# Carpet Urine Stains

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/carpet-urine-stains/314094>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [July 25, 2005, 6:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/carpet-urine-stains/314094 "2005-07-25T18:50:20Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 7\
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**Author:** ![RobertGCarson](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/bbce88/32.png) [@RobertGCarson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RobertGCarson)\
**Post date:** [July 25, 2005, 6:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/carpet-urine-stains/314094/1 "2005-07-25T18:50:20Z")

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THis stuff is all over my apartment. :smack: What’s the best way to go about getting it all out?

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**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\
**Post date:** [July 25, 2005, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/carpet-urine-stains/314094/2 "2005-07-25T19:00:09Z")

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Last night I ruipped up the carpet and the padding in my den because it was starting to smell like – well – a den. Our cat had been peeing on the carpet.

I’d tried shampooing the rugs, which worked for a time, but which didn’t clean the padding underneath. And which didn’t completely get rid of the urine in the rug itself, either.  
Fortunately, there was linoleum under the padding, which protected the flooring.

After my experience, my advice is to tear up the carpeting and padding and tear it out. My garage now smells of old urine, and will until the garbage gets picked up.

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**Author:** ![vetbridge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/b5e925/32.png) [@vetbridge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vetbridge)\
**Post date:** [July 25, 2005, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/carpet-urine-stains/314094/3 "2005-07-25T19:00:27Z")

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I stand patiently until the stream stops, then give it a couple shakes.

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**Author:** ![Rodd\_Hill](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/3ab097/32.png) [@Rodd\_Hill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rodd_Hill)\
**Post date:** [July 25, 2005, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/carpet-urine-stains/314094/4 "2005-07-25T19:06:11Z")

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That rug really tied the room together, Dude.

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**Author:** ![Patty\_O\_Furniture](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/96bed5/32.png) [@Patty\_O\_Furniture](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Patty_O_Furniture)\
**Post date:** [July 25, 2005, 7:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/carpet-urine-stains/314094/5 "2005-07-25T19:13:50Z")

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I have had good luck with [Petzyme](http://www.petsmart.com/media/ps/images/products/detail/large/March04/lg_54257_34a5d.jpg). I’ve never had a cat-accident that Petzyme couldn’t neutralize, however I don’t have padding under my carpets; they’re all throw rugs and persian rugs. Can you peel the carpet back and replace just the funkified section of padding?

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**Author:** ![Joey\_P](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/919ad9/32.png) [@Joey\_P](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joey_P)\
**Post date:** [July 25, 2005, 7:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/carpet-urine-stains/314094/6 "2005-07-25T19:16:29Z")

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I’m not sure what I would do if my carpet was urinating all over the room.

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**Author:** ![Inigo\_Montoya](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/inigo_montoya/32/124_2.png) [@Inigo\_Montoya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inigo_Montoya)\
**Post date:** [July 25, 2005, 7:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/carpet-urine-stains/314094/7 "2005-07-25T19:18:07Z")

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Well-spoken, Joey **P**

Oxy-Clean works well.