Is there a way to repel skunks or at least keep them away?

Question

The skunk likes to come right up to our back porch and some of our cats aren't smart enough to stay away from the skunks, either. Is there anything I can do to keep the skunks away?! Please help!

Answer 1

Call you city they will connect you with someone that will leave a trap for it then they come and get it and set it free someplace else  

Answer 2

borrowed from another website.

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Call a wildlife relocation service. Skunks are not something for a do it yourselfer to mess about with. They can carry rabies, and you do NOT want to be messing about with them as they can do more than smell just a little bit. None of the "repellents" are worth the money and time you'd waste on them. They are a joke. But, a rabid skunk isn't.