Please read the label. Good Luck. It allows me to go to the source as the mixture didnt work on our two. I used peroxide, baking soda, and a antibacterial hand soap for germs and odors, and dish soap. It contains alum which chemically denatures the source of the odor. The Dawn, peroxide solution sounds best. It is a messy ordeal pet parents are at risk of experiencing all year long and we hear their frustrations every day. With the cost of vanilla nowadays, I wouldnt use that method. Worked great! It seems to have worked will always keep these ingredients on hand. Skunks in Nashville are everywhere. Skunks spray is oil-based. Hydrogen Peroxide, baking soda and dishwashing liquid is the best solution to deskunk dogs. I had to double it because of his size, I use Massengill liquid douche on my westie always works. Take a break and read about all of your favorite locations that made the Best of New England Hall of Fame. Poor thing walked around bright pink and still smelly for days. Get Rid of Skunk Odor | Methods to Deskunk Your Dog. Worked like a charm. Absolutely amazing! everyone was gone from the house. word for word. I used the peroxide mixture on him so Im hoping it will work. Use dawn dish washing liquid with the peroxide, Dawn is used to de-grease water fowl from crude oil. Still, it isnt noticeable from a couple of feet away. 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! Have a great day. Using gloves, wet coat and work one section at a time, starting with the skunk-sprayed area. Just used this successfully on my hairy husky. Dogs usually get it right in the face and it is virtually impossible to get it all off just because you dont want to get the mixture in their eyes or nose which is going to leave just a little bit of the skunk spray, and a little of it goes a LONG way. Got news of a skunk shampoo from a friend it did the job in one wash, I highly recommend. 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. She was small enough that I could completely submerge her in pure tomato juice. He was still a bit stinky and spent the morning outdoors. Have done the hydrogen mix and the vinegar. One of my two Springer Spaniel brothers (Barnum) tangled with a very young skunk last night and got blasted in the face. Neither worked. The van, however, still stinks after 3 applications of Oust and 2 of Febreeze!! This time was potent! Boo. Two parts vinegar one part water works like a charm. ), 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. I might try the vanilla spray. After a while of washing him with that, I used a dog shampoo, almost the whole bottle. This post was first published in 2015 and has been updated. Terrific! This smell gives me a very bad headache and light headed at times, hydrogen peroxide.. luckily this is the best solution. Quickly I Googled and came up with your site; thank goodness! This time we did Avon skin so soft again. VINEGAR. What do you know? I now have a shepherd mastiff mix (yep 140lbs of him) as well as a 65lb Amstaff. After a towel dry shes actually back in the house on her bed drying and we dont even notice an odor at all! Other than that, no skunks. The hydrogen peroxide method seemed to intensify the smell. You can still find the details online and his webpage that includes tips and tricks of using the mixture. He smelled minty fresh. Just dont use this remedy on a skunked CAT because the tea tree oil can kill a cat. Amazing can not even tell she was sprayed! 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. I did the apple cider vinegar and it totally worked! Rinse coat. She is a short haired dog and is now in the house chewing on her bone with NO smell at all in the house. Excerpt from 1,001 Old-Time Household Hints,writtenby the editors of Yankee Magazine andbrought to you by Skyhorse Publishing. The most effective de-skunking method we have used is Massengil douche. Liz, thanks so much. My shepherd, chow mix got sprayed for the third time. It doesnt work and its a false remedy that was discredited ages ago. 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. The peroxide, baking soda, dishwashing liquid is pretty good but nothings perfect. All 3 of my Yorkies, got skunked but one tried to make friends with it and got a good dose sprayed on her. Hydrogen peroxide, baking soda and dishwashing detergent worked quickly and efficiently. I live in N Cal Sacramento and my lab mix got sprayed last night. Wish I had been warned. If Skin So Soft and vinegar worked, why would you try the peroxide/baking soda/dish soap recipe??? My 15 year old cat had a kidney infection and peed on our mattress topper. ( i do remember my daughter went through this last winter in southern Illinois). I was horrified! Dawn is the best dish detergent to use, as it cuts the skunks oil the best. This gives the baking soda time to absorb the odor. Moved on the the apple vinegar, still stinky. So did my front porch. We are using the ac vinegar and soap treatment. I quickly combined hydrogen peroxide 3%, baking soda and dawn together. My Australian Shepherd got it good tonight. I did not dilute it like other recipes did Maybe thats why it worked.. GOOD LUCK .. After letting him rub himself in the grass for about five minutes I brought him in directly to the bath! My dogs got sprayed by a skunk last night and Im trying peroxide, baking soda and dish soap so well see. 40 years ago we had small Doxies. He told me he could smell it on me but it just smelled liked Id been smoking weed, lol, but I dont. OK, I will try this But how do I get the smell out of my house? Note to self: next time buy gold fish. I have no sense of smell (hereditary) so I cant tell. We didnt want to scrub too close to his eyes. thanks all of you so very very much. I washed her twice in this. On repeat skunk encounters, our dog would run right into the shower for his shampoo! Thank you so much! I googled and found your site. so I repeated the same as above.. I tried 2-3 solutions and nothing worked, thought we were going to have to throw it away. Hey-will ANY of these work on cat urine in the rug??? For the vinegar remedy, mix 2 parts water with 1 part apple cider vinegar, and set the solution aside (the total amount youll need to mix depends on the size of your dog). Let the dog soak in the solution for about 10 minutes before applying dog shampoo and rinsing. Hydrogen Peroxide, baking soda and Dawn dishwashing liquid worked for our lab . Thank you . He tried to lick it all. Can skunk smell give you a headache and dizziness? I washed the dogs as I would normally, lathering them thoroughly and using a cloth to work the soap mixture down to the skin. 2) If your hydrogens peroxide is old and/or opened, buy a new bottle. The solution should sit for no less than 5 minutes to fully enjoy the deodorizing properties of vinegar. it works really well. OMG, the stench!! I feel you! Apply this mixture in the same way you would the vinegar solution. I have gallons of the good stuff and more gallons of the cheap stuff. we rubbed it in with some old towels, left it on for a short time then bathed her as usual. My husband didt know what to do with her. just spray this stuff works over night. Till then they are bathing each other do to the vanilla. Wash fur immediately as peroxide may bleach (discolor) fur. I dont own a carpet shamooer either. Had to do some quick thinking and grabbed a bottle of cider vinegar. Every time my dog got wet she reeked. This morning I zipped to the grocery for apple-cider vinegar, peroxide, and a new box of baking soda. Tried Johnsons Baby shampoo with perfect results. I feel traumatized.. they have been in garage since.. getting ready to try the peroxide combo..Lord wish me luck.. its so so so bad!! If you decide to skip our deskunking grooming package and need to remove skunk smell at home here are some great tips that will help you on this all-in mission. 8 year old German Shorthair Pointer mix skunked last night. Then we got in the shower with an open can of tomato sauce. I used the peroxide, baking soda, Dawn soap mix. Its worthless misinformation that will keep dogs in extreme discomfort and owners in despair because editors dont bother to check the facts. 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. Peroxide, baking soda and dish soap combination will work on cat urine. We did the cup of vanilla extract with a gallon of water, and washed him with shampoo after he sat in the mixture for 10 minutes . Using one package, then follow up with a second if the oror persists. 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 then covered his coat in backing soda and again used the Apple cider vinegar to work the soda through his fur. Maybe they will get drunk enough off of the real vanilla extract, and pass out so I can try the other. Douse your pet in tomato juice and let it sit for no less than 7-10 minutes. If not a bad case of spray odor could be gone completely after 2-3 washes. 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. Also, Orange flavor makes a decent Emergency Screwdriver with vodka. But thanks for the info on what to do cause I wouldnt have known. Its called kin+kind skunk shampoo. After that I sprayed her with NATURAL CARE Flea and Tick spray. I had an old Blanket covering the carpeted floor. Once the can was empty, I used it to dump the mixture of stuff on him. We did the peroxide mix preparation.?????????? B careful not to get it in the eyes. I went and checked his site as the mix didnt work for us that well. One night I was on the phone and thought I smelled garlic but after opening the sliding door I realized it was a skunk,:(. Gathering them up and showing them their home for the night in the shop with a couple of blankets was heartbreaking They expected me to fix them after all thats what moms do, Right??? This is the worst idea i have ever heard. 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. 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). FYI Fabreeze is considered toxic if used on animals. After the stores open I am going for more peroxide and this time I am going to leave the solution on for a while prior to rinsing. 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. Saline solution is good to have on hand in the house for when anything stinging or unpleasant gets in the eyes. Once back in the house, almost no sign of skunk. My dog got zapped right in the face last night, so I got him home speedily in my van. 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. Thank goodness the other two ran away from the skunk. 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. the douche powder suggestion was even confirmed by someone who was a trimmer. Scrubbed the area with the same mixture + 1 tablespoon of salt and let in soak in. Just used the hydrogen peroxide baking soda approach. So Ive definitely had more than my share of dealing with direct skunk strikes and it triggers a migraine with nausea and dizziness. Im soaking it in milk as my last try before we spend another $75. 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. Rinise then use Downy and finish with a rinise. Will definitely be bookmarking this for the future. It worked ok. Im looking for more natural ways to get this oil absorbed and not stinky. This stuff is outstanding. If your cat(s) is/are already fixed, the cat may have a UTI and needs to see a vet. 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. My Chow recently got skunked bad. I could see he got Sprayed face first. If you can find it, powdered Massengill Douche mixed with water will neutralize the skunk venom. It was discovered by an chemist name Paul Krebaum in the 90s. Immediately washed with Dawn dish soap, but didnt have any of the other ingredients for tips shown here available. The hydrogen peroxide solution works, but note that if you dog was sprayed in the face, they most likely ingested it too. 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). Mix until baking soda is dissolved. Both dogs are odor free and again Im very grateful for finding this information. I also have peppermint around my home to prevent Spiders, Ants from trying to enter my home I truly believe it keeps the Skunks away too I love the smell but I guess the Wild life does not. One got sprayed. Whew, takes a while but no smell thank heaven. 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. This mixture worked immediately and I only had to lather and rinse once. 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. We did spray his neck down again with the vanilla spray after taking off his collar. After applying the solution, how does one bathe a very large dog in the winter? finding the site, reading the suggestive remedies. Lol. After that wash, and another waiting period, we rinsed her until there was no trace of suds. I was skeptical, but tried the peroxide/baking soda/dishwashing liquid method as I already had it all on hand. 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. Will be using the same mixture on them, and probably me as well. Since skunk spray is oily, Dawn dishwashing works well. Just to be sure we did the hydrogen peroxide, baking soda and dish washing soap. (worked It was pretty bad smell and made me sick, but 3 hours later we are able to cuddle:). Both dogs were sprayed last night! I can see them wandering in my yard at night. So I let my pit out every morning about 430i heard a noise then my poor girl came in stinking so bad. Some other ingredients to keep on hand in quantity in case of emergency include vanilla extract, apple cider vinegar, and hydrogen peroxide. The best way to eliminate skunk odor is to avoid it altogether. Argh. Due to the lateness of the hour (midnight), I left it on all night. My Shiba and my Basenji Mix caught a skunk late last night. It can actually bleach a darker coated dog! Why are you recommending tomato juice? Rubbed it in well, let it rest briefly, rinsed, dried and the only result was a waste of money, time, and tomato juice.