Man’s best friend is not always perfect. If you own one of our four legged friends and he comes in your home you need a plan. AAA recommends that you put together an emergency pet tool kit. We do not recommend over the counter cleaners we see a lot of color loss form most of these products.
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Man’s best friend is not always perfect. If you own one of our four legged friends and he comes in your home you need a plan. AAA recommends that you put together an emergency pet tool kit. We do not recommend over the counter cleaners we see a lot of color loss form most of these products.
- One gal of white vinegar and water mixture.
- An old knife or putty knife.
- A couple of clean white rags.
- Hydrogen peroxide (get it at the pharmacy)
- Gal of pet enzyme. If you life in the Lebanon area we recommend Consume. This can be purchased from Lebanon Chemical Company. It should not be mix any stronger than 4 parts water to 1 part Consume. Pet smart carries some premixed products that I have had some good reports on.
- A small fan
- The first thing you should know is that you must get your carpet wet. Spraying a solution on top of a pet stain will not help. You must put three times or more the amount of clean liquid on a spot to dilute the solids.
Steps:
- Remove any solids with knife
- Flood area with vinegar and water. Let it set 5 -10 seconds
- Absorb as much up as you can with your clean rag.
- Repeat for good measure
- Put a fan on the affected area
- If and odor is present after drying (24 hours) flood area with enzyme solution and leave wet. You are after the source and that is almost always the carpet pad.
- Allow enzyme to dry slowly, I recommend you place a fan after 24 hours if it is still wet.
- If you have a yellow stain after all of this put hydrogen peroxide on and leave wet. Peroxide is a whitener and will do so as long as it is wet.