Does Professional Carpet Cleaning Work On Pet Stains & Odors?
We love our pets and consider them part of the family. And while Kitty and Woofy may be well trained, every dog and cat owner has experienced an occasional accident. These accidents often lead to tough stains on your carpet and odors that linger long after cleanup.
To remedy the situation, you may reach for a commercial carpet spray cleaner or rent a carpet cleaning machine so you can try to DIY the stain removal. But unless you have carpet cleaning experience, store bought products might only mask the appearance of the stain. Odds are the odor causing residue is still hiding deep down in your carpet and padding.
If you’re fighting recurring pet odors or stubborn stains, it may be time to call in the professionals.
Why are Pet Stains So Hard to Remove?
Accidents Happen
Nobody likes it when their pets have accidents inside the house. But when urine, vomit, or other substances your pet excretes may end up on your carpet, they can cause much more than an easy-to-clean stain.
Pet stains are tough because the offending material doesn’t just sit on top of your carpet. Instead, it seeps through your carpet and into the carpet backing and padding underneath. Depending on the source of the accident, a small carpet stain can translate to an even bigger problem hiding below the surface.
Why DIY Pet Stain Removal Doesn’t Work
It’s tempting to grab the nearest bottle of carpet cleaner when your pup soils your carpet. Or maybe you will try to extract the stain using a rental carpet cleaner. But there are several reasons why DIY cleaning methods don’t fully eliminate pet stains:
Sprays and pre-treaters might help conceal the stain, but they don’t fully extract the materials buried in your carpet.
Rentals and home cleaning machines are only effective on the surface. As we mentioned before, the largest part of the stain may be hiding under your carpet fibers.
Many carpet cleaners aren’t made to break down and remove waste left by pets. If the odor causing residue remains in your carpet, it will keep smelling like you had an accident… even if you can’t see it.
The Pros Have Powerful Tools
Professional Advantage: Industrial Grade Tools
Professional carpet cleaners have access to tools and equipment that most consumers don’t. Here are just a couple of ways professional tools improve the carpet cleaning process.
Extract From Deep Within the Carpet
The machinery used by professional cleaners is powerful. Instead of just cleaning the surface of your carpet, ThoroClean’s truck mount system extracts dirt from deep within your carpet pile.
Our hot water extraction method helps remove:
- Pet urine
- Stains
- Dirt and grime
- Odor causing residues
- The chemicals your pets leave behind
- Allergens
Because our truck mount system extracts debris from so deep within your carpet, your carpets will look and feel cleaner than a DIY method.
Professional Tools for Carpet Care
Not all carpets are cut from the same fiber. The last thing you want to do is damage your carpet by using the wrong cleaning treatment. That’s why professional carpet cleaners utilize different tools and techniques based on:
- Your carpet’s fabric
- Type and size of the stain
- Where the stain is located
With the right tools for your carpet and type of stain, your carpets will return to their original glory in no time.
Professional Carpet Cleaning Knows Pet Stains
The Right Equipment Matters
As we mentioned earlier, professional carpet cleaners have specialized tools and equipment that can extract stains deep within carpet fibers. However, experience also plays a big factor in the difference between home cleaning and professional results.
Know What They’re Cleaning Against
Professional carpet cleaners have seen it all. From traditional stains, like coffee and mud, to vomit and pet urine they know what chemicals they are dealing with.
Pros can do this by:
- Knowing how to identify the stain
- Understanding how deeply it penetrates through the fibers
- Selecting the best carpet cleaner for the job
- Knowing proper applications methods
- Professional Carpet Cleaning Targets Odors at the Source
- Pets Have Super Sniffers
If you’ve ever had your carpet professionally cleaned only to have the odor returned weeks or months later, you’ve experienced half of a pet stain cleanup. Pet urine and other residues have tiny odor causing particles that get deep into your carpet and never come out… even when you steam clean.
Why Do Pet Odors Return?
Even if it doesn’t smell like any type of pet excretion in your carpet, your pet can smell it. When humidity levels in the air increase or your carpet gets wet, odor causing residues can interact with moisture in the air and release familiar scents that your dog or cat may return again.
Here’s how professional carpet cleaning solves that problem.
Enzyme cleaners are specially formulated to break down:
- Pet urine
- Pet vomit
- Pet saliva
- Other organic compounds left by your pet
Specialized treatments work by breaking down these substances at the molecular level. Unlike masking odors with artificially scented chemicals, enzyme treatments destroy urine residues.
Hot Water Extraction Cleans Deep Within Your Carpet
Cleaning Below the Surface
When you rent a steam cleaner or run the rug cleaner over a stain you aren’t really cleaning your carpet. Instead, you’re pushing dirt and contaminants deeper into the fibers of your carpet. Professional hot water extraction doesn’t just move dirt around, it extracts:
- Embedded contaminates
- Odor causing residues
- Leftover stains
Improving Your Indoor Air Quality
It’s not just stains that can be detrimental to your carpet, but the dirt, grime, and bacteria they trap as well. Professional carpet cleaning helps remove:
- Pet dander
- Pet hair
- Dust
- Allergens
- Bacteria
- Odor causing particles that don’t seem to go away.
Why Indoor Air Quality Matters
Most people don’t realize just how much debris carpets trap. From allergens to bacteria that can cause illness – your carpet holds years of unwanted particles. When you have your carpet professionally cleaned, you aren’t just improving the appearance of your carpet, you’re improving the air quality in your home.
Reduce Future Pet Odor & Stains
Stop The Cycle
Did you know that if there is still pet urine present in your carpet your pets will know it. While you might not smell it anymore your pets have much better sense of smell. They may return to the same spot to “go” repeatedly because they can smell it’s still there.
Break the Cycle with Professional Carpet Cleaning
Professional carpet cleaners can help remove the last of the stain and odor. By completely removing both you can help prevent pets from returning to the same spot to soil your carpet.
Give your pets (and carpet) a break by calling the professionals at ThoroClean.
Find Relief from Pet Odors & Stains with Professional Carpet Cleaning
If your pooch keeps soiling your carpet or you’re fighting stubborn pet odors in your home, it might be time to call in professional help. Here at ThoroClean of Albuquerque, we specialize in fighting tough stains and odors, so you don’t have to.
Our professional carpet cleaning equipment, time-tested techniques, and experience give us the ability to restore your carpets back to their original condition.
Don’t let accidents bring you down. Call ThoroClean at 505-883-0437 and let our pet stain and odor removal process work for you. We’ll have your carpets smelling fresh and looking cleaner in no time!