I don't mean "hours later roadkill" skunk. I'm talking fresh from the tap.
For those who have never had the unique pleasure, imagine the smell of skunk that you already know and love, then add to it an equal measure of burning tire.
The addition of burning tire to the mix does nothing at all to diminish the underlying skunk odor. They are complimentary.
Now imagine being a Wolf and smelling a direct application of that scent @ 200x acuity. Good times :)
Would you also articulate it that pepper spray smells bad? ...because it is not the smell, it's the vaporized acid irritating/inflaming/airways/causing blindness. Thiols.
Yeah, I was going to say, taking this right in the face would be way worse than a bad smell. It would be breath-taking (in the bad way), panic-inducing fire.
I walk my dog off-leash in wooded areas daily. I can testify from first hand experience how bad "Fresh from the tap" Skunk spray is.
My dog runs up to me after being out of sight for 5-10minutes of walking on this hiking trial, and before he was even 5 feet from me I could smell it. It triggers your gag-reflex from 5+ feet out.
We had to walk my dog down to the lake shore and attempt to wash that spray off him with water, and even used Armor-All car wipes to attempt to pull it from his coat. Nothing worked.
I ended up rolling down all windows, and the moon-roof in 40 degree weather just to manage the ~20 minute drive home.
The stench didn't fade even after 4-5 baths in warm water, tomato juice, and dawn dish soap.
Bet that was the longest 20 minutes you spent in a car for a while :)
Growing up, I had a dog that just couldn't stay away from them, despite being regularly sprayed.
Guessing it had to do with how far she was ranging and the time it took her to get home after being sprayed and I had to wait until I was an adult to get the full skunk spray experience.
Fast forward to many years later. My wife and I have a place not far from my childhood home. We had a "Skunk buffet" chicken coop out back and they would regularly visit. Ordinarily this wasn't a problem since the coop was secure and we had buried chicken wire out around the perimeter to prevent them from digging.
Anyway, one night we're sitting in the living room and the wiener dog comes blasting through his little dog door and proceeds to run victory laps around the living room, pausing to sneeze a couple of times before he begins rolling on the carpet.
It was around then that the smell hit us.
I ran to grab him and he shot under the couch, where he continued writhing.
Similar to your situation, it was the dead of winter and cold as fuck outside. Didn't care. Opened all the windows and doors I could to try to get the godawful smell out of the room.
After a minute or so of fishing under the couch, I managed to snatch him out and held him by the scruff. It was around that time I turned to Mrs. Fascinus with a "what the fuck?" look on my face, to which she replied "Don't look at me. He's your dog".
Fair enough. I put him in the tub and washed him with tomato sauce. No dice. It knocked it down a smidge and he still positively reeked. No way that was going to work.
Did some searching online and found a recommendation to use a combination of coconut laundry detergent and hydrogen peroxide, both of which we luckily had.
That actually worked wonders and we were able to use a weak solution to clean the carpet and the furniture.
bathing your dog with tomato sauce? never heard of this. oh and yeah i certainly would stay far away from any skunk
i just now found that there skunks in the south florida area. this news to me since i thought that it was a northern problem. huh? note to self never ever get close to one
a combination of coconut laundry detergent and hydrogen peroxide
Thank you for sharing! I will certainly remember this if I have need of it in the future... and yes I sympathize with you dealing with that bullshit actually INSIDE your home. fekkkk.
We keep the ingredients handy because I looked out across our property one night with my brand new thermal camera and counted 20 skunks out in the field past the fence.
I’ve got 4 idiot dogs and a dog door. They get blasted every few years, always in the middle of the night. Then they come in the dog door. The first few times the smell woke me up, it’s like smelling salts, the first thing I thought is that I had an electrical fire going somewhere. It does smell like burning rubber. It will ruin your night, cause you have to deal with it immediately. We always keep 2 gallons of Skunk Cutter in stock. They still haven’t learned to not fuck with the black and white ones.
[ - ] Fascinus 1 point 6 monthsOct 29, 2023 19:39:55 ago (+1/-0)
the smell woke me up, it’s like smelling salts, the first thing I thought is that I had an electrical fire going somewhere. It does smell like burning rubber.
That's a great way to describe it. It's really bad.
Once upon a time, I knew a dog that got sprayed by a skunk, in it's open mouth, while it just so happened to be breathing in, and it's lungs and throat swellled and closed up, and it very quickly died from asphyxiation. Hell of a way to go...
Skunks are gentle and nice. I've had baby skunks eating out of my hand with momma skunk standing 2 feet away.
My idiot dogs go charging in barking their heads off and get spayed. If they could ever learn to be quiet and move slow the skunks wouldn't bother them at all.
The sun is setting and I'm out at the chicken coop, putting the ladies to bed.
As I'm locking the door, the wiener dog is at my feet sniffing around the door.
About the time I get the latch turned on the door, I realize that isn't the wiener dog.
Startled at the realization of the situation I was now in, I reacted to the skunk's presence. It wasn't a jump. More of a stutter. Whatever it was, I now had his attention. He immediately stopped sniffing around and crouched down in a defensive posture.
Remaining calm, I slowly began backing away from him, taking calm, measured steps.
He stayed put and, thankfully, didn't round on me.
After a short while I was able to reach a safe distance and went inside to grab a small rifle.
[ + ] Fascinus
[ - ] Fascinus 13 points 6 monthsOct 29, 2023 14:21:40 ago (+13/-0)
I don't mean "hours later roadkill" skunk. I'm talking fresh from the tap.
For those who have never had the unique pleasure, imagine the smell of skunk that you already know and love, then add to it an equal measure of burning tire.
The addition of burning tire to the mix does nothing at all to diminish the underlying skunk odor. They are complimentary.
Now imagine being a Wolf and smelling a direct application of that scent @ 200x acuity. Good times :)
[ + ] Thought_Criminal
[ - ] Thought_Criminal 3 points 6 monthsOct 29, 2023 14:54:36 ago (+3/-0)
Skunk spray is noxious, not just stinky.
[ + ] Fascinus
[ - ] Fascinus 2 points 6 monthsOct 29, 2023 14:56:37 ago (+2/-0)
I was only considering the odor, not that (as you correctly assert) constituent compounds would also cause irritation.
[ + ] uvulectomy
[ - ] uvulectomy 1 point 6 monthsOct 29, 2023 17:41:32 ago (+1/-0)
[ + ] CHIRO
[ - ] CHIRO 2 points 6 monthsOct 29, 2023 22:07:22 ago (+2/-0)
[ + ] KosherHiveKicker
[ - ] KosherHiveKicker 3 points 6 monthsOct 29, 2023 17:52:14 ago (+3/-0)
My dog runs up to me after being out of sight for 5-10minutes of walking on this hiking trial, and before he was even 5 feet from me I could smell it. It triggers your gag-reflex from 5+ feet out.
We had to walk my dog down to the lake shore and attempt to wash that spray off him with water, and even used Armor-All car wipes to attempt to pull it from his coat. Nothing worked.
I ended up rolling down all windows, and the moon-roof in 40 degree weather just to manage the ~20 minute drive home.
The stench didn't fade even after 4-5 baths in warm water, tomato juice, and dawn dish soap.
[ + ] Fascinus
[ - ] Fascinus 4 points 6 monthsOct 29, 2023 19:19:57 ago (+4/-0)
Bet that was the longest 20 minutes you spent in a car for a while :)
Growing up, I had a dog that just couldn't stay away from them, despite being regularly sprayed.
Guessing it had to do with how far she was ranging and the time it took her to get home after being sprayed and I had to wait until I was an adult to get the full skunk spray experience.
Fast forward to many years later. My wife and I have a place not far from my childhood home. We had a "Skunk buffet" chicken coop out back and they would regularly visit. Ordinarily this wasn't a problem since the coop was secure and we had buried chicken wire out around the perimeter to prevent them from digging.
Anyway, one night we're sitting in the living room and the wiener dog comes blasting through his little dog door and proceeds to run victory laps around the living room, pausing to sneeze a couple of times before he begins rolling on the carpet.
It was around then that the smell hit us.
I ran to grab him and he shot under the couch, where he continued writhing.
Similar to your situation, it was the dead of winter and cold as fuck outside. Didn't care. Opened all the windows and doors I could to try to get the godawful smell out of the room.
After a minute or so of fishing under the couch, I managed to snatch him out and held him by the scruff. It was around that time I turned to Mrs. Fascinus with a "what the fuck?" look on my face, to which she replied "Don't look at me. He's your dog".
Fair enough. I put him in the tub and washed him with tomato sauce. No dice. It knocked it down a smidge and he still positively reeked. No way that was going to work.
Did some searching online and found a recommendation to use a combination of coconut laundry detergent and hydrogen peroxide, both of which we luckily had.
That actually worked wonders and we were able to use a weak solution to clean the carpet and the furniture.
Good times :)
[ + ] dosvydanya_freedomz
[ - ] dosvydanya_freedomz 1 point 6 monthsOct 29, 2023 20:12:15 ago (+1/-0)
i just now found that there skunks in the south florida area. this news to me since i thought that it was a northern problem. huh? note to self never ever get close to one
[ + ] Fascinus
[ - ] Fascinus 3 points 6 monthsOct 29, 2023 20:23:10 ago (+3/-0)
It's supposed to be tomato juice and that's the closest thing I had on hand.
Didn't work very well.
[ + ] KosherHiveKicker
[ - ] KosherHiveKicker 1 point 6 monthsOct 29, 2023 23:20:57 ago (+1/-0)
Thank you for sharing! I will certainly remember this if I have need of it in the future... and yes I sympathize with you dealing with that bullshit actually INSIDE your home. fekkkk.
[ + ] BulletStopper
[ - ] BulletStopper 2 points 6 monthsOct 30, 2023 02:11:45 ago (+2/-0)
https://wildlife.unl.edu/pdfs/removing-skunk-odor.pdf
We keep the ingredients handy because I looked out across our property one night with my brand new thermal camera and counted 20 skunks out in the field past the fence.
[ + ] Clubberlang
[ - ] Clubberlang 1 point 6 monthsOct 29, 2023 19:55:44 ago (+1/-0)
kangajews confused
[ + ] KosherHiveKicker
[ - ] KosherHiveKicker 0 points 6 monthsOct 29, 2023 23:25:17 ago (+0/-0)
It was in the middle of January. I was driving 65 mph down a highway with all windows down, and the skunk musk was still dank AF.
[ + ] PearofAnguishJuniorManager
[ - ] PearofAnguishJuniorManager 2 points 6 monthsOct 29, 2023 19:00:42 ago (+2/-0)
[ + ] Fascinus
[ - ] Fascinus 1 point 6 monthsOct 29, 2023 19:39:55 ago (+1/-0)
That's a great way to describe it. It's really bad.
[ + ] con77
[ - ] con77 1 point 6 monthsOct 29, 2023 14:27:15 ago (+1/-0)
[ + ] BulletStopper
[ - ] BulletStopper 0 points 6 monthsOct 30, 2023 02:06:42 ago (+0/-0)
[ + ] Nosferatjew
[ - ] Nosferatjew 3 points 6 monthsOct 29, 2023 20:10:01 ago (+3/-0)
[ + ] KosherHiveKicker
[ - ] KosherHiveKicker 0 points 6 monthsOct 29, 2023 23:29:17 ago (+0/-0)
[ + ] Nosferatjew
[ - ] Nosferatjew 0 points 6 monthsOct 29, 2023 23:37:07 ago (+0/-0)
[ + ] Peleg
[ - ] Peleg 3 points 6 monthsOct 29, 2023 19:08:11 ago (+3/-0)
My idiot dogs go charging in barking their heads off and get spayed. If they could ever learn to be quiet and move slow the skunks wouldn't bother them at all.
[ + ] Fascinus
[ - ] Fascinus 2 points 6 monthsOct 29, 2023 19:38:43 ago (+2/-0)
The sun is setting and I'm out at the chicken coop, putting the ladies to bed.
As I'm locking the door, the wiener dog is at my feet sniffing around the door.
About the time I get the latch turned on the door, I realize that isn't the wiener dog.
Startled at the realization of the situation I was now in, I reacted to the skunk's presence. It wasn't a jump. More of a stutter. Whatever it was, I now had his attention. He immediately stopped sniffing around and crouched down in a defensive posture.
Remaining calm, I slowly began backing away from him, taking calm, measured steps.
He stayed put and, thankfully, didn't round on me.
After a short while I was able to reach a safe distance and went inside to grab a small rifle.
By the time I got back, he was gone.
[ + ] Deathstalker
[ - ] Deathstalker 2 points 6 monthsOct 29, 2023 22:01:41 ago (+2/-0)
[ + ] xmasskull
[ - ] xmasskull 1 point 6 monthsOct 29, 2023 19:52:41 ago (+1/-0)