dog( DAISY ) found a skunk---HELP

As you see by the title, She is no longer going for rides. Does anyone have a remedy for this.????? It is 9:15pm stores close at 10:00 need help soon.:sad:

The traditional tomato juice does work, but you need to lather it in and let it dry before rinsing. A couple of times is good too. My golden was turned a shade of pink for a while by this process. There is a product called Skunk Off that is citrus based, if memory serves, that takes out the oil but I have only used it for spot work on cats.. On a dog.. I don't know..

Yep, tomato juice (preferably NOT chilled)! I remember our poor dog shivering like crazy!:???:

I had this situation happen to me on a camping trip 800 miles from home. Our big Malamute got loose one night and found his first skunk. Nailed him right in the face! Both barrels at point blank range! This was some sort of huge skunk too because the dog was staggering around and barely coherent. Poor thing! The stench was awful. We had to travel 50 miles to find tomatoe juice. We worked with 100% pure tomatoe juice rather than the concentrated stuff. "Sacramento" brand . We bathed him in the river we were camping at twice a day for 4 days until we got back home. Even after all of that the dog still smelled. Not as bad as he did at first, but you still couldn't give him a hug without gagging. Yeech! A lot has to do with the dog's fur. Is it long or short? Our Malamute had thick heavy fur and it acted like a sponge absorbing all that gastly shunk smell. Absolutely awful! You have my sympathy. I know what you're going through.

The tomatoe juice recipe is an old fashion one and it really didn't work as well as we thought it would. At least on a Malamute it didn't but he really got nailed by that shunk too. The smell was so intense it woke us all out of a dead sleep at 4:00 in the morning to give you some idea of how bad it was. What a way to start the first day of a camping trip far away from home...

Speed is also a factor. The longer the skunk odor clings to your pet the more difficult it will be to get rid of.
But there are plenty of skunk odor removal products that are way better than tomatoe juice. Bear in mind that we washed our dog in gallons of 100% pure tomatoe juice in a river for 4 days and he still smelled! No need for you to suffer like we did. Type in "Skunk Odor" in any search bar and all sorts of products will show up. Got a Pet Smart store near by? They will have something too. Good luck!

Found some skunk off, didn"t help that much. She sleeps outside tonight, tomorrow I"ll work on her. Thanks for the feed back.

I want to repeat a point from above: for tomato juice to work (to the degree that it does) it has to be lathered into the fur, right down to the hide. It must then be allowed to (or helped to if the dog will stand a hair drier) dry completely again RIGHT DOWN TO THE HIDE, and then rinsed clean. If this is not done with diligence, it won't work at all.

But be aware that no product is 100% on this. The dog is going to emit a skunk-hum for some time, especially if it gets wet again. Other products to the extent that I have tried them are about the same. The dog is going to have a pinkish caste for a while too.

For a lot of dogs, once is enough; for others, well if yours is one of the second group you'll be keeping a case of TJ. After 1 'trial', my golden would avoid even the slightest smell of skunk - never engaged a skunk again tho' there was ample opportunity. On the other hand my Welsh Springer never learned... perhaps seeking vengance it nailed every skunk she could find. YMMV! :)

Also note this point made by Miss Ellie:
Speed is also a factor. The longer the skunk odor clings to your pet the more difficult it will be to get rid of.

Shave all the fur off the dog,give the dog a good bath.......buy the dog a sweater and wait for the fur to grow back.

Phil
:rolleyes:

A couple of further points are worth noting:
1. An 80lb golden required 4 48oz cans of TJ for a single treatment. I did her twice (4 * 2 = 8 cans). Don't skimp on the juice.
2. Count on doing the procedure at least twice.
3. The drying step seems to be very important - allows the starches in the juice to absorb the skunk oil, or at least that is my take on the matter.
4. When lathering in, keep in mind that you are cleansing all the way to the skin... The stink is on/in the skin as well as the fur... Keep this in mind when rinsing the dried juice out.
Hope something here helps.
You have my sympathies.

I found out today, not only does my dog stink! She hates water. Found a product called NATURE'S MIRACLE you just put it on and forget it. My kind of stuff. Thanks for all the help.

Does it work well? Never heard of the name before..

Yes it does work very well. Got it at a pet store. And it says GUARANTEED,or your money back. made by pets'n people, inc

The forumula that is recommended by the animal hospital I'm currently working at is:

1 quart of 3 percent hydrogen peroxide
1/4 cup of baking soda
1 teaspoon of liquid soap

mix, apply, and rinse.

you cannot store this stuff. I've also never had personal experience with it, but I've heard it works great.

good luck!