Comments on: How to Wash a Skunked Dog

By: Cyn

Cyn — Mon, 25 Oct 2010 10:59:37 +0000

It was 3:30am, I was up to study for a final. Let my Viszla hunting dog out for morning run. Reached for my first cup of coffee … when I heard the barking yelp. GREAT.

Opening the back door there was no question what happened. Good thing he had his reflector coat on which took most the brunt. But NO tomato juice! I am so not awake for this. I reached out for another solution. Thanks for the Dawn/baking soda/peroxide tip. This is tough b/c of course they always get skunk in the snout and eyes. I flushed those areas good. It is then doable to keep those areas protected from solution.

I finished with a conditioning dog/horse shampoo and set him up by the woodstove to dry. Wish I could deSkunk the backyard with that solution! Now, back to my studies without too too much delay.

By: Nancy

Nancy — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 05:16:44 +0000

MY cairn terrier Thatcher was outside at 11:00 pm. I went to bring him in and smelled skunk. He came flying in the door, ran all around the house, threw up on 3 places, then pooped in the bedroom. Then he hid under the bed. I hurried over to the computer to seek help. I mixed peroxide, baking soda and detergent. Down to the basement tub we went. My peroxide was very old and no foaming occurred. I’ll find out tomorrow if it works. My house still stinks. I went outside with a flashlight and found a skunk in the window well. Now I need to find out how to rid my yard of skunks.

By: Bill

Bill — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 02:51:54 +0000

My shepherd had a hatred for skunks. I have found that tomato juice works only if you leave it on for an hour or more then follow up with a herbal essence type shampoo.

In lieu of tomato juice, Real Lemon concentrate works great.

By: JR

JR — Sun, 04 Oct 2009 18:04:55 +0000

Over the years I’ve tried many different home remedies and “bought” products, but have found that using Off Insect Repellent neutralizes the skunk smell better than anything else, including Organic neutralizers used for kennel smells.

P.S. Tomato juice does practically nothing.

By: Barbara

Barbara — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 23:33:56 +0000

Many years ago we would use tomato juice to cut the skunk smell on a dog, kid or clothes. It requires quite a bit of tomato juice but it works.

By: Martha

Martha — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 08:34:35 +0000

I rescued a skunk that my 2 dogs had attacked. My beagle got the direct hit in the chest, but we all got “skunked.” Then, being me, I rushed the dogs inside the house before they could go after the skunk again-NOT a good idea. I have bathed all 3 of us in the peroxide, soda, soap recipe, vinegar, tomato juice and plain dish soap. I’ve also cleaned walls, floors, furniture, rugs, dog beds, my bed with the peroxide recipe, vinegar, OxiClean, ammonia and greased lightning-not all at the same time. we all still smell like skunk and we’re all exhausted. HELP!!!!

By: Cindy

Cindy — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 17:49:50 +0000

I have worked as a professional dog groomer for years and have seen this forever we use douche to rinse the dog in and it works like a charm.

By: Holli

Holli — Sat, 08 Aug 2009 04:38:04 +0000

Is it okay if a dogs gets skunked in the face?

By: Jordan

Jordan — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 05:00:11 +0000

I have two small white dogs I wash them often with white dog shampoo, but they are always stained from dirt/mud/and rolling in other dogs urine and poop. What can I use to get my dogs white fur clean and stain free again?

By: Cortni

Cortni — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 00:10:27 +0000

Last night my big dog got skunked in the face. All the hydrogen peroxide in my house had lost its bubbles (old) and so we wound up using about half as much cider vinegar with water, baking soda and some liquid hand soap. This seemed to work well enough.