Last night, our new next door neighbours came over to visit. They have a beautiful golden retriever who loves to visit with us too....and chase anything that moves. There is a lot of bunnies hopping around our yards so he would entertain himself chasing them. Around dusk, while we were sitting on the deck, the dog saw some movement at the back of the yard and gave chase. From the smell of the dog, it sure wasn't a bunny but a skunk. P U !!!! The poor puppy was rolling around in the grass trying to get rid of the smell. The only thing I had in the house was a bottle of Clamato juice which I promply poured over him. The neighbour quickly went to the corner store and bought 2 cans of tomato juice. It was a tomato juice bath. This morning, he still has a faint odour of skunk. I was wondering if there is anything more we can do to get rid of the smell. Any suggestions, please.
Sorry to say there really isn't anything else to do but bathe him over and over in tomato juice....then wait for the faint odor to leave. We have had our MAJOR issues with skunks spraying under our inlaw apartment and that is all you can do. Wait. there are products you can purchase but nothing really eliminates the odor, except time.
Here also is a remedy. Hope something will help. Removing the scent from objects or creatures can be difficult. Some home remedies suggest using tomato juice, beer or vinegar. A more complex remedy includes application of a mixture containing hydrogen peroxide, baking soda and liquid soap.[5] The thiols, which are responsible for the odor, are not water soluble, even with soap, but the baking soda catalyzes the oxidative ability of the peroxide, which oxidizes the thiols into highly water-soluble thiolates. In an episode of the television program MythBusters, the hydrogen peroxide mix was found to be the most effective smell removal agent.
Dooley and DR have the name of something that works fast maybe she will get on after they get home and tell you the name of it.I sugest calling your nearest feed and seed store and ask if they sell something to get rid of it as I think thats where they bought it.
The one we have is called Skunk Odor Remover. It's an enzyme. You just rub it on your dog, all over and let it dry. The smell is gone instantly. We bought a bottle at the Farm Store when we got here but you should be able to get it at any pet store. I saw last week that WalMart has a version of it, too. It wasn't in the pet dept though, it was where you buy sprays for wasps and insects, etc. It works almost instantly and isn't at all messy like tomato juice and things like that. We got it at a Feed Store when we lived in Arizona. dooley
