What To Do When Your Dog Has An Accident On Your Carpet

When your dog pees on your carpet, the most important thing to do is to work on it immediately. This is because fresher stains are easier to remove. What you should do first is to blot the stain with a combination of a big book, newspaper and paper towels. Put the paper towel on the spot and cover it with a newspaper before putting the book.

 Make sure the newspaper does not come in direct contact with the stain. The book will apply the required pressure to make paper towel absorb a lot of liquid. After that, you can now apply clean water to rinse the affected area.

 Of course this step will leave the carpet soaked so you need to blot out the water again. You can either use a wet vac or use another paper towel. After that, you will need to remove the stain by applying a vinegar solution.

 Vinegar is one of the most effective substances for stain removal. This is why there are several vinegar solutions. If the stain is light you can apply a solution of 2 tablespoons of salt and half cup of white vinegar. To make it more effective, you can pour baking soda on the mixture. You can leave it for about 24 hours so that the mixture can work into the carpet. You can now blot it with paper towel again for the third time.

 However, most providers of carpet cleaning services make use of enzymatic cleaners to remove dog urine stain and odor at the same time. The enzyme in the cleaner reacts with the stain to break down the proteins in the urine and to also remove the odor. You can use enzymatic cleaners too but you must follow manufacturers’ instructions. You should also confirm if the enzymatic cleaner is safe for your dog.

 What if you were not there when your dog peed on your carpet? Or maybe you didn’t even know, it is the odor that alerted you. Dried stains are usually difficult to locate so you may need UV light. This is because the ammonium salt in the urine will glow under UV light. Once you have located it, you can now follow the steps outlined above.

 Unfortunately, old urine may have found its way deep down into the carpet. It may have penetrated to the backing too. If that happens, the steps listed above may not be effective for such. This is why you have no choice but to contact a reliable provider of carpet cleaning services or pet odor removal service. They will need to adopt extraction technique to remove old stain and odor completely so that your carpet can begin to smell fresh again.

So, maintenance is key to having your carpets look clean and attractive.

We recommend having your carpet clean at least once a year. If you have pets you might need to perform professional carpet cleaning every 3 to 6 months. This is going to keep you carpet free of dirt, soil and pet waist and there will not be anything to attract you pets to mark territories. 

For more information on carpet cleaning Baton Rouge and how to deal with pet stain please visit Sparky Carpet Cleaning online.

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