Pet urine can be a very destructive stain, and can permanently damage or alter the dyes in carpet and fabrics in a very short period of time. Damage to the carpet backing and latex may also occur, delamination being the most common.

URINE VOLUME CHART

Small dog (Miniature Schnauzer)	50 to 100 ml  per deposit (approx)
Medium (Border Collie)	150 to 200 ml per deposit (approx)
Large (Rottweiler)	200 to 250 ml per deposit (approx)

 

Based upon (approx) urine volumes, a small dog marking its' territory can deposit 75 ml of urine twice a day for an average of over 50 liter of urine over a 12 month period. If you suspect that such a problem exists in your home, the best solution to this size of contamination is professional services.

 

Facts About P.U.

in Your Carpeting

 

Speed is critical. The longer the urine sits on your carpeting, the more difficult it will be to remove the stain and the odour.

 

The sex, breed of the animal, it’s health and it’s diet, all play factors in whether or not a urine spot will become a permanent stain. The urine of a female dog is often more acidic than a male dogs, and thus more inclined to leave a permanent stain.

 

 

Most carpeting installed in homes today is nylon. When nylon carpeting is manufactured, a hot, acid based dye solution is applied to the carpet fibers to give them the desired color. Nylon carpet fibers are designed to accept these acid dyes. When a pet urinates on the carpeting, it deposits a warm, acid based liquid to the carpet, putting the carpet through a process similar to the original dye process. Most new carpet stain warranties exclude pet urine stains, because urine is often strong enough to penetrate the stain resistant treatment and permanently stain the carpeting.

 

As urine dries the liquid evaporates, leaving urine crystals or salts which consist of bacteria, urochrome, uric acid, urea, proteins and hormones. As the urine dries the crystals become more concentrated and the odour more pungent. Simple cleaning will not remove this odour.

 

Urine is of course water based and contains salt crystals . Once the urine dries, the crystals which are left behind are activated by excessive humidity (or rainy days) and the smell comes back.

It is also important to know that a small stain on the surface may be 3 or 4 times larger under the carpet surface.

 

Often, without your knowing, pets will urinate continually in the same general location. The average cat will deposit 2-3 ounces each time it tinkles, the average dog, 3-4 ounces. Multiplied by several times a day, you can have a major problem on your hands in a very short time.

 

Urine deposited on carpet does not stay there, If allowed to sit on the carpet long enough it sink deep into the fibers and contaminates the backing of the carpet, as well as the carpet pad and the flooring material, and become very difficult to remove.

 

Have you ever noticed how you can clean a urine spot one day - seemingly removing it - only to have it reappear a couple of days later? Urine crystals are usually to blame. When you clean up a urine spot that has dried, you can often remove all traces of the urine on the surface fibers. But, the urine crystals, deep in the carpet fibers and backing, will slowly wick back up to the surface, causing the spot to once again show up. You can clean the spot until your arm falls off, but still not permanently remove it.

 

Once urine saturates the carpet backing, it may no longer be a matter of simple spotting, but a major restoration, sometimes requiring the carpet to be pulled up, both sides extracted and treated, the pad replaced, the sub-floor sealed, the tack-strip replaced and the walls and baseboards scrubbed and re-painted!

 

For more information about pet urine odor and stain removal, please call SPRUCE-IT-UP Carpet Care Plus . We have many specialized products and services designed to tackle even the toughest urine problem. We provides complete urine removal and decontamination services.