About a year ago my cat started to pee on our front room carpet. We didn't notice it at first, but then the smell became very noticable. At the time we bought every type of pet carpet cleaner we could find. Nothing seemed to work. We since have had our carpets cleaned twice and the smell had gone away. However, now that the weather is getting warmer it seems like the smell is coming back. My husband and I cleaned our carpet again, but now the smell is worse than ever. I was wondering if anyone knew of a professional Pet Odor Removal Company. I am not looking for a regular carpet clearner, but a company that specializes in pet odor. If you have any suggestions, please resond. Thanks so much in advance!
You probably need to remove and replace the carpet. If there is wood under it, it may need lightly sanded.
You may not want to hear this-but I think you would be better off getting new padding and carpeting. If you don't have hardwood floors underneath and cannot get carpeting at this time-tear it up, sand the subflooring and lacquer it with paint.
HGTV had an episode of Income Property on the other day. In it they were talking about carpeting in one of the rooms. The owner mentioned the previous person had a cat or cats. I did not watch the whole thing but I did see where they ripped out the whole carpet and saw on the padding the cat stains. You could also see the spots in the wood where it was worst. They tested the floor by seeing if they could "dig" into the wood with thumbnail. They were able to sand the wood and the damage was taken care of.
I have a carpet guy who does really well with things like this, but I want to tell you that it might not just be in your carpet.... it could be in the floorboard or cement slab below the carpeting, whichever you have. We had a peeing cat years ago. Turns out the previous owners of our home also had that problem. So the carpeting was trashed. When we went to rip it out and replace it, we found the floorboards were STILL WET. And that was months after we had turned our cat into my ex-husband's veterinary clinic mascot. You might want to pull up some of the carpeting and padding to see if it's a bigger issue than the carpet. If not, here's my carpet guy's info:
http://www.steaminps.com/
You are most definitely going to have to replace the carpet, underpad, and depending on what's under the carpet.. more.
Moisture soaks through, so cleaning the carpet won't get that ammonia odor out.
And if your cat is still peeing there, the only way to get her to stop is to get that smell out.
