Carpet Cleaning to Remove Pet Stains

New carpet makes an area look refreshed but for homes with pets, it can also present an attractive bathroom spot. After a pet has soiled the carpet, the owner must locate the area and train the animal to stop eliminating there, which involves doing a thorough carpet cleaning. Without a complete cleaning, the area will become a common elimination area for pets.

Cleaning Carpeted Areas

If the stain is still wet, use paper towels and newspaper to soak up the urine. Put a thick layer of paper towels on the spot and use a thick layer of newspapers to cover it. Lift an area rug and place newspaper under it. Stand on the newspaper for at least one minute. Remove and use new paper towels and newspapers to repeat the process to remove as much urine as possible. Use cool, clean water to rinse the area and remove this with a wet vacuum or a towel.

Stains that have set require a wet vacuum or extractor to remove all traces of the elimination. Use only water with these machines and follow with a pet odor neutralizer product. If any chemicals or cleaners were applied to the carpet previously, they must be removed or they will weaken the enzyme action of the neutralizer. If a stain is still present after carpet dries, use a carpet stain remover.

Cleaning chemicals will not cover or eliminate the odor and can encourage the pet to urinate there. The heat in steam cleaners will set the odor and stain permanently by bonding proteins to the carpet fibers. If the urine soaks into the carpet padding, the affected area of padding and carpet may need to be removed and replaced.

Retraining Is Part of the Cleanup Process

Carpet that has been soiled by pets must be thoroughly cleaned to remove the odors. If the animal can smell its scent on the spot, it will return to eliminate there. Pets can smell traces of urine that humans cannot, so neutralizing the odor becomes top priority. The spot where elimination occurred should be made unattractive or pets should be kept from the area.

Pet owners can use positive reinforcement to retrain their pets to eliminate in designated areas. This can take at least one week, so pet owners should remain patient throughout the process while offering encouragement to their animals. If retraining efforts are successful, the animals will permanently stop eliminating on the carpet.

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