How to get skunk smell out of your house?!?
Question:1. My kitty got sprayed by a skunk last night - poor thing. We got her cleaned up but I want to take care of the lingering smell in the house. Suggestions?!?
2. The clothes and towels that we had on and used while cleaning her up are BAD! Definately not clothes we want to toss out if we don't have to. If I wash with tomato juice it will stain. Any other suggestions??
3. Where the skunk gunk dripped on our carpet does it go away or will it continue to linger? If so will shampooing the carpet do the trick?
Thanks!
Answers:
OH I FEEL FOR YOU!
Last summer I let the dogs outside and they got sprayed by a skunk right in front of my kitchen window (which was opened).
Well, the refrigerator was running and it sucked in the skunk odor! The whole refrigerator and freezer stunk horribly for weeks! Every day after I made coffee, I would place the used coffee grounds in a bowl and put them in the freezer. It absorbed a LOT of the odor... over time. So that is one thing that may help... but for your clothes, hmmmmmmm Maybe you could try soaking your clothes in vinegar water and then washing them. Possibly baking soda if the vinegar doesnt work.
But... you will probably just have to live with some of the odor in your house for awhile.
I used to work for these people and one day, their dog got sprayed. Poor thing. She was a white dog and the skunk was so close to her, that her face turned yellow. Anyways, we tried tomato juice, and it didn't work well. They went to the pet store and bought this shampoo made just for skunk smell. That worked better than anything, but it was still there and it took about a week before the smell went away completely. I would wash your clothes in vinegar and see if that helps. I know, this is a hard smell to get rid of. It'll go away. It just takes alot of cleaning and patience. Good luck!
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