Comments on How to Clean Pet Stains With Household Products

Fresh urine: Thoroughly blot urine, then pour regular rubbing alcohol generously over carpet. Let sit for 10 minutes, blot, then add more. Will not stain carpet. Old urine: Generously apply alcohol to entire area. Let sit, then repeat.

For any type of urine stain, use plain white vinegar. Don't mix it with anything, just pour it on the stain and the yellow will disappear (along with the odor)!

The cat peed on the wood stairs up at the cottage... we tried the usual things, spray cleaner, vinegar, baking soda, etc. but the smell kept coming back. My grandpa's girlfriend suggested coffee grounds, and they worked. We used fresh ones, but used ones might work too. We had the same problem in the back seat of our car, and the smell KEPT coming back everytime it got hot, so last time we put some coffee grounds in, and haven't noticed it since!!!

I found a dry cleaner who used the harsher chemicals and presto - the cat hasn't gone back to the area.

Blot the area with a dry towel to get up as much moisture as you can. Then spread cat litter heavily over stain. (It draws the moisture out of the carpet and the padding!) Cover with a clean towel for 24 hours, then sweep up the cat litter, and vacuum.

Baking soda even does wonders with older stains. Mix a paste. Apply on stain. Let dry. Vacuum. Get the same basic results with Borax. Be sure you test for colour fastness first!

After cleaning up the urine, sprinkle baking soda on the spot & let it sit for 24 hours. Vacuum & no more odors! You've used no chemicals that can hurt your pet or any children.

To remove the stench of cat spray, spray the area with "Windex" or another household window cleaner. A couple of regular blasts, on any surface, should do it.(spot check fabrics or any other delicate surfaces first). Wipe up surface with a/some paper towels, toss paper towels in the trash, job done!

Blot excess urine from carpet after any type of pet has urinated on your carpet. After, sprinkle the area liberally with baking soda. Allow the baking soda to dry on the spot, then simply vaccuum.

Sometimes our Golden will rub in something that smells, but I cannot locate anything in particular to wash off. In that case, I rub her all over with a dryer softener sheet. She doesn't seem to mind that like sprays, which she hates, and it seems to work.

I have found that the best product for our household with kids and dogs is Spotshot. It can be found in most stores and works well on about any kind of stain. It has helped to keep our carpet looking brand new!

Mix water and Arm & Hammer washing soda and spread over urine or pet stain. Brush it in and let dry. Brush again and vacuum. This works well to take out odors.

Spray & Wash stain remover works great on pet stains and oders. Just spray on and wipe with white towel. leaves carpet smelling fresh and clean.

I use drain build-up remover. It contains enzymes, bacterial cultures and sometimes surfactants (detergent). Dilute 1 part to about 8 parts water. Douse on; mop up with a towel. Remember, the label should read "build-up remover." It's the Holy Grail.

The best way I've ever found to get out cat pee odor (fortunately, I've never had to use this for skunk, but I'm told it's the best) is by washing any surface in Massengil Medicated Douche. Rude, I know, but this has not failed me yet. Must be Medicated.

Many pet stores rent black lights for urine-detecting purposes. Call around. From my experience, rental is less than $5 a day.

Rubbing alcohol will take the urine smell out of your carpet without ruining your carpet.

To remove a fresh urine stain, pour about one inch of table salt over the entire stain. Allow the salt to sit for 2-3 hours. The salt will pull the urine from the carpet and the padding. Lastly, return to the spot, break up the mound of salt, and vacuum.

I had an unneutered male cat who'd spray my dirty clothes. When washing them, I'd add a cup of white vinegar with the detergent when the tub filled with water. I'd add 1/4 cup to a sink of hand-washable silks. No damage and no odor to clothes! Perfect!

Remember that urine contains ammonia. Obviously BLEACH wouldn't be best for cleaning carpet or upholstry, but make sure whatever cleaner you use won't react with ammonia negatively. May sound silly, but it's bad news.

If you have a cat who likes to spray or even not use the litter box and you think you will never get the smell out try this. Wash any article of clothing with Listerine. Also pouring listerine on the floor where the cat sprayed will also remove the smell and you will never know it existed. I bought a house with a cat that used a corner by the front door and the same corner in the basement as his litter box. The smell was horrible within minutes of cleaning it with the Listerine it was gone!!! Also my brother had a nice jacket and the cat sprayed it and he was ready to throw the jacket away. I washed it first in only listerine then again in regular soap. All gone.

I have tried everything from color-safe bleach, Windex, vinegar, baking soda, pet stain removers, detergent. These treatments are VERY temporary fixes. Most don't work at all. I need help. I have a fixed male cat.

After doing an extensive search and trying so many different products (all the products I tried were quite expensive and had limited usage and applications), I stumbled on a product called (believe it or not) "UP2!" The product is not sold online, nor is it available at retail stores (as of yet, I am still looking). I ended up having to e-mail them, they have no web site, nor (as the company stated) do they believe in selling on the web. They do not trust the security of online transactions, and I can understand why. After speaking with the individual on the phone, I was told (and mailed) some product information. The information stated that this product will not only do all the tasks that those other expensive products claim (urine tasks), but it is also a general cleaner and degreaser that is pH neutral. I run a pet and grooming company and am often burdened with the duty of cleaning the entire facility (which is no thrill). I have to clean stainless steel, tiles, washrooms, cages, general floor space, and the like. I tried this "UP2" product, and was astonished with my findings. I normally would use a multiple list of products to do all this cleaning. At home and business, I have replaced all my other cleaning products with this one product (that will work on animal urine, and human as well). Now, the men?s washroom is a nice place to walk into. When I used it to clean my leather seats in the Rover, spraying it on my hand (which had multiple paper cuts from reviewing paperwork), did not irritate me one bit. This product is both a microbial and enzymatic-like product with some newfangled technology that they claim will increase the product's potency (strength) as time goes on. In fact, they recommend that after blending, you should let it sit for at least a half of an hour (or longer). Now I make a batch in the evenings for the following days cleaning. Further, I found that this product is completely natural. Nothing in its ingredients will harm humans, animals, or the environment. This is like heaven, as all the other products I end up using have harsh fumes, and fragrances I usually do not care for in the least. The product eliminates the odor without having to use a cover up; like fragrances. This is a true test of a company's belief in their product. But the best thing of all is the price! I paid $35.00, plus shipping and handling (which to my surprise, unlike those TV infomercials, they did not stiff me on the cost of shipping). At $35.00, you can make enough cleaning material for up to 32 gallons. That's not bad. I buy the 9 pound pail (for the business) at a cost of $170.00. This small pail will make between 55 to 248 gallons of cleaning product. That is a deal of the century.

Club soda is also effective for removing urine from carpets. Pour over area, soak with a paper towel, then cover with newspaper and a heavy object until dry.

Mix 1/3 water, 1/3 vinegar and 1/3 alcohol. Dribble over the soiled area. Blot with a white cloth. Do again until the stain is gone. Let dry completely, then vacuum.