Saturday night when I was calling him to come inside by tapping on a bowl, he usually comes in a couple minutes. It was probably a 1/2 hour or so before he finally showed up at the door. When he came in I smelled something unusual. What is that smell I thought, at first I just thought it was something outside. But then I quickly realized it was Buddy. Oh my goodness it smells like a skunk. Okay it's 11pm on a Saturday night now what do I do. I thought about just kicking him out for the rest of the night. Then I decided to call the 24 hour vet. She told me to make this recipe of 1 quart hydrogen peroxide, 1/4 cup baking soda and 1 teaspoon dish soap. Mix it up and wash him from head to toe. Then rewash him with just the soap. Luckily I had everything. Has anyone ever bathed a cat? Very interesting, but I do have to admit he was really good. He only tried to escape twice. I think he was happy to get rid of the smell! The mixture did work because he smells normal again.
Not really sure what happened out there in the woods but I'm sure he won't mess with a skunk again!
4 comments:
How great that the magic solution got the smell fully out - that would have been a nightmare. cats are funny things.
A dog looks at it's owner & thinks, 'she feeds me, plays with me, gives me water, loves me - she must me god.'
A cat thinks, 'she feeds me, plays with me, gives me water, loves me - I must be god.'
Oh NOOOOOOOOOOOO!
Glad he was just smelly and not hurt. Now I know what to do if skunks strike!
I have washed a cat before and mine was strangely good as well.
However I wouldn't have had all the ingredients on hand so its a good thing we don't have skunks here!
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