oh my gawd. Tonight, right after I took Gonzo on a 3-mile run he went straight to his doggy door. We close it at night so he doesnt go out, and he was doing his "lemme out" yip so I opened the door for him. my sisters friend Matt was over and we were talking, then we looked over and saw Gonzo acting really silly and happy and rubbing himself all over our new lounge chair cushins. I opened the back door up, and of course he came running in REEKING of SKUNKINESS ! He jumped up on me and I seriously almost puked. I took him out and covered him with a huge can of plain tomato sauce, rubbed it in really good, then washed that off and lathered in a diluted cupfull of Dial soap. I scrubbed him forever with the sauce (and of course got my new pants covered in red paste)! I especially got his face and made sure to watch out for his eyes and ears. Dried him off with three huge beach towels and blowdried... and he still smells like skunkbutt! I think he mustve walked up on the skunk, probably trying to befriend it and thought it was a bunny, but he didnt bark or anything out there. stupid skunk! His face smells absolutely the worst. His body is okay now, but his face.... is just repulsive. I feel so bad for him, his eyes look fine but his whole head is so strong-smelling. I gave him his eye drops just in case. No suprise here, he is sleeping in the laundry room tonight, with the fan on. He is so miserable, especially since Matt had been teasing him and calling him Pepe Le Pew! mean ol Matt.
He was sprayed two years ago, when he was still a pup... almost the exact same situation, I let him out too late, his whole face smelled horrible. The smell stayed in his fur for about 4 months (and I washed him constantly), though it did fade he still smelled skunky, and that spray was only half as bad as this one! Anyone have ANY advice on how to get rid of this stank? It is making me sick just thinking about it. Tomorrow Ill have to get up and do the whole tomato paste/Dial thing again and my dad is calling the vet for advice. Also, I took a couple pics for fun.... horrrible quality because it is dark outside, and the camera also died before I could get any decent pics.
"Oo mom.. do we get to play chase the hose this late at night!".. poor boy thought he was gonna play. nope.
Have you ever seen a more miserable dog? my poor baby!
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