The holiday season just went by, what did Santa get you? A sweater? A beautiful Hermès scarf? Perhaps a new fragrance? These are all wonderful and heartwarming gifts but nothing beats an adorable pet – either a cat or a dog; a gift-wrapped quirky and fun companion to keep you content through thick and thin and brighten your life a little more everyday. The only problem is that having a pet comes with certain challenges, in particular when it comes to keeping your home smelling fresh and feeling healthy.So how can you “eat your cake, and have it too”? How can you prevent your adorable gift from spelling trouble for your home, carpets, rugs and upholstery and become something of a curse? At All Star Chem-Dry, we have the answer. To enjoy a fresher and healthier home:

No matter how potty trained your puppy or cat may be, accidents are, to some extent, inevitable. To keep your home smelling fresh and feeling clean, you need to develop the skills and have the cleaning products to properly treat and eliminate pet urine odors. The process starts with identifying where pet accidents have occurred either in the past or recently but unknown to you. To that end, just remember that in addition to leaving an unsightly stain, pet urine also has a highly unpleasant odor that travels far and wide. These are the two things you can use to figure out where pet accidents have taken place.

For new stains, a quick fix may be enough to get rid of the odors. For older stains, urine may have penetrated deep into your carpet fibers, contaminating the underlying floor. In this case, simple cleaning just won’t do. You’ll need professional help for a thorough pet urine removal treatment.

• Using a combination of newspapers and paper towels, soak up as much of the urine as possible.
• Cover the spot with a thick layer of paper towels followed by a thick layer of newspaper.
• If possible, place a layer of newspaper under the soiled area as well.
• Rinse the area with clean, cool water.
• After rinsing, soak up as much of the water as possible.
• To remove fresh pet urine stains and odors, Chem-Dry’s Pet Odor Extinguisher is an excellent green-certified and eco-friendly cleaning product. It contains no harsh chemicals or soaps and is therefore safe for kids and pets.

• The urine odor permeates into the floor underneath the carpet.
• As the urine dries and urine crystals form, the odor becomes more concentrated and pungent. Consequently, Chem-Dry’s Pet Odor Extinguisher stops being effective for urine odor removal. You will need professional help.

At this point, note that if you’re dealing with pet stains, avoid steam cleaning, which involves saturating your carpet with an excessive amount of water containing soaps and other detergents, delivered at high temperature and pressure; the high temperature of the process will permanently set the stain and the odor. The solution: Pet urine removal treatment by All Star Chem-Dry.

• Using a source of black light or a penetrating moisture meter, we identify “accident zones”.
• Depending on the severity of the problem, your carpet may need further inspection.
• Following the aforementioned prep work, we clean the area using Chem-Dry’s patented hot carbonating extraction system to lift and extract any liquid and/or loose urine crystals.
• And finally, a proprietary and patented cleaning product, P.U.R.T. is applied generously to the carpet backing, tack strip, sub floor and baseboards.

In 24 to 36 hours, P.U.R.T. breaks down all the odor-causing elements leaving behind a fresh smelling and revitalized carpet. For more information, call us on now 416-916-0550.