my dog was sprayed by a skunk. How do you get the smell out?

Answer 1

tomato juice bath.

Answer 2

Tomato juice will only mask the smelll not get rid of it.

go to a drug store and get the following, if needed:

1 quart (or liter) of 3% Hydrogen Peroxide, H2O2.
Use fresh (unopened) hydrogen peroxide (H2O2). Hydrogen peroxide eventually turns into water (H2O).
1/4 cup (50 ml.) of Baking Soda
1 teaspoon (5 ml.) of Liquid Soap
1 pair of plastic or latex gloves

Bathe the dog outside or, if it's too dark or cold, in the bathroom with the door closed and window opened.
Combine the ingredients in an open container (do not store in a sealed bottle--it will explode).
Using gloves, wash your dog with lukewarm water and the mixture while the mixture is bubbling. Work the mixture well into the fur.
Be sure to concentrate on the area that was sprayed.
Keep mixture away from your dog's face and eyes (it's a harsh solution). (If your dog has been sprayed in the face, try Tricotine Liquid Douche Concentrate or any over-the-counter douche.)
Let the mixture stand for 10 minutes or so before rinsing off.
Rinse the dog with lukewarm tap water. Don't wash the mixture into your dog's eyes (use a washcloth to cover the eyes if you're rinsing the head).
After bathing, check your dog's eyes. If they are red and watering, your dog may have taken a direct hit in the face. Skunk spray won't blind the dog, but it's very painful. Contact a vet.

Forget what you have heard about tomato juice--it doesn't work. Skunk spray is mainly composed of low molecular weight thiol compounds. ("Thiols" are compounds with the "-SH radical" attached to a carbon atom.) In industrial applications, alkaline hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) is used for scrubbing similar compounds from waste gas streams.
Hydrogen peroxide and baking soda, when combined, become a "chemical engine" for churning out oxygen. That's why it has to be used immediately after mixing. The soap breaks up the oils in the skunk spray, allowing the other ingredients to do their work.

Answer 3

Tomato juice didn't work for my dog. Ended up taking him to the groomer and let them do it. But last time I was in the pet store I saw they had some stuff in the shampoo section for skunk spray.

Answer 4

Do it the easy way and call a groomer. They will do it. I am here to let you know the tomato thing won't work. My daughter's dog just got into a skunk. She tried tomato juice and it seemed to make it worse. She called the vet, the vet said call the groomer & off the dog went to the groomer.

Oh, woe is me. Not a good thing to happen.

Answer 5

Tomato juice bath, and take off the collar and throw it out. Our dog has been skunked 4 times >.<

It might take a couple times with the tomato juice, and then a nice smelling shampoo never hurts.

Answer 6

You should do just as you would if you were sprayed by a skunk. Which is give him a bath with tomato juice and if that don't work just go to the vet and see what you your vet might say.

Answer 7

A bathtub full of tomato Juice MIXED with Ketchup make him soak in it until you actually can smell the odor dissipate.

Dog Groomers do the same thing actually then they spray!

Answer 8

good old tomatoe juice dont laugh it will work i have coon hounds and it worked on them just get about 5 large cans of plain tomato juice and put the dog outside or in the tub and pour the tomato over the dog and rub it in to the skin its not fun but the enzimes in the tomato will get the smell out.

Answer 9

The old way was a tomato juice bath, but the smell will still linger just not as strong.

Answer 10

Baking soda and peroxide. Here is a good site about why this works.
Tomato juice works, but only by masking the smell.
I think you want the smell eliminated, not masked.
http://soundmedicine.iu.edu/segment.php4?seg=213

Answer 11

Tomato juice. The acid in it is supposed to neutralize the odor. Then, I'd follow up with a good dog shampoo.