[69goatboy]

Taking the trash to the curb tonight, my lovable, but very curious 2 yo lab/beagal mix, Rudy (the one in my profile pic) decided to check out the black thing with white stripes in the other corner of the yard, and promptly caught it's spray full in the face.

We promptly gave him a bath using a mix of baking soda, Dawn, and hydrogen peroxide.

Dog smells better, but I'm not sure there is enough Lysol and Febreeze for the house. Candles and fans are going.

Any other tips or suggestions?

[bendutro]

Hydrogen peroxide. Don't get it in the dog's eyes.

[400 4spd.]

Dog house.

[mechanickeith]

Tomato juice!!!

[67Twistytee]

Originally Posted by mechanickeith

Tomato juice!!!

^^^this. Sounds goofy but I've done it before and it works. Keep it away from eyes as it's mildly acidic.

[69goatboy]

I've always heard the tomato juice thing was a hoax.
Our concoction recipe we got from a family friend who hunts a lot. It seems to have worked on him.

But just the trip from the garage to the bathtub was enough to stink up the house.

[ponyakr]

My favorite dog was a part pit bull, we called Roscoe P. Gravytrain. He was not scared of anything. Any critters he caught, including skunks, he killed and brought 'em home, and left 'em in our front yard.

TJ said she thinks only about 3 of those critters were skunks. Seems like more to me. Anyhow, all our dogs were yard dogs. So we never tried to get the smell off. It eventually wore off.

[mudslinger]

Tomato juice works pretty good.
I had a Rhodesian Ridgeback that took on a Shunk years ago.
We gave him a bath in our tub with Tomato juice......but we still would not let him in the house for a week afterwards. No matter what you use....that odor will linger for a week or two.

Bill

[Goatracer1]

WE got some soap from the vet. I think the tomato juice worked as good. My son's dog also got sprayed IN THE HOUSE. His back door had a doggie door and the skunk wandered in and into the bedroom where my son, his wife and the dog were sleeping. The dog awoke and started chasing the skunk around the inside of the house. It might have been easier to burn down the house than getting rid of the smell.

[hurryinhoosier62]

Originally Posted by mechanickeith

Tomato juice!!!

Dittos....LOTS of tomato juice.

[danpaul]

GoJo hand cleaner.

[poncho-mike]

I had an Alaskan Malamute that was about 110 lbs. She had a LOT of hair. She got skunked really badly. Rather than run after getting sprayed, she killed the skunk.

We used a LOT of tomato juice, which helped but didn't quite do the trick. Somebody also told me to use GoJo, which I did. It caused skin irritation, and she ended up pulling her hair out from scratching. The GoJo seemed to help quite a bit, but beware of skin irritation.

When we took her to the vet for the skin irritation problem, the vet gave hera bath in some type of special solution that also helped a lot. There was residual odor for quite some time.

I think the tomato juice, gojo, and vet bath took care of about 80 - 90% of the odor. The rest just had to wear off over time. Six months or more after the incident, I still had people ask me what the smell was when in my basement.

Mike

[J.D.]

learned the hard way the first time our dogs got skunked , DO NOT let them in the house under any circumstances !!! just makes it a LOT worse inside the house. tomato juice didnt do squat for us. the dawn peroxide baking soda mix works, but not totally , they sell skunk odor remover that works , but not totally. even after multiple baths with these concotions my dogs still had some skunk odor when they got wet 6 to 8 months later. its a curse keep some stuff ON HAND just in case it happens again.

[bird72]

I feel for ya...... me and my then big Husky got it about a few years back here. Had him on a leash and he pulled me right up to the thing, got us both from 4 feet away. It was Sunday so nowhere to buy pet store skunk stuff.... so yes, tomato juice..... had him slathered up with two gallons of the slimey red stuff. He then could slither out of his collar. Bham off he ran top speed down the street.... dripping red, covered in red..... 100 pounds of hell dog... looked like something out of a horror movie..... I ran after.... red too.... rounded the corner..... there he was at neighbors house on top of their German Shepard.... had it pinned submission.... horrified neighbor couple were on porch with fido enjoying day.... till hell dog shows up dripping what looked like blood.... then me.... dripping too from the elbows down.... would have been a great youtube deal..... I did apologize while pulling dog off. I was so flustered after that I went in my house with skunk clothes on (DUMB, you get naked first) and trashed the house..... same deal as you.... fans... all windows open in cold fall... I do feel for ya..........

[Stuart]

I've heard that Massengil douche is supposed to work very well for skunk smell.

[Overkillphil]

Originally Posted by J.D.

the dawn peroxide baking soda mix works, but not totally...keep some stuff ON HAND just in case it happens again.

Same experience here, it took @95% of the odor away, but for weeks, perhaps a month or two later there was still a very faint skunk smell on him. When it happened, we kept him outside and mixed the solution right away, grabbed the garden hose and went to work on him. Only took a few minutes to do it, then dried him off. Definitely keep extra peroxide (large) bottles around and marked so family doesn't use and leave you high and dry when you need for emergency.

[69goatboy]

I think our concoction worked well (luckily he's a short haired dog) but it seems to have gotten in his nostrils and his mouth.

I guess time, and maybe a lot of denta-sticks will take care of that.

[David Jones]

Originally Posted by Stuart

I've heard that Massengil douche is supposed to work very well for skunk smell.

[Stuart]

From http://puppies.about.com/od/OwnerPup...d-By-Skunk.htm

3 Home Remedies for Skunk Stink

• Tomato Juice. A tried and true home remedy is a tomato juice soak. Wash your puppy first with pet shampoo and towel him dry. Then douse him with the juice and let it soak for ten or fifteen minutes. Rinse him off and suds again with the regular shampoo. Alternate the tomato juice soak with the shampoo bath until he's less pungent. Be warned, though, that white and light colored pets may turn temporarily pink from this treatment.

• Massengill Douche. Professional groomers often recommend Massengill brand douche to get rid of skunk odor. Mix two ounces of Massengill to a gallon of water for small dogs—double the recipe for bigger pups—and pour over the washed pet. Let the solution soak for at least fifteen minutes. Then rinse with plain water, and bathe with normal shampoo once more.

• Chemistry Cure. You can also use chemistry to neutralize the thiols. Mix one quart of 3% hydrogen peroxide with ¼ cup of baking soda, and one teaspoon of pet shampoo (any kind will work). Apply to the pet’s wet fur, allow the mix to bubble for three or four minutes, then rinse thoroughly. This recipe, created by chemist Paul Krebaum, works better than anything on the market. You can’t buy it, though, because the formula can’t be bottled. It explodes if left in a closed container. So if your pet is skunked, mix only one application at a time. Otherwise you’ll be cleaning up more than just the pet. Refer to this terrific step-by-step for more details.

[pontibeast]

Neighbors dog got it good and he had sort of the same results as posted above as far as lingering odor. best thing I could do was trap the skunk. Took a week and a half but got it and dispatched it without getting sprayed. See if your ASPCA/ pound will let you borrow a cat trap and bait it for the skunk to avoid this happening again. Just tell them it's for a feral cat and they will usually let you borrow one. Hope it clears out soon, that smell will knock a possum off a gut truck.