Comments on: Charlie versus the Wildlife. Again. http://blog.mischel.com/2008/07/22/charlie-versus-the-wildlife-again/ Musings on technology and life Sun, 23 Nov 2008 15:37:53 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Kim http://blog.mischel.com/2008/07/22/charlie-versus-the-wildlife-again/#comment-3302 Kim Thu, 24 Jul 2008 17:33:56 +0000 http://blog.mischel.com/?p=143#comment-3302 What, no picture of Charlie looking remorseful? We used the peroxide mixture on my dog and it worked well. Then again, he only weighs 9 lbs, so that's a lot less surface to clean. Did the vet's skunk bath work well? What, no picture of Charlie looking remorseful?

We used the peroxide mixture on my dog and it worked well. Then again, he only weighs 9 lbs, so that’s a lot less surface to clean.

Did the vet’s skunk bath work well?

]]> By: Roy Harvey http://blog.mischel.com/2008/07/22/charlie-versus-the-wildlife-again/#comment-3297 Roy Harvey Wed, 23 Jul 2008 18:14:40 +0000 http://blog.mischel.com/?p=143#comment-3297 At least one site I visited said to use only unopened hydrogen peroxide, claiming that once opened it starts to convert to water. At least one site I visited said to use only unopened hydrogen peroxide, claiming that once opened it starts to convert to water.

]]> By: Jim http://blog.mischel.com/2008/07/22/charlie-versus-the-wildlife-again/#comment-3293 Jim Wed, 23 Jul 2008 17:05:04 +0000 http://blog.mischel.com/?p=143#comment-3293 > Maybe you should reconsider not keeping two quarts of hydrogen peroxide on hand. 8-) Point taken. I just might mix up a batch of the stuff to keep on hand. (Later) On second thought, I won't be storing the stuff pre-mixed. The mixture isn't stable. Pressure will build up in the bottle and cause it to explode. > Maybe you should reconsider not keeping two quarts of hydrogen peroxide on hand. 8-)

Point taken. I just might mix up a batch of the stuff to keep on hand.

(Later)
On second thought, I won’t be storing the stuff pre-mixed. The mixture isn’t stable. Pressure will build up in the bottle and cause it to explode.

]]> By: Roy Harvey http://blog.mischel.com/2008/07/22/charlie-versus-the-wildlife-again/#comment-3285 Roy Harvey Wed, 23 Jul 2008 03:00:27 +0000 http://blog.mischel.com/?p=143#comment-3285 Maybe you should reconsider not keeping two quarts of hydrogen peroxide on hand. 8-) Maybe you should reconsider not keeping two quarts of hydrogen peroxide on hand. 8-)

]]> By: Jim http://blog.mischel.com/2008/07/22/charlie-versus-the-wildlife-again/#comment-3284 Jim Wed, 23 Jul 2008 02:38:02 +0000 http://blog.mischel.com/?p=143#comment-3284 We tried the skunk peroxide thing the last time. It worked okay, but was far from perfect. Charlie still smelled vaguely of skunk for quite some time. Even after repeated applications. Perhaps the formula doesn't neutralize <em>all</em> of the chemicals. Or perhaps I didn't get the portions right. We didn't do it last night because I didn't feel like driving to the store for the ingredients at one o'clock in the morning. I don't normally keep two quarts of hydrogen peroxide around the house. (Charlie's a big dog.) We tried the skunk peroxide thing the last time. It worked okay, but was far from perfect. Charlie still smelled vaguely of skunk for quite some time. Even after repeated applications. Perhaps the formula doesn’t neutralize all of the chemicals. Or perhaps I didn’t get the portions right.

We didn’t do it last night because I didn’t feel like driving to the store for the ingredients at one o’clock in the morning. I don’t normally keep two quarts of hydrogen peroxide around the house. (Charlie’s a big dog.)

]]> By: Roy Harvey http://blog.mischel.com/2008/07/22/charlie-versus-the-wildlife-again/#comment-3283 Roy Harvey Wed, 23 Jul 2008 01:29:43 +0000 http://blog.mischel.com/?p=143#comment-3283 Great song! It takes me back to my college days, hanging out in my favorite bar where some very noisy folks kept putting money in the jukebox and singing along and basically annoying me, so I put my own quarter in and picked this song. It was not their style (this was when disco was afflicting the land) and much to my joy they shut up! And speaking of afflictions, there is a formula for a skunk treatment widely available on the internet. Just google Skunk Peroxide and read half a dozen of the items returned. The ingredients are hydrogen peroxide, baking soda, liquid soap (or dish detergent) and perhaps some water. This was invented by an industrial chemist many years ago and first printed in one of their trade journals. It actually changes the chemical composition of the offensive chemical so that it becomes something else entirely. (Something that does not smell, of course). Works well as a dog bath, in a spray bottle for anywhere the skunk sprayed, etc. Great song! It takes me back to my college days, hanging out in my favorite bar where some very noisy folks kept putting money in the jukebox and singing along and basically annoying me, so I put my own quarter in and picked this song. It was not their style (this was when disco was afflicting the land) and much to my joy they shut up!

And speaking of afflictions, there is a formula for a skunk treatment widely available on the internet. Just google Skunk Peroxide and read half a dozen of the items returned. The ingredients are hydrogen peroxide, baking soda, liquid soap (or dish detergent) and perhaps some water. This was invented by an industrial chemist many years ago and first printed in one of their trade journals. It actually changes the chemical composition of the offensive chemical so that it becomes something else entirely. (Something that does not smell, of course). Works well as a dog bath, in a spray bottle for anywhere the skunk sprayed, etc.

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