Embarrassing Skunk Question..

[Emmaj]

Originally Posted by Danyell

OMG i would die

I think it may have been a case of me being paranoid and my partner/daughter agreeing to wind me up, because i'm very over the top with cleaning and smells

hee hee your learning a big lesson in being a skunk owner.........

you must have a sense of humour

you wont get through owning a skunk with your sanity in tact without having one

[felix93]

I know the feeling. I got a menagerie and I am constantly cleaning. I don't let people come to my house unless theyare very closed to me, in case they think I smell or my house smells.

My husband and son disagreed with me getting a skunk, but now they talk about him and they cuddle him. And they said it was my fault. Family eh?

[Danyell]

I no

I'm going to put it down to being paranoid.

I must go now my manager keeps eyeballing me for using the net at work

[Emmaj]

Originally Posted by felix93

I know the feeling. I got a menagerie and I am constantly cleaning. I don't let people come to my house unless theyare very closed to me, in case they think I smell or my house smells.

My husband and son disagreed with me getting a skunk, but now they talk about him and they cuddle him. And they said it was my fault. Family eh?

its amazing how just a cuddle from a skunk can change peoples minds about them

i dont really have many people here either as im selfish and like to keep my animals to myself

[Emmaj]

Originally Posted by Danyell

I no

I'm going to put it down to being paranoid.

I must go now my manager keeps eyeballing me for using the net at work

LOL tut you naughty using the net

yeah i would say your worrying about nothing really

have a good day

[Dextersdad]

It's nasty if you forget to wash your hands and then eat or get your finger on your mouth. The smell instantly becomes the taste.


It's grim.




Our fella gets a spray every day.

[ian14]

Originally Posted by Danyell

Hi,

She is descented, lives alone and stools are fine and not that smelly, my ferrets smell more.

I no that animals stink and i'm not bothered about her stinking, the problem is my breath smells like her even when i'm not with her e.g at work.

Thanks

Are you sure she is descented? Unless you bought her in Europe (or elsewhere) and brought her into the UK, then she is highly unlikely to be descented. Descenting is illegal under teh Animal Welfare Act and I really would be very surprised if a vet was willing to risk their career to carry out an illegal operation.

[Emmaj]

Originally Posted by ian14

Are you sure she is descented? Unless you bought her in Europe (or elsewhere) and brought her into the UK, then she is highly unlikely to be descented. Descenting is illegal under teh Animal Welfare Act and I really would be very surprised if a vet was willing to risk their career to carry out an illegal operation.

its not unlikely at all there have been a few skunks brought in from ireland that had already been descented at 4 days old

[Danyell]

Yep, she has defo been descented, i no the vet that descented her, not personally but the breeder let it slip. The whole litter were descented at a couple of weeks old and all future litters will be as well from what i can gather.

Its good in a way for me as my partner would never of agreed to a fully loaded, although its a shame for fifi has i think she would love to spray me

[Dextersdad]

Originally Posted by ian14

Are you sure she is descented? Unless you bought her in Europe (or elsewhere) and brought her into the UK, then she is highly unlikely to be descented. Descenting is illegal under teh Animal Welfare Act and I really would be very surprised if a vet was willing to risk their career to carry out an illegal operation.

The man who bred ours does the decenting himself (medically trained). It's done at a very young age and causes almost no distress to the animal. Doing it when older could be a hazard due to blood vessels in the area.

I'm amazed it's illegal (but know it is) for a vet to do commercially. After all, he's going to get his knackers done soon and that's not nice at all.

There's no need for the scent glands to be working in captivity. I don't have any problem with fully loaded but also I'm happy to have a decented skunk.