How to remove the smell of cat, dog, children's urine from the couch: the best ways

No one is immune to damage to bed by animals or toddlers. However, more often people are interested in how to remove the smell of cat urine from the couch, because it has a particularly unpleasant and sharp flavor. After drying, soaking in the upholstery and filler of soft furniture, the task becomes even more difficult. To get rid of the stench in the house is easier if you find a wet spot on time.

Unpleasant "delicate" problem can overtake any person. Most often, soft furniture suffers from a child who can unconsciously "go to the toilet" in the place where he plays. Perhaps you need to clean the ottoman after taking care of the lying patient. A cat or a dog often becomes the perpetrator of fetid "accidents".

The better the smell of urine?

Since this problem is very delicate, many people are embarrassed to apply for dry cleaning or consult specialists in household chemistry stores. Cleaning by specialized means shows excellent results, helping to clean the surface of the sofa and remove the smell. Dry cleaning costs a lot of money, but not only the unpleasant aroma, but also the stain from the dried liquid will disappear without a trace.

advice If you have enough money, be sure to use dry cleaning services.

If dry cleaning is too expensive for you and you are determined to eliminate the consequences of the problem yourself, you can clean the sofa using the following means:

• citric acid;
• vinegar;
• strong brine;
• laundry soap;
• stain remover, eliminating not only pollution, but also smell;
• powder for washing;
• chloride solution;
• alcohol;
• potassium permanganate.

Which way to choose to get rid of the stench, directly depends on the material from which the furniture is made. From the hot water fabric bright sofa can shed. It is easiest to remove urine from a leather sofa or upholstered furniture, covered with a leather substitute. The material will not let the liquid inside, so it is sufficient to clean it with a brush with a soap solution or powder.

First steps in removing urine from the sofa

If you witnessed a crime committed by a cat or a dog, or a child wrote on furniture right in front of you, immediately grab for napkins or towels. The maximum amount of child or animal urine needs to be absorbed into the towel. The more urine is absorbed, the easier it will be to get rid of the smell and wash the stain.

After drying with a napkin, the stain should be treated with a soap solution. Sponge the sponge with water and soap with laundry soap. It better absorbs unpleasant odors and helps remove the harsh odor. It is necessary to lather well the problem place. Instead of soap, antibacterial powder is suitable.

The third stage is to clean the polluted ottoman with a special solution made from citric acid, vinegar or potassium permanganate. Due to oxidizing qualities, vinegar is able to evaporate from the tissue together with the smell of baby urine. However, if a cat or dog made trouble, this method may not be as effective.

After treatment, a fresh stain should be dried. This can be done with a hairdryer or iron. Remember, a hair dryer can overheat, give it time to rest. You can iron the ottoman only through gauze.

Than to deduce a smell of children's urine?

The fragrance of children's urine is the least aggressive, so it's enough to soak up liquid with napkins and clean the sofa with a soapy solution. If you remove the unpleasant odor with a sponge failed, soap the cloth with a cloth, leave for 10 minutes and rinse with a sponge. If you still can not remove the smell, you can get rid of it with folk remedies.

1. MARGANTSOVKA .It is enough to dissolve only two crystals of potassium permanganate in warm water so that it has a light pink shade. Dampen the towel in it and put it on the stain of baby urine. In half an hour the procedure will need to be repeated.
   

   Advice

   You can use the solution of potassium permanganate only on dark sofas.

2. Citric acid or juice .Press 1 lemon and spray the juice onto the baby urine spot. Repeat after 15 minutes. You can dissolve 2 packets of acid in 1 glass of water. Lemon will help get rid of the stench.
3. Vinegar .Dissolve the essence in a ratio of 1: 4 with water and spray from the spray. Rinse with a damp sponge. Vinegar will help remove the unpleasant odor.

How to remove the smell of animal urine?

The smell of urine is much stronger than the human. Especially if the ottoman was described by a cat. Cat's urine has a sharp odor, and after it is extremely difficult to clean even smooth surfaces. In the fight against it will help vinegar, lemon juice and manganese. Soapy solution will not help get rid of a sharp stench.

Another sure way to clean the place that the dog or cat was taken for the toilet is the treatment with hydrogen peroxide. Dampen a cloth with a solution and rub the spot of animal urine. This method is dangerous, because peroxide can "corrode" the dye of the fabric.

Council

To prevent a cat or dog from spoiling upholstered furniture, do not accustom them to sitting on the sofas.

How to bring out the old "fragrance"?

This problem is familiar to people caring for bedridden patients. The adult's urine has a heavy unpleasant odor. If the mattress has suffered from urination, it is impossible to clean it in most cases. The only option - a new sofa or dry cleaning.

1. Chlorinated solution. If you decide to save the sofa at home, a 0.5% solution of bleach will help get rid of the stench and disinfect soft furniture. However, there remains the aroma of bleach.
2. Alcohol. Spirits or vodka should be filled with plenty of stain, then cleaned with water and dried.

Tips and Tricks

• If a cat wrote on the sofa, home methods can be powerless. It will be cleared by special means sold at pet stores.
• The faster you notice the puddle, the easier it will be to clean upholstered furniture.
• To prevent the cat from climbing on the ottoman, sprinkle furniture with lemon juice.
• You can sprinkle the place of "accident" with soda: it will help get rid of the smell and clean the fabric from the divorce.
• Direct sunlight helps to clean the sofa of the smell.

Cleaning upholstered furniture is a time-consuming process. Knowing the basic ways, you can clean the sofa at home. Folk tricks will help to remove the smell of urine from the sofa no worse than specialized means.