Last week I shared with you my experience about cleaning after pet birds; this week I will focus my advices and tips on the issue about cleaning after dogs and cats. I would not involve in explaining how to remove hairs from your coach and similar, but will pay special attention to the problem of urine smell that leaves after the pet. Many people agree with the statement that cat urine provokes the worst smell ever. And after all the members of my employers’ numerous family left, I found out why.

First of all, don’t leave the puddles soak through your carpet because it may only worsen the situation. The problem is the same as with food remains near the kitchen sink – if you leave it there, all the microbes and bacteria multiply and spread out. Thus the odour is distributed all over as well.

I would want to tell you what NOT to do when you face the pet urine problem because there are many wide-known methods which are actually wrong and do not work but rather make the situation worse. Do not invest in purchasing bleach! It is full of aggressive chemical ingredients which would damage everything they are applied to, and might harm your pet as well. Bleach is used to disinfect and would certainly not remove the awful smell. The simple function of disinfector may play another preparation. Avoid treating with ammonium, peroxide, vinegar and baking soda products as well – ammonia attracts pets and would not prevent them from peeing on the same place. Be very cautions not to mix it with bleach because the chemical reaction that runs is extremely dangerous for your health and your pet’s health.

The best solution I have learned from my experience  – which I am offering to you – is to replace the material permeated with the smell of your pet’s urine from the room the animal has used to do its job to an area where the smell could be easily removed – think about yards, porches, balconies, etc. If you live in a flat, choose the most ventilated storage. It is a little tiresome process to make the pet go and pee there but it is totally worth it.

Another method includes purchasing a urine smell removal product from the specialized pet stores. These products are enzyme-oriented and remove the odour. Be sure to buy some more of it because it usually should be applied more than one time. Steep the spots soaked with urine with the preparation. Leave it to react for a while and dry. This process you should repeat once again, especially if the carpet is heavily damaged. It is even better to remove it and wash it to clean the urine stains on the flooring more carefully thus saving yourself a lot of further efforts.