August 1, 2005

• Eau de Polecat It’s Murphy’s Law that the night before our vacation, Roscoe made the decision, without committee approval, to kill his very first skunk. So, tonight Matt, my mother, and I get to see if tomato juice really works on a proud and stinky dog. http://lavplourde.tripod.com/skunk/ (Good website that recommends hydrogen peroxide instead.) Skunk Smell Remover by Lav Plourde http://lavplourde.tripod.com/skunk/ 1 quart 3% Hydrogen Peroxide 1/4 cup Baking Soda 2 tbsp Dish Detergent. The stuff for washing dishes in the sink, not something for dishwashers. Mix the ingredients in a large bowl, because it will boil up like Vesuvius. We are, after all, making an oxygen generator. Wash the dog with this while it is still foaming, because it is the oxygen which reacts with the thiols in the skunk stink to neutralize the odor. If it sits around, it will loose it’s efficacy because the oxygen boils off. Don’t try to store it in an airtight container, because it will blow up. The brew also works for clothes, humans and unlucky cats. Addendum: Tomato juice didn’t work for Roscoe. However, it did make him smell as if he were a skunk tossed in a garden salad. Hydrogen peroxide worked fabulously!

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