One of the most pungent and long lasting smells you can get on your carpet is cat urine.  However, there are certain steps you can take to remove urine smells from carpet in your home before seeking professional help.  You can watch a video of the process here http://www.cat-world.com.au/cleaning-cat-urine-from-carpet

Here is a quick guide: (Please note that we do not recommend this for all carpets. This method can damage some styles of carpet so be careful)

1. Begin by blotting the urine using paper towels.  Try to absorb as much of it as you can using the towels.
2. Mix vinegar and water in a 3:1 ratio then use the mixture to saturate the spot well.  Extend your circle beyond the particular spot just in case some had been sucked into the surrounding fibres.
3. Now use your paper towels once more, or a clean cloth to absorb or dry the vinegar solution to the best of your ability.
4. Once that is done get some baking soda and sprinkle it on the area.  Baking soda is unique in that it naturally cleans and absorbs odours which in turn deodorises carpet and surrounding area.
5. Get some dish detergent about 5 ml or a teaspoon and mix it in with some 3 percent hydrogen peroxide about 180 ml or measure ¾ cup. Sprinkle this mixture over the area where you have the baking soda.  It may be prudent to first test your hydrogen peroxide and detergent mixture on a small spot to see if there will be discolouration.
6. Now using a regular scrubbing brush or your fingers rub the mixture into the baking soda.  If you will be using your fingers it’s a good idea to have rubber gloves on.  The hydrogen peroxide and baking soda will react together and begin to foam.
7. Now blot the area using paper towels or a clean cloth once more and leave it to dry
8. Once the spot is dry, remove the urine particles as well as the cleaning products used by vacuuming the area.

As you vacuum remember the following:

• If you have an extracting wet vac, use that.  It works by expelling water into your carpets fibres and then sucks it all up along with all the dirt.  It is best to use cool water on  urine spots.
• Your standard vacuum can also work, albeit not as effectively as the extracting wet vac.
• Using a steam cleaner straight on the urine affected area is not your best bet because the very high temperatures used may only serve to set the urine in your carpet versus removing it.

If you have tried this and the smell still persists, it’s definitely time to call in the experts with the heavy machinery. Call PURE DRY to completely get the smell out.