ANIMAL ODORS

Just about everyone has animals today and we are called out to handle urine, blood, vomit, fecal matter sometimes four or five times in a single day.  Animals often have problems when their environment changes, such as when their owner is not home for several days, when another animal is introduced into their home or when the animal is put on medication.  All of these situations often cause changes in their elimination habits and we are called to the rescue.

What makes things worse is your involvement.  You get mad, impulsive and run to get anything from under the kitchen sink.  Worse, you rub, you scrub, you pour and you leave things soapy and often discolored.  No, do not pour water or soda water. What you should do is call for help.  You can blot or, if you have a wet pick-up (by-pass) vacuum, suck up what is there and then call.  Leaving things soapy makes things worse for us because our chemicals don’t work as well when there is soap in the fabric.

There is a correlation between stains and odors in most cases.  For our purposes, we will talk about them separately. Stains and discolorations are visible while odor is normally not visible but can be the result of some substance or liquid that is visible.

Dealing with odor normally involves cleaning the area and then utilizing the proper enzyme chemicals to “neutralize” what is causing the odor.  What is important to understand is that your dog or cat has the ability to continue to smell something that we, as humans, are not able, since their ability to smell is twenty times our own (I am told).  There are many options that can be considered with odors and it all depends upon your particular conditions and whether the problem is a one-time occurrence or something cronic.  Even whether your problem is in winter or summer makes a difference.