How To Remove Skunk Smell Off Pets

Your pet may run into a skunk at some point while on a camping trip or around the home. If the skunk feels intimidated by the pet, it will move in many different movements to ward off the pet. If this warning does not work, the skunk will spray the pet with a chemical from its anal area. This smell can be removed at home without a visit to the veterinarian.

How to Remove Skunk Smell Off Pets

Materials Needed

• Hydrogen peroxide


• Bucket


• Baking Soda


• Liquid dish soap


• Stirrer


• Cotton balls


• Rubber gloves


• Sponge

1. Garden hose


2. Pour 5 cups hydrogen peroxide into a bucket. Add 5 tablespoons of baking soda to the peroxide. Pour 1 ½ teaspoons of liquid dish soap into the bucket. Mix the ingredients with a stirrer.


3. Place cotton balls in the animal’s ears. This will protect their inner ear from the solution. Make sure you find an area outdoors to remove the smell.


4. Put on rubber gloves while you treat the pet and protect your hands from the solution. This will also prevent you from getting the skunk smell on your hands.


5. The solution can also harm your pet’s eyes. You want to prevent irritation by adding 1 drop of olive oil in each eye.


6. Dip a sponge into the bucket and begin applying it to the head. Although you put the olive oil in the pet’s eyes, you still want to try to prevent getting the solution in the eyes.


7. Rub the sponge all over the head of the pet. Dip the sponge back into the solution as many times as necessary.


8. Dip the sponge into the solution and apply it to the body of the pet. Rub the solution all over the pet’s body to make sure it is applied evenly. Allow the solution to remain on the dog for about three minutes.


9. Use a garden hose to thoroughly rinse the animal. You want to make sure all traces of the solution are removed from the coat.


10. If the skunk smell is still there, repeat the steps. You can repeat the steps as much as possible to remove the smell.