A skunked doodle's lingering scent...

Welcome Tuckerdoodle! Tucker is adorable!
OK, never had the sknk issue yet but here are some things I found on the internet:

1. Summer's Eve or Massengill douche work great (I have heard this from real people, too)

2. The peroxide has to be unstable and make the mixture foam up. It's very hard to find unstable peroxide any more and the mixture won't work without it.

3. Tomato juice does not work.

4. Oxyclean, then Febreze spray, then rinse and bathe with dog shampoo and conditioner. (Not sure if this is safe for dog?)

5. For a small area: Toothpaste worked into the area, don't rinse and just leave there to dry to a paste and eventually fade away on it's own.

Good Luck and let us know if anything works.

Welcome to the forum Tuckerdoodle!!! Here's something that might work.....my daughters golden retreiver was skunked one night, and she called me the next day in a tizzy! We drove to Petsmart, and inquired about 'de-skunking' products...the clerk pointed us in the right direction, but kinda whispered along the way to go to Wal-mart, and buy 4 or ..ahem.. feminine douches!!! (They were cheaper) My daughter decided to buy six, and when she put them on the conveyor, explained to the cashier that SHE didn't have a problem, but the dog id!!! :shock: :shock: Bwahahahaha...we had quite a few laughs over that one, but it worked!!! (I think vinegar would have worked too, except then he would have smelled like a salad!)...good luck!

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Kathie,Raleigh & Molly! :twisted: :?

Hi all, thanks for your replies about Tucker's skunk issue. I thought I'd post back the results for anyone else whose dog is unfortunate enough to meet up with a skunk.

Tomato juice did not really seem to do much. Granted it was the first thing we tried and at that instant you're not going to be so picky. Watch out because your dog might just turn red and you might develop a craving for a Bloody Mary.

Specific skunk odor removing products seemed to make things worse.

Repeated baths with scented shampoos or conditioners helped a bit later on, if only by masking the lingering scent with their own.

The hydrogen peroxide/dish soap/water/baking soda solution seemed to work the best. I think it seemed to neutralize the odor. I did this twice. (Please be cautious about getting this stuff in your pet's eyes though.) Here is a good site with some recipes: http://dogs.about.com/cs/generalcare/p/skunk.htm

Time seems to be the best solution. :shock:

We never did try vinegar or massengill products, so I can't comment on that creative solution.

Thanks for the ideas.

-Michael-

Welcome Tucker and Michael!

We used to have horses. An arab cross named Sunny was one we'd raised from a weaniling, and became almost dog-like in his behavior. He was bombproof in that he didn't get riled by anything and you could stick the most green of riders on him and he'd just walk along like he was on egg shells. Sunny also played well with our cats and dog. He'd let the cats sit on his back, and we often saw him bump them with his nose gently.

One morning we heard a horse scream and come crashing in the wooded part of the pasture. We ran out to see what was wrong, half expecting to find a coyote with a death grip on a leg... and saw Sunny come charging through the trees shaking his head and making sounds he'd never made before. As we got closer, we noticed the smell of skunk. Our best guess is that Sunny tried bumping a black/white "kitty" with his nose and got sprayed for his friendliness. His eyes and nose were running, his mouth was open with saliva dripping freely... He'd obviously been sprayed right in the face.

At the time we had 9 horses. Sunny was always happy to be part of the herd, so when the others banished him for his smell, he was heartbroken. He stood far from the others with his head hanging...he didn't get ridden or pet like normal, which just added to his sorrow. It was only with time that he became acceptable again.