Dog 1 skunk 101

WAW · Post by **WAW** » Wed Nov 10, 2004 8:01 pm

My dog just cornered a skunk against the fence. Man did he get sprayed. I had to charge in and throw a blanket over the dog. Got a dose myself this is horrible.

What works on skunk? May have to burn the house down.

ChaoZ · Post by **ChaoZ** » Wed Nov 10, 2004 8:08 pm

The classic remedy is tomato juice.

Don't know if it works though, never experienced it. Thank goodness.

Gromit · Post by **Gromit** » Wed Nov 10, 2004 8:09 pm

You reek, and you came in the house to type that?

Ewwwwww.

WAW · Post by **WAW** » Wed Nov 10, 2004 8:12 pm

Gromit wrote:You reek, and you came in the house to type that?

Ewwwwww.

I've had 2 showers so far.

dbt1949 · Post by **dbt1949** » Wed Nov 10, 2004 8:19 pm

You need to take a bath full of Jim Beam.

Maybe it will work or maybe not but you won't care after a few minutes.

TheMix · Post by **TheMix** » Wed Nov 10, 2004 8:28 pm

Tomato juice works ... sorta. Not great though. There are products that are specially made - but I've never used them, so I can't speak to how well they work.

What I will suggest is that you toss the clothes you were wearing. The biggest problem that I remember with skunk is that it permeates everywhere. The second problem is that you will get used to it and think that the smell has mostly gone away. Trust me, it hasn't. Everyone else will be able to smell it. And if you wash those clothes and put them away, then your closet and the rest of your clothes will also pick up a faint smell.

And if you let the dog in the house, then you are pretty much screwed.

The good news is that it will eventually fade. But probably not for a while. You may need some second opinions on whether the smell is gone.

Good luck.

Z-Corn · Post by **Z-Corn** » Thu Nov 11, 2004 8:30 am

I think I saw on Mythbusters that baking soda and hydrogen peroxide did a good job of getting rid of the odor...or maybe I dreamt that, might wanna check to be sure...

shaggydoug · Post by **shaggydoug** » Thu Nov 11, 2004 1:14 pm

Whenever I smell a slightly stronger than normal skunk smell (more than just that skunk roadkill I just drove by), I start gagging. Anyone else have a strong reaction like this? I can't imagine actually getting sprayed. I believe I would hurl my guts out.

- shaggy

Bakhtosh · Post by **Bakhtosh** » Thu Nov 11, 2004 1:20 pm

Yeah, I think the soda and peroxide is what they claimed worked best. It gets a LOT of oxygen in there which is a really good cleanser.

hentzau · Post by **hentzau** » Thu Nov 11, 2004 1:28 pm

My dog got sprayed about three years ago, like at midnight (and I live in Chicago, for cripes sake!) I hustled myself down to Jewel and bought four bottles of hydrogen peroxide and some baking soda. Mix 1 quart hydrogen peroxide with 1/4 cup baking soda and a teaspoon of liquid soap in an open bucket. Hose dog down and apply mixture while foaming. Work into fur, rinse and repeat. A lot. Avoid the tomato juice, that really just masks the smell more than anything.

Oh yeah, use fresh hydrogen peroxide, and make sure you wear latex or rubber gloves! Despite the multiple washings of my dog, for the next week every time I brought my hands up by my face I got a whiff of skunk.

Good luck!

Eel Snave · Post by **Eel Snave** » Thu Nov 11, 2004 1:29 pm

I actually don't have a problem with skunk smell. It's not GREAT, mind you, and I wouldn't go buying a little skunk air freshener, but it's not horrible, either.

DiscoJason · Post by **DiscoJason** » Thu Nov 11, 2004 2:22 pm

Eel Snave wrote:I actually don't have a problem with skunk smell. It's not GREAT, mind you, and I wouldn't go buying a little skunk air freshener, but it's not horrible, either.

Yeah, oddly enough I kind of like the smell, too. Although, I don't think I would want it all over me. It is just kind of pleasant from a distance.

CeeKay · Post by **CeeKay** » Thu Nov 11, 2004 3:09 pm

You're going to be stuck with the after-smell of skunk for awhile. When mine got skunked you could smell a slight skunky smell on him for a couple of weeks afterward.

hentzau · Post by **hentzau** » Thu Nov 11, 2004 5:33 pm

Oh, and another thing...an after effect of the hydrogen peroxide wash brought out red highlights on my dog! (She's an Irish Setter/Black Labrador mix...looks like a black Irish Setter.)

My wife is now talking about doing this to the dog again, just because she liked the red highlights!

Ripstar · Post by **Ripstar** » Fri Nov 12, 2004 12:20 am

I have heard that wash yourself or dog with Scope mouth wash, it apparently works.

I haven't tried this but its a cheap, harmless, possibility and I would certainly give it a shot if I had too.