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sewnsewer2 04-29-2011 08:47 PM

Try arm & hammer with oxyclean.

madamekelly 04-29-2011 08:55 PM

I just went through this because of a visiting puppy and my all cotton bathroom rug. Add a cup of white vinegar, and 1 scoop of oxyclean, along with your regular detergent. Worked like a charm! No smell and no stain!

cabinfever 04-29-2011 11:58 PM


Originally Posted by colleen1978
I had a smell issue with mildew once and I put the fabric in the washer with lots of plain white vinegar...no more smell!

Mildew also doesn't like sunlight! If you have something left damp too long from a camping trip...try laying it out in the sun to dry first. I will try the vinegar as well next time.
Sorry, I have no pet odor experience to contribute otherwise; at least not when I had to be the one in charge of washing. I really appreciate everyone's experience here, as they all sound like great suggestions to try on any smelly fabric. How about any suggestions for a book bought from a smoker? Would you do something with baking soda or charcoal?

cabinfever 04-30-2011 12:02 AM


Originally Posted by Dakota Rose
...Either spay your fabric and then rinse or wash with water and lots of vinegar. It is also great for windows and general cleaning so I buy it by the gallon. One day the check our clerk at the grocery story asked me how many quarts of pickles I was going to make!!

Love vinegar for cleaning too. Pickles...MMM!

Grandma Cindy 04-30-2011 09:07 AM


Originally Posted by Prism99
When this happened to me, regular washing in the washing machine wasn't enough. What did work was spraying the fabric with F.O.N. (Feline Odor Neutralizer), placing in a plastic bag for half a day, and then washing in the machine.

Where did you purchase that product?

vickimc 04-30-2011 09:52 AM

Sport-Wash it gets everything out. you can find it at Walmart or Ace hardware in the hunting dept. Hunters use it to get the smells out of their clothes before and after hunting. I know.... nothing worse that dear urine. A friend used it to get cigerette smoke out and it works. good luck
Vicki

k9dancer 04-30-2011 10:12 AM

[quote=cabinfever]

Originally Posted by colleen1978
..... How about any suggestions for a book bought from a smoker? Would you do something with baking soda or charcoal?

You could try putting a dryer sheet in the book.

ndgirl 04-30-2011 02:02 PM

I read a post online several years ago when my husband was still living and having "accidents" - it said that Suave green apple shampoo was good to remove urine odors. It works wonderfully!! I used it to clean the bathroom and sometimes left some in the sink filled with water as a deodorant. You might try that.

tjradj 04-30-2011 02:34 PM

One of the best industrial pet odour removers is basically extra strength vinegar.
I'd just toss them in the washing machine with extra detergent and a couple of colour catchers and then add vinegar to the rinse cycle.

Kas 04-30-2011 03:57 PM

Vinegar in the rinse. It is what I use on spots on the floor, as well. It really works.

cabinfever 05-01-2011 01:27 AM


Originally Posted by k9dancer

Originally Posted by cabinfever
How about any suggestions for a book bought from a smoker? Would you do something with baking soda or charcoal?

You could try putting a dryer sheet in the book.

Hate to say what I tried...I sprayed a light mist of Fabreeze on some paper towels, then laid them in between the pages, & moved the 4 paper towels around between many other pages, if only for less than a minute. I think the book is much better, but it's sad how perfect the condition was, other than that one flaw. Hope the smell doesn't come back later on. I think the dryer sheet might have been a safer bet. Thanks

Rainy Day 05-01-2011 01:33 AM

Get the cat spayed before this becomes a habit.

ruck9085 05-01-2011 10:11 AM

I have threatened my son, Tubby the Shih Tsu with castration if he so much as even LOOKS like he wants to hike that little leg in my house. Works really well cause he never has and he's eight. My little boy Raymond the tom cat had to have the threat carried out because he is hard of hearing.
But, I use Gain detergent and put some vinegar in the first rinse and the Downy in the second. it works for me.

quiltnmom 05-01-2011 10:14 AM


Originally Posted by Lady Shivesa
Thanks so much for all the advice. I really appreciate it. Luckily there's only about one bag of fabric that she got to (and a box of several hundred 2.5" squares...but I might not even mess with them...).

For the 2.5" squares I would put them in a mesh lingere laurndry bag to wash them.

sammy89 05-01-2011 01:44 PM

i have cats and that happen to me before :thumbdown: i use vinegar and bakingsoda plus the regular detergent worked for me

ann31039 05-01-2011 02:08 PM


Originally Posted by thepolyparrot
I wish I could find some way of training a dog not to mark - I love my pets but this is the one thing I can't handle - eliminating in the house.

a supersoaker 5000 can train dogs and cats both. i taught my cat to sleep at night (or at least not to nut up and keep me up) with one when i had a one room efficiency apartment. that is one mega watergun. it'll shoot 20ft.

bearisgray 05-05-2011 06:15 AM


Originally Posted by Rainy Day
Get the cat spayed before this becomes a habit.

Didn't help. It was a male that we had neutered.

BluegrassGurl 05-05-2011 06:20 AM


Originally Posted by CarrieAnne
Ive had good luck with detergent and vineger.

Ditto for me. Good luck!

sweetpea 05-05-2011 06:29 AM

all good hunts but I would add to hung it outside to air dry. that way if it do not all come out the frist time you have not set it in. and thing from the line smells great. good luck.

marla 05-10-2011 12:57 PM

Use vinegar with your detergent.
As a previous Red Cross worker, we would advise fire victims to use this to clean salvagable clothing. It is a good cleaner for household items.

sew_sew 05-11-2011 03:09 PM

had that happen before, vineger willl do it


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