A man called me from Santa Rosa with a special need. He has ten large wool rugs which he takes out to the Mojave Desert where he sets up a post-apocalyptic bar. He lays the rugs down on the desert floor so people didn’t have to walk on the sand. These rugs fill up with sand, especially since they would get three or four sand storms every season. He was wondering what would be the best method for getting the sand out of the rugs. He explained the rugs were not expensive and he didn’t want to spend money on it. He didn’t want my services, just my advice.

Upholstery Cleaning for Pets – Removing Urine Odor

That’s an unusual request. What I get more often goes something like this: “my dog had an accident on the sofa and I can’t to get the pee stain or urine odor out of the sofa. Can you help?” Pet vomit is another common problem for upholstery. We can’t blame the dog for everything. They’re not the ones spilling beer and popcorn on the sofa.

Of course, we’re happy to help. Dogs and cats bring us most of our business. For sofas, love seats and sectional sofas that have been loved on my a dog or a cat, we use hot water extraction (aka steam cleaning) and a proven formula that includes an enzyme, which neutralizes organic matter and knocks down odor. In some cases, we’re able to remove the stain that can result from pet urine or vomit. We’re also able to remove the baking soda or detergent pet owners have added to their upholstery, trying to mitigate the damage.

Besides upholstery cleaning for pets, we also provide pet odor removal for area rugs and carpets using our unique low moisture Teri-Towel system (Read More) with a formula that includes an enzyme carpet cleaning treatment. We serve the dogs and cats of Petaluma, Santa Rosa and Sonoma County, but we also go to Marin County and San Francisco. After all, there are more dogs in San Francisco than children (Source: KQED) and these dogs live like sultans!

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Back to the guy with the post-apocalyptic bar in the Mohave Desert, I recommended the old-fashioned method, which my mother taught me. Hang the rugs on a clothes line and beat them with a broom handle. There are fancy machines, but there’s not much that beats a good rug beating. No water, no mess. Just make sure you’re standing upwind.

Wow, the things we put our rugs through!