Tips For Removing Pet Odor And Urine Stains

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How To Remove Pet Urine Stains and Odor Removal

Nothing makes you crazier than coming home and finding that your new puppy or  kitty has made yet another mess on the carpet. No matter what animal you have and no matter if he is a baby or not, cleaning up after his messes is not something that many of us like to do.

Yet, urine and even just the odor of pet stains can cause your home to suffer. Not only does it provide you with a poor quality location to live in, but constant problems of this sort can cause damage to your carpeting, to the floorboards and even cause the value of the home to sink.

Therefore, learning how to properly clean up these substances and remove lingering odor is a must.

The #1 Cleaning Tip For Pet Stains Is To Work Fast

Although you may not realize when it actually happens, it is important to remove the pet urine from your flooring quickly, without allowing it to dry.

Urine contains chemicals that are difficult to remove, and will cause the smell we all know too well, politely called, pet odors. If you can get to them before they soak into the carpet padding that is even better.

In any case, working quickly is the best move that you can make for cleaning the carpet successfully.

To accomplish this, as soon as you see that there is a mess to clean, do so. Remove any debris that you can without any force as to pick it up rather than smash it down. Secondly, apply a thick padding of white paper towels to the area and blot. Do not rub, but blot to remove as much of the urine as possible from the flooring. This will help you to successfully stop the urine from spreading or further making matters worse.

Home Made Cleaning Solutions

Although you have done this, it may not have been enough to remove all of the pet urine and odor from your carpeting or flooring. You should next provide for a cleaning solution. Here are some steps to make your own home made cleaning solution to clean these messes up successfully.

• Mix warm water with white vinegar (50/50 ratio) in a spray bottle.
• Spray onto the area lightly.
• Blot dry.
• This will neutralize the area.
• You can then use a solution made up of baking soda (1/4 cup) with the vinegar and warm water spray.
• Spray onto the area or blot on with towel.
• This will help to get to the pet stain that has been sitting for too long.
• After successfully removing the stain from the flooring, you will want to allow the area to thoroughly dry. Use fans if necessary.
• Then apply a sprinkle of baking soda over the area and allow it to sit over night.
• Vacuum up in the morning. This will insure that odor has been removed as well.

Pet urine stain and odor removal can be successful if you spend enough time getting to the stain.

Never use ammonia on urine stains. Ammonia smells too much like that of the urine and, while it may help to remove the stain, it will encourage your pet to urinate in the same location again and again. Likewise, if and when you successfully remove the urine from the area as well as the odor, your pet is less likely to want to "go" in that same spot again.

Pet Urine And Odor On Laundry

What should you do when your pet urinates on a piece of clothing or other fabrics that are washable?

If you find that your pet has done this, again, it is important for you to work quickly to remove these stains. To do this carefully blot the area to remove as much of the liquid as possible from the item. Then, use a pre stain removal treatment on the article if it can be washed in your washing machine. Insure that the item can be washed in this manner, by reading the labels provided. Follow the directions provided by the product as to how to use the treatment.

You will want to apply enough of the product to cover the area that was stained as well as the back of this area. Allow to sit for five to fifteen minutes, without allowing it to dry. Launder as you normally would. Finally, make sure that you allow the piece of clothing to air dry rather than go into the dryer, as this way to can check to insure the stain was fully removed. If not, repeat the process.

Removing Tough Pet Odor

If you have found that pet urine and odor still lingers after carefully cleaning it, you may have some damage to the padding that is under the carpeting. In this case, you may need to replace the padding by pulling up the carpeting and removing it. If this is the case, you are likely going to need to allow the floor boards to be dried fully before replacing.

Use a fan that is concentrated on the area to help in the matter. If the floor boards are stained as well, apply a slight solution of bleach and water, scrub and dry with a terry cloth. Again, insure that area dries completely before replacing the carpeting.

Effective pet urine stain and odor removal is key information to have on hand if you own a pet. We hope these tips have helped!