Carpet Cleaning Advice

How To Remove Pet Stains From Carpet

Pets are favourites in most households, but those taming pets sometimes mess the clean look of the house. Housetraining your pet can keep the stains at bay for a while, but since they lack the human intelligence, they can at any time mess up your carpet, without giving you the slightest hint. The consequences are worse when it leaves a stubborn and ugly mark on the carpet with a pungent smell filling up the whole room. The only respite is if you know how to remove pet stains from carpet.

A few important carpet cleaning tips to get rid of pet stains

Urine and faeces are the two most important excreta of animals that leave marks on the carpet’s look and are difficult to remove. To remove urine stains you should follow the following steps.

Cleaning dog wee on the carpet

• Use a rag or paper towel to soak up the excess moisture.
• Use different solution for the satin depending upon the texture of the carpet.
• Add 2 tablespoons of ammonia to a cup of water. Blot the solution on the carpet and rinse it properly. Eventually blot it dry.
• White vinegar in water also works wonder for the stubborn stains.
• Cover the stained area with layers of paper towels until the carpet is dry.

Cleaning dog poo off carpet

• First use a spoon or spatula to scoop up the excess from the carpet
• Then pour a few drops of ammonia solution on the affected area and give it some time to soak into the carpet.
• Repeat this several times until the stain is completely removed. Rinse the area with cold water and let it dry.
• To drive away the lingering stained odour, spread some baking soda on the area.

A few other important carpet cleaning tips to remove pet stains

Immediately after the effect on the carpet, take some action, since leaving it dry for several hours will make the stains more stubborn and difficult to remove. So instead of delaying, blot the area with some kind of solution as mentioned above. But prior to applying the solution, you should sprinkle some lukewarm water on the area and rinse it thoroughly. Different solutions work for different carpets, depending upon the type of carpet that is being used. But whichever solution you apply, leave it on the carpet for some minutes to let the solution dissolve with the stain. Blot it until it is dry. Solution may include vinegar with water or ammonia with water. If none of the solutions work, then you should go for the detergent and then rinse the spot with water. But at the end of it all, do not forget to blot.

Hence following the tips on how to remove pet stains from carpet, you can remove the stain completely from the carpet without leaving any impression of it.