Skunked dog... hydrogen peroxide ?

tomato juice

Dawn dishwashing liquid and baking soda and peroxide , worked for me

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good luck

This
Along with Vinegar. It did not alter the color of my dark coated pup.

Yes, hydrogen peroxide works great! We live in the country and have used it often.

Tomato juice makes a nasty mess.

tomato juice is good but tomato soup without water in it like right outta the can is almost instant its great.... but gross cause its all lumpy but i just rub the dog with 3 or 4 cans and then hose em off and thats it .... do it outside though cause if he shakes your toast

As the master of an avowed skunk killer, this formula works. Now if only the dog would learn...

De-Skunking Your Dog

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I used to be a vet tech, the best mix is some dawn dish soap, baking soda and hydrogen peroxide.

1. mix it til its a nice paste
2. pre-wash dog with reg shampoo and rinse
3. now use this paste and lather in coat
4. let sit for 15 minutes
5. rinse and enjoy your non smelly dog.

btw, there may be a slight hint of the odor left but it will be gone a a couple days.







You beat me to it...

Last Edited by FBHO on 02/13/2013 10:38 AM

Yep, peroxide, baking soda, and liquid soap. The tomato juice legend is a myth and a mess. Peroxide won't affect the color, just be sure to rinse thoroughly.

Our German Shepherd mix just loves skunks and wants to be their friend.. and also doesn't seem to mind the smell. Ick.

thx all... heading to the store.

He's a hunter/killer... I keep him on a line 99% of the time I let him out. Every now and then, late at night I let him romp loose for 5-10 minutes... he get's it out of his system and comes right back.

Not any more... I'm hating life right now but his is worse all skunked in the cold garage.

Go buy giant cans of tomato sauce at the store like 5 really big ones, the REALLY big ones like for resteraunts, fill the tub with the tomato sauce, add water to cover the dog and sit in the soup for an hour or so and no more stinky dog.

The peroxide, baking soda, and liquid soap is best.

One of my dogs got sprayed Sunday night. No trace of smell left.

I also wanted to mention it seems here lately I've been hearing about a lot of dogs getting skunked. I wonder if it has anything to do with the time of year. Skunks looking for food closer to homes type thing.

Trade it in on a new dog?

Cats are better anyway.

I heard tomato juice.

try vinegar...

If that dawn-peroxide remedy doesn't work, this Nature's Miracle product worked very well for my friend whose long-haired german shepherd was sprayed (talk about disaster!):

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keep lids on trash cans, skunks/possums love garbage

Probably hunting closer to homes for food. All the skunks up here hibernate for the winter, so we can breathe a sigh of relief for a few months. We have a couple neighborhood skunks who like to munch off our compost bin.

LOL... I've also heard that Prell shampoo works on it's own, so I have a stash of hydrogen peroxide, Baking soda and Dawn AND Prell in the house as well as in the garage (in case it's me who gets skunked).

This recipe also eliminates cat piss odor, which is a similar mix of oils and enzymes, designed to stink and last a long time.

Gwad I wish people would stop saying tomato juice... oh, and the one who said use tomato juice and leave your dog in it for an hour... what a stupid thing to day/do!