Skunk smell removal---help! See details?

Question

My dog was sprayed by a skunk last night and we were able to bathe him all right...
but now the smell is stuck on fabrics that he passed by such as beach towels, a carpet, and this fleece stuff.
How do I get rid of the skunk smell from FABRICS?!
note---I've heard that tomato juice does not work...besides I need something that is actually all right to rub on fabrics
Please help?!

Answer 1

There is a liquid called Nok-Out that gets rid of skunk, and other offensive odors (like cat urine) as well. It's a little expensive, but is so effective that when the company who developed it tried to scent it, it "ate" the scent.

While it's working there's a slight ozone odor, but that goes away as soon as it dries. It leaves no residue and does not need to be rinsed or wiped off.

I have even used it on paper documents my cats peed on, and the paper dried with no stain or odor at all, even when I ironed it.

Answer 2

These tactics WILL NOT work very well:

* Bath in tomato juice
* Spray with lemon or orange citrus
* Masking agents like perfume or Fabreze

How do you eliminate the odor once you have been sprayed by a skunk? Well first of all, you or your dog should have known the warning signs ahead of time. A skunk will give many clear signals before it sprays. If threatened, it will stamp its front feet, arch its back, and shuffle away. If you don't leave right away, it will turn its posterior toward you, raise the tail, and release the smelly musk, a sulfur-alcohol compound, from special glands near the . This spray not only stinks, but burns and can cause temporary blindness if it is sprayed directly into the eyes. Since you didn't take heed and got sprayed, here is how to get rid of the smell:

Here is the secret recipe that WORKS. Mix the following:

* 1 quart 3 percent hydrogen peroxide
* 1/4 cup baking soda (sodium bicarbonate)
* 1 teaspoon liquid soap or dish detergent
* Mix these together and bathe ("shampoo" in or rub down) the spray victim thoroughly.
* Be sure to use this mixture immediately after it is created, as it is unstable.
* Rinse with tap water afterward, and repeat if necessary.
* For spray in the eyes, flush with water as soon as possible.

If you can't go to all of the trouble of buying hydrogen peroxide at your local store, then a 2% vinegar solution will help a bit. But please, don't bother with the old tomato juice tactic unless you want to smell like skunk + tomato.

Answer 3

Vinegar, Baking soda, and dishwashing liquid make the terrific skunk scent remover. before everything it gave the effect of tomato juice replaced into additionally a winner and replaced into deemed "achieveable", yet on the top of the phase, we see that it somewhat is scratched off the record of valid cleaners, even although they don't say why, or maybe factor it out. in fact that tomato juice basically overpowers the scent, besides the undeniable fact that it is going to extremely fades and leaves the skunk scent. Copied from Mythbusters

Answer 4

I lived in the country for many years, and the country vets were very good at skunk smells (LOL) They had a product that they sold for your problem, but, unfortunately, I can't remember the name. Are you near a country setting, or have a friend that is?A simple phone call to one of the vets may tell you what to do.

Answer 5

Tomato juice does work on the dog, I've done it before (more than once!), but you obviously can't ruin your furniture with it. I have seen the Oust product mentioned above at grocery stores.

Answer 6

If you can find this where you live then your problem is solved It´s a freshener called OUST it get´s rid off all smells and they do say it can rid the smell of skunk, it´s by Johnson wax. LOOK it up for yourself on Internet

Answer 7

oust is not to be used on fabric though. it's for the air

Answer 8

try vinegar