Are you kiddin' me?

[Sharon]

2 a.m ( I'm a nighthawk) , and I put the dogs out for their last pee, before I go to bed. . Both attack a skunk! Huge ruckus , I see neighbor's lights going on. Two hours later I think they are clean enough to bring into the house. They are happy, happy today; I'm exhausted.

(Found the skunk dead on the front lawn this morning.)

[Bushmoose]

Must be the season? I was lucky last night as I saw the little bugger before my fearless ( and dum! )husky did. Otherwise it would have been a late night also.

[finsfurfeathers]

I can see The JRT but I would expect the Setter to point and laugh. Hopefully they learned their lesson.

[be2man]

That smell you don't notice anymore, you may be nose blind. Consider getting it tested for rabies?

[Sharon]

Hmmm Never thought of that. I'll call the vet Monday. . Thanks.

(We're going to bring in a friend to check for nose blindness. )

[Sharon]

I can see The JRT but I would expect the Setter to point and laugh. Hopefully they learned their lesson.

The JRT led the setter astray.

[be2man]

Rabies is unlikely but skunk rabies is still around. It would be the skunk they would need to test. Instead of CFIA dealing with it it's been dealt off to a disjointed combination of OMAFRA and the MNR. Basically comes down to you and your Vet determining the risk. See this flow chart Very straightforward for the average citizen

[Sharon]

O kay . Looks like a negligible risk for my dogs, but I will talk to the vet.I'm going to save that chart. Thanks.

[MikePal]

Sharon, I've kept a bottle of Nature's Miracle 'Skunk Odor Remover' on hand since a kind lady at the pet store introduced me to it 20 yrs ago. Best stuff on the market for neutralizing skunk spray. Works wonders at getting the dogs cleaned up so they can come back inside.

https://www.amazon.com/Natures-Mirac...dp/B000NJJKCM/

[skypilot]

Yep, what I use along with tomato juice sometimes. For a long time we had a cat named Oreo and a dog named Cookie.
They were a troublesome team with skunks around and many an hour was spent cleaning them after their escapades.

They never did learn. Cat disappeared at the house in the States(likely coyote?) and the dog died of old age.

Just to increase understanding and grasp my post, have you ever tried to bath/wash skunk scent off a cat?
It is sort of like trying to kiss your elbow, it can be done eventually with enough pain and effort, but it's never really worth the trouble.