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    Old 04-08-2012, 09:03 AM
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    Peckish-that works great-
    my dog had never seen a skunk(she is from Australia)and the first thing she saw when we moved into our home was a cute black and white "kitty". She wanted to play-the baking soda and dish soap worked great.
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    Old 04-08-2012, 09:45 AM
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    Tomato juice also works well to bath a dog, who has had an encounter with a skunk.
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    Old 04-08-2012, 12:50 PM
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    Maybe a lot of candles burning in your room would be helpful??
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    Old 04-08-2012, 04:23 PM
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    I have a friend who's house was skunked and they had to move out for awhile and the insurance company came in and had to do alot of cleaning and alot removing of carpet and things all their clothes had to be washed and everything. The insurance co. was none to eager to cooperate but did. I can't imagine. Good luck I have had some luck using 1cup peroxide,1 tsp. baking soda, 1 drop dish soap
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    Old 04-08-2012, 05:07 PM
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    I was camping w no was to get supplies for "de-skunking the dog. Took him down to the river n played w him in the water for about 30 min. the smell was gone by the time we got tired. wheew.
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    Old 04-09-2012, 09:24 AM
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    Thanks everyone for your suggestions. I was really surprised that we were able to get rid of the smell so soon. Due to the doors and windows being open, I've developed the sniffels, but I'll take that over the skunk scent.

    Until next time...
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    Old 04-09-2012, 10:08 AM
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    As long as he didn't get close to your fabric we're okay..
    We are too suburban here to think about skunks.. He'd probably get killed by the LIRR
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    Old 04-09-2012, 01:11 PM
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    I just wrote down the recipe for cleaner...We have one small dog, but all the neighbors have big ones....and we have lots of skunks in the area.
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    Old 04-09-2012, 01:39 PM
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    Originally Posted by Peckish
    A friend sent me this and I saved it, in case I ever needed it. It's for a dog, but I'm thinking maybe you can spray it over your plants and house.

    "Tomato juice isn't nearly as effective as this recipe, and it's easy to follow.
    In a pail mix:
    • 1 quart hydrogen peroxide (the 3 percent hydrogen peroxide variety)
    • ¼ cup baking soda
    • 2 teaspoons Dawn dishwashing liquid
    If you have a large breed dog, you may need to double, triple or even quadruple the mixture.
    Wear dishwashing or other household gloves if you like during the whole de-skunking process.
    Don't wet down your pet. Apply the mixture to your pet's dry coat from the collar back toward the tail. Don't pour it near the eyes because the hydrogen peroxide solution can burn them.
    Lather the mixture into your pet's coat and skin. Rub the solution around for about five minutes or until the skunk smell starts to dissipate.
    If the front of your pet is as stinky as the back, use a sponge to apply the solution to your pet's chin, cheeks, forehead and ears, being very careful not to go near the eyes. When you rinse the head area, tilt your pet's chin upward so the solution does not run down into the eyes, instead allow the water to run back off his neck.
    Do a complete rinse once the smell starts to decrease, then repeat the entire process again.
    You may need to repeat the lather and rinse process up to three times, but it's a very effective method for removing the skunk smell from your pet."
    This is what we used on our Sassy when she was sprayed by the lil stinker. After getting her all cleaned up and smelling better we took off to town to the lumber yard. We were standing around waiting our turn and someone mentioned that a vehicle must have hit a skunk!!!! Well dh looked at me and I him and neither one of us said a word but we bought our supplies and hurried out of there...we didn't realize that the "smell" was on us too!!! We had a good chuckle about that!!
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    Old 04-09-2012, 01:52 PM
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    Peckish, be sure to add the peroxide last and have a open container(major chemical reaction).
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