Animal Urine smell- can it be removed?

Have you tried using a brush when you clean the carpet? How about using some baking soda to rid the smell? I know there is a cleaner specifically for pet urine stains and smells. I believe it is called "Urine be Gone". You could do a search for it. Good luck!

There are many products designed to remove pet odors. However, if the urine has gotten down to the padding, you will probaby never get the smell out. I finally pulled up all the carpeting and replaced it with tile. Area rugs can be shampooed easily or else washed in the machine.

Have you tried applying white vinegar to the offending spots? It would sure be worth a try. Vinegar neutralizes many odors and is a cheap household cleaner. I use it all the time around my house. I do home daycare and hardly a day goes by when someone does not piddle on my wood floors. I mop them with a mixture of white vinegar and oil. The vinegar removes any odors from the wood and cuts through the dirt. I also add it to my husband's stinky laundry (he is a mechanic so his dirty clothes really stink sometimes!). It works miracles for me and would be a cheap thing to try. I would soak the spot with straight white vinegar and let it sit for an hour or so before blotting the spot with a dry cloth. It will smell like vinegar for a short while, but that smell will go away along with the urine odor. Good luck!

We used to use Petzyme when Jessie had an accident. http://www.howtocleanstuff.net/floors-and-carpet/carpet/removing-urine-from-carpet/ There are other cleaners. I do not know if there is a natural based one. But if you go to Safeway or to the Pet store, they will have some removers or carpet cleaners especially designed for this purpose.

There is a special carpet cleaner and odor remover for pet stains/smells (look under either category at the store). I don't recall the name. Hopefully somebody else does. It works great but you might have to apply it a couple of times before all is gone.

Well, we had bought two carpet steamers. The 1st one my dog actually chewed the cord and ruined it. But we would just steam the carpets all the time. It picks up stains and odors. The cleaner used for the steamer comes in different scents. It's the only thing that really worked for us when I was training my dog. But then we put the pads on the floor, and he eventually learned to use them. Even though he gets his walks, we still keep a pad out at all times just in case. I don't trust him. lol.