I hope someone can help. My dog tore off one of his claws last night and bled all over the house on the carpets. I tried a Resolve type cleaner and it hasn't helped at all. He also got some blood on my sofa and cleaning it made it worse. I live in senior housing and the rugs are only a year old. Any suggestions?
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If the blood has dried on your carpet you will need to brush the blood stain with a steel brush. This will loosen the stain and remove the surface deposit.
Afterwards, mix one teaspoon of dishwashing detergent with 2 cups of cold water. Use a clean white cloth and dip it in your mixture. Afterwards, blot the stain on your rug. You will need to blot the stain repeatedly to remove the stain.
A second way to remove the blood stain if this doesnt work is to mix half a cup of warm water with one tablespoon of ammonia. Use a sponge or clean cloth to dip into your liquid and apply directly on the blood stain. Afterwards, blot the stain until the liquid is absorbed. Then dip a sponge in cold and apply it directly on the stain. Afterwards, blot dry.
Mix 1/2 a cup of warm water with one tablespoon of ammonia. Using a cloth or sponge, apply the ammonia solution directly onto the blood stain.
Try hydrogen peroxide on an inconspicuous spot first. It is good for removing blood.
Resolve stain remover has some solutions for carpets that work well. Oxiclean and hydrogen peroxide also works very well to remove blood stains. These you will have to test in an inconspicuous area because they may bleach certain fabrics.
Thanks to all for taking the time to answer. My rug looks better, but not back to normal yet.
Hopefully you have restored your rug and sofa to their original state but for future reference you may wish to keep a link of suggestions in your favorites.
Be careful with some suggestions especially if you do not know what material your carpet is made of as some solutions can do damage quickly. Be careful with salt (has to vacuumed soon as not to cut carpet later), hydrogen peroxide and ammonia can remove color/fade (make carpet lighter in spots).
Here are some links that have different suggestions but sometimes one solution will work better for different carpets.
www.wikihow.com/
spotremoval.coit.com/
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