{"id":108,"date":"2017-07-23T20:48:01","date_gmt":"2017-07-23T20:48:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.animalcapturewildlifecontrol.com\/blog\/?p=108"},"modified":"2024-11-13T04:10:49","modified_gmt":"2024-11-13T04:10:49","slug":"top-ways-to-remove-skunk-smell-from-a-dog","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.animalcapturewildlifecontrol.com\/blog\/top-ways-to-remove-skunk-smell-from-a-dog\/","title":{"rendered":"Top Ways to Remove Skunk Smell From a Dog"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Posted on July 23, 2017 by Animal Capture<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-109\" style=\"float: right; margin-left: 20px;\" title=\"Remove Skunk Smell From a Dog\" src=\"https:\/\/www.animalcapturewildlifecontrol.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Remove-Skunk-Smell-From-a-Dog-1024x556.jpg\" alt=\"Remove Skunk Smell From a Dog\" width=\"400\" height=\"217\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.animalcapturewildlifecontrol.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Remove-Skunk-Smell-From-a-Dog-1024x556.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.animalcapturewildlifecontrol.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Remove-Skunk-Smell-From-a-Dog-300x163.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.animalcapturewildlifecontrol.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Remove-Skunk-Smell-From-a-Dog.jpg 1999w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Was your dog sprayed by a skunk? Acting quickly to remove skunk smell is imperative to successfully removing the smell without the odor lingering. In fact, if dog skunk smell isn\u2019t properly and entirely removed from the dog\u2019s coat and skin, the odor can linger for up to a year. To help avoid another incident where a skunk sprays your dog, keeping the dog\u2019s outside play area well-lit helps to deter skunks. Better yet, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.animalcapturewildlifecontrol.com\/pageservices.php\">contacting a professional wildlife removal service to safely remove the skunks<\/a> will be your best bet in avoiding an incident like this in the future and will help give you peace of mind.<!--more--><\/p>\n<h2><strong>How to Get Skunk Smell Off a Dog<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>There are several safe methods to remove that stubborn dog skunk smell. Depending on the severity of the skunk spray, you will likely need to repeat the following methods more than once. Once you can no longer smell the odor on your dog, it would be wise to repeat one of these cleaning methods once or twice more, just to be safe.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>3 Ways to Get Skunk Smell Off a Dog<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ol>\n<li><strong> Hydrogen peroxide, baking soda and dish soap<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Mix:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>1 quart of 3% hydrogen peroxide<\/li>\n<li>\u00bc cup baking soda<\/li>\n<li>1 tsp. of liquid dishwashing soap<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Instructions:<\/p>\n<p>Perform this as soon as possible. With rubber gloves on, put mixture on your dog\u2019s coat, while avoiding their eyes. Allow to sit for 20 minutes; then thoroughly rinse your dog. Wash dog with normal pet shampoo, ensuring that you rinse well. Repeat as necessary.<\/p>\n<p>*DO NOT: Make this mixture beforehand. It could explode in the storage container.<\/p>\n<ol start=\"2\">\n<li><strong> Tomato juice<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>This method is simple. Lather your dog using regular pet shampoo. Dry your dog off; then cover him in tomato juice. Make sure your dog\u2019s coat is completely and thoroughly saturated. Let this sit on your dog for 10\u201320 minutes and follow it with another shampoo.<\/p>\n<p>Note: This method may temporarily stain the fur.<\/p>\n<ol start=\"3\">\n<li><strong> Skunk-removing shampoos, sprays or soaks for pets<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>There are products that are specifically formulated to remove skunk smells from dog, which you can typically get from your veterinarian or a pet store. If your dog has just been sprayed by a skunk, running to the vet or store may not be the best option, since time is of the essence. It would be a good idea to have one of these products already on hand, in case of emergencies.<\/p>\n<p>Before using one of these products, wipe off as much skunk odor as you can and then proceed with the bottle\u2019s instructions.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Avoiding Skunk Sprays in the Future<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>There are several methods to deter skunks from your yard and prevent another skunk spraying dog, though none of these are foolproof. To help avoid this in the future, having professionals <a href=\"https:\/\/www.animalcapturewildlifecontrol.com\/skunk-control-skunk-removal-la\/\">remove the skunk<\/a> or skunks in a safe manner remains the most effective way to completely remove skunks.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Posted on July 23, 2017 by Animal Capture Was your dog sprayed by a skunk? Acting quickly to remove skunk smell is imperative to successfully removing the smell without the odor lingering. In fact, if dog skunk smell isn\u2019t properly and entirely removed from the dog\u2019s coat and skin, the odor can linger for up &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.animalcapturewildlifecontrol.com\/blog\/top-ways-to-remove-skunk-smell-from-a-dog\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Top Ways to Remove Skunk Smell From a Dog<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-108","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Top Ways to Remove Skunk Smell From a Dog<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Has your pet unfortunately been sprayed by a skunk? 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