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Try to keep skunks far away from your pets
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Did your cat or dog get sprayed during your weekend away at the cabin? Fear not: applying the following steps, you should be able to get rid of it-- though it obviously helps to keep your pet outdoors until you're completely finished.
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Comments
Anonymous said
on 11/22/2005 1 quart 3% hydrogen peroxide
1/4 cup baking soda (sodium bicarbonate)
1 teaspoon liquid soap
Mix together and use immediately. Use this mixture several times until the smell is nearly gone. Use over full body if desired after a couple of bathings on the sprayed area(s) only.
Warning:
A) Use this formula on areas that got sprayed, do not shampoo all over the animal. Skunk spray is an oil and will spread to the other parts of the body by scrubbing it into other areas.
B) Do not store in a closed lid container, toss out what you don't use because this mixture will exploded in a sealed bottle or container.
C) Hydrogen peroxide can dry out the skin, so be careful to how much you shampoo your pet with this formula, and as well it may make the fur lighter (bleached out) due to the hydrogen peroxide in the formula.
Now, if you want a fast, no hassle, formula that works like a gem to eliminate fast and permanently skunk odor, ask your veterinarian about Skunk Off.
Anonymous said
on 11/22/2005 Vinegar helps to remove the odor from dogs' fur. My dog recently got sprayed and the vet told me that of all the other things, vinegar works best.
Anonymous said
on 11/22/2005 I tried the mixture of peroxide, baking soda, and dish soap three times now, which helped at first. I just wanted you to know it doesn't always completely work. I rubbed it into his fur very good, and I let it stay on for at least 30 min each time, which caused his fur to turn orange (poor guy). I could barely smell the skunk right after, but the skunk smell is coming back and getting stronger each day.
Anonymous said
on 11/22/2005 I accessed the eHow web site for help and here's what we did:
She showered and washed her hair with all natural products, (Dr. Bronners bar soap and Kiss My Face shampoo and creme rinse), then I gave her the hydrogen peroxide solution (made with Seventh Generation dish liquid and Dr. Clark baking soda) in a squirt bottle and a body scrub sponge to use. I made one cup of the solution, and she kept scrubbing till she used it all up. (She clipped her hair up and out of the way, so it did not get bleached.) When she was done scrubbing and rinsing, she let her hair down and I gave her a solution of water and fresh squeezed lemon juice, with about 20 drops of lemon essential oil, to rinse with. She poured that through her hair and rubbed it into her scalp. When she got out of the shower, she rubbed her skin all over with organic olive oil. She was about five feet away when the skunk sprayed, and her hand was the closest, which still has a slight odor. After reading more of the tips, I realized that salt, which also has drawing power, would make a good "scrub" and will try it on her hand. Other than her hand, the rest of her is odor free, even her hair. But, her clothes, shoes, and purse are goners, and her car needs help. We all laughed so hard.
Anonymous said
on 11/22/2005 My boyfriend and I were staying at a cabin and we took our dog Drake. Well, sometime during one morning he had a bad run-in with a skunk. We just bathed him and we used lemon juice, lime juice, some Dawn, and Garnier Fructis anti-dandruff shampoo and he smells great. Give it a try!