THe best story I have with a pet & skunk is the one about this pure white cat we had...she was deaf. She tangled with a skunk and came home smelling awful. We always keep several cans of tomato juice on hand b/c the dogs would invariably come home stinkin'! We lived next to a 100 acre wood w/ endless possibilities. We washed the cat with strongsoap and tomato juice...only problem [we weren't thinking at the time of the consequences, only about not getting clawed to death] she came out just fine..only the red juice dyed her pure white fur pink. She was outraged for months..it was pretty funny!