If you have dogs or cats and you live in an area where skunks are free to roam, chances are high that your curious pet dog will encounter one of these smelly creatures. Given the high likelihood of this, you’ll want to ensure you are armed with a De-skunk removal before this happens to you. Skunks are nocturnal and as such, these rendezvous always happen at night, when we are least about our wits.
The scenario usually goes something like this. It’s 2:00 in the morning and Capote is begging to go out and do his business. In a semi-conscious state you let him out and stand there as he runs around. Still half asleep, you hear him yelp and you run toward him. Before you even see him, you know precisely where he is because you’re immediately assaulted by an offensive odor that is somehow familiar to you. It suddenly dawns on you that your beloved buddy was just sprayed by a skunk!
Most people aren’t armed with the solution and in their half awake state they find themselves rummaging through the medicine cabinet, the pantry and the dark recesses of their mind for the answers. They begin mumbling to themselves, “how do you get rid of that smell? What had my mom used to when this happened to old Cougar?”
In order to be successful at removing the skunk smell from your dog, it’s important to understand what you are doing. What comes out of a skunk when he’s feeling threatened is high in alkaline, which means a high pH. All the perfumes in the world, used to combat the smell, accomplish little if the ingredients in there aren’t designed to lower the pH that is causing your pet dog to make you gag.
The first thing you’ll want to do is not allow your pet inside the house where your furniture, carpet, clothes, etc. can all rapidly absorb the skunk smell.
If your first concern is how to De-skunk your dog using home remedies, rather than something with myriad of ingredients you can neither pronounce, nor know what its usefulness is, you’re in luck. Here are two surefire skunk smell removals for your dog.
If you have fresh tomatoes, tomato paste or tomato sauce, any one or in conjunction with one another will work. If not, this tried and true “De-skunker” formula will also work:
• 1 quart of 3% hydrogen peroxide
• ¼ cup baking soda
• 1 teaspoon of shampoo
Whichever concoction you decide to use, rub liberally all over him or her. Be mindful not to get any in your pet’s eyes. Leave on for at least five minutes and rinse. Repeat as necessary.
Although they are different, they each do the same thing. They lower the pH of the alkaline of the skunk spray.
Now that you know how to De-skunk your dog or cat, should this happen to you in the middle of the night, even in a semi-conscious state, you will know exactly what to do.
