Comments on: So stinky

Question: So stinky

gnutron — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 18:53:16 -0800

My dog has cat pee on her. She stinks. HELP.

Sometime today, our little dog rolled around in some cat pee in our backyard. We bathed her, but she still stinks. Any ideas on how to abate the odor? Vinegar?

By: fshgrl

fshgrl — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 19:00:03 -0800

1/3 baking soda, 1/3 peroxide, 1/3 Dawn washing up liquid. Mix it up, coat the dog being careful of eyes and mucous membranes, and let it sit for 10 minutes. Rinse.

Also works for skunks.

By: hortense

hortense — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 19:22:48 -0800

Cheap soda water, the CO2 helps breaks down the smelly bits in cat pee.

By: firstdrop

firstdrop — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 19:44:26 -0800

Dr Bronner's peppermint or unscented. Forget the eucalyptus and tea tree which tend to mimic the pee smell.

By: hjo3

hjo3 — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 20:00:58 -0800

Using human shampoos on a dog is a bad idea. Even baby shampoos are too harsh for them.

By: gnutron

gnutron — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 20:01:20 -0800

Thanks for the answers all. Lacking peroxide, we used a mix of 1/2 white vinegar & 1/2 water along with a good measure of dog shampoo. Seems to have done the trick.

By: Rock Steady

Rock Steady — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 20:11:05 -0800

1/3 baking soda, 1/3 peroxide, 1/3 Dawn washing up liquid. Mix it up, coat the dog being careful of eyes and mucous membranes, and let it sit for 10 minutes. Rinse.

Also works for skunks.

Quoted for truth. Note that it has to be Dawn brand (sorry folks in foreign lands) and that you may need a repeat treatment for a real bad skunking.

By: schyler523

schyler523 — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 21:46:30 -0800

I know that they use Dawn to wash seabirds coated in oil, primarily because it is the only soap that doesn't harm the bird...so i'm sure that it would be suitable for cleaning a dog.

Dawn actually sends some of their detergents to oil spill sites sometimes, and usually don't try to point fingers at themselves for positive PR.

By: essexjan

essexjan — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 03:40:06 -0800

The equivalent of Dawn is Fairy in the UK. It's what the RSPCA uses to wash oily seabirds, otters, etc.

By: found missing

found missing — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 10:10:37 -0800

Also works for skunks.

Why on earth would you want to bath a skunk?

By: phredgreen

phredgreen — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 22:23:45 -0800

Why on earth would you want to bath a skunk?

Because they're stinky, silly.