Skunks!

ChristinaJo · February 20, 2019

This is what pest I had to deal with this morning😭 My new puppy(50 lbs) decided to "play" with it and got sprayed....any good recipes to deskunk my dog,Luna? I mean one that really works?
I bathed her with a tea tree shampoo I had..... but it's the garage for her tonight😔

ddsack · February 20, 2019

What I have used is the quart of hydrogen peroxide, 1/4 cup of baking soda, teaspoon of liquid dish soap mix. Mix it together thoroughly, rub in into the hair well, wait 15-20 minutes and then shampoo it out.
https://www.humanesociety.org/resour...nking-your-dog

encore · February 21, 2019

dawn dish soap, there spray is oily and dawn cuts grease, or look into a taxidermy supply house, they have stuff there to de scent. not sure if it can be used on live animals tho.

Worth1 · February 21, 2019

A friend of mine got sprayed by one once.
I like the smell of skunks.

ContainerTed · February 21, 2019

I have used tomato juice and a couple other tomato products like soup or sauce or paste. Add the Dawn because it does dissolve the oil in the offending "juice". It can also add comfort to the puppy with a scent that is not so foul. That puppy will be unlikely to repeat the problem. Once is enough for most any critter.

jtjmartin · February 21, 2019

We had a german shepherd pup that loved to chase skunks and cars - not the smartest pup! He bit a moving car only once but went after skunks a couple times.

Like ContainerTed, we used dish detergent and any tomato product like a shampoo. Try to do the first bath outside because the wash off will smell too. Hey, its TOMATOVILLE!

Jeff

bjbebs · February 21, 2019

I ran hounds for many years and had dogs that would bump a skunk. I've tried many concoctions and nothing was too effective. Time and fresh air is the best cure.

DonDuck · February 22, 2019

Quote:

Originally Posted by ddsack

What I have used is the quart of hydrogen peroxide, 1/4 cup of baking soda, teaspoon of liquid dish soap mix. Mix it together thoroughly, rub in into the hair well, wait 15-20 minutes and then shampoo it out.
https://www.humanesociety.org/resour...nking-your-dog

I've used this method many times and it the only thing that has ever worked for me and didn't kill the dog.

ChristinaJo · February 23, 2019

Thanks y'all. She is back in the house. She doesn't smell unless you smell her face.....I didn't want to get any in her eyes. I sponged on face VERY carefully and she's much more cuddlely now. I think she'll think twice about "playing" with a skunk, but she is on my poopoo list for trying to kill one of my chickens!

ContainerTed · February 23, 2019

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Originally Posted by ChristinaJo

Thanks y'all. She is back in the house. She doesn't smell unless you smell her face.....I didn't want to get any in her eyes. I sponged on face VERY carefully and she's much more cuddlely now. I think she'll think twice about "playing" with a skunk, but she is on my poopoo list for trying to kill one of my chickens!

Good to hear the family is almost back to normal. But, I am curious to know what you used to help the pup.

February 20, 2019	#1
ChristinaJo Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: NE Texas Posts: 425	Skunks! This is what pest I had to deal with this morning😭 My new puppy(50 lbs) decided to "play" with it and got sprayed....any good recipes to deskunk my dog,Luna? I mean one that really works? I bathed her with a tea tree shampoo I had..... but it's the garage for her tonight😔

February 20, 2019	#2
ddsack Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Northern Minnesota - zone 3 Posts: 3,231	What I have used is the quart of hydrogen peroxide, 1/4 cup of baking soda, teaspoon of liquid dish soap mix. Mix it together thoroughly, rub in into the hair well, wait 15-20 minutes and then shampoo it out. https://www.humanesociety.org/resour...nking-your-dog __________________ Dee **************

February 21, 2019	#5
ContainerTed Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: 6a - NE Tennessee Posts: 4,538	I have used tomato juice and a couple other tomato products like soup or sauce or paste. Add the Dawn because it does dissolve the oil in the offending "juice". It can also add comfort to the puppy with a scent that is not so foul. That puppy will be unlikely to repeat the problem. Once is enough for most any critter. __________________ Ted ________________________ Owner & Sole Operator Of The Muddy Bucket Farm and Tomato Ranch

February 21, 2019	#3
encore Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2015 Location: wisconsin Posts: 536	dawn dish soap, there spray is oily and dawn cuts grease, or look into a taxidermy supply house, they have stuff there to de scent. not sure if it can be used on live animals tho.

February 21, 2019	#4
Worth1 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Den of Drunken Fools Posts: 38,539	A friend of mine got sprayed by one once. I like the smell of skunks.

February 21, 2019	#6
jtjmartin Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2016 Location: Williamsburg VA Zone 7b Posts: 1,110	We had a german shepherd pup that loved to chase skunks and cars - not the smartest pup! He bit a moving car only once but went after skunks a couple times. Like ContainerTed, we used dish detergent and any tomato product like a shampoo. Try to do the first bath outside because the wash off will smell too. Hey, its TOMATOVILLE! Jeff

February 21, 2019	#7
bjbebs Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2014 Location: illinois Posts: 281	I ran hounds for many years and had dogs that would bump a skunk. I've tried many concoctions and nothing was too effective. Time and fresh air is the best cure.

February 23, 2019	#9
ChristinaJo Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: NE Texas Posts: 425	Thanks y'all. She is back in the house. She doesn't smell unless you smell her face.....I didn't want to get any in her eyes. I sponged on face VERY carefully and she's much more cuddlely now. I think she'll think twice about "playing" with a skunk, but she is on my poopoo list for trying to kill one of my chickens!