Comments on How to Clean Pet Stains With Household Products

For any kind of organic material on carpet, upholstery or clothes, medicinal-strength peroxide works very well. Just pour a little on, let it foam up a bit, then blot it. For stains on clothes, treat immediately before washing. Don't allow it to dry.

Apple cider vinegar sponged on the old urine-stained area and then sponged out with water. It doesn't leave the carpet sticky and it leaves the floor apple-fresh. I used it on cat urine that was really nasty!

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.

There is a new product on the market called "Oxiclean." Put a capful of cleaner (oxygen-based) into a bottle; fill the bottle with hot water; and shake vigorously. Pour onto spot until saturated. Dab with white towel, and it goes into the carpet and pad.

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.

Mix a little tomato juice in with your pet's dry food to help reduce pet burns on lawn from their urine.

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.