Perhaps they were too close. Amazing can not even tell she was sprayed! He is nearly stink free!! thanks all of you so very very much. She is a short haired dog and is now in the house chewing on her bone with NO smell at all in the house. I know one mustve had ahold of its back quarters and the other was too dang close. I never thought we would need to be worried about skunks in the winter. A friend put me onto the peroxide, baking soda, Dawn soap and I have used it several times on several different dogs. I know the comments go all the way back to 2015 but thought I would share my results with everyone. All I had on hand was the Apple Cider Vinegar and I had 2 bottles of Vanilla. I read that you have to leave the peroxide solution on for about 20 minutes. I had to lock them in the house for 1/2 hour before bathing them so I was hit in the face with the stench when I opened the door to enter the house upon returning to tend to them. I had to double it because of his size, I use Massengill liquid douche on my westie always works. Try dousing a skunked dog with about a cup of vanilla extract mixed in a gallon of water to get rid of skunk odor, says Hazel Christiansen, a longtime professional groomer and former president of the American Grooming Shop Association, in Lewiston, Idaho. I went in and grabbed the flashlight as we live on five acres and called him again. I gathered Yodi up and into the Shower he went. OK, I will try this But how do I get the smell out of my house? It works quite well but probably wont be perfect.
My dog got zapped right in the face last night, so I got him home speedily in my van. Ive had great success with vinegar and cat urine, there is also a spray that I bought at petsmart that works pretty well. I sprayed and just rubbed it into his fur all over, you dont have to soak them wet in it Just be sure to work it into the hair some My friend took Marley to the Shop to stay out of the breeze and I did Yodi, (jack-Chi), now remember he got a direct hit, being small and smooth haired he to it to the skin. I quickly googled and found your site with many positive comments. I had used this treatment about a year and a half ago on his brother (Bailey), when he got a face full and was very surprised at how well it worked. Peroxide, baking soda and dish soap combination will work on cat urine. First time we used the tomato juice trick and Avon skin so soft worked pretty good! Years ago I worked as a groomer, and we followed up the diluted Dawn with a double strength solution of douche powder, which we left on. Since skunk spray is oily, Dawn dishwashing works well. Take a break and read about all of your favorite locations that made the Best of New England Hall of Fame. It worked ok. Im looking for more natural ways to get this oil absorbed and not stinky. My options were accepting the magazine, or No Thanks, I like the smell of skunk! It made me laugh so hard! I know from experience that tomato juice does not work (at least on an Old English Sheepdog). Bleach is amazing but you CANNOT put it on your dog(s)! Please if anyone knows, help me out. shrimp that spilled in our RV !
It works fast and will take out the odor significantly after the first washing. We did the peroxide mix preparation.?????????? And when you get down to wash your pet, you feel powerless at how the skunk-y smell clings to your pets fur no matter how many baths you run him/her through. Fantastic help would highly recommend this formula. We followed that with the peroxide, baking soda, and Dawn dish soap, but I also added a teaspoon of vanilla. Quickly I Googled and came up with your site; thank goodness!
Were in a mild winter and country environment. Same gagging odor. Tried Johnsons Baby shampoo with perfect results. This is the worst idea i have ever heard. Wish I had been warned.
It actually worked! I frantically searched the internet for all recipes for Skunked Doggies. But here where i live skunks do come out in winter. this is such a great site. Past experience tells me it still takes a year till it all goes away. So Ive definitely had more than my share of dealing with direct skunk strikes and it triggers a migraine with nausea and dizziness. After reading the recommended treatments, I used a slurry of baking soda, lemon dish detergent, and apple cider vinegar as these were the ingredients I had available. I had an old Blanket covering the carpeted floor. How much do I hate skunks? The quantities listed should make enough deskunking solution for a medium-size dog (30 to 50 pounds), so use less or more as needed for the size of your dog. one girl said to put peppermint around the house, and another poster said skunks dont like strong odors suggesting putting BAR deoderizers around outside, and room deodorizers im not sure i know about the BAR DEODERIZER, but im certainly gonna look. Just to be sure we did the hydrogen peroxide, baking soda and dish washing soap. ( i do remember my daughter went through this last winter in southern Illinois). Hope it helps. 2) If your hydrogens peroxide is old and/or opened, buy a new bottle. We live in Northern California and my dog got spayed last night. They dont actually hybernate but they dont wander far from their dens in the winter, AND since they only come out at night, there are about three months we have to worry about letting the dogs out into the backyard to do their business after dark, mid way through August until mid way through November. One got sprayed. (worked My pit got sprayed am hr ago Fot the second time. Its called kin+kind skunk shampoo. I live in NC and one of my dogs just got sprayed tonight. everyone was gone from the house. My dog chased and got sprayed by a skunk last night. so I repeated the same as above.. The solution should sit for no less than 5 minutes to fully enjoy the deodorizing properties of vinegar. Once the can was empty, I used it to dump the mixture of stuff on him. I then bought some more Baking Soda and Hydrogen Peroxide. My 15 year old cat had a kidney infection and peed on our mattress topper. My two Pit Boys were out last night and both got sprayed pretty bad. My dog was sprayed twice within 8 hours. Now, work the vinegar solution through the fur. We did successfully use the Hydrogen Peroxide, baking soda, & dish-washing liquid in about 2 1/2 gallons of warm water in a deep cook-pot and washed her down with it for at least 15 minutes (outside). If not a bad case of spray odor could be gone completely after 2-3 washes. We are using the ac vinegar and soap treatment. Boo. i found stink slayer on amazon its made with tea tree oil, smells strong at first but totally gets the stink out of the dog and carpet without her smelling like a salad! i use natural STINK SLAYER that uses TEA TREE oil bought it on amazon.
Wash fur immediately as peroxide may bleach (discolor) fur. Mix 1 quart hydrogen peroxide, cup baking soda, and 1 teaspoon dish-washing liquid. The first time the peroxide/Dawn/b soda concoction worked. I will try the vinegar, baking soda, and peroxide one as soon as someone gets home to help me. Immediately washed with Dawn dish soap, but didnt have any of the other ingredients for tips shown here available. Use vasiline for eyes to Lee the soap etc out. He was still a bit stinky and spent the morning outdoors. 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I used the peroxide mixture on him so Im hoping it will work. I had a shepherd chow mix that was sprayed 9 times in 10 days. Have done the hydrogen mix and the vinegar. It was pretty bad smell and made me sick, but 3 hours later we are able to cuddle:). He sat for 10 minutes the the Shower with no water mind you Then I jumped in and brought a bucket of the Vinegar mix in with me He did not require not even half of it I worked it all in, I did not use Dawn Soap or any harsh soap due to Skin allergies for me and them I just doused and worked with it while they were dripping with Vinegar refreshing after the Vanilla activated the Oil of the Skunk Pee I did not rinse him off I then Put the shampoo I use on them all the time, Dove with Moisturizer (Costco big bottles). Once about 9 p.m. and then again at 5:30 a.m. Its been fun at our house in the bath taking care of that. He is odor free, and I feel like all of it helped, but I think we will skip the Apple Cider Vinegar next time. This post was first published in 2015 and has been updated. Thanks for having this available. Laurie, in reply to your question about whether or not you can get a headache/dizziness from smelling your skunked dog. My big dog got skunked last year and it worked pretty well. we did the baking soda, peroxide, dawn, soaks, and rinses. I had setting aside in my Master Bath was 2 buckets ( 2.5 gal each) of the Apple Cider Vinegar Mixture.. which is 2:1 with Water I happen to have a lot of Apple Cider Vinegar around to treat my Cocker Spaniels constant fungal skin infections.. A magic cure. Thinking corn starch. We had a skunk family under the shed. Found this solution on Pinterest and tried and it worked great. The best way to eliminate skunk odor is to avoid it altogether. A month later and still no smell. I covered his eyes and nose and sprayed him with some Fabreeze, which I then worked in a bit with some paper towel. There is a slight smell of skunk around his neck, but that is due to the fact we didnt remove his fabric collar till after the second washing. I quickly combined hydrogen peroxide 3%, baking soda and dawn together. Wearing gloves, massage mixture on your pets coat, paying special attention to the fur all around the skunk-sprayed area. It worked IMMEDIATELY!! just spray this stuff works over night. The thing to remember is that you have to get the entire area wet with the product and then let it dry completely before the odor is gone. Obviously no lesson was learned. we rubbed it in with some old towels, left it on for a short time then bathed her as usual. It worked wonderfully! It was a heck of a time chasing them down, and spraying them as much as I could get them. Thank you so much for the tip. Neither worked. He smelled minty fresh. Years ago our dog was sprayed while walking with us. After letting him rub himself in the grass for about five minutes I brought him in directly to the bath! I went and checked his site as the mix didnt work for us that well. My German shorthair was skunked the other night, second time in a month. I bake a lot and its getting so expensive for the real vanilla. I did the peroxide mix twice and everything stoicism stinks. Can skunk smell give you a headache and dizziness? where do you get the vanilla ? His face still smells a bit but we think it got him straight in the face . I live in N Cal Sacramento and my lab mix got sprayed last night. Terrific! It throws your whole day off, sending you in panic mode to prevent cross-contamination and spreading the smell throughout the house. One night I was on the phone and thought I smelled garlic but after opening the sliding door I realized it was a skunk,:(. Mix 2 parts of water with 1 part apple cider vinegar in a plastic bottle (preferably one that you can squeeze). Got news of a skunk shampoo from a friend it did the job in one wash, I highly recommend. Lol. Let the dog soak in the solution for about 10 minutes before applying dog shampoo and rinsing. She has had 6 baths 1 with tomatoes sauce, 1 with lavender dog shampoo, 1 with Grapefruit juice, 1 with Catsup, 1 with apple vinegar and again with lavender shampoo. If you are having cats marking you need to get your cat(s) fixed, it will take a couple of weeks but they will stop. Is my dog stupid not to recognize a skunk after multiple sprayings? It seemed to work great! 1) dont use Dawn soap. Followed up with a tomato rinse. Thank you so much! word for word. Why are you recommending tomato juice? Absolutely amazing! I do! I lathered him up in the sauce first. Rinse coat. I came home from work very late last night and my dog reeked of skunk. Hydrogen Peroxide, baking soda and dishwashing liquid is the best solution to deskunk dogs. It allows me to go to the source as the mixture didnt work on our two. LOL Worked great. Once back in the house, almost no sign of skunk. Our Belgium Malanois chased a skunk over the fence tonight and got hit. Thats all we need to know. Our first step was the apple-cider vinegar wash, soaking time, then a rinse. Every time my dog got wet she reeked. Poor thing walked around bright pink and still smelly for days. After a towel dry shes actually back in the house on her bed drying and we dont even notice an odor at all! I mixed the bucket in the shower because it foamed a little. Heres a a few tips: It must be the apple cider vinegar then because Ive tried the H2O2/baking soda/soap mixture more than once and it does NOT work. Liz, thanks so much. The vanilla in water worked like a charm! Good Luck. My dog weighs 90 pounds and has a ton of fur!! The lil guy, The skunk smell was gone but it discolored his white fur on his coat.. Some other ingredients to keep on hand in quantity in case of emergency include vanilla extract, apple cider vinegar, and hydrogen peroxide. all posters seemed to remind us to be careful of the eyes. After letting him sit for 10 minutes we rinsed him off and sprayed him down with a vanilla and water mixture. But she smells just as much as she did initially. The liquid preparation does not work the same. Just dont use this remedy on a skunked CAT because the tea tree oil can kill a cat. Just sayin. Now she smells like a pickled skunk with lavender perfume, next bath I will try the peroxcide and baking soda , If that doesnt work she is going to become a naked Yorkie I am shaving all her fur off. Then we got in the shower with an open can of tomato sauce. some new, and some we were advised to. Mix until baking soda is dissolved. Note to self: next time buy gold fish. The hardest part to get is the face because I worry about it getting in his eyes. It mostly hit the left upper side of her body and luckily the skunk wasnt at ground level so she didnt get hit as hard as some of our dogs in the past. It works. I might try the vanilla spray. Its better then absolutely nothing, but the skunk smell is still there. Everyone knows that tomato juice is handy for deskunking a dog, but its not the only old-time remedy that works to get rid of skunk odor from your dog. He shook it everywhere in the shower, it looked like a bloody mess! Due to the lateness of the hour (midnight), I left it on all night. I raise Dachshunds and they are avid hunters. If Skin So Soft and vinegar worked, why would you try the peroxide/baking soda/dish soap recipe??? I washed her twice in this. Still stinks. Unfortunately the store doesnt open til 7 so she sitting in the barn waiting to get washed.. Poor girl feel so bad but nothing I can do yet. Had to do some quick thinking and grabbed a bottle of cider vinegar. It doesnt work and its a false remedy that was discredited ages ago. I dont smell any on him, but I sure did in the vestibule which is part of our garage, (where I kept him until I could gather all the ingredients). Scrubbed the area a second time with the mixture and after washing in soap mixed 7 drops of lavender with 5 tablespoons coconut oil and dotted on the area to mask the rest of the smell. misery loves company.. seems we acted like the only poor souls dealing with something like this but after calling the emergency care last night, vet today, and trimmer. I agree Bob! Just used the hydrogen peroxide baking soda approach. As we were staying temporarily in a very small cottage we had none of the mentioned remedies. It has permeated everything. Worked like a Charm and grooming was the following week and they couldnt even tell they had been sprayed. By far these 2 are the best organic ways to deskunk your petwe recommend you follow if you decide to treat your pet at home: TOMATO JUICE. I buy this from Amazon. She was small enough that I could completely submerge her in pure tomato juice. My two pits just got hold of a skunk and reeked. I used a little too much soap and it took a bit longer to get the soap out. ?Grandma is a happy camper.no smell. Let the solution sit for about 5 minutes; then rinse thoroughly. also used it on my furniture and carpet after dog rolled on both stank bad! Soaked the dog in vinegar and had her sit in a bath of 1 table spoon 90% alcohol, 7 drops lavender and 5 tablespoons of coconut oil. All 3 of my Yorkies, got skunked but one tried to make friends with it and got a good dose sprayed on her. Used the tbsp dish soap, baking soda and hydrogen peroxide method. After that I sprayed her with NATURAL CARE Flea and Tick spray. Not perfect results. Thanks for all your info!! If you can find it, powdered Massengill Douche mixed with water will neutralize the skunk venom. I live in Maryland and my daughters dog just got sprayed. Do you have to use pure Vanilla extract, even though imitation vanilla does contain natural or synthetic vanillin? I googled and found your site. I had a mostly white fluffy Border Collie mix who got sprayed many years ago, and thats when the tomato juice myth was alive and well. We took precautions to keep all of this out of his eyes, but think that his shaking might have got some backing soda and HP in his eye for a short time. Skunks spray is oil-based. A simple search online can yield hundreds of results with recipes to follow to deskunk your dog or cat. Our husky has been hanging by our shed almost twenty four hours a day, didnt want to come in or barely was eating. Rubbed it in well, let it rest briefly, rinsed, dried and the only result was a waste of money, time, and tomato juice. Unfortunately I did not get to all the doors of the house to lock them ( my dogs know how to open doors), so they got into the house and rolled around on the carpet to dry off. The hydrogen peroxide method seemed to intensify the smell. I hope the dog, or the skunk, have learned their lesson and stay away from each other. Her fur was yellow, I used organic make up remover pads to remove the yellow stain. Work carefully and be sure the solution doesnt drip into your dogs eyes (it would sting). Oh, we know. Apply this mixture in the same way you would the vinegar solution. Thank you whoever came up with the vanilla mixture it worked excellent on my daughters huge dog and he smelled like he slept with the skunk. Saline solution is good to have on hand in the house for when anything stinging or unpleasant gets in the eyes. One of my two Springer Spaniel brothers (Barnum) tangled with a very young skunk last night and got blasted in the face. He smelled great. On repeat skunk encounters, our dog would run right into the shower for his shampoo! Hydrogen peroxide induces vomiting in dogs so be sure your dog doesnt lick or otherwise ingest it, unless you want to clean up frothy white vomit (plus whatever was last consumed). I washed the dogs as I would normally, lathering them thoroughly and using a cloth to work the soap mixture down to the skin. Thank you Jesus! I can see them wandering in my yard at night. The other reason cats mark is if you arent cleaning its litter box daily or dont have enough litter boxes (which should be one for each cat plus an extra). I really liked your subscribe notification. After two applications in a row, he was smelling wonderful. If you think it wasnt very effective its better to rinse the dog and reapply. Hey-will ANY of these work on cat urine in the rug??? I bathed him with Richards Organic Flea & Tick Shampoo, which contains peppermint, clove, rosemary, cedarwood oil, & one other I cant remember. But I make ice cream for a living. Has anyone tried OXY CLEAN SPRAY FOR LAUNDRY ?
I recommend not allowing them on carpet or furniture for at least a few hours. Im soaking it in milk as my last try before we spend another $75. I did think about using myself until a vet advised me not to. I did 1/2 quart (as I didnt have a quarts worth) but still did same amount of baking soda and dawn soap that receipe calls for. After reading over all the comments I washed him with Dawn soap to remove the oil of skunk, then dowsed him in apple cider vinegar. Moved on the the apple vinegar, still stinky. Thank you. I have no sense of smell (hereditary) so I cant tell. The front porch however, still reeks. Recently acquired a new German Shepard, 97 pounds. Have a great day. We left him alone for a couple of hours before letting him in the house and immediately I could smell skunk so out he went (I have a very sensitive noseno one else could smell it). It can actually bleach a darker coated dog!
Never got excellent results. Another favorite recipe to get rid of skunk smell on your dog or cat is the formula by Paul Krebaum, which appeared in the August 1995 edition of Popular Science magazine: 1 qt hydrogen peroxide1/4 cup baking soda1 teaspoon of liquid dishwashing soap. Tried the sciencey way to get rid of it but was so much work and my chow was not happy being pickled. We let him sit again for about 10 minutes while it dried and then rinsed him off. We get them in the autumn in northern California but they disappear in the winter. Worked like a charm!
I live in a densely populated area, skunks show up anywhere! Will be using the same mixture on them, and probably me as well. 40 years ago we had small Doxies. But not the 2nd time. No skunk smell. I used peroxide, baking soda, and a antibacterial hand soap for germs and odors, and dish soap. i also use in the garbage it kills everything, The dog got skunked late last night. My boy is in the garage for the second day. I also have items I cant wash, like couch or my leather items. Dawn is the best dish detergent to use, as it cuts the skunks oil the best. This spray contains clove and peppermint oil and makes her fur smell good. My husband was still up and he shampooed her. Keep these common household ingredients on hand and never live with the stink of skunk again! I now have a shepherd mastiff mix (yep 140lbs of him) as well as a 65lb Amstaff. So did my front porch. Seriously? Stink slayer by mold monster, is what i use after last year, my collie got sprayed so many times i was aftraid to let her out anymore!
For those who asked, yes, imitation vanilla works as well as the real thing. Thanks again and God Bless ***. I have since moved on to the peroxide/baking soda mix and have washed my poor boy more time than I can remember in the last 28 hours. I havent given up and will continue to wash him, but for me, these solutions didnt work. You may need to repeat this process 2-3 times. Still, it isnt noticeable from a couple of feet away. With the cost of vanilla nowadays, I wouldnt use that method. We did spray his neck down again with the vanilla spray after taking off his collar. Please check your inbox to accept receiving updates from us. So I put on gloves went out and did one at a time, I had a friend help so after I used the spray bottle on both dogs, Marley the Cocker first as he was bigger and had more hair.. Skunks in Nashville are everywhere. read it all line for line. Theres a product called Nok-Out that will get ride of cat urine odor guaranteed. Tonight at 7:35 pm our Labrador chased a skunk across the yard and got sprayed badly. Both of my 90 + pound dogs cornered a skunk. the vanilla was new and undiluted even after the repeated shampoos.
Argh. ), Both my dogs decided it would be fun to play with a skunk our American bulldog got the worse of it I used the porxide and baking soda I read it takes a couple time so o used it she only got it in the face and neck the skunk missed her eyes which is a good thing after the first treatment her face smell a little better but my house not so much Im working on airing it out have all fans blowing out but Im glad you all were here while I was freaking out and thank you for all the comments I read though them all but Im thinking about adding vanilla to the mix our maybe to a bottle of water and spray or though the house. Maybe they will get drunk enough off of the real vanilla extract, and pass out so I can try the other. My lab/border collie mix smells better than probably before the skunk sprayed her! I sprayed it with lysol and fabreeze ( it has carpet) I sure hope it helps. 8 pound skunk won the battle. Worked great! I then covered his coat in backing soda and again used the Apple cider vinegar to work the soda through his fur. Both dogs are odor free and again Im very grateful for finding this information. My Australian Shepherd got it good tonight. My husband didt know what to do with her. My guys wonT quit. Why do you publish things that arent true? We did the vinegar first and seemed to really help. Both dogs were sprayed last night! Jan 25. I quickly called for the dog and I couldnt find him anywhere,:(. Use dawn on your skin if you are affected also. Its worthless misinformation that will keep dogs in extreme discomfort and owners in despair because editors dont bother to check the facts. It contains alum which chemically denatures the source of the odor. I was horrified! document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); This setting should only be used on your home or work computer. Its nice to really know where something originated from. He told me he could smell it on me but it just smelled liked Id been smoking weed, lol, but I dont. Douse your pet in tomato juice and let it sit for no less than 7-10 minutes. Hydrogen peroxide, baking soda and dishwashing detergent worked quickly and efficiently. Thank you! finding the site, reading the suggestive remedies. So I let my pit out every morning about 430i heard a noise then my poor girl came in stinking so bad. I took a home depot bucket , put in a gallon or more of warm water, dawn dish soap, 1/2 bottle of vanilla, a bottle of apple cider vinegar, and 1/2 box of baking soda, and about a cup of peroxide. I got up this morning,still stunk. They literally my mauled it.. it was a horrific scene.. I went to store with a coat on that wasnt near the dog and told the clerk why I was buying stuff. Using one package, then follow up with a second if the oror persists. Baking soda, H2O2, (no water it makes the stink worse), let sit for as long as you can about 10 minuets follow with Dawn dish soap. This mixture worked immediately and I only had to lather and rinse once. Not meaning to embarrass anyone, but a liquid feminine douche product worked on my dog a few years ago. Thoroughly wet your smelly dogs coat with water. It is a messy ordeal pet parents are at risk of experiencing all year long and we hear their frustrations every day. Where do you live that skunks come out in the winter? Get Rid of Skunk Odor | Methods to Deskunk Your Dog. Did not have to do any extra washes. Oh well, thats what vacation days are for, right? 8 year old German Shorthair Pointer mix skunked last night. Some years ago my elderly dog tangled with a skunk, and we had great success with the hydrogen peroxide and baking soda combo. My shepherd, chow mix got sprayed for the third time. I feel you! Does it really freakin matter where this solution came from? After a while of washing him with that, I used a dog shampoo, almost the whole bottle. I have gallons of the good stuff and more gallons of the cheap stuff. Also dont leave it on the dog a long time. I never remember the exact combinations but I always just use Dawn soap and HP and it has worked wonders on my black lab.
Dip cotton in it, wipe it on the coat, the smell comes right off.