My 12-year-old doggo got sprayed by a skunk about eight months ago.

[Laffy Kat]

She's had several baths since then, of course. Today, I put her in the shower with me, soaped her up good, rinsed her well several times. She's still damp and is asleep at my feet right now. I still smell skunk.

[OneBro]

1. Your nose likely has PTSD.

[TruckFump]

4. Post Traumatic Smell Disorder? 🤷🏻‍♀️ EOM

[OneBro]

5. ;-)

[Laffy Kat]

13. ....

[ret5hd]

2. An important lesson from Family Guy:

“Learn To Love The Gas” (or, in this case, spray)

[MacKasey]

3. It takes a long time

I think the water activates it

Years ago my first dog got shunked
It took months to go away

[Laffy Kat]

9. Yes, I'm learning the hard way. nt

[OneBro]

6. I haven't tried this, but . . .

[Laffy Kat]

7. So glad I watched this.

You put the solution on the DRY dog. Makes sense. Water does seem to activate the odor. Live and learn.

[SheltieLover]

8. Try this?

From AKC website:

¼ cup of baking soda.
1-2 teaspoons of mild dishwashing detergent like Ivory Snow.
1 quart of 3% Hydrogen Peroxide solution.
Mix in a bucket and use immediately.
Work the foaming mixture well into the coat.
Leave on for five minutes.
Rinse with warm water.
Follow with dog shampoo if desired.

Several websites offer this solution.

I hope this is helpful, Laffy! So sorry your fur baby got sprayed.

[Laffy Kat]

10. Thanks, Sheltie. I'm going to stock up for the next time.

And between my two doggos, there WILL be a next time, I'm sure.

[SheltieLover]

14. Yw, Cat!

Hope it works! Please let us know? Lots of sites have the same recipe: AKC, HumaneSociety.org, etc., etc.

One site said skunk smell is strong enought to stop a bear... yikes! Put in that perspective...

[thucythucy]

11. Bookmarking this for future reference.

Thank you for this info.

[SheltieLover]

15. Yw!

Lots of sites have recipe. I googled "get skunk smell of dog." AKC, Humanesociety.org & several others all have same recipe.

[murielm99]

20. We use Dawn dish detergent, not Ivory Snow.

It works. Our vet hands out this recipe.

[SheltieLover]

21. I'd use Dawn, too!

Ty Murielm!

[Karadeniz]

12. Vinegar! The acid strips the smell off the coat.

Recipe: 32 oz. Hydrogen peroxide
1/4 cup baking soda
2 Tbsps. dishwashing liquid
Apply with sponge...saturate thoroughly... Let sit10 minutes.
After treatment, shampoo.

[katmondoo]

16. Tomato juice after a bath

We had a medium size dog, took one large can of tomato juice. It works

[Laffy Kat]

18. You hear about tomato juice for skunk a lot.

I could never try that, unfortunately. The smell and taste of tomato juice will gag me. I don't' know why.

[hlthe2b]

17. The Nature's Miracle product is worth it, I think and I've used the home remedies too

(peroxide with soap, tomato juice, etc). I'd go buy a bottle of the commercial product, though if you still smell residue.

[mousegirl]

19. Skunked!

PetSmart carries an excellent product for getting skunk out of anything. I have forgotten the name of it. I had to use it on myself one night when I got hosed, and it worked beautifully. You can even put it right on your skin.

[BigmanPigman]

22. My dog got sprayed and

I did the tomato juice, vinegar, etc and every time she got the slightest bit damp for 6 months the smell was reactivated.
After she was sprayed she ran into the house and rolled on the carpet. When I opened my purse the next day skunk smell came out and everyone smelled it.

I wad told that stuff with acidity or vinegar helps. The lady at my store suggested buying some douches (the acidity or something).

[Laffy Kat]

23. I know. The last time my doggo got sprayed, my son said he could smell it...

When he turned onto our block.

[murielm99]

24. LOL

Our dog did the same thing. She rolled on the carpet and wiped her face on the furniture. I shampooed the carpets and the furniture, and the smell came back. It was like that for months.

My daughter was in eighth grade at the time. She went to school, and her tennis shoes smelled like skunk. All the kids accused the boy in front of her of smelling like skunk. He was one of those kids who never bathed enough. She sat there innocently, and let him take the blame. Twenty years later, she apologized to him at their class reunion. He just laughed it off.

We knew the boy's dad. He was a single father, struggling to raise two boys. He told us once that he got tired of corralling his boys and chasing them to the shower. He figured out that as soon as they got interested in girls, things would change. They did. He is a good man, and he raised two very good sons. It's funny how things work out, skunks or no skunks.

[Laffy Kat]

26. Awwww.

Yes, I've raised two boys and they had to be "highly encouraged" to shower in their prepubescent years, but did, indeed, improve their personal hygiene a year or two into puberty.

[GentryDixon]

25. Try vinegar.