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Barnyard Buddies:  How to get skunk smell out of house?  |
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Yogifarmgirl
True Blue Farmgirl
297 Posts
Jenn
Swiftwater
PA
USA
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 Posted - Jun 22 2008 : 7:51:57 PM
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My dog got skunked tonight. She wasn't in the house but the windows were open and now the whole first floor smells like skunk. Any ideas?? I tried the peroxide/baking soda on poor ol sammie but don't know what to do about the house.
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82kygal
True Blue Farmgirl
548 Posts
Laura
Somerset
Kentucky
USA
548 Posts |
Posted - Jun 23 2008 : 05:44:14 AM
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A long time ago my dog got skunked,it and ran into my house,(golden retriever) he was so upset before I could catch him he had rubbed on my couch and on the floor. I used alot of baking soda and did a lot of scrubbing but it mostly just took time.
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frannie
True Blue Farmgirl
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fran
bonham
texas
USA
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MsCwick
True Blue Farmgirl
775 Posts
Cristine
Farmville
Virginia
USA
775 Posts |
Posted - Jun 23 2008 : 08:57:06 AM
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| How about boiling a big pot of strong vinegar water? vinegar takes smells away... |
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catscharm74
True Blue Farmgirl
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Heather
Texas
USA
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Posted - Jun 23 2008 : 09:06:08 AM
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My mother used to stuff charcoal in the corners of the room for really bad odors that wafted through the house. They smoked heavily and it seemed to help some. I would keep the windows open and get some fans blowing to draw the air out. Maybe hanging sachets of lavender here and there would help too???
Heather
Yee-Haw, I am a cowgirl!!!
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kissmekate
True Blue Farmgirl
890 Posts
Kate
Delano
Minnesota
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Posted - Jun 23 2008 : 3:00:19 PM
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The vinegar helps a lot.
I had a skunk wander into my yard and die. We think its Mother died and he got hit by a car or something.
My dad and son scooped him up and disposed of him. However, the residual ground effects stunk things up for a while. (It was the dead of winter too...)
Anyways, I set out small bowls of vinegar in every room of the house, and it took a lot of the smell away. Eventually the rest just aired out by itself.
Good luck.
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mrsmorgen
True Blue Farmgirl
146 Posts
morgen
coudersport
pa
USA
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Posted - Jun 23 2008 : 4:34:44 PM
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My dog ran a skunk into the back porch ( enclosed off the kitchen) and convinced him to spray there! That was several years ago adn I scrubbed it with a degreaser which helped but wonder if the antiskunk stuff they have at the vets would work better. It was great on the dog the next time he got sprayed. Honestly sometimes on a damp sticky day, I can still smell skunk on the back porch. Our siding in there is wood that just sucked it in I think. the stuff from the vet worked wonders on the dog.
morgen
I am beginning to learn that it is the sweet, simple things of life which are the real ones after all..
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Yogifarmgirl
True Blue Farmgirl
297 Posts
Jenn
Swiftwater
PA
USA
297 Posts |
Posted - Jun 24 2008 : 07:10:31 AM
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Natures miracle has a skunk product that I tried and worked really well. Thanks for all your help
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grace gerber
True Blue Farmgirl
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grace
larkspur
colorado
USA
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Posted - Jun 24 2008 : 07:52:26 AM
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If you ever run into this again the one item I swear by is "Order Ban" You have to look around for it but when you find it I purchase gallons at a time. I can clean everything that has to do with animals in it, even get rid on skunk out of fleeces, dogs, clothes etc. I also clean everything before kidding season and afterwards - this is why I never get sick animals - it kills most bacteria and strains of staff infections.
Good luck and Good smells.
Grace Gerber
Larkspur Funny Farm and Fiber Art Studio
Where the spirits are high and the fiber is deep
http://www.larkspurfunnyfarm.etsy.com
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SheilaC
True Blue Farmgirl
1948 Posts
Sheila
Vermont
USA
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Posted - Jun 24 2008 : 8:15:55 PM
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| What a timely topic for me! Although it's not my dog who is smelling skunky tonight, but rather my husband who got sprayed! AAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!! Can't make him sleep outside! SO. . .he's tried many things this evening--the classic tomato juice, coffee soap, lemon juice, toothpaste. . .now he's a weird combo scented fellow, with the skunk scent still shining through. Oh boy. |
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BarnChickCecily
True Blue Farmgirl
673 Posts
Cecily
Corydon
IN
USA
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Posted - Jun 25 2008 : 6:56:23 PM
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Yikes! I have a family of 6 skunks that were living under my air conditioning unit... my hubby put out moth balls and a bowl of ammonia. I think they moved... but only to a different location around our house. They haven't skunked anything so far, KNOCK ON WOOD! Sounds weird, but they are kinda cute... some of them are babies. I know that I would definately feel differently if I got skunked! Good luck with the smells, ladies. And, if I do get skunked, I will be asking for your advice!
Farmgirl Sister # 241
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