How to love your pets, even when they go wild

Your pets are part of your family, right, and just like your kids they are a complete joy, but sometimes they can also be a downright pain in the butt.  In this blog I will help you deal with one of the biggest problems of owning a pet, Pet Stains and Pet Odors.  I will tell you how to get them out yourself, a lot of times you can if you get to it quickly.  I will also tell you how a professional can fix it, if you can’t get it out yourself.

The Chemistry of Pet Odor and Stains

Here is the biggest trick to Pet Urine Damage.  The process changes based on if the damage is recent or old.  Stain treatment is all about chemistry and ph.  When urine is first expelled from the animal it is acid on the PH Scale, like almost all spills.  The problem is when it dries it changes to an alkaline on the PH Scale.  So when it’s fresh you can treat the stain with most quality spotters on the market, but once it dries they will not work because the PH changes.  When it dries you need to use an acid based spotter.  This is why if it is fresh my tips below will often be effective, but if it’s older damage you should call a professional.

You also have to deal with urine salts and the bacteria that can grow in urine.

How To Treat Pet Odor and Pet Stains Yourself

Step 1:    Soak up as much of the urine as you can with a towel.  Stand on the towel and then take the backside of you hand and thump the towel.  Switch towels and keep doing this until you are no longer getting any transfer to the towel.

If urine reaches the carpet pad or sub floor a professional is needed!

Step 2:   Apply a Pet Urine Stain Remover product to a clean towel and starting at the edge of the visible damage blot with the towel.  Work around the perimeter of the stain and then work your way towards the center.  When the majority of the visible stain is gone, saturate fibers with an enzyme based pet spotter to kill the bacteria. Place a clean towel over the area and put a heavy weight on the towel.  This will force the towel and the enzyme treatment in the back of the carpeting to wick up additional urine to the towel. You can use enzyme cleaner on dog stains that is proven to be successful in removing stains and smell.

Step 3:    If there is still an odor when you remove the towel, repeat step 2 or call the professionals.  If the odor is gone, but there is still residual staining you can try following the steps in the tips guide of my website.  These tips are more aggressive and client agrees to do them at their own risk, or hire a professional to do it for them.  Improper usage of these tips can result in color loss from fiber or setting the stain permanently.

How A Professional Treats For Pet Odor and Pet Stains

In this video I discuss the different level of Urine Contamination and the professional treatment for each level.

If you would like Integrity Cleaning Systems to perform a complete urine damage analysis with black light we would be happy to do so.  For this service we charge a $50.00 inspection fee, but if you choose to hire us for the decontamination we credit the $50.00 towards the cost of the service.

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Sincerely,

Travis Miklethun

Owner / Integrity Cleaning Systems

602-486-3966