Breaking Cat News by Georgia Dunn for March 12, 2015

Boy, Elvis… it really stinks to be you!

Poor Elvis, Lucky us, we get to read this!

Of course Tommy would know Louie, Tommy likes everybody! And Louie looks like he is from Hollywood.

old-time cure for skunk-aroma.

I bet when Louie say Elvis his tail got fluffed up too.

In the Chicago area, it’s mating season for skunks, so they get one thing on their mind. Then they cross the road. .A good version of “Dead Skunk”:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yuY44PHC0wIThanks, Loudon….

Love Elvis’ undershirt and Puck whispering behind his paw. Lupin lucked out today.

Love the airplane ears in the last panel.

Gollee, Georgia. Is this strip based on a true story?

…baking soda, hydrogen peroxide OR vinegar, few drops of dish detergent, mix together, avoid getting it in the eyes…

I thought all skunks loved cats and had French accents.

We had one of our Border Collies get skunked twice, close-up, in ten days last summer. Do you have ANY idea of how much hair a BC has? Endless, never-ending, perpetual, non-stop hair that goes on forever and absorbs skunk spew like nothing you’ve ever seen (he came across kits and we think he was trying to bring them to us, which is what our BCs have dome before with squirrels they’ve “nipped”. Poor little critter got only the dog’s ruff, but he got it GOOD.) Tomato juice didn’t touch it. There’s a formula: peroxide, vinegar and dish soap in mass quantities, sprayed on, left for ten minutes, rinse; repeat. That makes it bearable for the dog and for us. Then a $60 all-day skunk-removal job by the groomer specializing in de-skunking, and we’d still get a faint whiff weeks later. No more twilight outings for our dogs unless there’s snow on the ground.

And, Georgia, VERY nice touch not making Louie the villain of the piece but just one of the neighbors. We all gotta live. And, after all, the cats aren’t allowed on the back porch, so….

Very nice!

Rules are there for a reason – obviously. That skunk is nicely dressed. Good reporting Puck!

Elvis doesn’t have a French accent? Too bad, so sad…

The mythbusters have but they could it ‘plausible’ because you could still smell some skunk. Hydrogen peroxide, baking soda and dish soap however worked like a treat. So I guess the man should try that instead.

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According to a website I found on the fly, because our Dachshund decided to find out how friendly a skunk was, tomato juice just only covers up the smell and not for very long. Skunk spray is very oily and needs to be removed as soon as possible. The ingredients I found did the job very well.You need an eye lubricant to put in the dog’s eyes, or 1-2 drops of mineral oil.Then mix 1 quart of hydrogen peroxide, 1/4 cup baking soda and 1-2 teaspoons liquid soap. Here is the link for the rest of the instructions.http://dogs.about.com/od/caringfordogsandpuppies/ht/deskunking.htmThis solution made our dog very sociably acceptable again in a short time.

I enjoy this toon and read every day. :)Spot get porkie quills,in his nose. friendly sniffs are not allowed. :(

I like the undershirt Elvin has on.

Wow! This has been educational! Now all of us have the formula for deskunking.I’ve always wondered if simply shaving off the contaminated fur would be simpler.

Tomato soup, tomato juice…to a cat, it’s all vegetable matter and therefore neither edible nor worth playing with, hence not worth making distinctions about.

Lupin: One of our reporters was beaten up by a skunk. Here’s Puck with the brave report.

Puck: Thanks, Lupin -

Elvis: Get out of here!

I didn’t get beat up, it just sprayed me with its butt.

Puck: What do you say to claims that you shouldn’t have even been on the back porch since we’re not allowed on the back porch?

Because of skunks.

Elvis: I say rules are meant to be broken.

Puck: Yeah, but now you’re standing in a tub of tomato soup -

Elvis: Tomato juice.

Puck: No one knows the difference.

Lupin: Lupin here, with an eye witness to the beating who claims to know the skunk!

Tommy: Louie? Yeah, I know him! Louie’s great if you don’t startle him!

Louie: Hey, I get startled!

Man: Bath time, you big goofball!