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He IS a homely puppy, but I will care for him, regardless. (Original Post) sl8 Oct 2019 OP
tiny kitten. I hope he/she is sitting in warm water Demovictory9 Oct 2019 #1
I know!! LeftInTX Oct 2019 #12
What a sweet hound, being delicate with baby kitty. Duppers Oct 2019 #2
The dog is trying Scarsdale Oct 2019 #3
And I will name him George rpannier Oct 2019 #4
awwwwwwwwww, don't you love how wonderful animals can be? demigoddess Oct 2019 #5
When we added 6 week old tabby kitten, Bobbie, to our household, MineralMan Oct 2019 #6
Our dog was sprayed by a skunk. tavernier Oct 2019 #7
Bathe your dog in tomato juice FakeNoose Oct 2019 #10
Or if the cat does that again, put tomato juice in his bowl. milestogo Oct 2019 #11
Thanks but no. Useless. tavernier Oct 2019 #14
Have you tried Disaffected Oct 2019 #13
Hmmmmm... tavernier Oct 2019 #15
Blood hounds are some of the most gentle breeds!! Thx for posting...made me smile Thekaspervote Oct 2019 #8
Sooooo sweet. iluvtennis Oct 2019 #9
Why he say 'Meow'? shenmue Oct 2019 #16

LeftInTX

(25,343 posts)
12. I know!!
Sun Oct 6, 2019, 03:30 PM
Oct 2019

I wonder why they put the little kitten in a tub of water?

Kitten was adopted from the Humane Society.

The only reason to bathe a kitten are fleas and poop. And they're supposed be rinsed, not put in a tub.

demigoddess

(6,641 posts)
5. awwwwwwwwww, don't you love how wonderful animals can be?
Sun Oct 6, 2019, 10:51 AM
Oct 2019

that kitten just got a new mom or big brother, for life.

MineralMan

(146,316 posts)
6. When we added 6 week old tabby kitten, Bobbie, to our household,
Sun Oct 6, 2019, 11:25 AM
Oct 2019

I followed my normal pattern for introducing new kittens to our menagerie. I brought kitty into the house and gently dropped her on the rug in the living room.

Our Beagle Basset mix, Dude, was immediately interested in the little ball of fur that had just appeared, and trotted over. He sniffed the kitten thoroughly to figure out what sort of thing it was. Then, he flipped it over on its back with his nose, and licked it vigorously on it's little belly.

Kitty flailed its paws around and mewed. Dude then began to flea the little cat with his short front teeth. When he was satisfied that kitty was vermin-free, he plopped down on the floor next to it. The kitten got up, walked over to Dude, and then laid on the floor next to the dog and went to sleep.

And so, we had a new critter in our house. Dude did a good job of mothering the little kitty. We described these events to the veterinarian when we took the new kitty for a first checkup. The vet immediately clipped the kitty's sharp little front claws to keep Dude's eyes safe from flailing kitty paws.

tavernier

(12,389 posts)
7. Our dog was sprayed by a skunk.
Sun Oct 6, 2019, 11:25 AM
Oct 2019

None of the home cures seemed to help much. For three days our cat sat with her and licked her from head to toe until the smell was gone.

FakeNoose

(32,639 posts)
10. Bathe your dog in tomato juice
Sun Oct 6, 2019, 12:15 PM
Oct 2019

... if that ever happens again.

Tomato juice will remove the skunk smell, even though your dog will probably fight it.

Disaffected

(4,555 posts)
13. Have you tried
Sun Oct 6, 2019, 09:04 PM
Oct 2019

a solution of hydrogen peroxide, liquid dish detergent and baking soda (can't recall the exact proportions but you can google it)?

https://www.wikihow.com/Eliminate-Skunk-Odor

Tomato juice doesn't work well at all (and makes a mess).

Skunk Off (a commercial product) also works.

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