Old Dog Urine Stains on Carpet

It's making my apartment smell really bad! I don't even like to have company over because of the smell! Its horrible. I've tried everything! It just won't come out. The last product I used just made my carpet all stiff and hard, so now I'm trying to figure out how to fix that! Can someone please help me?

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Archives: Request: Old Dog Urine Stains on Carpet Archived on 04/07/2009 I am moving and the home has old dog urine stains (yellowish) on beige carpet. I need a remedy to clean these spots, the odor seems in control, but stains look awful. I need to save carpet for time being. Appreciate a solution! Thanks, Pamela from Mt. Morris Answers: RE: Old Dog Urine Stains on Carpet I absolutely love "Spot Shot". You can find it at most grocery stores, Target, and Wal-Mart. I have used it for years on everything from paint to pet stains on carpet and it has not failed yet. Good Luck!! (04/06/2007) By Marnita RE: Old Dog Urine Stains on Carpet OXIClean works great. It removed stains that were years old. (04/12/2007) By Big D RE: Old Dog Urine Stains on Carpet I would suggest you hire a professional to clean your carpets. When you use those cleaning products from the store they leave a lot of soap residue behind and attract a lot of dirt. you need a truck mounted van to extract the cleaning solution. (05/14/2007) By Mark RE: Old Dog Urine Stains on Carpet I had the same problem with the odor of old dog urine on my brand new carpet. One of the two that I have used my new carpet as the bathroom and I didn't know it until it started to smell. I tried many of the things I read about here on-line and then bought several kinds, like Urine Be Gone, Spot Out, etc. Then I went to good ole Wal-Mart and found this stuff simply called "Out", I was amazed at how well it works, it has been a week now and the smell has not returned! I went back and bought a second bottle to have on hand. I hope this helps readers like myself who are looking for answers on the terrible odor of old dog urine. (08/06/2007) By DLF312 RE: Old Dog Urine Stains on Carpet Let me guess you clean the urine up and it keeps coming back. That's because the spot is all the way down to the padding and after the top of your carpet dries it wicks back to the top of your carpet fiber. There are two ways to take care of this: Clean over and over again. The easiest way. Clean the spot up once so it appears gone. Then apply a professional carpet cleaner called A.R.A. onto the spot and let dry. It will not come back. It's a colorless cleaner that fills the top of the carpet that would normally wick back too. You can probably get it on the internet, but I know for sure you can get it from Great Lakes Steamway where I get most of my steam cleaning supplies. Its a little pricey but its works excellently. (02/22/2008) By Ken RE: Old Dog Urine Stains on Carpet Nature's Miracle does not work. (06/14/2008) By Jessica RE: Old Dog Urine Stains on Carpet Seriously, I read all these things and I've tried a ton of remedies for removing the old pet stains, but nothing worked for me. So today after reading the posts I thought I had some OxiClean but it turned out I had Quick'n Brite (mind you, my father had bought this from a door to door salesman years ago). He moved 3 yrs ago and gave it to me. I just now used it and it still has it's strength obviously, it's a good product. I read the instructions on how to remove pet stains: PET STAINS: Apply QB paste or liquid full strength to area and let sit a few minutes. Rinse thoroughly. Repeat process until odor is eliminated. URINE STAINS: First apply equal parts white vinegar and water to neutralize odor. Then apply QB paste or liquid full strength and let sit a few minutes. Rinse thoroughly. Repeat process until odor is eliminated. It worked great. I was so excited that it worked, I went back and cleaned the entire carpet with it because the stained area was now brighter then the other areas I didn't treat. This is now my miracle stain remover. (I know I should be on an infomercial.) STEAM CLEANERS OR SHAMPOO MACHINES: For carpets and upholstery mix 1 cup QB liquid to 5 gallons of water in self contained units, or 2/3 cup to 1 gallon for units that attach to the faucet. Do not add a defoamer or spot remover. For bad stains, apply QB paste full strength or spray heavy solution on stains and let sit for a few minutes allowing QB to go deep down into the stain. Then begin your steam cleaning or shampoo process following machine instructions. When cleaning carpets, follow manufacturer's specifications. Spot check for color-fast, first. Below is the guilty one who was so kind to leave the spot for his mama to clean! (06/21/2008) By Kathyrn RE: Old Dog Urine Stains on Carpet This is an old post but still one of the first to pop up in a google search. So, I thought I'd explain the reasons for the different results and different methods. I showed and bred Great Danes "studs mark everything", and Afghan Hounds, "who are notoriously miserable to housebreak". So I really am the "Pee Expert". PEE BASICS: What you see on the surface is not the full problem, it soaks a much larger area of the carpet pad underneath. If it goes below the pad to cement or wood, you can't clean it! Pee contains bacteria that cause the odor. Rewetting the spot reactivates the bacteria and odor. If you've already tried cleaning a spot you might stop some of the below methods from working! Don't use ammonia to clean if you still have a pet, this can encourage them to pee there again. REMOVING DRY URINE FROM CARPET: Method One: Enzymes- (The best method IF done 1st and properly! They do take time to work though!) Wear rubber gloves. Dilute as directed on bottle with DISTILLED Water *water activates the enzymes which eat the bacteria. Soak carpet and pad. (temp must stay between 70-90F) Dampen thick towel with distilled water, cover with flat board and add weight. Leave 10-24 hours. Use wet dry vac or dry white towels to blot out moisture. Cover area w/dry towel/board/weight, for 5-10 minutes until no more moisture comes out. When FULLY dry check for odor/stain with blacklight. If still there repeat (may need to be done 2-4 times). If gone deodorize with anything, I use baking soda and vacuum. METHOD TWO: Mix 1/2 tsp of liquid bleach (not oxy-clean!) and 1 quart of DISTILLED water. Saturate area. Cover with white thick towel/board/weight. Wait 30 minutes. Repeat and let dry fully. Check for stains w/blacklight. METHOD 3: Mix 50% White Vinegar 50% Distilled Water. Soak carpet and pad. Blot w/thick white towels or wet/dry vac. Cover w/dry thick white towel/board/weight. Wait 10 minutes remove towel and let fully dry. Sprinkle Baking Soda on the dry carpet. Mix 1/2 Cup Hydrogen Peroxide (or 1 scoop Oxy-Clean which turns into Hydrogen Peroxide) w/ tsp of detergent and 1/2 cup of Distilled Water. Pour over baking soda and mix in until all baking soda is dissolved. Blot or use wet vac till damp. Cover w/towel, board and wait for 10 minutes and repeat. Let dry and check with black light for pee. WET PEE Needed: Rubber Gloves, Several Thick Cotton Towels, Distilled Water (room temp), White Vinegar, Board, Weights (~10lbs) Process: Wear Gloves. Blot, never rub! w/towel. Place on wet area. Cover w/board and weigh down, no peeking, or you stop the process. Remove after ~10-15 minutes. Repeat till towel stays white. Pour gallon of 50% Vinegar and 50% Distilled Water over area, wait 10 minutes. Blot or wet vac till just "damp". Put dry thick towels over area cover w/boards and evenly distributed weight. Leave alone for 24 Hours. Let dry it should be done! Disclaimer: always test on small area first. For wool, silk, or exotic carpets call a professional! (06/26/2008) By Pee Expert RE: Old Dog Urine Stains on Carpet We had old dog urine stains in our bedroom and cleaned it many times with our Kirby. Still the smell kept coming back. As fed up with the situation as I was, I got down on my hand and knees and scrubbed with Arm and Hammer laundry soap. It took the yellow stains out and I noticed the smell fading each time I cleaned the infected area. Give it a try. It may take more then a couple times but you should see a less noticeable odor. (07/15/2008) By Stacy RE: Old Dog Urine Stains on Carpet Saturate the area with hot water and 2-3 small drops of bleach, then wet vac the area. This will rid the carpet of odor and leach into the backing and padding to remove more of the smell and stain, vac it up quickly. (09/19/2008) By Bobbie RE: Old Dog Urine Stains on Carpet If you're looking for an easy fix and can afford $5-10 dollars for the proper chemicals go to your local carpet cleaning company i.e., Servpro, CarpetMaster, StainMaster, or Servicemaster and ask them for a small amount of pet urine odor and stain remover. It's not the least bit toxic. Uses natural enzymes that break down the stain and the odor. Works great! (10/14/2008) RE: Old Dog Urine Stains on Carpet Go to Pros Choice website. They have something called USR (urine stain remover) that works well and stain removers for just about anything. (11/07/2008) By Bob RE: Old Dog Urine Stains on Carpet Try Faygo Club Soda - do not dilute. Blot with paper towels. (01/14/2009) By James RE: Old Dog Urine Stains on Carpet I had the same problem with cat pee on my carpet. I tried white vinegar and baking soda with some limited success (but a lot, lot of hassle). I then found a product called Urine-off and it works miracles! It totally got rid of all smells and they have specialist products to do large areas, too. It absorbs into fibers just as deep as the cat pee does and eliminates all odours and stains and even stops my cat returning as often as it removes the pheromones (pheromone blocker). They do special products for Cat pee, one for Dog pee and one for small animals (different varieties of pee absorb differently so should be treated differently). This company is commissioned to clean all the phone boxes to get rid of Human urine in London, UK. (02/11/2009) By Urine-off! Report Spam or Abuse Request: Old Dog Urine Stains on Carpet Archived on 04/06/2007 I have old pet urine stain on my carpet. I would like any solution as to how I can get them out. They are from dogs. Thank you for any help you can provide. Lisa5 from Billings, MT Answers: RE: Old Dog Urine Stains on Carpet The best commercial products on the market right now for urine problems are made by CTI Proschoice you can purchase from professional carpet supply houses or online at www.proschoice.com. My recommendation if you have both stain and odor is the OSR (Odor and Stain Remover) or for stain only you cannot beat the USR (Urine Stain Remover). I have six years experience as a certified carpet tech. and have worked for a professional supply house for six years. Give it a try, you won't regret it. (06/14/2006) By Laura RE: Old Dog Urine Stains on Carpet Rubbing alcohol works great for urine smells - doesn't matter what caused the smell. I learned this on accident, my girls got lice so I was spraying everything with alcohol. Their was a spot on their carpet where the cat had peed, and another spot on one of the beds where my nephew had wet the bed. The next day the smells were gone. Also, if you catch an animal or child peeing on something spray it down instantly with amonia (windex has amonia). It will KEEP it from smelling. (06/19/2006) By Nelinda RE: Old Dog Urine Stains on Carpet Baking soda obsorbs smells. (12/09/2006) By Wes Yellow Dog Urine Stains on White Carpet After using white vinegar and various cleaners to remove old yellow stains from my white wall-to-wall carpet, what finally worked was Oxiclean, a small tub which I purchased at the supermarket. Follow the directions for carpet stain removal. It's mixing a scoop of Oxiclean with 2 cups water, saturating the spot, a lot of blotting with white paper towels, rinsing with clear water, and more blotting. You go through a lot of paper towels but it works! My carpet looks great! I am so happy the yellow stains are gone. (02/23/2007) By Alice Report Spam or Abuse Request: Old Dried Dog Urine Archived on 06/06/2005 I kept smelling this faint urine odor and could not find where it was. When I was moving furniture to bring my Christmas tree in, I found a big dried spot of dog urine. I immediately got the carpet cleaner out and went to town with baking soda and carpet cleaning detergent. Now the smell of urine overpowers my front room! How do I remove the odor, there is really no stain after I shampooed the area but PEEE EWE! Tina Answers: RE: Old Dried Dog Urine 12/12/2004 Our first home had no urine stains, but on a humid day--wow! What we discovered is that the previous owners had 2 big dogs in the house who urinated on the floor and it soaked thru the carpet padding and into the subfloor. We ended up having to seal the subfloor with Thompson's Water Seal, and we replaced the carpet and padding since we didn't like shag carpet! I would think once you seal the floor, you could again use cleaner on the carpet so it also soaks thru to the padding, thus deodorizing everything. QVC also makes a product for getting rid of urine smells in carpet. I don't remember the name of it but you could do a search for it on their website. My girlfriend used it and said it works. You would still have to seal the subfloor, though, I would think. Hope this helps! By Songbird100 RE: Old Dried Dog Urine 12/12/2004 First test to see if this will bleach carpet. Take white vinegar and dilute with water- say maybe 3 - 4 cups water to 1 cup vinegar. Re-shampoo the carpet with vinegar and water By Ann RE: Old Dried Dog Urine 12/13/2004 I'm not sure if this would work, but I know they use Chlorophyl drops in catheter bags to eliminate the urine odor there. Maybe there's a way you can use that on your stain. Let us know if it works! You can buy liquid chlorophyl at any health food store. By 4jstolove RE: Old Dried Dog Urine 12/13/2004 I have owned large dogs all my adult life and when they are puppies or as they become VERY old, they have accidents. I have had my carpet in my house for over 20 years, with many pee-pee spots in it. My friends, who own and operate, carpet cleaning companies have given the tricks over the years. What you are smelling is the sugar crystals that urine dries into. The best way to break up the crystals is to use Vinegar, full strength. Just pour about 1/4 to 1/2 gallon of the vinegar onto the spot, let is set for 1-2 days. If there is any fluid residue, soak it up with a clean towel. Then clean you carpet with your regular cleaning solution. I know it seems like a lot of fluid to pour onto the spot, but you have to understand that the urine has gotten into the padding and spread underneath. Really, 1/2 gallon of straight Vinegar will do the trick. When it dries, you will not smell the vinegar at all. Works with cat urine, too. By Dee K. (Guest Post) RE: Old Dried Dog Urine 12/13/2004 Vinegar and water! It gets the stain out and smell too. Old stains take a few more applications but well worth the effort. By Jennifer,CA (Guest Post) Cleaning Up Pet Urine 06/06/2005 Use Listerine to remove pet urine. Put 3-4 cups of Listerine in a bucket of hot water. After cleaning, no Listerine smell will remain. By Terri H. RE: Old Dried Dog Urine 06/06/2005 Woolite makes a carpet & upholstery cleaner called Pet Stain & Order Remover. It definitely works. I have 5 cats. LOL My tom cat got jealous when I brought my female home and we had problems with him spraying. This stuff was a God Sent. It is also suppose to discourage them from resoiling that spot. You can buy it at Wal-Mart and probably any grocery store in the cleaning section. Scrubbing Blbbles bathroom cleaner is also good for removing stains, but you should do a color test first. By longfarm RE: Old Dried Dog Urine 06/14/2005 For the stains, old or new, also odor, try this recipe. It really works. Just mix it in a spray bottle & apply. Only mix what you will use at one time, it isn't able to be kept, will leak out of the bottle causing a mess. 16 oz. hydrogen peroxide (brown bottle, first aid aisle) + 1/8 cup baking soda (orange box, baking aisle) + few drops liquid hand dish washing soap. Stubborn spots might need more than one application. Always test for colorfastness first. Never had a problem w/ it. By kidsNclutter RE: Old Dried Dog Urine 08/03/2005 Vingegar works. Thanks so much By rosies RE: Old Dried Dog Urine 09/09/2005 I have what may be "THE ANSWER" for you. You can buy this stuff called "Nature's Miracle" at most pet stores. I read on the internet that dog urine has pheramones in it that are sticky and that the dog can smell it even after you have cleaned it up!! Nature's Miracles has enzymes in it that actually break down the pheramones and get rid of them permanently!! I have used it (Springer Spaniel puppy) and LOVE it! It works great!! I don't know how well it will work on old dried on urine but it's definately worth a try. TIP: be sure to saturate both top and bottom of rug and pad, soak up all you can with paper towel, air dry and repeat. By Pam (Guest Post) Report Spam or Abuse