Put An End To Pet Odor In 3 Easy Steps

We’ve all smelled it. It’s without a doubt one of the most noticeable and fowl odors in existence-pet urine. When I worked in the flooring installation business, I saw literally hundreds of people’s homes that were damaged due to having pets. The most common problem we witnessed was the accumulation of odors trapped in our customer’s carpet and pad due to years of having pets indoors. Over time, having pets roam free in your house can result in many unnoticed accidents that slowly accumulate into an unpleasant odor.

Battling this odor for most of us usually consists of a spot treatment clean up of the accident (when we do notice it) and an attempt to mask the ongoing odor by using some sort of air freshener. But we’re quick to notice that once the candle’s burn out or the air freshner fades away, the original problem still persists, and the odor is still there. So how do we put an end to unpleasant pet odors effectively?

The fist step in controlling and eliminating pet odor is identifying the source. Is the odor concentrated to one room? Is it spread out throughout the house? Which animal do you think is responsible? Once the source is identified, you have to try to put a stop to or try to limit future incidents. This might mean putting your pet in a crate or kennel when you’re unable to supervise them. Even putting your pet in a room with a hard floor surface such as tile, vinyl, or laminate flooring, where it is easy to spot and clean up an accident if it does occur is a suggestion. Once you’re able to put a stop to future occurrences, you’re already half way to your goal of ending pet odor for good.

The second step is to treat and cleanup the previously affected surfaces. Depending on how severe the previous damage was, this could be as serious as a whole house carpet replacement or hiring a professional carpet cleaning surface to steam your entire house. Whatever your case, the end result is pretty much the same. A little detective work and elbow grease can take care of most pet accidents. One thing that I highly recommend for anyone thinking about putting down new carpet is investing in an odor ban type carpet pad that is lined with a layer of plastic to keep any pet accidents or misc. spills from penetrating deep down into the pad and resulting in trapped odor.

The third and last step is to invest in a good odor controlling device that can offset the unnoticed accidents that WILL occur from keeping a pet. As you already know, air fresheners and scented candles are a quick, easy, and cheap solution to masking all types of odors, but the effects are only temporary. A more practical and more effective solution that I highly recommend is investing in some sort of simple air purification that actually ELIMINATES odors. Do a Google search for negative ion generators. If you’re interested in a method that will not only eliminate odors permanently, but make the air you breathe healthier by neutralizing bacteria, viruses, and allergens as well, ion generators are the way to go.

A much cheaper solution that utilizes the same technology as negative ion generators that I highly recommend is a product called MultiFresh. It’s an all-natural deodorizer that is composed of a negatively charged volcanic mineral that is super effective in absorbing and eliminating odors of all types. The good news is it only costs a fraction of what ion generators do. To check out MultiFresh visit www.multifreshstore.com for more info.

By: Patrick Howell

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