Milk in carpeting...

[maddy]

My dear darling cat has a fetish with glasses sitting about, particularly if they have a liquid in them. Well as my luck might have it, about a week ago he knocked my remaining glass of milk over and it spilled onto my carpeting. I cleaned it up quickly with many paper towels but neglected to pull my couch forward to realize that it had spread along the base board. A few days later I discovered a less than pleasant aroma and I've nailed it to souring milk in the fiber and presumably padding of my carpet. I've tried doosing it with water (a second glass knocked over by the resident feline a few days later and scrubbing it with pet odor Resolve. But it hasn't fully disipated yet. I'm trying to avoid having the carpet cleaned professionally, especially before the holidays... any suggestions?

[Sharni]

Removing milk from carpet (http://www.msue.msu.edu/msue/imp/mod02/01500490.html)

[Sharni]

Removing milk from carpet (http://www.fabriclink.com/carpet/Milk.html)

[Sharni]

Quite a few sites say that once souring had occured it needs to be professionally cleaned

But i'd try the others first

[maddy]

thanks Sharni, I'm a bit dense sometimes, I never thought to let my fingertips walk the web for a solution. I'm gonna give some of these a try first.

[LixyChick]

I feel your pain maddy! My cat has the same obsession with glasses/cups, other than his own in it's proper place. This OCD actually comes in handy when they are older. I couldn't get my cat to drink enough water to help with constipation problems till I started placing cups of water in out-of-the-way places other than next to his food bowl.

I wish you well in your current dilemma! Looks like Sharni found some pretty decent suggestions!

[WildIrish]

Try vigourously scrubbing the spot with cat fur. :D

[PantyFanatic]

lmao @ WI :D

[Sharni]

LMAO...WI you crack me up!

[osuche]

Hmmm...if it's odor as an issue, I recommend spraying it liberally with Febreze after you've washed it....cyclodextrins will help with the odor.

[maddy]

Great idea WI! Got a cat I can borrow to scrub with?

Thanks osuche, so coming from the chemical engineer... the Febreze stuff REALLY works to remove odors?

[maddy]

Well thanks for the ringing endorsement... I've never tried it becuase I figured it was like any other odor cover-upper. Now, I feel confident it's worth the price on the shelf.

[osuche]

Well...the product has a fragrance (although not a heavy one), but the active is cyclodextrin, which is a molecule that tends to "encapsulate" oily long-chain molecules...such as the ones that cause odor. It "captures" the molecule in its core and removes the fragrance from the fabric....

And, yes...it works. ;) Technical jargon or no.

[WildIrish]

Great idea WI! Got a cat I can borrow to scrub with?



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Why don't you use the pain in the ass cat that knocked it over to begin with? I'm not giving you mine! Then my pussy will smell like spoiled milk and I'll have to spray it with Febreze or nobody will wanna play with it! :D

[Lilith]

If you do to the pet store and get an odor eater liquid that has enzyme action, made for pet accidents, it just may work.

[wyndhy]

:confused:


Why don't you use the pain in the ass cat that knocked it over to begin with? I'm not giving you mine! Then my pussy will smell like spoiled milk and I'll have to spray it with Febreze or nobody will wanna play with it! :D
lmao

i have no suggestions but good luck. maddy.

[maddy]

It's been a darn busy and frustrating week so far, and I stopped at the store yesterday to buy exactly TWO things... a baby card and a box of baking soda (was going to give the sprinkle baking soda, let sit and vac option a try first as it was the cheapest), and of course I came home with only a baby card! Out of frustration I took the box that's been collecting refrigerator odors out of the refrigerator and let it sit extra long (seemed logical) ... 24 hours to be nearly exact. I vac'd it up tonight and I think so far, it seems to have done the trick! YAH for me... so that's my recommendation if anyone should have this problem in the future... baking soda.