Dear Heloise: Let's please talk about how to cleanse animals that get skunked. I have seen people's remedies for removing skunk odors from their animals. At best, most are iffy and take a long time to remove the smell. Well, I have a proven method. Living in a remote area of Montana, I found this out from a Canadian officer whose dog tracked bears:

Wash your animal using a commercial douche and a little dish detergent. It sounds funky, but it works remarkably well. The smell is gone. — Norman G., Cascade, Montana

Norman, thank you for your hint. There are also bottled skunk odor neutralizers on the market that are sold online and in pet stores as well as some grocery stores. My own dog gets "skunked" about once a month (he'll never learn), and I spray him with a spray that seems to wor

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