Smelly or Wet, What’s Better?
By Susan Mercedes. Filed in Life |
That was awful!
The smell of skunk is horrible. And hard to hone in on. For example, last night I couldn’t figure where it was coming from, however I kept smelling it. The only thing (besides me) that left my house and returned was my cat. That’s how I narrowed it down.
I threw him outside for the night. Him is my cat…Tommie. Don’t worry. He goes out all the time. My motive: I had a clean body and clean bed sheets I wanted to enjoy. It’s my Sunday night treat.
In order to be let in, Tommie taps on my bedroom window. He climbs on the roof, taps on the window, and peeks in until I get out of bed and let him in through the front door.
He did this at 5:30 am.
As soon as he came it, the smell of skunk returned. Thank goodness for my Twitter friends last night. They could feel my pain and even sent me remedies. The best source was a link to this site. If you have a pet who goes outside, I suggest you save this in your favorites right now.
At 5:30 am, before coffee and in my underwear, I bathed my cat in the kitchen sink. Stupid cat.
He was so mad. I’m convinced if he had a middle finger on that paw he would have flipped me off. In fact, he wouldn’t even look at me. Snob. Smelly, stupid, snobby and soaking wet cat!
Tags: cat, skunk smell
Monday, August 31st 2009 at 11:14 am
All of that is very good to know…..seriously. I have a cat that goes outside and I live in the foothills of Tooele so it’s a wonder this hasn’t happened yet, but I’m sure it will soon!
Susan Mercedes Reply:
September 1st, 2009 at 8:21 pm
Amberly: My cat is still pissed off at me. Avoid it at all costs.
Monday, August 31st 2009 at 11:35 am
I’m just glad you didn’t call this post “how to wash your smelly pussy” or something like that. I know you thought about it though
Susan Mercedes Reply:
September 1st, 2009 at 8:27 pm
yersuzinOR: I was so tempted to rename it after reading your comment. Making it dirty didn’t even occur to me. *looking up and away for fear of getting caught lying*
Monday, August 31st 2009 at 1:58 pm
I’m just grateful you lived through bathing your cat. I can’t even clip my cat’s claws. I think if he ever came home smelling like a skunk, I’d use the “throw him in the toilet and flush” method. Or maybe turn on the shower and toss him in over the glass door. But no WAY would I try to wash him in the sink. I do have a girl cat as well, but she’s too smart to get sprayed by a skunk. I hope.
Susan Mercedes Reply:
September 1st, 2009 at 8:28 pm
Misty: My cat has never been sprayed up until now. And water alone won’t get rid of the smell. I hope that is the one and only time I must deal with that. Horrible. And dumb cat!
Monday, August 31st 2009 at 6:05 pm
I’m with yercuz … I thought of several alternate titles to this post. I had to give my cat a bath one time in the tub, and let me just say – I think she won the battle. She got clean, but I got soaked and scratched. Rip off.
Susan Mercedes Reply:
September 1st, 2009 at 8:30 pm
Laura: Cats and water are like me and sobriety.