugh about it now. You should have seen the look on my mom's face when I explained to her how this had come about. She might have been thinking that she wished she had all daughters!!! My one sister was a tom boy, but that might have been different if she had 3 sisters instead of 3 brothers. Anyway, mom had all kinds of suggestions from friends, including tomato juice, toothpaste, and only God knows what else. I can assure you that none of these helped in any significant way and mom would not even let us go to Mass two days later! I better tell my 10 year old boy this story before he comes up with the same stupid idea some day.

The only thing I know of that would probably work would probably make your dog look pretty funny - bleach. I learned from a county fair manager that was the best way of getting the smell of pigs off of me after helping load some up.

Good luck!

Kylie2x · 09-11-2008, 03:59 PM

!!!!!!!!
She still stinks..LOL

Bob · 09-11-2008, 05:08 PM

You can try vinegar which is more acidic than the tomato juice and there are commercial preparations available at the vet. Bottom line is nomatter what every time the dog gets wet for the next couple of months you'll be reminded a bit of "eau du skunk". If you come up with something better please post it.

TracyWV · 09-11-2008, 10:52 PM

Some of the stuff you can get at the vets office works good. I've also heard that lemon juice works good too. Just don't get it in the eyes it stings.

harveyc · 09-11-2008, 11:13 PM

Lemon juice was another thing mom tried on us boys with no success!

mskitty38583 · 09-11-2008, 11:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by harveyc

Back about 40 years ago I caught a skunk in a trap. I was trying to catch a ground squirrel, but I guess the skunk had taken over the hole. I had taken a taxidermy class and decided that the skunk had pretty nice looking fur so I talked my younger brother into helping me skin it. I was being very careful, but still cut open the sack and got a straight dose of that stuff on my brother and me! LOL Okay, I wasn't laughing at the time, I suppose, but I can laugh about it now. You should have seen the look on my mom's face when I explained to her how this had come about. She might have been thinking that she wished she had all daughters!!! My one sister was a tom boy, but that might have been different if she had 3 sisters instead of 3 brothers. Anyway, mom had all kinds of suggestions from friends, including tomato juice, toothpaste, and only God knows what else. I can assure you that none of these helped in any significant way and mom would not even let us go to Mass two days later! I better tell my 10 year old boy this story before he comes up with the same stupid idea some day.

The only thing I know of that would probably work would probably make your dog look pretty funny - bleach. I learned from a county fair manager that was the best way of getting the smell of pigs off of me after helping load some up.

Good luck!

rotflmao!!!!!

momoese · 09-12-2008, 12:31 AM

The Mythbusters Recipe that works!

1 quart hydrogen peroxide
1/4 cup baking soda
a squirt of liquid dish soap

Sponge on and let soak for ten minutes and then rinse off.

harveyc · 09-12-2008, 01:24 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mskitty38583

rotflmao!!!!!

Glad you enjoyed that, Sam. That was actually my second encounter with a skunk, but the first one was less "direct" (walked through weeds hunting down a skunk to shoot it since it seemed rabid.)

Wisdom does not always come with age in these matters, though. About 10 years ago a skunk was hanging around our yard on the farm. I decided to take care of it with my .357. It seemed like such a good idea I did not take the time to think about surrounding objects. I missed the skunk. But worse than that, the bullet ricocheted and did some minor body work to my wife's car. It's really bad when my wife has concrete evidence to demonstrate my poor judgment like that!

I'm not really that dumb but I really amaze myself at some of the dumb things I've done. At least I don't take myself too seriously and can laugh at myself.

Thanks, Mitchel for the secret recipe!

Harvey

Lagniappe · 09-12-2008, 01:30 AM

Do ya' feel lucky?...do ya?...skunk

It would make a good Clint Eastwood movie: "Dirty Harvey"

08-28-2008, 01:21 PM	#1 (permalink)
Kylie2x Senior Member Kylie2x's Photo Gallery Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 1,059 BananaBucks : 3,846 Feedback: 20 / 100% Thanks: 134 Thanked 119 Times in 91 Posts Welcomes: 155	City Life Here I Come! OMG!!! Yesterday morning I went to turn on the water and sneaky snake is there waiting for me.. NO PROB... It is a bull snake about 3'.. pick the little guy up and put him in a feed sack.. He came flying out..LOL and made a run for it... It took me forever to round him back up and send him on his way.. NOW ...HUUUUH.. I have these 2 Blue Heelers.. one has been out back with her head in a piece 20'~8" PVC all morning.. I went out and yes there is something in it.. I thought it was a Rabbit.. Okay. that will entertain her the rest of the day..NOOOOT!!! the little wentch just came up.. Go ahead GUESS what it was.. A Freakin Skunk!!! Guess he got tired of waiting..The stinch is so heavy you can almost taste it.. I soaked her tomato juice hope it helps...GEEEEEZ!!!!!

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