How to Get Dog Stains Out of Carpeting

Try "Anti Icky Poo Odor Remover" and get their carpet injector too (it will get down into the padding) and is a great enzyme cleaner for pet stains. I get mine online as I don't know of any local retailers that carry it. You can see on Amazon that it got great reviews.

Club soda works great! Just poor it on straight, let set for about 5 minutes then use a white cloth to blot with. Good bye stain and odor.

T.

Hi S.,
Hopefully the enzyme stuff worked for you. I have a nervous dog too (poo & pee) and the enzyme stuff is awesome. I think the MAIN trick is putting down a towel and some really heavy weight on top of it for at least a day if not more. I used it without the weight and it's so-so. With the weight on it (I use my husbands weight lifting weights or a few bricks) it's wonderful. The carpet is cleaner on those spots than anywhere else in the house :) Good luck!!!

An inexpensive solution to try is hydrogen peroxide. Mix in a spray bottle, 1 part hydrogen peroxide to 2 parts water. You can do half and half if you need to. I've tried it on various fabrics and never had it harm the color, but since you are working on a light colored carpet anyway, it should be even safer.

Spray it on the area until thoroughly soaked and then allow to air dry. Blowing a floor fan on the area will help dry it out faster. You may need to repeat an additional time. You will need to do something to keep the dog away from the area until this is all done (Put a dining room chair over the spot or block off the room entirely.)

Hydrogen peroxide eats anything organic. This is why it is a miracle worker when it comes to removing blood. It will work 100 times better than the store brand "enzyme removers."

I have a male cat that started marking the same spot on my carpet after all the hurricanes in 2004(he's a nervous fellow.) I bought a steam cleaner and cleaned it with resolve. I rented a Rug Doctor and cleaned it with their pet product. I tried Nature's Miracle. I had a professional come out and clean, and then had them out again to rip up the carpet, clean the sub floor, padding and carpet and use their own enzyme product. This all cost hundreds of dollars and DIDN'T WORK!

Ultimately, a $0.34 bottle of hydrogen peroxide completely fixed the problem. I now use this type of mixture for freshening my fabrics on the furniture even. Works like Febreeze without the strong perfume smell, because it eats the organic matter that causes the odors (dander, body oils, etc.) It's nice too because I'm not using a bunch of weird chemicals around my pets and baby.

If you want a product with the same chemical but a pleasant fragrance, you can use OxiClean to accomplish the exact same thing. Just mix it in a spray bottle (a scoop to 8-12oz of water) and spray the area until thorough soaked and allow it to dry completely.

S., I have light beige carpet and used the enzyme cleaner and the spot turned bright orange and the smell was awful! I then broke down and called a professional. They cleaned the area and it looked great at first but when it started to dry the stain started to reappear. The professionals said if it reappeared then it would be permanent. So, while the carpet was still wet I ran up to Home Depot, Pet Smart carries this product too, and bought CAPTURE dry cleaning carpet cleaner. I used the pre-mist very lightly and sprinkled it all over the area and about a 1" area past it. I let it dry over night. The next day the smell was gone and when I vacumed there was no more stain. Our carpets are 10 years old and I still have people ask if they are new. I have 4 kids and two indoor pets and we use capture frequently! I highly recommend it.

I have a recipie that will probably get the stains and odor out of your carpet. I have used it many times with great success. Use a large bucket to hold 1 or 2 gallons. Put 1/4 Cup of baking soda, 1/2 Cup white vinegar, and 1 Cup amonia - I like to use lemon scented in the bucket and mix well. It will foam up alot. Then add 1 gallon of hot/really warm water and mix again. Use this formula in a steam cleaner. Be generous with it on stains and then vaccuum water up. The formula may be doubled. You will find this will deodorize really well but you also may want the kids out and open windows while cleaning. My neighbors have 3 small dogs that tend to have accidents and they were totally amazed at how well it worked. This formula is also much cheaper to use (especially if you shop at the dollar store like I do)to clean carpets, walls, floors, etc. If you have any trouble with it, feel free to email back. Good luck!

I used this recipe when my older cat urinated in places other than his litterbox. I actually purchased the recipe off of ebay. It was successful for me. Good Luck, here is the recipe:

Pet odor and stain remover

Thanks for purchasing this recipe and I’m sure you
will be satisfied!

Here’s what you’ll need....

MATERIALS:


12oz. Hydrogen Peroxide

16oz or greater PLASTIC bottle ( I find sport drink
bottles with pull up caps work the best)

2 teaspoons of Baking Soda

1 teaspoon of liquid dishwashing soap

Black light (optional, though recommended)


PROCEDURE:

First you need to make the solution. You can mix it
in a plastic bowl or right in your bottle. Pour all
the ingredients in and mix well with any type of
plastic utensil. I simply swish it around in the
bottle until all the ingredients are mixed
2. After you make the solution, you’ll need to find
the stain (this is where the black light comes in if
you don't have one or know where the stain is then
skip to step 3) Turn off the lights
and use the black light to scan the area and find the
urine. It will glow under the black light. You may
have seen this procedure on TV when they investigate
dirty hotel rooms.

3. Now to clean the area (you may want to do a spot
test on your carpet though I have never had a problem
with this solution, the carpet may look lighter in
dirty areas because it has also removed the stain )
Pour your solution evenly on the affected area so it
gets deep into the carpet and underling pad.

4. Allow to completely dry and vacuum area to remove
the baking soda!

Now you're finished and the odor should be completely
gone. Your dog will not smell anything and so will not
urinate on the area again! You can use this solution
to get out tough stains, too. It can also be used in
the car!

Use full strength hydrogen peroxide. You can put it in a spray bottle or pour it directly on the stain if you feel you want it to soak down into the carpet pad.
Test it on your carpet in an inconspicuous place first, but I have been using it for 4 years on the advice of the man I bought my carpet from and it works every time with no fading and is killing all the germs and bacteria as well.
Spray and blot, DO NOT RUB. It eliminates the problem most cleaners have of leaving behind residual deteregent that attracts dirt to the spot later. I have a very nervous dog and two cats and I'll save you the gory details of what I've woken up to find on the carpeted areas of my home, but I have never had a spot of any kind that this did not remove completely, I even use it for the questionable spots that we humans occasionally track in to the house.
And, you can't beat the price!!!!!

We had our carpets cleaned by Stanley Steemer & they gave us a bottle of their spot remover, which works well. Before that we used Resolve. If the dog is going in the same spot, try putting those pads there too. When my dog had her bi earlier this summer, she peed everywhere, but never pooped. Good luck!

Good Morning ~

I had the same problem ~ we used Shaving Cream ~ Barbersol ~ you can get it at the Dollar Store ~ all you do is dampen the spot and then apply the white foam ~ let it sit for about 15-20 minutes and then RUB clean ~ you might have to do this a couple of time depending on how soiled it is ~ it will also give it that shaving cream scent ~ LOL

Good Luck!
R.

Put 1 part vinegar, one part water in a spray bottle. Spray the area. Let it sit about 5 minutes and then soak it up with a towel. You may need to repeat. It works wonders! I love vinegar!

Regular household cleaners won't work. You need a pet ENZYME cleaner. I like Nature's Miracle, which you can get at Pet Smart. However, if this has been going on for some time, it's doubtful any cleaner will help because the carpet, padding, and subfloor are probably completely permeated and ruined. Replacement is probably your best bet at this point.

Other than illness, a trained dog should never mess in your house. German Shepherds, especially females, are usually very easy to housebreak and respond well to training. The dog's issues are behavioral and can be corrected with plenty of exercise, a fixed eating schedule, and training. As the mom of a German Shepherd female, I wish you guys luck. They're great dogs and can learn new behaviors, even later in life.

If you want to save some money... go to Walmart and get the stuff called OUT. It is also an enzymatic cleaner, and I used it on my neighbors stains after her dog died, and it took it all out. You can also use if on wine stains and if your kids vomit! It works AMAZING!

Hi,
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Good Luck,
L.

If those don't work try Nature's Miracle. Google it.

Pull up that disgusting carpet that any animal will always "go to" and put down hard wood floors. They're not that expensive and much easier to keep clean. My neighbor just pulled up their carpeting because their 6 year ol has had terriable breathing problems. They have had carpet cleaners out and tho the carpet looked clean the child still couldn't breathe. They pulled out the caarpet and found the pee and poop stains in rings on the underside of the carpet plus, dust pans full of dirt swept up from his rom alone. No wonder the child couldn't breath. Carpeting holds every nasty thing that can penetrate it.

Hi S.,
I read your request and the responses you have received. My husband owns a carpet cleaning company so I am obviously going to recommend having a professional come in --- ChemDry offers a product called PURT it can be pricey but it will do the job. You can also ask for Pet Stain remover that they will leave with you or you can sometimes find it at The Home Depot -- it is a ChemDry product also. I would not put vinegar, ammonia, or any type of soap down -- not only will you be unable to remove it all from the carpet fibers it will attract dirt more readily. As far as the so called enzyme cleaners from WalMart and pet stores -- most of the replies said it worked great every time. If you have to use it frequently it clearly isn't doing what it is supposed to do. The best solution is of course prevention -- get her to the vet to take care of the bladder infection and work on the potty training or crate training. Hope you are able to get it all cleaned up.

I like Kids and Pets, too (at Wal-mart)- it really gets rid of the odor- works great on mattresses, too, by the way- but I will say that my female dog's urine seems to have bleached out the carpet- she is not spayed and unfortuately as much as I clean and it smells great, the carpet still has these lighter spots... Good luck!

If the dog is always going in the same spot, and this stain has been repeatedly treated, Id say best way to get rid of it is to get rid of it. Rather Id say thats about the only way. I have a boxer who had some anxiety when we moved into our new home, and most stains we were able to get rid of no problem. However there's one spot that she regularly visited and it's now ruined. We waited a while till we knew she was over it,(repeatedly pouring a scent cover up all over it)then I called Chem-dry to clean the carpets.....didn't work, so I cut out the area and low and behold it was the sub floor which was retaining the smell and was totally rotted. We had to just replace the entire thing, and decided that carped was just not conducive to psycho pet ownership. I love wood! It cleans beautifully and is sealed so the sub floor is fine and soils are not leaving behind any scents.

PS I have used every enzyme cleaner, and eliminator out there, as well as purchased the tv products, and every home remedy I could find while googling a solution to this. If the sub floor is damaged, you will not get the smell out, and if it is an area that has been repeatedly treated, the carpet will usually be ruined. Sorry

Hi Sandi, I have a cat and what I use and it works, is pine sol.You need a spray bottle half pine-sol and half water. Spray until soaked wait 15 mins use a rag or towel to dry the spot...

S.,
There is a product called Kids & Pets, Wal-Mart or Target sells it. It's an enzyme and removes the order. The trick to it though, is you have to soak the carpet, blot it up and soak it again, then let dry naturally. I don't know if you will get the stain out, you may have to call a carpet cleaning service for that, but it will remove any odor she can smelll and may stop her.

M.

Resolve also has a stain remover for pet stains and odor.

You need a stain remover with an enzyme product or your dog will still return to the spot and soil it. Some products are: Shaklee Get Clean Nature Bright Laundry Booster and Stain Remover, Outright Pet Odor Eliminator by the Bramton Company or Nature's Miracle. (always check a small corner with the product to make sure it does not take the color out of your carpet - If it does, sponge the area with a mild ammonia solution.)
After soaking or blotting the area, saturate the area with the product of your choice. This is the important part: Cover the area while still wet with clear plastic and anchor it down with a heavy object. This will give the product time to eliminate the protein from the urine or feces. Leave it covered for 48 hours. Then, uncover and let it dry for 10 days. Once it is dry, remove any remaining visible spot with Spot Shot Instant Stain Remover or basic carpet cleaner.
I know this may sound involved but it is really not that bad - It is the only way to remove the proteins in the soiled area that keep encouraging you pet to resoil it.
All of my info ( except for the Shaklee product) came from a book "Talking Dirty with the Queen of Clean" by Linda Cobb

Good luck - It worked for me as I retrained a 2 year old Yorkshire Terrier.

You need Melaleuca! Let me know if you want help, especially if/when the other stuff doesn't work. THe Solumel will certainly keep her from going back to the same place.
Barb
Executive Director, Melaleuca, Mom to William, Mitchell and our poodle- Leuca!

Buy Natures Miracle and follow the directions of the bottle. If the area is a bad saturate the area with the natures miracle and let sit to soak the surrounding area and the sub floor. The sop up the extra moisture with towles and let dry.
It sounds like they have a house breaking issue and andd to go back to crate training or confine the dog ina small area and not allow her free rein in the house unless she make potty outside

Good luck

I had the same issue with my dog. I searched online and I was told by many sites not to steam clean the rug or use warm or hot water. That only sets the smell.

Woolite for pets works well, but I really like a product called Kids and Pets. For me it is the best product for smell. You pour it on and leave it. Works great. I buy it at Target, but have seen it at most stores.

Good Luck!

Hi, we have 2 cats and they have pee'd all over our house. We have not found any of the odor eliminators to work at all. Our best advice is to use a steam cleaner and steam clean the area. The other item seems to work best for us is by woolite and is called the oxy deep steam pet. My husband does all the cleaning of the pee and puke stains and he is very anal about this. He LOVES this product and just daps it on the puke stain and it is gone. I would highly recommend this product. Backed by my husband :)

I use Urine B Gone that I purchase at Walmart in the cleaning supply aisle.

check out omahavaccine.com for what products they have. Also, Resolve Carpet Cleaner makes a version that is specifically for pet stains. Lastly (and my favorite) is the Oreck Carpet Cleaner for pet stains (it's the orange lid). Although for the Oreck (yes, the vaccume company) I prefer the aerosal vs. the spray.

A friend told me about this stuff
Natures Miracle avail at Pet Smart... I swear by the stuff.

Hi S.,
I know with my cat we got a product with enzymes in it called Natures Miracle. I found it at Petco and Petsmart in the cat isle. I am sure they would have something in the dog section that would do the same thing. My cousin is a vetrinarian and he told me that anything with enzymes should take the smell away! Let me tell you that this product works and works well!Our one cat (she is since gone now) was peeing on the carpent ever since we brought our son home. She was quite jealous! We were not even aware of the area that she was peeing in, because her urine did not have that overpowering amonia smell to it. We decided to get one of those black lights they advertise on TV (believe me, get one and use it everywhere. You will not beleive where urine stains can be and not just dog ones!). We then discovered an area (6"x5") of our rug that was covered in urine! Talk about YUCK!!! We bought 2 gallons of this Natures Miracle and had to use a watering can to apply it, but it worked! I would look for it at Petco or Petsmart and ask about it for dogs! Good Luck!

P.S. From what I know about the product is that the enzymes kill the smell for the animal too, so they would not keep peeing in the same spot!
One more thing. Do not use any kind of carpet cleaner on the stains before using enzymes. The carpet cleaner is too harsh and the enzymes won't work!

have you tired kids and pets it is a rug cleaner and spot remover. you can get it at most supermarkets in the rug cleaner section. i have used it on carpets and stubborn stains on clothes and it works well. good luck!

One of your other posts mentioned an enzyme cleaner called "nature's miracle" . That's a product I have used for years. You can buy it in a spray or you can buy an enzyme cleaner in a more concentrated form, quart size at a pet store - like Petsmart. Something with an enzyme should eliminate the smell. You will probably have to get the carpets professionally cleaned, and they can heavily spot treat but make sure they use an "enzyme" cleaner - not JUST a deodorizer as it will just mask the smell, not eliminate it. Make sure you are using some kind of water other than well water unless it is a filtered well - a lot of wells have high iron (hard water) content. Good luck!

Try a pet store like PETSMART or PETCO, they have products that you can put down to deter this habit.

Natures Miracle at Petsmart. I have a puppy and believe me it works, all that other stuff posted like shaving cream,resolve ect,, does not work, it may get some of the stain out but it's the smell you want out so he does not keep coming back to the same spot and doing it again. good luck..