Odors Be Gone

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!