Cleaning up after your pets can be a home cleaning nightmare
Fido or Felix has an accident on the rug and not only do we need to get rid of the stain, we also need to get rid of the smell! This can be a difficult home cleaning task.
It has happened to all of us who own pets: Feix or Fido has an accident on the floor and no matter what we do, we just can’t get rid of the smell! To understand how to remove pet odours, it’s important to first understand why they are so difficult to get rid of.
Animal urine in particular is very pungent. Urine is actually a very weak acid that also contains a lot of bacteria and salts, excreted from your pet’s body. Regular spray cleaners, detergents, or other scented cleaners will not remove the source of the problem. At best, they will only temporarily mask the smell from us, but not from your pet!
If your pet can still smell residual urine it will continue to “mark” that spot and you will be fighting a never ending battle. The only way to truly clean a soiled area and remove the smell is to attack the stain on a bio-chemical level.
There are many anti-pet odour products on the market that clean by using helpful bacteria and/or enzymes to naturally speed the decomposition of a pet stain. These products work by naturally breaking down the acid and bacteria in urine.
If you catch your pet in the act, immediately use a clean paper towel or cloth to absorb as much of the urine as possible. Gently blot the area, being careful not to force the urine down further into the fibers of the carpet and the padding underneath (if on a wood or other hard surface wipe up all the urine, then give the area a once over with a cloth dampened with water).
Continued in Part 2
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