Skunked again

My dog got sprayed by another skunk this morning, making it the third or fourth time in the last two years….apparently, this dog really loves skunks.

Here’s the skunk shampoo recipe we used (from http://www.bathgifts.us/pets/antiskunk_shampoo.htm)

Caution: peroxide may lighten dark coat colors.

* 1 quart hydrogen peroxide
(make sure you are using hydrogen peroxide)
* 1/4 cup baking soda
* 1 teaspoon liquid soap
* ix well and shampoo.

BEFORE trying this, gather ingredients (do not mix), put dog in tub, make all preparations ready. You can mix the soap and peroxide together but as soon as you add the baking soda it starts to fizz. Sponge it on while it’s very active, with special drenching of identifiable skunked areas, then lather and leave it in for a while and rinse.

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2 Responses to “Skunked again”

  1. Jkb says:
    August 21, 2009 at 22:36

    Now THAT sounds like a good time…

    You can probably also go on the bathgifts.com site and get some shower gel, bubble bath and a loofa to get the skunky skunk shampoo off you once the bath is over, too!

    Hope your dog is doing better!

  2. admin says:
    August 22, 2009 at 00:52

    Yeah, I’m sure if we actually had some skunk shampoo then my dogs would never encounter a skunk again. It’s happened so many times now that we’ve gotten pretty good about dealing with it, although in the past we’d take the dogs into the groomers to get them cleaned up. Instead of that, just ended up spending 4 bucks on some extra hydrogen peroxide.