SKUNK!!

Wren (our gray cat) tangled with a skunk, and transferred the spray to her kittens. Thankfully, no one else stinks, but that means I had to bathe THREE cats in 1) vinegar and baking soda, 2) tomato paste, and 3) dish soap.

THREE CATS.

Okay, so two of them are little, but Wren? She's strong. And she hates me right now.  Which is okay, really because I did the unthinkable, and actually put her into water, scrubbed her and rinsed her with three different concoctions THREE times, and then rubbed lavender oil into my hands, and into her fur.  Poor thing...

What really sucks is we took pictures....or thought we did...but the card wasn't in the camera at the time, so I can't show you just how hilarious a cat looks when it's covered in tomato paste and looking like it would like to eat your face.

Meanwhile, I have fresh coffee grounds (dry, unused) in a saucer in every room in the house, and vinegar with cinnamon in it boiling on the stove. I also have a pan of coffee grounds and cinnamon in the oven.  The house is starting to smell okay again. Or maybe I've just gotten used to the smell of skunk rank.

Those expecting a podcast? Forget it. I've been up since five thirty fumigating the house and bathing cats. I'm going back to bed.  I'll be back next Saturday with a show on debunking myths that circulate within the pagan community.

Gah!

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