We Stink ! !

[Mrwurm]

Well, as indicated in the 'smelly situation' thread, we have a skunk problem. Our whole house stinks and no amount of ventilating or aroma therapy with vinegar is helping. I pulled up a few boards on the deck today and found the culprit, a dead skunk. I got rid of the carcass but the smell remains. How long is our house going to stink? We have a party planned for Saturday at our house and we are thinking we may have to cancel it. /w3tcompact/icons/sad.gif

 

[Anonymous Poster]

One thing that will help is charcoal. lots of charcoal. It will absorb some of the aroma therapy.
You might also want to buy out the local store's supply of Massengil, and pour or sprinkle it in the area where the carcas was.
There used to be some stuf in a small blue bottle called odor neutralizer that worked pretty well too.
Wasn't there a Frasier episode about this situation?

 

[Thomas]

Try couple gallons or so of bleach..than bag of lime..hope the ground not frozen.

 

[AndyR]

Can you but Fabreeze in a 5 gallon bucket?

 

[Daryl]

Lime also works well. Went through the same thing once. Covered the ground in lime and it masked the smell.

daryl

 

[dourobob]

You may want to try a hunting supply store - I bought some "No Smell" or "Smell Off" (don't remember the name) product for our dog - don't think it works as well as the peroxide, dish soap and baking soda recipie but it helped somewhat.

Bob

 

[Argee]

<font color=blue> peroxide, dish soap and baking soda recipie </font color=blue>

I'll second that recipe! My golden took a full frontal face shot a few weeks back. Went out on TBN and got the recipe. Worked great in killing the odor right now. Just have to remember to pick up some more peroxide next time I'm at Wally World. Gotta be prepared ya know./w3tcompact/icons/laugh.gif

 

[Hakim]

From previous TBN Thread on Skunks, some useful advice:

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After they spray
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A skunk can spray up to 10 feet with great accuracy from the two ducts located under its tail. However, it is a placid creature, and will only spray when it feels threatened. It provides advance warning by stamping its front feet, raising its tail and turning its rear end toward the threat.

If a skunk has passed through your yard, but not sprayed, the odor will dissipate on its own after a time.

To remove skunk spray:

+ From your eyes: Flush with large quantities of clean water. The painful irritation that occurs when the spray gets into the eyes will soon pass. Consult your doctor as soon as possible.

+ From animals and pets: Wash the animal thoroughly in tomato juice or toothpaste followed by an "animal" formulated shampoo. This will make the smell more tolerable. It will take several washings and time to bring total relief. Also, consult your veterinarian as soon as possible.

+ From non-living objects: Use dilute chlorine bleach, ammonia, or vinegar. Do a test spot to make sure these do not damage the material.

+ From your skin: Wash with carbolic soap.

+ There are commercial products on the market that claim to remove skunk odor. Tomato juice or vinegar is said to be helpful in neutralizing the scent. A mixture of 1 quart 3% hydrogen peroxide, 1/4-c. baking soda, 1 tsp liquid soap has also proven effective in eliminating the odor.

+ Another formula for neutralizing skunk odors on pets and people is: Put a quart of 3 percent hydrogen peroxide in a clean plastic milk jug, add 1/4 cup baking soda, and a tablespoon of dishwashing soap. Shake gently. Gradually pour on, add a little water at a time, and let foam up for a few minutes. Rinse.

Full Thread Here:
<A target="_blank" HREF=http://www.tractorbynet.com/cgi-bin/compact/showflat.pl?Cat=&Board=rural&Number=7926&page=&view=&sb=&o=&vc=1>TBN Skunk Thread</A>

 

[RonL]

Hakim,

Just be careful not to mix the ammonia and bleach.

RonL

 

[wroughtn_harv]

You might try to see if in your network of friends one happens to work for a chemical clean up company.

Many years ago I had to work in a manhole doing telephone work. The manhole was next to an abandoned gas station. The smell of gasoline was overwhelming.

The telco had a company come out and vaccum the hole. Then they washed it down with this solution. We had no odor problem after that. But they gave me a gallon of the good stuff just in case I had to come back later.

I don't know what it is besides being a medium green liguid about the consistancy of Coke syrup. I've only used about a cup out of the gallon lo all these years. But when it's needed it's the cat's meow, oops, that's your problem, black and white kitties./w3tcompact/icons/laugh.gif

It does have a fruitty not unpleasant odor.

Like I said, I don't know what it is besides being very good at what it does. But if you have any contacts in that field they might be able to help you based on what I've said.