[wayne zabel]

Ive been asked twice this week by different customers if there is anything they can do in an emergency to stop yellow staining when their dogs wee on the carpet.

Apart from telling them to call me out ASAP to extract the pee I was at a loss what to tell them apart from blotting onto a towel and avoiding using Vanish ect.

Is there anything they can do/use in these situations that will prevent the stains becoming really bad?

Hope this doesn't sound like one of my famous daft questions

[colin thomas]

sell the dog

[idealrob]

white vinegar, works every time

idealrob

[Jim_77]

Where people fail is the first thing they do.  They should absorb the urine as much as possible but you can bet the first thing they do is spray a load of something on top of it.

Jay cloths are good, kitchen paper is much better but you can use a whole roll on one accident so not the most practical.  Toilet roll is good obviously but leaves bits everywhere.

Tell them they should blot it up until NO MORE transfer onto the cloth/paper.  Only then should they put any products on it.  I would suggest a mild solution of biological washing detergent, which itself is then blotted out. The white vinegar will help reduce browning on wool.

I'd advise that as a first aid measure and then get you out to extract it.

[Mike Halliday]

as urine comes out of the animal it is in an acid state so a higher pH spotter would be the best bet, as it ages it becomes alkaline so then the use of white vinegar would be the way to go.

so if advising a client on what immediate treatment should be done then I would suggest a mild ammonia solution. but a full grown dog can urinate a pint so cleaning  the top of the carpet wouldn't be a lot of use.