Zeke got skunked

[eric]

Way to end an evening.

We're getting ready for bed, let the boys out for "last call". Sam and Travis come back on their own as usual. Zeke usually needs a little more coaxing.

Suddenly he goes tearing past me and into the house, runs into the bedroom and then into the ensuite. I get the whiff of something very "minty", close the door and run after him.

He's in the ensuite pressed agaist the cabinet, he's got one eye that's all runny and half closed and he's drooling like crazy. I wasn't sure what had happened because it didn't smell that bad, just a very strong mint or eucalyptus smell; that eye-watering Vics Vaporub kinda smell.

Well, into the shower he goes and get a good wash from my wife. Unfortunately, because he ran past me into the house while he was still "fresh", he got the smell all over the house.

Febreezed everything before we went to bed. Slept with the windows up to air the house out, but we got up this morning and he obviously brought in quite a bit of the smell. Bedroom smells pretty bad, so I took all the sheets/pillows and threw them in the wash.

Left the air exchanger on today so hopefuy the smell will be mostly dissipated once we get home.

Thankfully, Zeke doesn't seem to stink too much and we got most of the smell out.

I assume its a skunk. God knows there are plenty around. I was surprised by the smell. I was expecting some horrible, gag-and-puke type of smell. But my first reaction was that he had been chewing on the mint leaves at the front of the house.

[imported_Cassie]

I assume its a skunk. God knows there are plenty around. I was surprised by the smell. I was expecting some horrible, gag-and-puke type of smell. But my first reaction was that he had been chewing on the mint leaves at the front of the house.

If thats how your skunks smell, I would like to have a few imported to my area :wink: I would be using skunk anal gland secretion to scent my home if it smells like mint :lol: I find the richness of the secretion from skunks to gag me up and it has never even crossed my mind that it smelled like mint when bathing skunked dogs at the grooming shop. Perhaps Zeke rolled in some thing in the yard, just to be on the safe side I would do a spot check of the yard for any thing foul that may have been dragged there.
For removing horrible scents I found a great enzyme based product works great. I have found some great sprays at my local vet clinic to spray furniture. I have never used fabreeze so perhaps that works just as well.

He's in the ensuite pressed agaist the cabinet, he's got one eye that's all runny and half closed and he's drooling like crazy.

This sentence does make me realize the poor dog was sprayed by some thing. Normally if they roll in some thing they don't get it in their eyes.