Comments on: How to Get Skunk Smell out of Pet Fur

on 7/5/2006 My dog has gotten sprayed by a skunk twice this year. Both times we've tried tomato juice and a very expensive skunk odor shampoo. The tomato juice turned her a pink color, and the skunk odor shampoo (that was like $20) just made her smell worse.

I've read all of the tips on this site and I'll probably try the vinegar and lemon juice next time. It sounds like it would take care of the smell.

on 6/30/2006 Skunk scent is oil based. Water will just spread the smell. I bought Murphy's Oil soap, rubbed the dog down entirely, then covered the dog in baking soda top to bottom. I let it sit for about 10 minutes. After the soda became an oil/soda paste, we blended it into her fur. Then I mixed one gallon of watter with one large bottle of hydrogen peroxide and Dawn liquid, and dumped that over the other mix. I followed this with Massengill douche mix over the worst parts. A big rinse, and she is off for a rest. I must say, she smelled pretty good after the Murphy's Oil soap.

on 6/30/2006 For me, vinegar, baking soda, and liquid dish soap has been the best (I tried peroxide and my black dog turned a reddish color). First, sponge on the vinegar, foam it up on the face, and wait for it to neutralize the stink. I keep smelling the dog as I do this, until I'm satisfied the smell is neutralized. Then I use dog shampoo. My pet is now good to go!

on 6/30/2006 1. Buy 6 good-sized tomatoes from the store.
2. Mix the tomatoes with 1 stick of butter and 2 cups of milk.
3. Rub onto the hair & body thoroughly.
4. Leave the mix on for 15 minutes.
5. Wash off with either a water hose or a long bath.

on 6/11/2007 My veterinarian recommends vinegar and water douche (no kidding) to neutralize the spray in the eyes. I just keep a bottle of white vinegar with the peroxide and baking soda and mix a very mild vinegar solution myself. The relief on the dog's eyes when you rinse his eyes is immediate.

on 3/23/2006 My German Shepard got sprayed late one night and with all the stores closed I was helpless. I got on the Internet and found this site. After reading all the advice, I went ahead and made a mixture of baking soda (that I happened to find) and Woolite. I then shampooed him with it, let it sit for a while and then washed him good with flea/tick shampoo. It did the trick for me, but he still has a smell on his face. I think I'll use a douche for his face and wash it.

on 4/16/2007 I have used a bottle of Sprite or 7Up to get the skunk odor out of dog fur. It works great, without mixing complicated chemicals. It does not hurt the dogs eyes. After using the bottle of pop, I rinse the dog and wash with any dog shampoo.

on 9/10/2007 I juice and zest oranges and mix with a little dish soap to thicken the solution. I use the pulpy parts and everything. Rub it on your dog and let it set for about ten minutes then hose him off. I had a family of skunks living under my house and my dog was skunked constantly and this worked 100% and better than tomato juice, peroxide, baking soda, and the expensive skunk shampoo.

on 11/22/2005 After my dog, Rusty, took a direct spray to the head and face, I immediately doused him with dry baking powder. It absorbed a great deal of the skunk oil. Keep applying dry baking powder (the dog will keep shaking it off). There is also a dry dog shampoo on the market which has a fragrance, but I found the baking powder to work just as well. This is a quick remedy for dogs that hate water and baths.

on 11/22/2005 Our dog got skunked and we tried everything - tomato juice, douche, baking soda, peroxide and Dawn, they all worked a little. The best thing I did was to use Listerine mouthwash, the mint kind, being careful not to get it into eyes. Saturate your pet, leave it on a few minutes, add shampoo, work into a lather and rinse. It completely removed the smell. I even used a diluted solution in my carpet steam cleaner.

on 11/22/2005 When I happened to end up between my dog and a skunk and the spray drizzled down over me I was desperate. I called the pharmacist who recommended powdered douche in the bathwater. It took several packages to get the right concentration, but one good soak got rid of the odor - even from my hair.

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.

on 1/9/2008 If you want to get any smell out of your dog's fur use a mixture of diet Coke, peroxide, Dawn dish liquid and coconut oil. I've used this remedy on my dogs for twenty-two years (I work at a dog kennel). My dogs always get sprayed, sometimes 3 at a time and this mix always works.

on 11/22/2005 Skunks are scavengers and look for food at night. My dog got sprayed in the head area, probably because he tried to bite it! I immediately started to look for remedies on the Internet and came to the conclusion that tomato juice was out of the question. It doesn't work. The mixture of peroxide and baking soda, which apparently is very good was out the door (I didn't have any peroxide or baking soda). On the other hand, I had a gallon of vinegar. I soaked the dog with water, cleaned it throughly with soap (Dawn soap because skunk spray is like an oil and will stick to the dog's fur). After this I washed the problematic area with pure vinegar, then washed it again with Dawn. After rinsing the dog, it was hardly smelling (had to put my nose right up to the fur). I thought of not cleaning the dog and let the smell go away by itself; don't do that. Apparently your dog could smell of skunk for up to 2 years.

on 11/22/2005 I use beer to remove the smell. It works almost instantly when applied to the affected area. Protect the dogs eyes and pour a couple of beers (may take more depending on the size of the dog) on the dog and rub into the coat. Rinse the beer out and use dog shampoo and bathe the dog as usual. You could also try mixing the beer with some vinegar, but beer has always worked well for me by itself.