Ok all the late-nighters can laugh at me

A few days ago on the way to town, we saw in front of our drive, out in the road, a dead skunk. Both Mike and I were sad, because even though we complained about her occassional burst of signature, we really didn't mind her being here and would often go outside and find her and the cats together in peace. So I moved her off the road into the weeds for nature to claim her back.......

Tonight, I went to feed quite late. I was on the phone with my friend Lisa so I missed the regular feeding. On the way to the barn, my flashlight went out. Grumbling, I was making my way to the barn carefully when my leg brushed against something soft. Thinking it was a cat, I was ready to apologize when I heard the dreaded and angry stamping of feet (the typical warning sign of a ticked off skunk!) I turned my back and ducked and oh my God, the smell almost drove me to my knees. I ran back to the house and jumped in the shower while Mike went to get tomato juice so I could wash my hair and stuff--YUCK!!!! I guess that wasn't our skunk after all in the road, but another one- You can stop laughing now- and I am still sick to my stomach from the overpowering stench.

Ewwwwwww! I'm sorry maryanne that it happened, I don't know anything about Skunks but I have seen from movies that they smell really bad!

I hope that horsey bite isn't getting you down? How's it healing?

Hugs!

That's sad about the dead skunk as well!

Are skunks kinda like possums? Do you have possoms over there?

( Just curious) ..lol

No the horsey bite isn't getting me down, it just is sore is all. This day is a definite contender of a do-over. I would love to turn back the clock and have John-John still alive and my friend still whole.

About the only thing a skunk and a possum have in common is they both typically come out at night to hunt and feed. The skunk sprays a thin oily substance and if you think cat urine can travel, this little skunk was on the ground in front of me and I am 6 foot and she managed to get it in my hair and on my back. YUCK! I told Mike I would take the couch tonight to save him from my odorous self!

MA, LOL!! I sure hope you got that stench off you...

me too

Ohh I see! Does the stench last long? Can you wash it off?

So sorry!

Poor John-John , I think that's just too sad!

Sorry to hear the bite is sore hun, hope it gets better soon!

sam

What a stinking end to a stinking day. So sorry, hissy, for what you and yours are going through now. When every word is an understatement.

Glad that the horsey bite is better, was worried. Yuck, we've just had skunks strolling by and the stink, for miles.

Oh Hissy, LOL. I have heard it smells like eucalyptus.

Mmmmm I like the smell of Febreze!

I got news for you- this ain't eucalyptus! LOL I can't even describe the smell except to say that I was hugging the porcelain god for about 30 minutes afterwards trying to get rid of the after effects- OH stop laughing!

hey Heidi? I wonder if vodka would work to neutralize the smell?

Are skunks friendly?

Sorry I have so many questions!

Are they friendly? Do you mean can you pet one? Actually you can keep them as pets in certain states once you get them de-skunked. They are curious wonderful creatures, and the only reason she sprayed me was because I stepped on her. Mike went out with the flashlight later to see what was captivating her attention and she was keeping vigil at a mouse hole and I disturbed her. Had it been one of my ferals I would have gotten scratched, but she had a sterner lesson to teach me!

Here you go Sam:

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I hope the link works! I saw it advertised on the bottom of this page!!http://petsupplies4less.com/index.pl...Odor%20Control

My condolences on your mishap with Madame Pepe Le Pew. I'm in So. Calif. and we have always had skunks coming around the house late at night and they don't ever spray because nothing bothers them. But, the smell just floats in their wake. I think they smell because they just do! I run like heck around the house shutting windows when I smell "Flower" coming. We live near a wash and they follow the wash down from the foothills. I have ALWAYS had o'possums around. Sometimes I run into one just after dark, picking up sunflower seeds out of the birdseed I throw around. They growl at me menacingly! And, one of those two animals leaves tooth marks in my squash. They don't hurt them, just gnaw a little LOL. Its a wonder they don't eat tomatoes, but they don't bother them. Anyhoo, Hissy, what an awful experience for you, the nawrsty liddle cridder!

Thanks for that MA, Skunks are the cutest , I'm book marking it for later!

Cheers.

ewwwww poor hissy!! Yucky yucky!

Yeah, I had a skunk get under my house once at the beach--they're all over down here in SD--and the cats complained about the smell.

Possums can stink to high heaven too, they just don't spray it. When I was in Chicago Possums would run down between the apartment buildings (there was a grassy yard there) and you could always smell them coming!

Baby possums are cute, though. When I first moved to SD I'd get a baby possum in my house every spring. I learned how to capture them and hold them till the possum rescue could come out. I had one fall asleep in my hand.

I hear the biggest problem about having skunks as pets is that they love to eat and will eat themselves to death if you don't watch it. They're supposed to be extremely loving.