We let our dog Sagan (Named for Carl, the dog's a genius) out the other night and he managed to get sprayed by a skunk. (I said the dog's a genius; I didn't say his eyesight was perfect!)
It was 9:30 pm. The pet stores were closed. We knew the "tomato juice and lemon juice and salt treatments" wouldn't work (Since when do acidic solutions dissolve organics? Need alkaline cleaners to lift organic soils- chemistry 101).
We could have tried a hydrogen peroxide and baking soda application, but that didn't seem to be the best we could come up with.
Heres what we did:
1) rubbed him down with gojo hand cleaner from the shop ( not the kind with pumice!)
rinsed him off
2) applied gojo again
3) used a dog shampoo available at the local discount drugmart (open til 10:00 Pm)called Nilodor.
4) threw away his collar and soaked his "bling" (rabies tag,dog license) in gasoline.
5) bought new spring rings to attach them to his new collar.
Only one trip to the tub, smells gone, and skin not irritated from harsh solvents; no perfumes.
My colleague at work had tried the tomato juice thing on his dog a few months ago- after three tries he gave up and took his dog to a groomer.- that dog was well scrubbed and waterlogged.
Gojo; nilodor shampoo- worked in one try.
It works. Tomato juice doesn't.
My advice to dog owners- keep these products at hand "just in case."
milo
Deodorizing your "skunked" pet
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