Dog got skunked PLEASE HELP!

[DisMomme]

My Jack Russell thought it would be fun to play with a skunk tonight. Even after she got sprayed she continued to go after it. I had to go out in the yard (very cautiously) to get her to come in. Now everything smells! We put her in the shower and doused her with vinegar (I heard it is better than tomato juice for white fur). Any ideas about getting the scent off her?

I think I smell too. I'm questioning if I should even go into work in the morning (I work in Special Ed with kids that are highly sensitive to scents). Any suggestions for the scent in the air or on me? What would you do, go to work or stay home?

Thanks

 

[C.Ann]

The only thing I have ever heard of that really works is tomato juice..

Have you tried googling for other options?

Sorry I can't be of more help..

 

[JerseyJanice]

Google "skunk off formula" and you'll get a recipe that has peroxide, dish soap and baking soda. You mix it and use it immediately by rubbing it vigorously into the dog's fur. It's messy to do if your dog hates baths, but it works.

Next time, give the dog a bath with lots of dog shampoo as soon as it happens. That has worked for us.

No matter what you do, you'll smell skunk on your dog for a couple of weeks. The first time my dog got skunked, I couldn't believe how awful it was. The odor straight from the skunk is unbelievable! We don't let him out untethered anymore. It's just too horrible.

 

[daisyduck123]

No advice here...but just wanted to say how sorry I am that this happened.

(If I smelled like skunk, I would stay home from work. No one is going to get anything accomplished in the classroom if they are gagging all day long). Sorry.

 

[MaryAnnDVC]

Ugh. Just wanted to wish you luck.

 

[DianeV]

The peroxide, dish soap, baking soda recipe does work but it will take a little bit before the smell is totally gone. I remember our dog coming in after getting skunked and we could taste it in our mouths. It was nasty

 

[Mom23Disneybelievers]

The skunk formula really works for the bulk of the smell. I feel for you. It takes a long time to get that smell out of your nose and a small amount of it seemed to stay on our dog for a couple of weeks, no matter what we did.

 

[JerseyJanice]

Google "skunk off formula" and you'll get a recipe that has peroxide, dish soap and baking soda. You mix it and use it immediately by rubbing it vigorously into the dog's fur. It's messy to do if your dog hates baths, but it works.

Next time, give the dog a bath with lots of dog shampoo as soon as it happens. That has worked for us.

No matter what you do, you'll smell skunk on your dog for a couple of weeks. The first time my dog got skunked, I couldn't believe how awful it was. The odor straight from the skunk is unbelievable! We don't let him out untethered anymore. It's just too horrible.

Well, I should have said I don't let him out untethered in the dark because my husband just did and guess who just got skunked?

<--Yeah, that guy!

Hubby went out to the shed and let Max follow him outside. From out of nowhere, a fuzzy black-and-white popped up from under the back fence. Max started barking like crazy, and my husband chased him back into the house, yelling the whole time himself trying to scare the skunk away. It ran across the yard and slipped under another part of the fence, out of our yard.

We got Max into the basement, and I could smell skunk funk all around me. It has a pungent onion-like odor after a spray. Max's face looked O.K., which was good. The first time he got skunked, he took a direct shot to the face. It must have been like getting pepper sprayed--his eyes and nose were running, and he was foaming at the mouth. Poor thing!

This time, thank Heaven, his face is fine, so we know he didn't take a shot in the face. We immediately put a leash on him, and DH held it while I washed him down with hot water and lots of dog shampoo. I can't find any spot on the dog that stinks; he smells like dog and dog shampoo to me now.

It seems like the creature sprayed and its smell is in the air around my house, but fortunately, not much of the musk made it onto the dog.

Ugh! I hate skunks! And dogs are such messy animals.

However, the whole first floor of the house stinks! This is just awful.

 

[kacaju]

http://www.kvsupply.com/Shop;jsessi...dsp=70001&wildcardType=right&keyword=odormute

this product, odormute is wonderful at getting out skunk smell.

 

[pyrxtc]

Save yourself a lot of time, energy , and money. PetCo has an awesome De-skunk for pets ! It works great and My dogs didn't smell too bad afterwards at all. It includes a full wash with special soap, reg soap, full clean up of ears, glands, and brush out. I would definately be going back if it ever happens again.

I was told to never put water over them since it spreads the skunk oil and the smell. You can mix a little dishwashing detergent wiht water (just enough to make it sudsy) and then lather your dog up wiht that. I would definately just do PetCo again though. Like $35 or so. totally worth it !