REMOVING SKUNK ODOR To remove odor from fabrics time, air, soap and water, and ammonia in water are recommended. Since the skunk's spray is an oily compound, it can be removed by methods used to remove oily soil, or the odor molecule can be destroyed with a weak acid. The use of white vinegar, dry-cleaning fluid or household chlorine bleach in a weak solution is suggested for removing skunk odor from clothing or pets. Use these products in separate steps, not together. Tomato juice, an acid, is sometimes recommended for washing pets, but do not use on clothing. Other recommended treatments include washing items with a strong soap, a heavy-duty liquid detergent, or borax. For articles that can not be washed or dry-cleaned, such as shoes, bury them in fine, dry soil for several days. The fine particles of soil will absorb the odor, leaving the original article odor free. Kitty litter, sweeping compound, and other fine-particle materials should also work. Consider burying clothes that have been hit directly with skunk spray. cheers, Rick Stirling, IBSSG, BoPeep2002 From: <[email protected]> > Dear Sheepers, I know I don't respond very often but I read you a lot. You > have helped me before & I need help now. About 5:30 this morning I heard my > nephew's dog sounding like she was hurt, so I took the flashlight & went out > to check on her as she doesn't bark unless she has something to bark about. > As soon as I was outside I smelled skunk. If anyone has ever smelled a skunk > you NEVER forget it LOL. My nephew is out of town this week. His dog is a > sweet natured Blue Healer, but I remembered my nephew said she hates skunks. > When it got daylight I washed her off with the water hose, but I hesitate to > bring her in the house & give her a bath. She is quite smelly, poor thing. > Does anyone have any suggestions? We don't have a washtub or I would use > that. On top of this I am trying to pack so I can move back to Florida. Gail > in La.

BURYING them. You don't burn them? Dora --- Rick Stirling <[email protected]> wrote: > REMOVING SKUNK ODOR > To remove odor from fabrics time, air, soap and > water, and ammonia in water > are recommended. Since the skunk's spray is an oily > compound, it can be > removed by methods used to remove oily soil, or the > odor molecule can be > destroyed with a weak acid. The use of white > vinegar, dry-cleaning fluid or > household chlorine bleach in a weak solution is > suggested for removing skunk > odor from clothing or pets. Use these products in > separate steps, not > together. Tomato juice, an acid, is sometimes > recommended for washing pets, > but do not use on clothing. > > Other recommended treatments include washing items > with a strong soap, a > heavy-duty liquid detergent, or borax. For articles > that can not be washed > or dry-cleaned, such as shoes, bury them in fine, > dry soil for several days. > The fine particles of soil will absorb the odor, > leaving the original > article odor free. Kitty litter, sweeping compound, > and other fine-particle > materials should also work. Consider burying clothes > that have been hit > directly with skunk spray. > > cheers, > Rick Stirling, IBSSG, BoPeep2002 > > From: <[email protected]> > > > > Dear Sheepers, I know I don't respond very often > but I read you a lot. You > > have helped me before & I need help now. About > 5:30 this morning I heard > my > > nephew's dog sounding like she was hurt, so I took > the flashlight & went > out > > to check on her as she doesn't bark unless she has > something to bark > about. > > As soon as I was outside I smelled skunk. If > anyone has ever smelled a > skunk > > you NEVER forget it LOL. My nephew is out of town > this week. His dog is a > > sweet natured Blue Healer, but I remembered my > nephew said she hates > skunks. > > When it got daylight I washed her off with the > water hose, but I hesitate > to > > bring her in the house & give her a bath. She is > quite smelly, poor thing. > > Does anyone have any suggestions? We don't have a > washtub or I would use > > that. On top of this I am trying to pack so I can > move back to Florida. > Gail > > in La. > > > > ==== BLACKSHEEP-CHAT Mailing List ==== > Unsubscribe from the list: > Mailto:[email protected]?subject=unsubscribe&body=unsubscribe > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion > online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Finance - Get real-time stock quotes http://finance.yahoo.com