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Has your cat urinated on your carpet? You can often be successful at removing cat urine from carpet by acting quickly and following the correct steps.
You must first soak up as much of the urine as possible. If the stain is already dry, you will need to re-wet the stain before proceeding. Do not use any type of heat such as a steam cleaner as this could set the stain and smell. White paper towels or white towels should be used for the job so that color doesn't transfer to your carpet. Put heavy objects such as books on top of the towels and leave overnight so that as much urine as possible is removed. Don't use your foot to apply pressure, as you could get urine on your shoe and then track it over your carpet, creating an even bigger mess.
After the carpet is thoroughly dry, a specially formulated cat urine removal cleaner should be applied. Do not use common household cleaners as they will not be able to break down the urine and stop the odor for good. A cleaner that contains enzymes, chemicals or bacteria is needed to permanently remove the smell. Ammonia should not be used since the scent may remind your cat of urine and cause him or her to urinate in the same spot again.
Before applying the cleaner to your carpet, do a test run on a hidden piece of carpet. The stained place along with the surrounding carpet should be soaked thoroughly with the cleaner. Plastic wrap or foil should be placed over the treated area so the carpet stays wet longer giving the cleaner a longer time to work.
After the carpet has dried, if a fresher smell is desired, sprinkle baking soda over the treated area and vacuum. Sniff the carpet to see if the cat urine odor has been completely removed. If you still smell urine odor, you will need to repeat the steps above except treat a larger area this time in case the urine spread further underneath the carpet.
If two treatments don't eradicate the odor, you may have to replace the padding. Treat the subfloor with sealant before laying a new pad to prevent the urine from soaking into the concrete or wood underneath the pad.
Removing cat urine from carpet can be difficult, but is often possible if the correct steps and proper cat urine removal cleaner are used.
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