My dog got skunked in the mouth. Is it toxic? How to remove smell?

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Toadie being a terrier is of course a little terrorist to whatever critter he comes across on the farm. He come up on a juvenile skunk couple nights ago and went into kill mode snatched it up and began thrashing it. Apparently although it was too young to spray toadie, which he's had the pleasure of a couple times already, her burst the scent sac in his mouth. How dangerous is this and what can be done to get rid of the scent which still permeates from his mouth now two days later. Pet's info: Dog | Parson Russell Terrier | Male | unneutered | 22 lbs

Lauren Kennedy, DVM · Accepted Answer

I would not be too concerned about Toadie ingesting some of the skunk’s spray. It is not harmful or toxic. Typically repeated bathing is the only way to get the skunk smell to dissipate. This will be very tricky with Toadie however because the odor is mostly coming from his mouth and it will be difficult to bathe this area. Just do the best you can washing his face/mouth with a cloth. The smell will go away eventually.

My dog got skunked in the mouth. Is it toxic? How to remove smell?

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