Have you ever been sprayed by a skunk?

@kgwat70 (13387)
United States
November 10, 2006 7:28am CST
Has anyone been sprayed by a skunk or know anyone or a pet that has been sprayed? Hopefully nobody has but wonder how you get rid of that awful smell. :-)
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• United States
10 Nov 06
Funny you should ask but oh yes I have. It ranks right up there with the spring that I fell in the cow manure. Both of course requiring an outdoor bath. The trick to skunk is the use of tomato juice. Does the trick every time. And yes I had a black cat on my trail but that time it had a white stripe on its tail. tee hee
@kgwat70 (13387)
• United States
10 Nov 06
Sorry that you got sprayed and fell in the cow manure. That had to be terrible. i had a neighbor who had a skunk sitting on her front door step waiting for her. LOL She did not go out so she was safe. :-)
@kgwat70 (13387)
• United States
10 Nov 06
Sorry that you got sprayed and fell in the cow manure. That had to be terrible. i had a neighbor who had a skunk sitting on her front door step waiting for her. LOL She did not go out so she was safe. :-)
@happygal68 (3275)
• United States
13 Nov 06
**Knocking on Wood** I have never been sprayed by one nor have my pets. A friend of mine's dog did get sprayed by one and she had a heck of a time getting rid of the smell. I think it was tomato juice (several baths) that did the trick.
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@kgwat70 (13387)
• United States
19 Nov 06
Sounds like tomato juice does the work on skunk odor but hope I never experience it.
@vipul20044 (5793)
• India
10 Nov 06
YUCK no never And i would hate if that happens The traditional way of getting rid of the smell if ones dog has been 'skunked' is tomato ketchup. Depending on how easy it is to access the underneath of the house perhaps you could dilute some tomato ketchup with vinegar and apply it with a spray bottle. Good luck!
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@kgwat70 (13387)
• United States
10 Nov 06
I have never been sprayed or know anyone that has been sprayed. I live in a wooded area and I know there are skunks around so I want to be careful. :-)
• United States
10 Nov 06
no and i hope i dont! lol
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@kgwat70 (13387)
• United States
19 Nov 06
I hope that I don't either but I have to careful because I live in a wooded area and there are skunks around. :-)
@Lushlie (572)
• United States
10 Nov 06
As a matter of fact I do.....My brother got sprayed by a skunk when he was about 6 years old. Boy did he stink. My mom threw away all his clothes including his shoes and gave him a bath in every tomato product that we had in the house. I have to admit I thought it was pretty funny. :)
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@kgwat70 (13387)
• United States
10 Nov 06
Yes, it is funny though I am sure he was not laughing about it too much. :-) Poor thing. I would probably throw my clothes away too if that were to happen to me. Did the tomato products work?
@Lydia1901 (16351)
• United States
10 Nov 06
I never been sprayed by and animal so far...Sorry, can't help you there. I would think, you'll just have to wash all your clothings and spray them with Febreze or something like that.
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@kgwat70 (13387)
• United States
10 Nov 06
I guess we have been fortunate so far but I know I have skunks around near my home. I can smell them sometimes in the morning before going to work.
@mcmomss (2601)
• United States
10 Nov 06
No, never been sprayed and would like to keep it that way. Our neighbor was just telling me last night that they saw a white skunk at their house. Never heard of that. Hope it stays over there.
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@msqtech (15073)
• United States
10 Nov 06
I try not to call my friends that. Plus I stand to the side when in the bathroom.
@birthlady (5609)
• United States
29 Nov 06
My dog was sprayed by a skunk, it called for a tomato juice bath!
@delina123 (2453)
• Canada
10 Nov 06
No I have not but they say you have to bath in tomato juice
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@amsharma (1860)
• United States
10 Nov 06
No thank goodness that has never happened to me. lol
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@suzieque (2334)
• Canada
10 Nov 06
Nope, and thank god that never happened to me. But I've smelled it before, so it was somewhere close by.
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• United States
10 Nov 06
my dog has gotten sprayed numerous times! my mom would just wash him over and over again; even tried the tomato juice thing but in the end, we had to shave him to get rid of the smell for good!!
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@kgwat70 (13387)
• United States
10 Nov 06
Wow. Maybe you should tell your dog to stay away from skunks. LOL Thanks for sharing. :-)
@rracers89 (3246)
• United States
10 Nov 06
Dog has i used tomatoe juice and peroxicde(sp?)
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@mcmomss (2601)
• United States
10 Nov 06
No, never been sprayed and would like to keep it that way. Our neighbor was just telling me last night that they saw a white skunk at their house. Never heard of that. Hope it stays over there.
• United States
10 Nov 06
no and i hope i dont! lol
@msqtech (15073)
• United States
10 Nov 06
I try not to call my friends that. Plus I stand to the side when in the bathroom.
@tusharb (3157)
• India
10 Nov 06
nops...
• Canada
10 Nov 06
no