December 6, 2007. Marilyn and I have spent a large amount of the day preparing food and decorations for our Performing Arts of Roseville Christmas Party. Its just after 4:00pm, and the party starts at 6:00. My phone rings.....
The voice is Marilyn's, shaky and very distressed. She tells me; "Pack everything up and come over RIGHT NOW. Lilly and I just got sprayed by a skunk!"
Oh no. Please no. Not now, anytime but NOW! I turned around in circles, threw everything together, and sped over to the house. Once I got there, I went in through the garage and smelled SKUNK. Not good. Inside the house, it wasn't as bad, but still got close to gag level. Marilyn had opened all the doors and windows, which helped a lot. She also lit a bunch of incense, which was a brilliant move and the smell started to dissipate.
Problem was, we didn't know whether to proceed with the party or not. After initially getting the word out that it was cancelled, we decided to make it happen. Everyone came over, had a great time, and no-one complained of skunk.
What happened was this. Marilyn was in the backyard with Lilly for a 'potty' break. Mare noticed that Lilly had cornered a black cat by the rose bushes. Then she saw the white striped tail and started hollering at Lilly to come. Lilly did move away some, but then back towards the skunky. It was a baby skunk, and it let go with a blast at the dog and Marilyn. Lilly got a little on her face and chest. Marilyn dragged her into the house, pulled her into the shower, and scrubbed the both of them with Dawn detergent. It worked, and Lilly only had a little residual smell for the next several days.
All in all, it could have been a LOT worse. Only one portion of curtains and some clothes were lost. Marilyn's neighborhood is overrun with skunks, and animal control is constantly catching them there.
So we've had the dog a little over a week, and its already been diagnosed with a serious medical condition and been sprayed by a skunk.
Smooth sailing, no?
Coming up in Part V - Dog made of rubber.
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