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Alzheimer's disease (AD) is the most common cause of dementia and characterized by progressive cognitive deterioration with declining activities of daily living and neuropsychiatric symptoms or behavioral changes. An early symptom is memory loss (amnesia), usually manifesting as minor forgetfulness that becomes pronounced with illness progression, with relative...

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Deborah48 10/13/2009

Well, I'm up early today because I just finished washing skunk off my Boxer, Baby! Yup, she was at it again, this is the one who killed my chicken and know she has added skunk. The smell is everywhere. I have candles burning, etc. I've searched on line of skunk remedies- phew, there is really nothing quite like that. And we are having our first rain of the season so going outside isn't an option. It's going to be a long day.....

deleted_user 10/13/2009

I'm reaching back in my memory. We used to run a dog kennel, now we downsized to 2 acres and I need to help hubby to fortify the old barn to make it skunk proof. It's now 28, up from 18 this am! I AM rambling...sorry.
1 lg container of Hydrogen Peroxide (I think 32 oz?)
1 squirt of Dawn original dish soap
1 box of baking soda

Cleans up the smell on dog, your hands, everything! Good luck!

Deborah48 10/13/2009

thanks I'll try it

Jamr41 10/13/2009

EWWW ! That stuff is vile. Good luck with the clean up.

A skunk on top of everything else is just not right.

J.

deleted_user 10/13/2009

Wash the dog in tomato juice. It works every time. Just dont get it in the dogs eyes. Marcia

GeorgiaW 10/13/2009

Thank god we don't have skunks in Alaska but if memory serves plain old white vinegar really helped cut the smell. Just what you needed wasn't it?
We don't have skunk but the dogs love to roll in the rotting bodies of salmon that come up our creeks, it does wash off easier if you have access to water and it's not so cold they'll freeze when wet, although there are times when frozen dog does not sound so bad...lol

Deborah48 10/13/2009

most of the smell is gone but if she thinks she's sleeping with us tonight.........LOL

HebbA 10/14/2009

The only thing that actually works every time (people used to tell me I was crazy until Mythbusters proved it for once and for all) is the hydrogen peroxide and baking soda with dawn soap. The measurements that I use are 500ml 3% hydrogen peroxide, 1/4 cup baking soda and a teaspoon of dawn..adjusted up in these increments for a larger dog.

Mix it up in a bowl and apply to the dog. Let stand for 5 minutes then add water, lather up and wash off.

For sensitive areas like around the eyes and mouth, use vanilla extract. This also works if rubbed into the pads of the feet.

Any of the other remedies only mask the odour...this actually neutralizes it. One other tip is to take an old towel and remove as much of the oily residue BEFORE trying to wash the dog. Washing the dog will tend to set the smell, so if you washed prior to using the neutralizing solution, you may need to do two or more aplications of the mixture.

This mixture also works on people...I know from personal experience...

Deborah48 10/14/2009

Thanks, Hebba, the smell is pretty much gone today, just a little wiff here and there.

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