Beanie the Meanie Got Skunked!

[Bichon Barb]

Last night, at 10:30 p.m., I let Beanie and Otto outside for their final "rest stop" of the evening. I looked out the window and saw Beanie batting at her eyes and rolling around in the grass. I didn't think much of it. I figured she was probably licking toads again.

She ran up to the door whining. I opened it up and picked her up. Her normally white fur had turned yellow. I put her in the kitchen sink so that I could get whatever it was out of her eye when the smell hit me. The pungent odor of earth, rotting onions and permanent solution from the 1970's burned my sinuses.

Beanie had been skunked!

I yelled for my DH to come downstairs and help. The good man ran to the grocery store for tomato juice and Nature's Miracle while I stood in the basement holding Beanie down in the stationary tub. Just to let you know, after a tomato juice dousing and two skunk remover treatments, she still stinks. And so does my house. BTW, a skunked dog smells nothing like a dead skunk. It's much worse.

Has anyone else ever been through this sort of ordeal?

 

[amid chaos]

Yup, several times, same dog (stupid animal)..it took a couple weeks for us to kiss the dog and for the smell to be gone.

Just a hint...dont turn on the heat..it sucks in the smell, heats it and throws it back in your house.

 

[Beanie]

Beanie had been skunked!

You know I just HAD to comment on this!!

 

[Bichon Barb]

Oh no! I've had the fireplace on all morning. It's in the 40's right now.

DH is giving her another bath right now. If the smell isn't better, I'm calling the groomer to see if they can do anything with her.

Beanie, are you named after a Beanie Baby too? Our Beanie Bichon was very tiny when we got her. My DS said she looked like a Beanie Baby.

The good news is I've got a couple of extra cans of tomato juice. Does anyone know how to make Bloody Mary's?

 

[Beanie]

Beanie, are you named after a Beanie Baby too?

Well, not named after one, just love to collect them!! It was just funny to read because even people who know my "real" name on the DIS, always call me Beanie!

Your Bichon is adorable!!

 

[Bichon Barb]

Look at Otto's face in this picture. Do you think he knew something we didn't after we brought her home from the breeder?

I've had Otto for 4.5 years. I had another Bichon for 12 years. I have never had the "adventures" with the other two that I have had with Beanie the Meanie--she's raided Easter chocolate and lived through it, she's been attacked by another dog and lived through it, she's eaten the contents of numerous garbage cans, eaten entire boxes of donuts. The list goes on...

(Thanks for listening to me whine folks. )

 

[Beanie]

Simply adorable!! I love the pictures!!

 

[minnie56]

A bath with Coke helps?

My dog was skunked a few years ago and the groomer helped out....Not a nice fragrance!

 

[gr8tpanther]

My dog got sprayed once, thankfully at the time she was an OUTSIDE dog. Bad thing was it was her birthday and we were to go shopping at the pet store, instead we ended up going to the groomers (and then the pet store) only for the groomer to basically tell me there was nothing that she could do, it had to WEAR off <a href='http://www.smileycentral.com/?partner=ZSzeb008' target='_blank'><img src='http://smileys.smileycentral.com/cat/4/4_9_5.gif' border=0></a>

 

[Bichon Barb]

Thanks Beanie. But her cuteness is just a front to cover her evilness.

She had her second bath and at least she's back to white instead of tomato juice pink. But the fragrance has morphed into very strong raw onion and garlic.

Thanks for everyone's advice. It's good to know that the stink will go away--someday.

 

[J&D]

Beanie- I thought the thread was referring to you!

Beautiful dogs, Bichon Barb!

 

[Beanie]

Originally posted by Bichon Barb
Thanks Beanie. But her cuteness is just a front to cover her evilness.

Evil? That cute, adorable dog?? No way, I would never believe it!!

Jen, at first I thought this thread had been started by Laurie!! LOL

 

[Wathel R Bender]

Originally posted by Bichon Barb

The good news is I've got a couple of extra cans of tomato juice. Does anyone know how to make Bloody Mary's?

Bloody Mary

Ingredients:
1 1/2 oz Vodka
3 ea Drops tabasco sauce
3 oz Tomato juice
1 x Pepper; to taste
1 ea Lemon; juiced
1 x Salt; to taste
1/2 ts Worcestershire sauce

Preparation:
Shake with ice and strain into old-fashioned glass over ice cubes. A wedge of lime or stalk of celery may be added.

Serves: 1



Although I personally prefer a Bloody Maria. Just substitute Tequila for the Vodka. Yum!

 

[winniedapooh]

I don't want to scare you or anything but.....DSister was "sitting" in the car with her then bf, that's her story, "talking". Anyhow somehow a skunk "jumped" up and squirted her in her car, again that is her story, lol. She stunk and her clothes stunk and the house stunk for several weeks! Good luck with Beanie and be thank-ful it wasn't you, lol. Now if anyone can tell me do skunks really jump, lol?!

 

[Snowysmom]

My westie was sprayed by a skunk 2 summers ago. She had that yellow color on her face and neck. I ended up bathing her in tea and then washing her down in the driveway at 9:30 at night with shampoo. We were new to the neighborhood and the neighbors were watching and probably wondering what nuts we were! I called my groomer and we were able to get her in for a bath the next day. She did smell mostly better afterwards but the groomer did say that everytime she got wet for the next few months she would smell-and she did, but not too badly. Good luck!

 

[phillybeth]

This really works, unlike tomato juice and all those other home remedies. It will also help to restor her fur to it's normal whiteness-

1 16 ounce bottle of Hydrogen peroxide, make sure it is freshly opened
1/2 gallon warm water
a few drops shampoo or dish detergent

Mix until sudsy and then wash the dog with it- be careful around her face! Leave it on as long as you can, try for at least 5 minutes. The peroxide actually breaks down the chemicals that cause the stink. Road crews use this to destink roadkill so you know it works!

 

[gerribon]

The peroxide mixture sounds like a great idea......but, if all else fails.......when my neighbors dog got skunked she took her to the groomer and had her fur shaved low and that seemed to help take most of the smell out.

Best of luck......And like everything else, it's the cute ones you have to watch out for !!!!!!!!!!

 

[Bichon Barb]

Originally posted by Wathel R Bender
Bloody Mary

Ingredients:
1 1/2 oz Vodka
3 ea Drops tabasco sauce
3 oz Tomato juice
1 x Pepper; to taste
1 ea Lemon; juiced
1 x Salt; to taste
1/2 ts Worcestershire sauce

Preparation:
Shake with ice and strain into old-fashioned glass over ice cubes. A wedge of lime or stalk of celery may be added.

Serves: 1



Although I personally prefer a Bloody Maria. Just substitute Tequila for the Vodka. Yum!

Hey! I think we've got all the ingredients except the lemon. But I think we've got a lime. I think I'll ask DH if he wants a Bloody Mary when he's done mowing the lawn.

 

[Bichon Barb]

Wow! You guys are great. Thanks for all the advice.

One of my sons has been bringing all the kids in the neighborhood into our garage. He then opens the laundry room door and lets them sniff. They all run away screaming.

I think I should make him charge a fee.

 

[TimeforMe]

Barb: Our dog just got skunked last Sat. night! It was about 11:30 at night and DH totally flipped, screaming like a lunatic. My neighbor came out to see what was going on. I was so embarrassed.
Anyway, I know what you mean about the smell. It's 10 times stronger than dead skunk smell--it's almost like a concentrated oil smell. In fact, I guess that's what it is. We did the peroxide combination thing, followed by doggy shampoo, followed by tomato juice and it totally worked. She smelled fine after. The skunk, however, managed to trap itself in our basement hatchway and we had to rig up some bungie cords and open the door from the house then scare him from the basement to get him to leave Thank GOD the inside basement door was closed.

Sorry for rambling. Try the peroxide treatment--it works! Good luck.