I am frequently asked by my clients how to get the smell of dog and cat urine out of carpeting. Since most of the odor comes from uric acid salts can you suggest a simple home formula for removing the smell of dog and cat urine from carpet.
Most commercial products are only perfumes that mask the smell.
Roger Bierstedt DVM You need something to convert the odorific stuff into something that doesn't smell. I would think that, since urine is acidic, a mild base like baking soda would do the trick. A baking soda solution should kill the odor, but then you'll probably have a baking soda stain in your carpet. Because it probably won't completely penetrate the carpet it probably won't kill everything, but that's the basic principle. All rights reserved.