Porcupines

[AkMan]

Ugh. Came home from running errands and let my dog outside for 10 minutes. When I called her back in, she had porcupine quills all in her left front and back legs. I pulled almost all of em out, but a few of em worked their way under her skin and are stuck there. So tomorrow morning I guess it's a trip to the vet. Ugh.

[Hamurr]

It sucks, but it is a lesson that all rural dogs have to learn once. At least the quills weren't in her face.

Now you just have to wait for the skunk incident and the dog is trained.

[HarmNone]

Aww. Poor thing. I will bet that hurt like the dickens! I hear you about the skunk, as well. If she has not yet met one, it will be a memorable event when she does. ;)

HarmNone is sorry the puppy got quilled :(

[Hamurr]

A suggestion for the potential future skunk incident as well. The tomato juice remedy does work, but if you have a white dog, be prepared for it to be pink for awhile.

It may look stupid, but it beats the stench.

[Geoff]

Originally posted by Hamurr
A suggestion for the potential future skunk incident as well. The tomato juice remedy does work, but if you have a white dog, be prepared for it to be pink for awhile.

It may look stupid, but it beats the stench.

Didn't work for me, that "Skunk Away" stuff they have at the vet didn't either.
The dog and I had to sleep in a tent for 2 nights and just suffer.

[Hamurr]

No? Found it worked well for the white shepard of mine though I have to admit he didnt smell all that good at the best of times. It took two treatments for him though.

Maybe yours got a better squirt.

[AkMan]

LOL Thanks all! So once I get the quills out, it's skunks I have to worry about. Great.

AkMan who thinks maybe living in Alaska ISN'T the best idea

[Geoff]

Originally posted by Hamurr
No? Found it worked well for the white shepard of mine though I have to admit he didnt smell all that good at the best of times. It took two treatments for him though.

Maybe yours got a better squirt.
May have been because we were out running and about a mile away from the house when we got the "squirt".
The dog couldn't see the entire time we ran back to the house and I had to guide him while we ran in the middle of the road on the way home. (probably fifteen minutes or so and I felt like a really bad dog owner the whole time.)
When we got to the house, I immediately threw him in the shower, coated him with orange juice (as I was advised by a person who'd gone thru what happened in the same area.) then called my mother who grew up on the farm. She recommeded the tomato fix but it didn't work at all. My wife was not amused since she was dealing with finals during her college senior year at the time and the smell woke her up and kept her that way.
I tried the "Skunk Away" fix the next morning when the vet opened but it didn't work much either. Tough deal for my lab and I, since we shared the brunt of the spray but we worked thru it.
Also, my dog didn't learn a damn thing from what happened. Every time he smelled a skunk when we were running, he immediately wanted a rematch and tried to talk me into it.
Stupid bastard... I learned my lesson and tried to convince him I was right, I never succeded.

[Camri]

Follow the tomato fix with a milk rinse.

Rinse the dog in milk, and let it sit on him for a few minutes before rinsing it off. I'm not sure why it works, but it does.

It's amazing, the weird stuff you learn growing up on a farm.

[HarmNone]

I guess you would have to rinse the dog off with water the next day, eh? Otherwise, the poor thing is going to smell like sour milk and rancid tomatoes. Blech!:barf:

HarmNone would rather just smell wet dog

[Camri]

Originally posted by HarmNone
I guess you would have to rinse the dog off with water the next day, eh? Otherwise, the poor thing is going to smell like sour milk and rancid tomatoes. Blech!:barf:

HarmNone would rather just smell wet dog

No, you rinse it off after 10 or 15 minutes.

But even sour milk and rancid tomatoes are better than the altrenative.

Have you ever smelled skunk?:o

[HarmNone]

Oh, yeah. I have smelled skunk up close and personal. It is not an experience I wish to repeat anytime soon. That has to be the most disgusting odor there is. One has to wonder how the little varmints stand themselves!
:D

HarmNone thinks skunks are cute, at a looong distance

[Betheny]

You're going to laugh, but you know what works best to get rid of skunk stink?

Massengil Medicated douche. My friend was a groomer, and she swears by it.

[Zanagodly]

Any dude that even opens up a box of douche should be eternally trapped in its "fresh" scent.

[Betheny]

They're scented?

[AnticorRifling]

That's just a nick name waiting to happen, hell his kids would be labelled. Everytime I'd see the dude(mind you this is if a friend of mine used douche to get skunk off hasn't happened yet but I'm waiting) I'd be singing outkasts so fresh and clean. I'd rather smell like skunk then go through that and I'm almost every guy would agree with me on that one.

[Zanagodly]

I would think its scented

[Betheny]

WTF...

[HarmNone]

Easy there, dudes. Nobody is asking you to douche! Just pour the stuff on the poor, stinking pup. You can even send some female to buy it for you, if being seen buying it is going to cause gender angst. :lol:

HarmNone figures the dog will appreciate the effort

[Zanagodly]

I'm not afraid to buy it, but I don't want anything to do with it post-purchase.

[Betheny]

Someone's not secure in his sexuality.

LOL

[Zanagodly]

wtf, I just don't feel like dealing with douche. I don't see how that is a sign of sexuality confusion.

[Betheny]

Okay, so use a vinegar-type substance. That's all it is. Jeeeezus.

[HarmNone]

Just convince yourself it is a bottle of Mountain Dew. :D

HarmNone is trying to be helpful here, but cannot stop laughing

[Betheny]

It's Sierra Mist....

[Meos]

Wynona loved her big brown beaver
And she stroked him all the time.
She pricked her finger one day and it
Occurred to her she might have a porcupine.

[Hips]

Ugh... I have a black & white English springer spaniel, and when he got skunked... he smelled like it for a WHILE.

What happened was he got sprayed in the face, so somehow it got into his mouth, and from there, into his glands... so whenever he opened his mouth, he REEKED of skunk. It was HORRIBLE. :thumbsdown:

[AkMan]

Well, she's at the vet. We'll see what happens. Anyone wanna take bets on the vet bill? $300? $500? $1000?

I'll let you know.

[AkMan]

Close Daina. It was $255, but that included the $47 microchip I had them implant. Was much cheaper than I anticipated. Now I call my dog Mrs. Gimpy cuz she's hobblin around on 3 legs.

[Artha]

I had a friend who had a 3 legged dog named 'Tippy'.

[Hamurr]

If douche can kill the odors it claims it can and seems to be designed for, it may very well be effective against skunks.

[Geoff]

Originally posted by AnticorRifling
That's just a nick name waiting to happen, hell his kids would be labelled. Everytime I'd see the dude(mind you this is if a friend of mine used douche to get skunk off hasn't happened yet but I'm waiting) I'd be singing outkasts so fresh and clean. I'd rather smell like skunk then go through that and I'm almost every guy would agree with me on that one.
You obviously haven't smelled like skunk to the extent my dog and I did.
I hope karma kicks in and gives you the chance to make that choice based on a real life experience....
:D

[Betheny]

Skunk stink can literally make you sick. It's that bad. And it comes from a skunk's ass.

You would rather have skunk ass juice all over you, than use something that'll work but is intended for use as a feminine hygeine product?

You put your dick in there. WHAT'S THE BIG DEAL?!

[AkMan]

Originally posted by Maimara
You put your dick in there. WHAT'S THE BIG DEAL?!

ROFL That was freakin hilarious.