We have had our dogs sprayed before.
1. Tomato juice only helps a little bit, it mostly turns light colored dogs orange. It seems to work because at high doses of skunk spray the human nose quits smelling the odor (olfactory fatigue). When this happens, the odor of tomato juice can easily be detected. Another person coming on the scene at this point will readily confirm that the skunk spray has not been neutralized by the tomato juice.
Reference: http://chemeducator.org/sbibs/s00040...s/420044ww.pdf
2. The Hydrogen peroxide, baking soda and dish washing solution works well if you use it quickly (the skunk spray soaks into the dog's fur, so whatever you do needs to be done quickly). Paul Krebaum, a chemist, invented the formula for de-skunking a dog. The problem with Paul Krebaum's excellent formula is that hydrogen peroxide goes bad and you have to mix the solution at that time. All our skunk sprays have occurred at about 5:00 am, not a time where I am alert and able to gather up the supplies, bucket etc.
Here is his site, good info:
The Skunk Remedy Homepage
3. The solution we are now using is
Nature's Miracle Skunk Odor Remover which can be found at most pet supply places. Here is one example:
Nature's Miracle Skunk Odor Remover at PETCO It works. It works well. It works as advertised. It may seem expensive at first, but it really is less expensive in the long run... On our previous dog spraying, we bought this product and put it away for emergencies...
Rich
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Yes, Skunks
