Formulated to completely eliminate, not mask, the offensive odor
in skunk spray.
Not exact matches
By Jillian Lauren I'm sitting at the very far corner of the coffee shop this morning, because I still smell vaguely of the
skunk that
sprayed our dog for the fourth time
in a month.
In mustelids like the Indonesian stink badger (Mydaus javanensis) and the African
skunk (Ictonyx striatus), animals with more complex facial shading were more likely to be able to
spray a noxious fluid jet from their anal glands, warning predators to keep their distance.
Some defence strategies are well known: fish and birds gather
in shoals for safety, possums play dead, bees sting, and
skunks spray a liquid so repulsive that humans caught
in the blast are almost always reduced to vomiting.
You've just encountered a frightened
skunk, which has
sprayed a generous quantity of its sulfur - containing scent directly
in your path.
In defense and retaliation, the forest creatures attack the hunters with
skunk spray, throw and catapult objects at them, as well as detonate an explosion.
After a disastrous attempt to ambush the varmints ends with Mateo's getting
sprayed in the face, he learns something else incredible: the
skunks can talk.
If you suspect your dog has been
sprayed around her head, see your veterinarian as soon as possible for medications and pain relief, because
skunk spray can be quite caustic if it gets
in your dog's eyes or nose.
If your indoor dog is stinky shortly after a bath, you can rule out two obvious possibilities: rolling
in something dead or being
sprayed by a
skunk.
For more information and a veterinary - approved home remedy that may help you
in a pinch, see the article «
Skunk Spray and Your Dog», found
in the Pet Health Article section here on your veterinarian's website.
Skunk spray is so pungent, a concentration of one
in 10 parts per billion can make humans gag.
Here is an account of a Jack Russell Terrier who collapsed and convulsed after being
sprayed in a closed
skunk den.
Fenced -
in yards don't guarantee that pet and
skunk encounters won't take place because dogs will bark at the striped critters they observe through fence openings and then receive a reply
in the form of an oily
spray of the
skunk's signature scent!
Usually more often than not dogs and cats are
sprayed in the face when they encounter a
skunk.
Skunk spray is an oil with a sulfur - alcohol compound
in the musk.
If your pet
sprayed by a
skunk in the face, immediately attempt to flush their eyes our with saline or water.
Many people keep them
in the car for potty accidents, mud,
skunk sprays or other unexpected incidents away from home.