Odors Be Gone

Removing not just the stain but the odor of pet urine from carpet can be a real hassle.  The worst part is, normal carpet cleaners won’t work to remove the whole stain or the odor most of the time.  In addition, shampooing the carpet can be quite expensive and time consuming.  Under these circumstances, pet urine removal is best done with a product designed to target pet stains and odor.  Regular cleaners won’t do the trick because they’re not formulated to target the stain or odor of pet urine. 

You can purchase a pet urine removal product at most places that sell pet supplies or also find it online.  These products are essential for owners who have a puppy or are considering a puppy.  Puppies need to urinate all the time, and chances are you’ll have more than a few spots to clean up while they’re enduring potty training!

My family just got a new puppy and he’s a hand full. He runs around the house like a wild little animal. His favorite activities include chewing on stuffed animals and fetching sticks.

But just like any puppy, he has trouble holding his urine. That means he sometimes has accidents on the carpet. Removing pet odor from the carpet is no easy task. It takes hours of scrubbing just to get the carpet back to normal. Having a puppy is totally worth it though.

So your pet had an accident in the house; it happens to all owners at one time or another.  But whether you didn’t clean the mess up right away or couldn’t clean it right away, it can start to smell after some time.  The reason for this isn’t because you didn’t clean the stain on top of the carpet thoroughly, it’s because the stain sat for too long and some of the mess seeped into the area beneath the carpet.  Because it’s not the top of the carpet that is stained, you need to clean the bottom to get rid of the smell.

Thankfully, you don’t have to rip up the carpet to do this.  It can be done with stain removal products designed to eliminate odor.  While these products can’t clean up the mess, they can eliminate the bacteria that cause the smell, and disinfect the area underneath the carpet.  Pet stain removers are great for when you have pet stains that have been on the carpet for some time.  Remember, the best time to remove a stain is as soon as it happens!

Over the holidays I had a near missed holiday disaster.  My dog, Max, had an accident on the carpet only moments before guests started to arrive!  I wasn’t mad at him, because it was the first time something like this had happened in years, but the timing was terrible!  I couldn’t imagine my guests coming over to my house and seeing carpet stains and noticing that terrible smell.  I rushed down to the store and bought some pet stain remover, and then rushed back home.

When I arrived I received a call from my mom and she said she was going to be there in about five minutes!  I ran through the door and grabbed a rag and dampened it, then applied the pet stain remover to the carpet stains.  Because I had gotten to them quick, they came right off the carpet.  I sprayed some air freshener, and then the doorbell rang.  My mom and dad came in, but thankfully, I had finished.  Nobody noticed the stain or the smell, and thank goodness because I would have felt terrible! 

To remove stains from the carpet, there are several solutions which will work.  For simple stains like spots, a little vinegar on a damp cloth will get it out.  For a deeper stain from soda or juice, a carpet cleaning product such as Resolve or Nylac will likely be necessary.  If you don’t happen to catch a stain right away, it becomes much harder to remove.  In addition, some stains will have a lingering odor even if you remove them, such as pet stains.  Normal stain removers will not get the odor out, and you will need a stain remover designed to target the odor as well (typically available at pet stores).

Some stains from substances like coffee which have been in the carpet for a long time can’t be removed except by a professional steam cleaner.  This is the most expensive option, and should be a last resort.

There are a few techniques for removing stains from any kind of absorbent surface. However, carpet tends to be the most difficult surface from which to remove stains. Carpet stains tend to result in a permanent reminder of the Thanksgiving wine or your child’s infancy. But here are a few tips for getting stains out.

• Blot the carpet with a wet rag or paper towel, rubbing it only works the stain in deeper, the goal is to absorb all the liquid.
• If something stains the carpet, get it out immediately, don’t even wait a minute, the longer you wait the harder it is to get out, some existing stains just can’t be removed.
• Have some kind solution on hand for removing carpet stains, paired with the above two guidelines, there is virtually nothing you can’t remove.

A college dormitory or campus lounge can be a messy place.  Pizza is eaten, Mountain Dew is spilled, people sometimes drink things they shouldn’t, and the carpet can suffer.  Students that have been up all night cramming for a midterm spill things because they’re tired.

Doodoo Voodoo isn’t just for removing stains pets leave behind.  It has proven extremely effective for odor removal of milk, human urine and other bodily fluids.   Adding a bottle to a care package for your favorite college student isn’t a bad idea!

Stain removal is imperative if you are living in an apartment or rented house.  Stains can result in not getting your deposit refunded or, even worse, getting stuck with a cleaning bill upon a future move.

You can avoid this unpleasantness by finding a good stain remover.  There is a school of thought that suggests once urine has soaked into your carpet, all is lost.  That isn’t the case, however, as a really great cleaner can remove both smell and stain from your carpet.  The internet has plenty of resources worth checking out; now it’s up to you to spend a few minutes by doing so.

Many users simply apply their DooDoo Voodoo by pouring, wiping or spraying, then they let it air dry and they’re finished. Some of us, though, have urine problems that are more widespread and that may benefit from a little extra work with a carpet cleaning machine.One option is to put DooDoo Voodoo Concentrate and water in your machine in lieu of your regular cleaning solution (see notes below). If you desire to use our product in this way, we suggest that you add 1/2 ounce or 1 ounce of DooDoo Voodoo per gallon of water, though your needs may vary based on your machine and your level of contamination. (Be sure to figure out the capacity of your machine’s solution tank, or simply mix your DooDoo Voodoo solution up in another container and pour it into your solution tank.)

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Salvaging Pee-Soaked SubfloorMost customers can solve their pet odor problems by simply pouring or spraying DooDoo Voodoo on their stinky areas, then letting the product air dry naturally. This can even be the case where repeated urination has occurred, despite what you might think. DooDoo Voodoo is that effective.There are times, though, when more invasive measures might be necessary. This document addresses how to go about salvaging your subfloor if repeated urination has trashed it. Note that while we were dealing with wooden subfloor, these guidelines also generally apply to concrete subfloors (slabs), too.

We recently undertook as a project, DooDoo Voodoo alone solved virtually all the odor problems throughout the dwelling, even in spots where the blacklight showed us that cats had repeatedly sprayed. There were three spots in the condo, though, where years of repeated urination had trashed the subfloor to such an extent that additional work was required.

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