Nothing ruins the atmosphere in a home like nagging odors. You can spend
hours cleaning and decorating your home, but your home will not be
pleasant to guests if they are greeted by a less-than-pleasant odor when
they open the door. One smell that accumulates and hangs around is urine.
Whether it was one pet accident you were never able to fully clean up,
your baby’s diaper leaking as he enthusiastically crawled around the
floor, or a male dog or cat who frequently tries to mark his territory,
urine smells on carpet are prone to stick around.
If your carpet has been urinated on many times (for example, if you used
to have a dog that frequently marked all around the house), you might want
to pay for professional cleaning. This is an especially good idea if you
no longer have this dog; your money won’t be wasted, as the carpet won’t
be urinated on again right away. However, if you have an ongoing problem
(you still own that dog that urine-marks), purchasing a steam carpet
cleaner designed for small-scale domestic use might be your best bet; you
can use this carpet cleaner over and over whenever you need to. These
products deep-clean carpets, removing all traces of urine. Instead of
using regular carpet shampoo in these, you can use a special shampoo for
pet accidents; this shampoo contains enzymes that break down the urine
smell and will prevent repeat accidents. This is especially important if
the urine in the carpet was from a true pet “accident” (rather than a male
dog purposefully marking his territory, a young puppy or kitten still
confused about where it is supposed to go to the bathroom).
However, if you need a “quick fix” and don’t have time to thoroughly
remove the urine, there are many ways to cover up the smell indefinitely
even if the urine is still on the carpet. Odor removers for cloth
surfaces, such as Febreeze, will almost entirely eliminate odors from the
carpet. Inexpensive household baking soda, which is frequently contained
in more expensive odor-fighting cleaners, can also work wonders on urine
odors in carpet. After the urine has been cleaned up and the carpet is
dry, sprinkle it liberally over the area, let it sit for an hour, and
vacuum it up.
Fortunately, removing urine smell from carpet is possible. The odor will
become undetectable if you properly remove the urine and deodorize the
carpet.
Tags: Carpet Cleaning, Deodorizing Carpets, Pet Stains, Residential Carpet Cleaning, Spot Removal