Guest KK_The_Grey Posted June 4, 2015 Share Posted June 4, 2015 Hi everyone! We had our first skunking tonight and it's NASTY! Our girl just got sprayed on her back/butt...her face and eyes are ok. They watered at first but stopped almost right away and they're not red. We prepared a solution of soap, hydrogen peroxide and soap and she got a quick bath but she still stinks. I have a bad feeling that we will have to live with skunk stench for a while now (in our 1 bedroom apartment - yay). Do you have any advice on what else we can do? Should we give her few more baths over the next few days? We're going to the cottage this weekend so maybe the fresh air and rolling in the grass will help...? Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Time4ANap Posted June 4, 2015 Share Posted June 4, 2015 Nature's Miracle makes a skunk odor remover. http://www.natures-miracle.com/products/pet-odor-stain-removers/sprayed-by-a-skunk-odor-remover-how-to-remove-skunk-odor.aspx Should be available at most pet or feed stores locally. Quote Camp Broodie. The current home of Mark Kay Mark Jack and Gracie Kiowa Safe Joan. Always missing my boy Rocket Hi Noon Rocket, Allie Phoenix Dynamite, Kate Miss Kate, Starz Under Da Starz, Petunia MW Neptunia, Diva Astar Dashindiva, and LaVida I've Got Life Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FiveRoooooers Posted June 4, 2015 Share Posted June 4, 2015 Yuck. Is this the homemade recipe you tried? It has been a fav here. You may need to apply it more than once, depending on how bad your pup was skunked Only make up as much as solution as needed at a time, don't store it as it has the potential to explode. One quart 3% hydrogen peroxide One-quarter cup baking soda One teaspoon liquid dish soap (we use Dawn) Wet down the dog with water, apply the mixture, and work it through the fur. Leave the solution on ~five minutes. Rinse well with water. Repeat as needed. Quote Old Dogs are the Best Dogs. Thank you, campers. Current enrollees: Punkin. AnnIE Oooh M Angels: Pal . Segugio. Sorella (TPGIT). LadyBug. Zeke-aroni. MiMi Sizzle Pants. Gracie. Seamie . (Foster)Sweet. Andy. PaddyALVIN!Mayhem. Bosco. Bruno. Dottie B. Trevor Double-Heart. Bea. Cletus, KLTO. Aiden 1-4. Upon reflection, our lives are often referenced in parts defined by the all-too-short lives of our dogs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest KK_The_Grey Posted June 4, 2015 Share Posted June 4, 2015 Thanks guys! I'll try both options over the next few days. My poor, smelly pup. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeorgeofNE Posted June 4, 2015 Share Posted June 4, 2015 Ugh. Been there with my mutt. I purchased something from the pet store specifically for skunk odors. It helped, but not 100%. Eventually the smell goes away. Quote Susan, Hamish, Mister Bigglesworth and Nikita Stanislav. Missing Ming, George, and Buck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MP_the4pack Posted June 4, 2015 Share Posted June 4, 2015 Was your H2O2 fresh? It does goes bad relatively quickly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scooby172 Posted June 4, 2015 Share Posted June 4, 2015 The peroxide, Dawn dish detergent and baking soda works the best, in my experience. Had one summer where the dogs got sprayed several times. I used the mixture for at least two baths, the smell does linger for awhile... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Houndtime Posted June 4, 2015 Share Posted June 4, 2015 Every time she goes out in the rain, she will smell again. It does last for a while. I have used the Nature's Miracle skunk odor remover. Quote Irene Ullmann w/Flying Odin and Mama Mia in Lower Delaware Angels Brandy, John E, American Idol, Paul, Fuzzy and Shine Handcrafted Greyhound and Custom Clocks http://www.houndtime.com Zoom Doggies-Racing Coats for Racing Greyhounds Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedHead Posted June 4, 2015 Share Posted June 4, 2015 Another vote for the Nature's Miracle. The recipe you made works well too, but I believe the NM has some kind of enzymes in it as well. I don't think anything will totally get rid of the smell. As someone said, your pup might smell when wet for a while. Just be thankful greys have short fur! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cleptogrey Posted June 5, 2015 Share Posted June 5, 2015 my late scottie, velcro, was notorious for getting sprayed. the nature's miracle seemed like a waste of money to me. those were the days prior to the H202 recipe. i found old fashioned tomato paste- a concentrate of tomato worked well.i always keep a couple of cans in the back of my pantry. i do remember my welsh terrier finding a litter of skunks and barking away so my scottie followed....what a mess! we were fishing. so dh ran to the local 7-11 and purchased what they had in tomato products and newspaper. we drenched the dogs in V8 and left it on and lined our brand new civic w/ newspapers and drove home w/ the windows wide open. the regular tomato paste rubbed in and then numerous baths helped, but those beards!!! the groomer i used just washed and rewashed my saluki after he was sprayed during a black out in the ny area. she had hot water in her area we were still in the dark- cold water and that was it! it's a royal PITA, but it seems as if once a skunk includes your yard in their nightly walks, your doomed. they do seem to be very regular about their habits and generally ours visit about the same time nightly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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