douching the dog
this story is for 
snacky, who is having a verra bad day and has declared a moritorium on bad stories. ::snuggles the snax::
so, y'all know I have a greyhound? and because we don't (yet) have a fence, I have to walk her, every night. there's an empty lot down at the end of my street; she likes to go poop there and have a sniff-around, and I don't feel obligated to pick up her poop, 'cos, empty lot, right?
so, down we go. and she does her business. then she's nosing around the tall weeds. I didn't think too much about it, she's a dog, dogs like to sniff, etc, etc.
then she gets all rigid, like greys do when they spot prey, and I think - well, honestly, I don't know what I was thinking. Mouse, I suppose. I didn't see anything - it was getting dark and the weeds were tall. I kept a tight hold on her leash so she didn't bolt, but beyond that I wasn't really worried.
Then she grabs at something. I pull her leash tight and call her name. And then I see it - a skunk, waddling across the street. *Then* the odor hits me. Oh, shit, did she get sprayed? I bend down, turn her head up to mine and sniff. Oh, yeah, baby, she got sprayed, right in the face.
So home we go. Julie's shaking her head - between her mouth and her eyes, I'll bet she was uncomfortable! Get home, tell hubby to grab the shampoo and warm water for me so I can bathe her.
It. Doesn't. Help.
Hubby gets on the phone to Youngest Brother, who's a vet. Brother's not home, but Sis-In-Law, who's been through this a few times, tells hubby that tomato juice works. Well, yeah, but this in Julie's face, by her eyes. I'm not too keen on tomato juice by doggie's eyes and ears.
Oh, she says, Massengil douche works really well. Yeah, you heard me: Massengil. Feminine hygene product.
So, off to WalMart go I. Buy 4 pack of Massengil, then home. And we douche the doggie's face - two bottles worth. Poor Julie, she had no idea what was going on. I have to say, it WORKS - although she still smells slightly of skunk right by her mouth. I brushed her teeth, but I'm not going to try to douche her again. It's too close to her mouth; for all I know she got a mouthful of skunk and only let go when it sprayed the inside of her mouth!
Welcome to the country, huh?
snacky, who is having a verra bad day and has declared a moritorium on bad stories. ::snuggles the snax::so, y'all know I have a greyhound? and because we don't (yet) have a fence, I have to walk her, every night. there's an empty lot down at the end of my street; she likes to go poop there and have a sniff-around, and I don't feel obligated to pick up her poop, 'cos, empty lot, right?
so, down we go. and she does her business. then she's nosing around the tall weeds. I didn't think too much about it, she's a dog, dogs like to sniff, etc, etc.
then she gets all rigid, like greys do when they spot prey, and I think - well, honestly, I don't know what I was thinking. Mouse, I suppose. I didn't see anything - it was getting dark and the weeds were tall. I kept a tight hold on her leash so she didn't bolt, but beyond that I wasn't really worried.
Then she grabs at something. I pull her leash tight and call her name. And then I see it - a skunk, waddling across the street. *Then* the odor hits me. Oh, shit, did she get sprayed? I bend down, turn her head up to mine and sniff. Oh, yeah, baby, she got sprayed, right in the face.
So home we go. Julie's shaking her head - between her mouth and her eyes, I'll bet she was uncomfortable! Get home, tell hubby to grab the shampoo and warm water for me so I can bathe her.
It. Doesn't. Help.
Hubby gets on the phone to Youngest Brother, who's a vet. Brother's not home, but Sis-In-Law, who's been through this a few times, tells hubby that tomato juice works. Well, yeah, but this in Julie's face, by her eyes. I'm not too keen on tomato juice by doggie's eyes and ears.
Oh, she says, Massengil douche works really well. Yeah, you heard me: Massengil. Feminine hygene product.
So, off to WalMart go I. Buy 4 pack of Massengil, then home. And we douche the doggie's face - two bottles worth. Poor Julie, she had no idea what was going on. I have to say, it WORKS - although she still smells slightly of skunk right by her mouth. I brushed her teeth, but I'm not going to try to douche her again. It's too close to her mouth; for all I know she got a mouthful of skunk and only let go when it sprayed the inside of her mouth!
Welcome to the country, huh?