Small house and garage; big stink (Dog was skunked)
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Comments (16)For anyone still checking this post, I talked with wildlife exclusion service; they told me to wait until season where babies go out at night with mother (baby season is summer, so after August or Sept) before trying to rid crawl space. Seal up openings except one that you see tracks or know they use, and do a one way door on that one, like other posters have mentioned. Skunks go out at night. You could do a stake out at night to see, or check during the day (after using a one way door) to see that they are gone. You can buy a "predator scent" to put in the crawl area to keep them away, then seal up all openings. If you trap the mother or seal up an entry points, you could be leaving babies to starve and die. If you have the money, it's best to call a humane service that can do all of the above without trapping. In my area (Sonoma, CA), http://www.awces.com gave me info. You can check out their website just for info. I have no affiliation, I just don't like to hurt animals....See MoreMy dog was sprayed by a skunk last night...
Comments (20)I need to get some of that Skunk Off and have on hand. Here, we had never seen a skunk in our area until this summer. We saw a family heading out down one side of our property - across the street into the woods. This was the night our little town had fireworks. Apparently the sound ran them off. It was a few days later that our pup encountered a skunk. We were told it was because of all the rain we had this spring/early summer - a very uncommon event for us. Apparently the rain and softer ground made it easier for skunks to find grubs - one of their favorite things to eat!!! We searched all around our house and property to see if we could tell that any were living here. We could not find any evidence. However, there is a neighbor down the road that has a gazebo that is raised up a bit off the ground, and we wondered if they might have made a home there. We've not seen one again since the spraying incident and hope we don't! Our pup rubbed against me, then jumped on our bed and rubbed all over her blanket. Her little eyes watered something awful. They try to rub it off, I guess. Oh the baking soda/peroxide/dish soap mixture - I was afraid to use peroxide because the mixture could somewhat bleach the fur and my pup is solid, jet black. The baking soda worked well. We bathed her twice and then she was groomed a couple of days later. Every now and then for a couple of weeks, if she got wet - you could faintly smell the skunk odor....See MoreHelp please!! My house stinks!!!
Comments (21)pkguy ~ Twelve years ago we had just moved into a new home. It was out in the country. I was in the garage about midnight unpacking boxes. I had our two German Shepherds out there with me. They found a skunk in the yard and obviously tried to play with it. When they got sprayed they ran into the house through the doggie door. Before I could get in the house behind them they had rubbed against the washer and dryer then ran into the living room and did a lot of twists and turns on the sofa before flying into the bedroom. That odor was so strong. I did everything I could that night, including bathing the dogs in tomato juice, but the smell was still there. I went to the vet as soon as his office opened the next morning and got a spray bottle of something called Skunk Off or Skunk Away or something like that. I sprayed all the surfaces the dogs touched with it and sprayed it into the air as well. It had a real sweet smell to it. It was so sweet smelling that it was nauseating, but not as nauseating as the skunk smell. I used it for a few days along with cleaning with baking soda etc. Eventually the odor went away. I thought dead skunks along the highway smelled bad. Well, they do, but it is mild compared to fresh skunk spray. LOL!! Linda...See MoreOT?: how do I de-stink my house?
Comments (23)We now do our deep frying in the attached garage... thanks to a suggestion made by my 22 yr old son. It sure saves the cabinets from getting that oily film as well as the house from lingering oil odors. I'd ban hubster from doing fried burgers. Actually we don't fry our burgers we BBQ them (or grill them). We do all season BBQ'ing... oh and BTW, I live in Calgary Alberta.. which can get REALLY cold, no excuses! Wiping down surfaces, cleaning the hoodvent filter, and letting in fresh air seems to be the best solution though. I still think that spraying a house only masks the odor and doesn't really get rid of the true offenders....See MoreImhappy&Iknowit IOWA zone 4b
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