springtime stink tip

shortly after letting my kitty inside, i noticed that i smelled skunk. flourisse/crybaby.gif

a friend had had the same problem a couple of years ago with her dog and i recalled that she had used summer's eve feminine powder. i decided that i would try this out instead of bathing; i just didn't want to deal with the battle of getting him immersed, etc.
i powdered very liberally (half the container) and, brushed him thoroughly and left him outside for about fifteen minutes and then i let him back in to eat.

voila! it worked!

the cat smells...very fresh. he left little powderpuff marks everywhere around the house for about 24 hours, but other than that, i have no complaints. and neither did the cat!

One question though.. isn't this bad for kitties when they clean themselves? flourisse/dontgetit.gif

*bes worried*

the ingredients (in order of label): zea mays (corn) starch, tricalcium phosphate, octoxynol-9, benzethonium chloride, fragrance.

so, corn starch is no biggie- we know that.
tricalcium phosphate is bone ash. not bad for kitty, but i don't know if i want to throw it there, if you know what i mean. *yuk*
octoxynol-9 is spermicidal. i have no idea why that's in there.
benzethonium chloride is an antiseptic and preservative. it's in lots of personal care products and veterinarian products of a topical nature.

i'm sure that it's a good idea to use it outdoors and to keep it out of eyes. i used exam gloves and massaged just a wee bit on the top of his head, behind his ears. where i felt i didn't have to use it, i didn't. by the smell, he seemed to have been sprayed on his back and some landed on the top of his head, between his ears. i would also recommend a good brushing to get out as much excess as possible.

At times like these I, for one, am glad my kitty is an indoor kitty, and for two, I don't think we have skunks in the wild here.. whew.

really??? no skunks? not to sound terribly ignorant...i thought they were common. they don't have the best eyesight, so i think most of the time they spray as a result of being startled. they're cute when little.