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Our dog was sprayed by a skunk last night at 1:30 a.m., and made it into the house before we could sequester and wash him outside. He tracked the skunk smell through the living room, kitchen, dining room and down into the basement where he holed up in his bed. We got him into the garage as quickly as possible and washed him in a 1 qt. fresh hydrogen peroxide/2 tsp liquid soap/ 1 quarter c. baking soda mix. Mix in a bowl, not a bottle! We rubbed it in, let it sit for 10 minutes, then rinsed and washed with regular flea soap. It took the smell out of the dog immediately (wear rubber gloves to wash and toss your clothing afterward). Keep out of eyes!!
As for the house, we tossed the dog bed, opened what windows we could (cold night), lit about 20 scented candles, and Febreezed every cloth surface in the house. I also put out several saucers of vinegar and bowls of baking soda. It was brutal trying to go back to bed, but by 10 a.m., after making coffee and simmering some apples and cinnamon on the stove, the smell was unnoticeable to everyone but my husband and I. We consulted a friend who works in the fire restoration business about renting an ozone generator to get the rest of the smell out, and he recommended the peroxide mixture for every place the dog walked - he said it works just as well (but test soft surfaces first, as the peroxide could fade them). It's now 21 hours after the skunk hit, candles have been burning all day, fabrics have been repeatedly febreezed and freshened, bed sheets and comforters washed, and I can (for the most part) no longer smell the skunk. I still hit small pockets in the house where I think I can smell it, but it's so much better than I ever anticipated. Visitors cannot smell it at all.
Bottom line - open windows and doors, light strong scented candles, febreeze the heck out of your house, and get all affected clothing/beds outside. Skunk spray is an oil-based substance, so you must neutralize with peroxide. Tomato Juice is a myth.
One of my dogs was sprayed by a skunk, came in the house and I could not get ride of the smell. After trying 3 other products I used a product called "Room Shocker" and after 4 hours the smell was permanently removed. Easy to use and safe. You do need to leave the area for 4 hours. the company that makes it also have a Skunk 911 kit that includs "doggiCLEEN", a new spry that will clean the dogs fur and get rid of the odor fast.
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 14y agoIt can be difficult to do and it depends on how much of your house is effected by the odor. Fresh air is the thing that naturally breaks down the skunk's odor causing chemicals the quickest (water reactivates the smell and spreads it). Your best bet is to use liquid dish soap to clean the areas directly effected by the skunk odor and to open all your windows to allow plenty of fresh air inside the house. If it's bad enough inside your house you may want to get more detailed instructions on what to do. There are a few guides online that offer instructions on removing skunk smell, one I found on Google is www.stopskunksmell.com.
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∙ 13y agoBON-CC-41! I have used it in a fogger, carpet shampooer, and laundry. The fogger is the fastest and easiest but also the most expensive (unless you can borrow one from a friend. The company, Bioworld, rents foggers and sells them, but I just rented mine from Home Depot). This product is a true odor neutralizer and eco friendly! So its safe around humans and pets!
If you know where the odor is coming from, that will be easy to fix, it's not knowing that makes it hard. You need to get the product into contact with the source of the odor for it to work. Trust me, BON-CC-41 works the best. I have a dog that thinks he is friends with the neighborhood skunks.
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∙ 11y agoyou by a whole bunch of pet odor release frebrezz and you just spray your house with it and leave the doors open. and when your finish and the smell is half way gone you start grilling some burgers so you wont smell a thing except for the delicious smell of burgers
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∙ 12y agoWell, put tomato juice everywhere then get a new carpet and paint the walls.
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∙ 14y agoTry the tutorial below at the related link .
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∙ 11y agoFirst, you need to get rid of the skunk. Then it should be safe to burn down the house and the smell should be gone.
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Can a house have a skunk smell without a skunk?
no
Does vinegar in a crock pot get skunk smell out of your house?
i really dnt know
What flower smells like skunk smell?
Skunk cabbage flowers smell much like rotting meat or skunk smell. Other foul smelling flowers are crown imperials and roadkill skunk.
Could skunk smell distress my cat?
Opinion: Of course skunk smell could distress your cat as it is very strong and a cat has good smell which can make it even stronger. If your cat is in distress and acting strangely smell the air for skunk smell. If you smell it, make sure to keep your cat indoors at all times and do not open any windows. If further distress comes spray air freshener around your house. Do not attempt to let your cat out. If smell does not go away make sure to contact a vet to tell you what to do.yep skunk smell is dangerous
Why do you have to take a bath in tomato juice to get rid of skunk smell?
The acid in the tomato juice neutralizes the chemicals used to produce the odor by the skunk's butt!
What to use to get rid of skunk odor on skin?
well this is one reason not how to get rid of skunk odor: tomato juice ( unless you want to ). you only think it works because when you smell it up close you can't smell the odor of the skunk anymore. but i think to get rid of skunk odor is to take a bath in SOAP! and LOTS of it!
What a skunk?
a skunk has a huge smell so i think it represents stinky!
If someone gets sprayed by a skunk can they smell it on themselves?
Yes if it's really a skunk. If they can't smell it they are probably pretending not to because they just smoked skunk weed.
What does it mean when you smell skunk all the time?
When you smell skunk all the time, you smell something VERY stinky. I can't believe you would ask that anyways! If you smell a skunk all the time, likely there is one living under your house and it may have gotten mad and sprayed down there. The smell will eventually fade on its own but you've still got the problem of a skunk living under your house. You must first find the hole it's living it, which will have a slight skunk smell. Then wait till at night and make sure the adult is gone and make sure there aren't baby skunks in the den. If there is, best thing to do is to put mothballs in the den, skunks can't stand the smell and the mother will take her young and leave, then seal off the hole. If there aren't babies, mothballs are still a good option but it may not work with some skunks, if its a lone skunk and mothballs don't work, get a one way doggie door and put it over the hole while the skunk is out at night or sound asleep during the day and they won't be able to get back into the den and they'll give up and leave. That's why you don't do it if there are baby skunks, because the mother can't get to her young and feed them and they'll die under your house, which will then leave you with a guilty conscious and the smell of dead skunks under your house.
Can prolonged exposure to skunk smell make you sick House is infused with the odor and we aren't feeling too well?
Prolonged exposure to skunk smell can indeed make you sick. This is a defense mechanism by the animal and is not meant to be lived with for long periods of time.
Can a skunk smell kill a cockateal?
No, smell alone can not kill
What do you do when a skunk sprays inside your house?
Sell your house and move someplace else, or wait out the two weeks for that stench to dissipate. There are very few things on earth that even come close to the smell as nauseating as a skunk, hence the name.
