There’s more than meets the eye (or nose) when it comes to problematic pet deposits in your carpets. It may not be the most pleasant of topics, but we can help you understand the most effective way to permanently eradicate any pet stains or smelly issues in your home:
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Pet Urine Stain & Odor Removal
Treatment Options
Deep Cleaning
Mild: Basic Cleaning
We offer different levels of treatments for pet stain and odor issues, each designed for different degrees of contamination levels. Often, we find that our regular cleaning process, combined with the natural enzymatic properties of our citrus-based solution, are enough to treat minor pet issues.
Basic Pet Treatment
Moderate: Intense Topical Treatment
In addition to our regular deep carpet cleaning, we apply a specially formulated urine dissolving solution that was scientifically designed to break down urine proteins, removing stains and odors. Additionally, we inject small amounts of professional enzymes and safe bacterial cultures into the padding to treat mild padding issues.
Advanced Pet Treatment
Severe: Subfloor Treatment
Includes everything provided in the basic pet treatment (above), plus a full subfloor extraction to remove, rinse and sanitize the entire carpet, carpet backing, and padding in affected areas.
Unsure about the best treatment option? No problem!
Our highly skilled and technicians can make a professional and honest recommendation on site. To properly treat the pet issues, the source of the stains and odors must be detected and mapped professionally. Our technicians are trained on how to accurately assess your carpets and equipped with professional grade tools to ensure that they identify and treat the proper areas.
We are happy to discuss pet stain and odor problems with you further and will try to provide the most effective treatment possible. Don’t worry: we’ve seen it all and understand this natural “side effect” that comes along with owning a pet! We are very proud of our high success rate of removing pet stains and odors, and are confident that if anyone can help, we can! We find that even in cases where total removal isn’t possible, that we dramatically decrease the adverse effects of the pet odors and stains! If we think that your situation is so severe that we can’t help, we tell you that, too!
Facts: Pet Stains and Odors
The problem could be more than carpet deep if your pet’s urine has saturated the padding and sub-flooring. Sub-surface extraction allows the urine, or odor source, to be easily lifted from the padding.
Bacteria
Thrives in Pet Stains
Initially, your pet’s urine has a pH of approximately five to six, placing it on the acidic side of the pH scale. Combine this with the warm, damp environment found under your carpets surface, and you will typically find the perfect breeding ground for bacteria, which begin to grow and flourish almost immediately.
Proteins
Why Timing is Crucial
In the original acidic state, urine begins to react with carpet fibers, initiating color changes. The naturally present urine proteins, along with a yellow pigmentation, start binding to the fibers in your carpet. The longer the urine is present, the more attached the yellow pigment will become, therefore increasing the odds of permanent discoloration of the carpet fibers over time. Our pet treatment is scientifically designed to loosen and liquefy these binding proteins!
Urine Residue
Why the Odor Returns
Over time, as the urine appears to dry, the naturally occurring salts of the urine leave behind a crystalline type residue in the carpet and the padding beneath the surface. The slightest bit of moisture, even from humidity, can react with the crystallized material, instantly reactivating the odor and stain. This is when the stains begin to reappear, why the odor is so difficult to remove, and why topical treatments are usually ineffective.
The Unseen
Eliminate Issues at the Source
Gravity will naturally pull the bulk of the urine through the backing of the carpet and down into the padding, making it hard to visualize the true size of the issue from the carpet’s surface. The general rule of thumb in the carpet cleaning industry is this: for every baseball-sized stain you can see; it’s safe to assume there is a dinner plate-sized area affected beneath the carpet’s surface. Subfloor extraction addresses these issues below the surface.
