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<blockquote data-quote="criticalbass" data-source="post: 1358572" data-attributes="member: 711"><p>Two pet skunk stories:</p><p></p><p>First, a no longer in business pet store in Lawton, and I knew the owners and this customer, sold a baby skunk to my friends. It could spray, did so, so they returned it. The store owner said that it couldn't do so, because its parents had been descented before the baby skunk was born. No kidding. I personally know this to be a true incident. Go figure.</p><p></p><p>Second story: An old boss of mine had an unaltered pet skunk, and it was well behaved unless startled, and then, well . . . So he, being sort of an amateur verteranian, decided to take matters into his own hands. He got some ether, a razor, a scalpel, anethestized the skunk, shaved its ass, and then lost his nerve. A few months later it sprayed again, and this time he went through with the operation. He said the skunk never liked him after that.</p><p></p><p>Sometime later, he stumbled over the skunk in a dark hallway, and it sprayed again. This time he took it to a real vet, who told him he had done a very professional job of castrating the beast, but that the scent glands were alive and well. The vet did what was necessary. I don't remember if he removed the glands, cut across them to block them with scar tissue, or did an electric burn out, which at the time were the three options, but the boss was a great storyteller and I have at least seen the skunk, so believe the entire narrative.</p><p></p><p>When I was a kid, my dad worked for a while at a welding shop in Velma, OK, and the owners had a big fat pet skunk. It was a very sweet kitty, and I hadn't thought of it in many years until this thread was posted. Thanks for reviving an old memory. CB</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="criticalbass, post: 1358572, member: 711"] Two pet skunk stories: First, a no longer in business pet store in Lawton, and I knew the owners and this customer, sold a baby skunk to my friends. It could spray, did so, so they returned it. The store owner said that it couldn't do so, because its parents had been descented before the baby skunk was born. No kidding. I personally know this to be a true incident. Go figure. Second story: An old boss of mine had an unaltered pet skunk, and it was well behaved unless startled, and then, well . . . So he, being sort of an amateur verteranian, decided to take matters into his own hands. He got some ether, a razor, a scalpel, anethestized the skunk, shaved its ass, and then lost his nerve. A few months later it sprayed again, and this time he went through with the operation. He said the skunk never liked him after that. Sometime later, he stumbled over the skunk in a dark hallway, and it sprayed again. This time he took it to a real vet, who told him he had done a very professional job of castrating the beast, but that the scent glands were alive and well. The vet did what was necessary. I don't remember if he removed the glands, cut across them to block them with scar tissue, or did an electric burn out, which at the time were the three options, but the boss was a great storyteller and I have at least seen the skunk, so believe the entire narrative. When I was a kid, my dad worked for a while at a welding shop in Velma, OK, and the owners had a big fat pet skunk. It was a very sweet kitty, and I hadn't thought of it in many years until this thread was posted. Thanks for reviving an old memory. CB [/QUOTE]
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