The detergent aspect of the shampoo is important because it changes the nature of the oily substance that is causing the odor. The very warm water makes it easier to wash and rinse your pet because their body temperature is higher than yours and they are always wearing their coat. When you wet their coat it looses all of its insulation ability and if the water is too cool, your pet gets cold. If your shower is big enough for you and your pet, and you have a hand sprayer, using the shower and hand sprayer works really well.;
, Avoid getting the shampoo in your pets eyes, but since the chances are very good that it was sprayed in the face, it is necessary to wash as much of its face, snout and ears as possible. It is normally not necessary to wash down inside their ears, but if their ears stand up naturally, it may be necessary, just use a minimal amount of water and let them shake it out right away.
, Do not dry your pet at this point.
 When treating the face and surrounding areas, using a small kitchen sponge works very well but you still need to get the coat and skin wet with the mixture.
, Therefore, it is critical to get the OdorXit solution into all the folds. If you miss a spot and discover it later, just re-wet the smelly area with the OdorXit solution and allow it to dry naturally. If your pet's paws have skunk spray odor on them, dip the whole paw in the solution.
Wash your pet with a good detergent based pet shampoo and very warm water.
Use enough shampoo to make a really nice lather.
Thorough rinsing with very warm water is very important because much of the smell causing oil that was sprayed on you pet is suspended in the detergent.

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Squeeze out as much of the rinse water as is convenient and allow your pet to shake off the rest.
Using a mixture of 1 ounce of OdorXit Concentrate with a quart of warm water, pour small amounts on the places where the pet was sprayed and rub it in.
Leave the OdorXit solution on their coat for at least 5 or 10 minutes at which point it can be rinsed off or towel dried.

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Any traces of skunk spray that did not get wet with the deodorant will continue to smell of skunk.
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