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she is an old dog and sometimes has small leaks which smell very strong how do i clean it so there is no lingering smell

2006-08-01 00:16:36 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pets Dogs

19 answers

Mix one gallon of white vinegar with one gallon of water. Pour it straight on the area with urine and let is soak the carpet, pad, and sub floor. After letting it sit for about 30 minutes, use a carpet machine to pull out as much solution as you can. Your house may smell like vinegar for a few days, but it will dissipate over time. The vinegar neutralizes the urine smell and your house will smell so clean.
A note of caution !!!!! DO NOT use FEBREZE !! This is TOXIC to animals! There have been multiple instances of dogs and birds who have died or became very ill after being exposed to Febreze, a deodorizer/air freshener. Febreze contains zinc chloride, which is very dangerous for animals.
Please do not use Febreze anywhere near your pets!

2006-08-02 07:30:22 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 3 0

The trick is to get the urine completely out of the carpet and padding. What you've done so far, even with the carpet cleaner, is "surface cleaning". Here's my favorite way to do it (after 15 years of dogs). Mix up some Oxi-Clean (assuming it's not a wool carpet) and pour a good amount on the area in question. Let it sit for just a minute, then blot up the liquid with a stack of rags. Then do it again. Finally, do it one more time and leave a stack of rags with a weight on top (you can use some books, but protect them with plastic) and leave it overnight. By morning all the moisture will be in the rags and the smell should be gone. Good luck.

2016-03-27 12:05:40 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

I would probably use any dependable brand carpet cleaner with pet odor remover. Then I would spray the area with a somewhat diluted vinegar--this neutralizes odor and also tends to keep pets from smelling where the urine was and therefore repeating the offense. If they smell it there, they will tend to think it is ok to do it there again. I had fits with my pug urinating in the house until I realized the previous owners had dogs and although there wasn't enough for me to smell that she probably could smell it and I put some vinegar in the carpet shampoo machine as well.

2006-08-02 10:25:11 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

It really is going to depend upon how long the urine was on the carpet, the type of carpet (short shag, long shag, etc...), and whether the same spot has been marked repeatedly. You might try Odo-ban, a mix-with-water deodorizer and hospital-grade sanitizer that usually works if the spot has not had enough time to set in. If the spot has been there awhile, the only other options left are to hire a commercial carpet cleaner to try to get the smell out, or throw the carpet away and start over. Good luck.

2006-08-01 00:25:30 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1 1

Washing up liquid is designed to break down fat and biological matter. Pee is also in this category. It is a lot safer for children, pets and just not marking your carpet further. It doesn't leave a smell so it wont be attractive should she smell it and decide to do it in the same place. Also you most always have it in and to hand. Squirt it directly onto the carpet. Get a bowl of water and a cloth and wet area and rub in circular motion. This helps to brake the barrier from the pee as it dries in the air. once you have done this get a old towel or absorbent material. Not tissue as it dissolves and makes more mess. Press in on the wet area and stand on it to get as much out as possible once it has dried a bit hoover area. and voila.... Hope this helps. :-)

2006-08-01 01:57:04 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

Hiya, the best thing I find to use on my carpet was that vanish stain remover. It has a nice smell and also removes the stain. I leave it on for a few minutes then wipe off with a damp cloth. Check with your carpet though to make sure it doesnt remove the colour aswell!
There are many carpet cleaners out there but its just personnnel preference really. That shake n vac stuff is also good to sprinkle on just before you hoover.
Good luck

2006-08-01 00:26:21 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

Anything biological, or with enzymes. If you can get a wet and dry vac it'll be easiest; you might want to get her checked over as it sounds like she has a problem. If the urine smells of acetone or pear drops, you must take her to see the vet at once.
Shake & vac isn't great for dogs, baking soda is safer.

2006-08-01 04:22:09 · answer #7 · answered by sarah c 7 · 0 0

Nature's miracle is sold in pet stores, and sometimes the super market, and places like target and Walmart (your best pet is the pet store). It's a fluid that you put on the soiled area, and it gets rid of the smell and the stain!

2006-08-01 00:54:32 · answer #8 · answered by My Chemical Romance= Love 2 · 0 0

I get this stuff from pet smart that removes the smell. Not sure what the name is, but they carry a few different products. We also use the vacum poweder from arm and hammer.

2006-08-01 00:22:51 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

I use Spot Shot carpet stain remover.

2006-08-01 02:42:07 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

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