I can personally vouch for the recipe that was developed by a chemist to break down the chemical in the skunk's spray that is responsible for the odor. Let me see if I can find a link to it.

Skunk spray remedy

"The home-made mixture was as follows:

500ml bottle of 3% hydrogen peroxide
1/4 cup of baking soda
1 tsp of dish detergent

I mixed these three things together in a bowl and
poured it over the 'spray zone' and made sure that
he was soaked down to the skin......left it on for
5 minutes....then bathed the dog using a 'tiny'
bit of dish detergent......it worked."

It also mentioned that if the dog was hit in the face, to use
vanilla extract in small drops or dabs to the affected area.
From http://www.touchfreedogtraining.ca/H...ul%20Hints.htm


Trust me it works!!! A friend of mine was taking care of 3 dogs and they all got sprayed by a skunk. We tried the above recipe and it worked like a charm. There was an area on one of the dogs that when I got it wet stunk so bad I gagged, but after the bath I was rubbing my face in the same spot!!!

One little note though is that if you have any cuts on your hands it stings (from the peroxide).


Edited to add a better link.....

http://dan.drydog.com/patsyann/skunk.html