I had an older dog with a weak bladder and a Shepherd puppy that after 4 months I had to return to the shelter because she would not pee outside. I've tried the vinegar and water mixture. I even let it set for an hour before suctioning it up with carpet cleaner machine. I have tried baking soda, carpet fresheners, Febreze, Lysol, plain hot water, plain cold water, and carpet shampooing products for pet urine. My house still smells like dog urine. Please help! I won't even allow company over I'm on a very tight budget and completely desperate to get rid of the smell.
By ST from Luther, OK
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In desperation I tried pouring rubbing alcohol directly onto a spot where my old dog had just gone pee. First I used paper towels to get as much of the liquid up as possible and then poured the alcohol directly on the spot and left it dry out. It worked for me. Next time I shampoo the entire carpet I am going to finish with a final rinse of rubbing alcohol mixed in the water as I now know it won't hurt my carpet and it may help kill bacteria that causes odors where I am not aware other bio-messes have been made (spilled milk/food etc).
After rescuing a very sick dog and her litter of puppies, we had some odor problems. This is what I used:
1. Hoover carpet cleaning machine (buy it. you need it for long enough it isn't worth renting one.)
Fill the machine with hot water. Wet a three by three foot or so area. Let sit for 15 minutes. Run the machine over it over and over again flushing large amounts of water through until it appears the area is clean (water that is sucked up isn't foaming or yellow, no fresh odors float out.) Repeat in the next 3 x 3 area. Return to the original area to clean up what has "wicked" up in the interim. Repeat again and again and again. It will take forever and use a lot of water. I think the first time I did it it took about 30-35 hours and well over 75 gallons of hot water for about 250 sq ft.
After you feel fairly confident it is clean, you can go over it again with a very dilute enzyme cleaner.
You probably will need to repeat, not requiring quite as much time, after it has dried and some of the deep smells have worked there way up in the drying process. I thought I was going to have to replace my carpet until I did this...so it is all about how much you can afford, because time wise, it takes a lot of effort and a new carpet might be a better value for you. I did it during a week that dh was out of town and work was slow, so I could spend the time.
To remove urine stain and odours from carpets:
1. spray distilled white vinegar on top of the stain. Use spraying bottle, dont pour the vinegar. If it is a very old or persistent stain gently rub the vinegar with your fingers onto the stain.
2: Let the vinegar stay on the stain for 10 minutes and make sure there is good ventilation in the premise where the carpet is. This will speed up the effect of the vinegar.
3. Blot up the vinegar with kitchen paper. Press gently above the stain.
4. Put some baking soda above the stain. If its in clumps, just break them into small pieces and let it stay for a 4-5 hours. The baking soda soaks up the vinegar, along with the unpleasant urine smell.
5. Vacuum the soda from the carpet slowly and carefully.
If nothing works - you can use professional steam cleaning services
What always works for me is Oxiclean, the powder. Mix it with hot tap water. Pour it over and let sit a few minutes then blot up. Really works!
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