I am always so amazed and tickled when we get cats/kittens in so close to the edge and with just time, vet care and TLC they can turn the corner in wonderful ways. I had been told this kitten has been havingĀ three seizures a day! She had one when she first got here and none since! Praying that this continues for her. I introduced her to the other healthy kittens this morning and there were some hissing and posturing but I am sure when she is stronger and can hold her own when she is jumped in play, she will do fine. She loves Kitty Krack aka: Fancy Feast and thanks to a wonderful, loving donation of late, I have several cases to offer her.
Tonight I gave her a bath. It took 7 rinses before the water coming off of her stopped turning red. I have never seen so many dead fleas come off a tiny kitten! At least she now has the strength to shiver. I used the blow dryer on her and she is eating now. I am going to give her some black walnut tomorrow to kill the tapeworms. It does the job slowly but it does less damage than the chemicals they would use on her right now that would ultimately kill her. But after all that flea blood and dead fleas she has to be loaded with tapeworms š
Quincy had an early morning encounter of the smelly kind (Skunk) He got sprayed in the face and mouth (poor boy) I didn’t know what happened and let him in after his early morning pee break and was instantly sorry!Ā Now the house stinks and the boy has been bathed with pet shampoo, tomato juice and a combination of hydrogen peroxide, baking soda and dishwashing soap. Because I am here to tell you tomato juice does not work! I did run to Walmart to see if they had any nature’s remedy but they were out. Speaking of out, that is where Quincy is right now- in his pen. I hope this will stop him from stealing the cat food a favorite trick of his- I am sure that is what happened- he stuck his head and nose between the barrier boards to eat the food and found instead Ms. Skunk eating her daily fruits berries and hard boiled eggs- LOLĀ Poor boy- I gave him a big can of canned dog food- because I know full well what being sprayed in the face with skunk oil is like. People that have never been sprayed don’t understand that this liquid is pure oil and so hard to get rid of. I will give him something later to settle his stomach down as I am sure it is roiling about now.
Poor Quincy! I’ve heard from others that tomato juice doesn’t work for skunk-stink. I hope never to test it personally. And I have a feeling that this won’t cure Quincy of stealing cat-food…
I have been told that Massengil douching powder is a very good skunk stench remover.
Never had to try it – the pet skunk I had many years ago was de-skunked before we bought him in a pet store.
BTW – the Latin name for skunk is Mephiti mephitis. Which means Stinky stinky.
OMG poor Quincy, I do hope the smell goes away and he can regain his position in the house. Poor guy must be miserable
I have a friend with a dog supply and am checking with her to see if she has anything or can recommend something for the skunky’s
Sue unfortunately, most of the oil went in his mouth and on his face so even using Skunk Off he still smells bad and has a very upset stomach. The vet said to watch him and if the vomiting doesn’t stop soon they will give him a shot to settle his stomach but it will only do that for 24 hours.
oh no poor guy, I do hope it wears off and he feels better.