Wednesday, May 4, 2011

Remove Pet Odors from Carpet

Carpeting often has thick padding under it so even if you remove the surface stain and odor, the urine sinks in and odors linger. If left on too long, the urine will remove the carpet's color, too.

Here are some very helpful tips from myself, a lifelong dog owner, and from Dr. Jon Rappaport, a veterinarian and the Founder of Petplace.com.

1. Locate the overlooked or "invisible" spots with a black light in a darkened room. They will glow in the dark.

2. If any area is still wet with urine, absorb as much leftover moisture as possible with clean cloths. Try placing light-colored, preferably white, absorbent cotton toweling over the spots and drawing out the excess urine with heavy pressure. (Dark colors can transfer dye onto the carpet. I have also discovered I can use my body weight to my advantage by standing on the toweling and twisting my body-weight gently, or vigorously, depending on the thickness of the carpet and padding.)

3. Use a good carpet shampoo and clean the area thoroughly. If you use a spray or liquid, try one with enzymes that "digest" protein spots. These are also good for blood and vomit. If you have a carpet shampooer, use the recommended product and clean the carpet as well as you can before you do the next step.

4. Use an odor removal product. Dr Rappaport and his team highly recommend a spray product called Zero Odor. There is a 4-minute video ad athttp://www.petproductadvisor.com/store/default.aspx of this product in action with regular street people. (Look under Dog or Cat Odor Removal products.) For the purposes of the ad, volunteers bring in diaper pails filled with dirty diapers, soccer shoes, a skunked dog, and a car seat apparently ruined with spills and deep, long-standing odors. The people smell their own contributions before and after using the product.


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