My mums dog has just started peeing on the carpet for some unknown reason. She's 4 or 5 years old, was previously toilet trained, but has decided it's better to go on the carpet in the lounge.
How can I get the smell out of the carpet? Mum's cleaning it as soon as she finds it, and putting carpet fresh stuff down, but it's still noticeable. I've got a Kirby vacuum so I'll bring it over and clean the carpet, but is there something else we're missing?
There is a product in WA called 'Pet Goe' and it is specifically for eliminating pet odours. I just checked our bottle and it says you can use it on synthetic carpets. Does that help? I bought ours a couple of years ago from our local IGA but I'd also check City Farmers or Better Pets and Gardens as I'm sure they have similar products.
You could try a vet, if you don't get rid of the smell apparently they keep going there. Biozet laundry powder or a product called urine free (maybe from a vet) will work. But anything with bleach or ammonia makes it worse. Good luck
MOST pet shops sell spray products with enzymes in that take care of a) smells and b)stains. I'd go for the smells one first. The one I've got is in a dark blue trigger bottle, "True Blue Odour Kill", cost $16. Well worth the money. Useful on the carpet but I use it sometimes too with puss's kitty-litter tray, the bin, or any other time i think I catch a whiff of something unpleasant of organic origin.
How long was the pee there before you treated it? If it was for a while then the chances are the urine has soaked through to the underlay, in which case you will need to lift the carpet and patch in a new square of underlay, then relay the carpet. Try cleaning the carpet with all above suggestion first obviously but if they don't work then this is what you will have to do.
Baking soda. Put some baking soda down on the stain and it should soak up the smell. Leave it for a few hours or even overnight then vacuum it up. It will remove the ammonia smell and hopefully the dog won't want to go there again. If its an old stain or its dried it might not be as effective though. Baking soda and white vinegar is also effective, but spot test first, and always dab, never scrub or it will ruin the pile - particularly if you have berber.
In regards to the dog's behaviour, she might be experiencing some incontinence if its a sudden change, so a trip to the vet is definitely worth it, just to make sure there aren't any kidney or bladder issues going on, particularly since she's still quite young. Of course, if its been really wet lately it could be a response to environment.
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