Best skunk spray remover EVER!

If you live anywhere near the woods and have a dog, then more than likely you've smelled the stench of skunk spray on your poor dogs fur! There is nothing as hard to remove as that stinky, oily residue! Luckily, it is possible to get skunk spray out of animal fur (or your clothes) with just a few simple household ingredients!

The first few times my dog got sprayed I tried soaps, shampoos, tomato juice....you name it and I tried it. They didn't work though. I finally found the perfect skunk spray remover and it was in my kitchen the whole time! 

It wasn't easy, it took till about the third try to get this recipe just right. Let me tell you how it went.....

Mommy, help! That black & white kitty squirted me! 

I swear that is what Talulabelle would have said to me last night if she could talk! Poor Lulu! She stunk so bad and she just didn't understand the whole thing. All she wanted to do was play with that black kitty with the white stripe on it's back. 

Instead it turned around, lifted its tail and sprayed her with the most foul smelling stuff ever. Yuck!

Skunk spray remover

Unfortunately, this isn't the first time Lulu met a skunk in the woods so I knew just what to do. I grabbed the ingredients for my 'works every time de-skunker' and chased her into the bathtub. 

15 minutes later I had a great smelling dog and had decided to spread the news about my never fail skunk odor remover. 

Here's the recipe: 

about 1/4 cup of baking soda
a squirt of Dawn dish soap (about 1 tbs)
1/2 a bottle of hydrogen peroxide.

Mix it all in a big cup and rub into the dogs fur. Make sure you massage it in real good. (wear rubber gloves or your hands will get all weird looking) You'll get a real strong smell of skunk as it starts to break down the spray. Once you notice the smell is gone, rinse the dog. 

In stubborn cases (like if she's really saturated) I've had to apply the mixture twice, but usually once is enough.

After rinsing, give the dog a quick shampoo with either people or dog shampoo. This is to remove any residue so the dog doesn't lick it off and make herself sick. That's it. Your done. 

This is not only the most effective method I've tried, but it's also the simplest and much cheaper then commercial solutions....and it works every time! Trust me...I've used it on several dogs!

You should wear rubber/nitrile gloves while using this solution on the dog. The hydrogen peroxide and baking soda cause a weird reaction on your skin and your fingers will turn white. It's not like it hurts your hands, but it's probably best to wear gloves anyway.

This skunk spray remover recipe also works on dog collars, leashes and even your clothes but it could damage the color of the material. I would suggest testing a small area first. It's not like you were going to keep wearing that shirt if the smell isn't out though...so just give it a go! lol That's what I do.

Hopefully....you'll never have to use it! I've had pretty good luck avoiding skunks by not letting the dog out for long after dark. Skunks are nocturnal so they're not normally out in the day. They tend to stick to wooded areas whenever possible, so if you're walking your dog on a leash stay closer to open areas at night. Good luck!

Fun fact: If you have a problem with cat urine smell in your house, these same ingredients will make a similar solution to Remove cat urine smell permanently! Makes perfect sense now that you think about it, doesn't it?

~L  

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