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Pet Damage Repair in Your Home
Pets, as cute and cuddly as they are, can be really hard on your home. It is amazing how that little ball of fur can literally make such a big mark on your home. Really, no place in your home is safe from the destructive little bundle of love from furniture, to walls, to carpet; even the tiniest of pets can wreck havoc in the most durable of houses.
Get It Fast
Anyone with a pet has had that moment where you realize what that smell actually is. The trick to not having a lasting reminder of the accident is to clean it up as quickly as possible. Obviously you do not want the feces or urine to absorb into the carpet any more than it already has, and you want to be able the remove the scent well enough from the spot so that your pet will not feel like he needs to mark that spot again. When an accident does occur, blot, blot, blot, and get as much of the mess up as you possibly can. Whatever you do, do not add water. Once you have blotted up as much of the stain as possible, then use one of the enzyme pet stain cleaners to clean the spot and the scent of the accident. After the spot is completely dry, come back and retreat the area with the enzyme cleaner one more time to get any remnants that you missed the first time around.
Wood Floors
Pets can be really tough on hardwood floors, so if you find a place where a pet has marked a wooden floor and stained it, you may want to treat the area with a wood bleach to see if this helps to lighten the area. Then you can reapply your stain to match the floor. If the damage is really severe, you can always yank up a couple of floorboards and replace them. However, if the urine has worked its way down to the sub floor, then you have a bigger repair to manage. Since the stained sub floor will cause odors to linger, and odors are what entice a pet to mark a spot over and over, you will need to either remove the stained section of sub floor, or seal the sub floor to block the odors. Then you will need to replace the actual floorboards.
Claw Damage
It is amazing how much damage those tiny, little claws can do. Obviously it is better to stop the damaging behavior with a repellent before it occurs. When damage does occur though, there are some quick fixes that you can employ. For leather furniture there are tear repair kits available, or you may need to contact a professional. If your pet has snagged fabric furniture, pull the snag to the backside using a large eyed needle.
Claw Marks
Again those tiny, little claws are tearing machines. If you find scratches on furniture, you can usually touch them up with paint or orange oil. For deep scratches either sand the surface down, or fill in the scratches with wood putty before painting.
That Smell
One way to absorb pet odors in the home, or any odor for that matter, is to use lava rocks. You can find them at most home improvement stores, and all you need to do is place them in strategic areas throughout your home where they can absorb odors. After you use them for a few months, let them sit in the sun for a few hours to refresh them for round two.
About the Author
Angela Glancy, is a freelance artist and consultant with http://www.americanartisanart.com/. She enjoys sharing her creative approach to
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