How to Clean Pet Urine Stains in Carpet with Vinegar - YES it Works

With most of us staying home now to keep our families safe, we sometimes forget that changes in routine affect our pets.

Pets who are used to a set routine may feel off and anxious, and this many times leads to "accidents" on the carpet.

When I headed to the grocery store for my groceries, I noticed the entire cleaning aisle shelves were empty, not just the toilet paper!!  Everything was gone... even the carpet stain removers!

So, if you are in this position, or simply want to use what you have at home, then follow this formula.

Removing Pet Urine From Carpet

What You Will Need:

• White Vinegar
• Paper towels, or old cloth towels (we keep some for drying off the dogs)
• Baking Soda

Step 1 - Blot up as much as you can with paper towels or thick old towels.

Step 2 - Place a full/heavy plastic tub on top of these towels as the extra weight will soak up even more of the urine.

Step 3 - Check for color fastness in a spot behind the couch or TV by placing a couple of drops of vinegar.  Most carpets, will not run.

Step 4 - Mix equal parts of white vinegar with water.

Step 5 - Saturate the stain by pouring some of the solution right onto the spot.  It will follow the path the urine did.

Step 6 - Let it sit 10 minutes.

Step 7 - Follow the same steps as above for blotting up the vinegar solution, including placing a weight of some kind on the towels to soak up as much as possible.

Step 8 - When there is nothing more to soak up, sprinkle with baking soda

Step 9 - Wait an hour and then vacuum.

Note:  This also works for puke, Cat and Kid stains too!

My grandmother swore by vinegar, and I have always had a jug of it in the house for cleaning floors and windows, but I never really thought of it as a heavy duty cleaner, but it does wonders!

A Couple More Awesome Cleaning Jobs for Vinegar!

Sink Drains

With us all being home, we are cooking more and the kitchen is getting lots of use.  The sink drains started getting a little "ripe"

Pour 1 cup of white vinegar down the drain and wait 30 minutes then flush with water.

Coffee Pots!

Is your coffee maker taking way to long to brew your coffee?  It may be clogged up with calcification from way more use than usual.

Fill the reservoir with at a few cups of vinegar and run it as usual.

Then rinse and clean the coffee pot and run clean water through.  It should be good to go!

Try To Avoid Being in the Stores as Much as Possible..Get Creative at Home with What You Have or Order online...

YES you can even order vinegar online below:

Try to order as many things online as you can to limit the amount of times you head to any store. There are some delays, but it will get to you!