How to get urine out of carpet

Blot the fresh urine immediately, then clean with enzyme detergent; prompt treatment improves the outlook, but urine in carpet padding may require carpet and padding replacement.

Blot up as much urine as possible with clean cloths as soon as you notice it.
Mix a few drops of dish soap with cool water, saturate the area, and let it sit for one or two hours without scrubbing.
Rinse the area by gently blotting with cool water.
Apply enzyme detergent after cleaning and follow the product label.
Blot instead of rubbing throughout the process.

Don't do this

Do not rub the carpet, because rubbing spreads the stain and frays the pile.
Do not use a steam cleaner, because heat can permanently set the odor and stain in carpet fibers.
Do not rely on products that only mask the odor, because masking without enzymes fails.

If the stain or odor remains, use a commercial product made for this, used per its label. If urine soaked into the padding, you may need to remove and replace that portion of the carpet and padding; steam heat can permanently set the odor and stain.

Grounded in: indoorpet.osu.edu, longbeach.gov. Every step follows sentences verified verbatim on those pages.

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