A close encounter with a skunk the other day, left our cat, Asparagus, (or just Gus) smelling a little funky...

With no real "skunk" shampoo, had to improvise. Tried a small amount of sunlight dish detergent first (anitbacterial yah know), but it didn't work to well. So, used some of our "fine hair" Garnier shampoo. Worked a little better.

I was very surprised he was so calm about the whole experience.

The funny thing is, we let him into the house that morning and the smell was quite overpowering. When I reached down to touch him (he was eating) his furr was sticky with icky. So, I closed the door to the outside and went into the washroom to prepare the bath.

Justin calls from the kitchen, "Gus suddenly wants out really... really badly!!"

I told him to not let him out, and sure enough, Gus is sitting at the back door with a most desperate look on his face, he knew what was coming.

Once he got wet though, I think he knew this was better for him that not!

When he dried, he was all fluffy and soft, but still smelled a little like skunk, and Garnier shampoo (fresh, clean and... Skunky!) Hence we have been calling him Skunky Garnier for the last couple of days!