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Rid Your Pet of Skunk Spray Smell
Caution:
This recipe cannot be sealed or stored in a container or spray bottle as it can explode. Mix in an open, plastic pail and use immediately. Wear latex gloves when applying.
Krebaum’s Formula to De-Skunk Pets
Items Needed:
- 1 quart of fresh (not old or out-dated) 3% hydrogen peroxide (from a pharmacy) – store bought is only 1.5%
- 1/4 cup of baking soda (sodium bicarbonate) – to act as a buffer
- 1 to 2 teaspoons of liquid soap – to alkalize the peroxide (Soft Soap or Ivory Liquid, don’t use shampoo)
If it’s for a larger pet, 1 quart of lukewarm water can be added.
Directions:
- Be careful to keep this formula out of your pet’s ears, eyes and mouth. Lather thoroughly and deeply into pet fur. Let sit for 5 to 10 minutes. Rinse well with water.
- Do this cleaning procedure outside, and if you have plastic goggles–wear them. Dogs especially are notorious for shaking their fur out when wet, you don’t want this stuff spraying in your eyes.
- This recipe can be used on people, pets, clothing, or outdoors where needed. Be careful when applying and don’t let it get into eyes, ears or mouths.
Skunks can carry rabies, take to vet immediately if you find any bleeding or open wounds while washing your pet.
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I’ve actually used Febreze on my dog when she was sprayed by a skunk. It did the trick until a more thorough cleaning could be done.
We just do the old tomatoe juice rinse.. If you don’t have tomatoe juice, I also use a can of tomatoe soup with water.. scrub into skin..and then rinse and shampoo.
My dad got sprayed by a skunk and he used coyote pee and tomato juice to get it off… he also used the coyote pee to put around our house and we never saw skunks or racoons ever again…
Chuck!
My chocolate lab was “skunked” twice within a week, both times a direct hit.
She had 3 sponge baths and 2 real baths with the peroxide mixture and while it helped, it didn’t get rid of the smell.
I then bought a bottle of “Skunk Off” at our local pet store, gave her a quick once-over with a sponge and not only was the smell completely gone immediately …. but she smelled fabulous!
I’m staying with that from now on!
My Jack Russell was sprayed by a skunk late in the evening and we didn’t have any tomato juice. I had heard that toothpaste is often used by game wardens on their dogs if they get sprayed by a skunk. I used it as if it was dog shampoo and just kept on scrubbing and scrubbing. After a tube of toothpaste, Snoopy was almost back to himself.