Cheryl wrote:
>
> On 7/28/2016 2:42 PM, Gary wrote:
> > nancy young wrote:
> >>
> >> I've been amazed at how self possessed skunks are. I opened the
> >> front door to find a skunk righthere and he was all Heey. Eatin'
> >> here. Not nervous or looking to spray at all. Did not care about
> >> us or the cat.
> >>
> >> No, I didn't try to shoo it away or anything. I know that polecat
> >> smell. Don't need it by my front door.
> >
> > Funny. In my old house, that happened to me once. Early evening and I
> > was sitting in my living room. I had the front door open because the cat
> > was out somewhere. In walked a skunk. eh oh. It wandered in the door. I
> > talked soothingly to it....you don't want to scare a skunk in your
> > house. Anyway...it just walked all around investigating everything.
> > Found the cat bowls of food and water and had dinner. maybe 20-30
> > minutes later, it walked back outside and left. I closed the door until
> > later when I heard the cat meowing to get in. heheh
> >
> Brave soul. I hate to ask what you would have done if he wanted to
> explore the house more? lol

I had no choice but to sit there very still and calmly talk to the
skunk. I let it explore all it wanted to. Thank goodness I didn't have
to even cough or sneeze. The skunk was in my house so it was totally in
charge. No way did I want it to feel threatened and spray inside the
house. Can you imagine that?

Thankfully my cat didn't come home either while it was inside. As soon
as it finally wandered back outside, I closed the door. WHEW!

G.