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So, our lovely little foster puppy has a small problem with fear/excitement weeing (which we have made HUGE progress with, but as she’s in heat, there’s a limit to how much she can control it right now). as a result, we’ve had some "accidents" on the sofa when we’ve had our backs turned.
unfortunately, you can’t throw a sofa into the wash as easily as you can with a wee’d-on blanket! does anyone have any suggestions as to how we can get the urine smell out of the sofa? short of hiring a steam cleaner, i’ve run out of ideas.Thanks!
Firstly, huge pat on back for fostering! Poor nervy puppy and poor sofa owners having to put up with the pong! Not nice! Well, I have a couple of suggestions for you, but it all depends on severity of problem, your type of fabric, the colour and of course how long the pee has been on it. (Im sure if you have loose covers, you could remove them and try handwashing or having them prof cleaned?)
Here are a couple of options – hopefully one of them will help your situation, so here goes………The simplest way, if the problem is not too severe, is to blot as much of it off asap with either strong paper towels or old dish cloth / rags. Then, if its not too bad, you can first sprinkle with bicarb of soda, leave it a good few hours to settle in, and then simply vacuum it off. If you can still smell the pee, follow this up with some Shake n Vac (strongest scents in this range tend to be either Lily of the Valley or the Citrus ones, both retailing at approx a euro or so). Alternatively, you could sprinkle with some baby powder, and again repeating with the vacuuming process.
When I did animal nursing, we had a huge problem with this, with cat pee, and the recommended process was again, blot up as much as you can and then mix three parts water with one part vinegar and soak the affected area. Dry thoroughly. Then when its dry, sprinkle the banking soda on it and mix up three quarts cup hydrogen peroxide with one table soon of dishwasher detergent. Use a soft type brush (plastic bristles like a child’s or a doll’s hairbrush) and work the mix in. Allow the mix to thoroughly dry and vaccum up. If, at this stage it STILL stinks (and it shouldnt!), vacuum again with either the baby powder or shake and vac.
Another option, again depending on severity, there are NUMEROUS spray on products you can get in any pet store, with the likes of lavender etc in them, that you spot spray and allow to dry and they are supposed to neutralise the scent. But again, only you yourself would know how bad / severe the problem is so you would be the best judge.
BUT WITH ALL TREATMENTS, spot check a tiny surface of your fabric, ie back of sofa or underneath, as vinegar / bleaching agents can all strip the colour from your fabric. Beware of the petshop products as most if not all come with a warning that they can bleach / fade fabric (and they do, as I’ve used the odd spot spray on the dogs’ bedding).
Im sure you know though that most importantly is to address puppy’s problem and endeavour to eliminate the problem at its source….
unfortunately, you can’t throw a sofa into the wash as easily as you can with a wee’d-on blanket! does anyone have any suggestions as to how we can get the urine smell out of the sofa? short of hiring a steam cleaner, i’ve run out of ideas.
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