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Best Dog Urine Removers
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Dogs want to please their owners but accidents will happen especially with young dogs that are not house broken, highly excitable dogs, and older dogs that have lost control of their bladder muscles. So, what can you do?
Let’s look at two parts to this question: the pet side and the clean up.
Housebreaking your young dog can begin around 12 weeks of age. Before that the puppy is just not mature enough to control relieving himself in the proper place. You can minimize inside the accidents by taking the puppy outside to potty after it eats and as soon as it wakes up. These are the times that it will most likely to need to go.
Praise the puppy heartily when he relieves himself outside. When puppy is indoors, keep a close eye on him for signs he may need to urinate; behaviors like turning around or squatting. When you cannot watch him closely, place the puppy in a room that has floors that are easy to clean. Do not punish the puppy for making a potty mistake indoors especially if the mistake happened a few minutes ago. The puppy will not understand the connection between the dog urine on the floor and going potty outside. So he will feel guilty because you are upset, but he won’t know why. |
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When puppy is alone, you may want to offer him the use of Piddle Pads. The pads come in a couple sizes and thicknesses to tailor them to your pet’s needs.
Piddle pads have a natural attractant infused into pads that let the puppy know where to go. The pad has a plastic liner to protect flooring and five layers of protection that wick away moisture quickly.
They also have antibacterial ingredients to decrease odors. You can find Piddle Pads at online retailers such as Drs. Foster and Smith and at your local pet store. Some Piddle Pads are even biodegradable.
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Inappropriate dog urination can happen in highly excitable and very timid dogs. Unlike the issues with housebreaking a puppy that can be overcome in a few weeks of training, submissive and excitable dog urination can last a life time if not dealt with appropriately.
The first thing you need to know about submissive urination is that you may be the cause. If you greet your dog by towering over him or with excited utterances and rapid hand movements, your dog may lose it. You need to be calm. You need to be reassuring. If your dog urinates on the floor when company comes over, you may want to limit his water intake for a couple hours before guests arrive and be sure to give him a quiet, secure place to wait until company leaves.
As dogs age, they sometimes have less control over their bladder muscles. This seems to be related to a natural decrease in hormones in both male and female dogs. Urinary incontinence, as opposed to submissive urination and excitability urination, involves leaking urine when the dog is at rest. You should talk with your veterinarian if you pet is experiencing urinary incontinence. There are hormone replacement treatments that may help. Washington State University College of Veterinary Medicine has a good overview article on dog urinary incontinence.
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Dog Diapers
If you and your vet do not want to use hormone replacement or it has not worked successfully, you can also select dog diapers that minimize the mess and clean up. Dog diapers are designed for male or female dogs that are incontinent, or for pets that experience excitable urination.
Dog diapers come in eight sizes from extra, extra small to triple extra large. The dog diapers from Senior Pet Products for example feature the Cinch-Lock Tail Anchoring system that prevents the diaper from leaking around the dog's tail and also gently locks the diaper on the dog. Their dog diapers have four layers of absorbent protection that help wick away dog urine secured with Velcro™.
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Cleaning Up Dog Urine
The most important thing to consider in a dog urine cleaner is the effective ingredients. It is essential that you eliminate all odor. Even if you cannot smell it, dogs can. Because dog urine is organic, you will see the best results from products with enzymes that break down the dog urine rather than bleaches and odor cover ups. If your dog marks more than just carpet, for example, chairs or couches, you need a dog urine cleaner that works on a variety of materials and can be sprayed on. You should read the product label to check for color fast safety and ensure that the product is designed to work on the type of material you need to clean.
Dog urine cleaners and removers come in liquid, powder, or foam. Again, think about where you need to use the product in making your selection. Make sure the bottle states that the dog urine cleaner will work on that specific material and will not leave a stain. Avoid any dog urine cleaner with ammonia. Ammonia smells like urine and may attract your dog back to the area.
The faster you clean up the mess, the easier it will be and the less likely stains will set on the material. Before applying the dog urine remover and neutralizer, rinse the area with water to dilute the urine and blot using clean towels. Keep in mind that liquids such as dog urine, seep downward and outward. So, you need to clean the entire area around the dog urine’s visible stain. Here are some of the best products for cleaning dog urine and odor neutralization.
Best Dog Urine Removers and Odor Neutralizers
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Urine-Off is recommended by veterinarians and cleaning professionals and has the highest recommendations from an on-line survey of user comments. Developed in 2003 by Bio-Pro Research, the enzymes in Urine-Off were specifically developed and combined to "eat" the uric acid crystals, in addition to removing the other components of urine leaving you with a clean floor or carpet. Urine-Off comes in a 16 oz spray bottle and a one gallon container. There are also treated wipes and a fogger for eliminating odors quickly. You can purchase a black light to help you find the spots on your floor or carpet that need to be treated. The Urine-Off website will direct you to retailers that offer Urine-Off or you can order directly online. |
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Another dog urine remover and odor neutralizer that has the support of many users and veterinarians is Nature’s Miracle. It contains natural enzymes that penetrate and quickly remove stains and odors. The product is non-toxic, non-flammable, non-caustic, and non-acidic.
Safe for use around children, pets, on colors, and on all water safe surfaces. To use Nature’s Miracle, you simply apply over the stain or odor, wait about a minute or two for Nature’s Miracle to turn the stain and odor causing material into a liquid, and then, wipe it away with a cloth or paper towel.
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In addition to a catchy name, Anti-Icky-Poo is the name of a well regarded urine remover and odor neutralizer. Anti-Icky-Poo is a product offered by VetWorld Companies based in California. There is not as much blog or veterinarian traffic about this product, but what is available is very favorable. Anti-Icky-Poo uses live bacteria to eliminate any organic material left behind by your pets in fabrics and carpet. Anti-Icky-Poo removes stains and eliminates the source that causes pet odors to come back over and over again.
To use Anti-Icky-Poo, you apply the product to a contaminated surface and allow drying. For carpets, you can inject Anti-Icky-Poo into the carpet pad using a carpet injector (available separately or packaged together with product). Once Anti-Icky-Poo evaporates, it leaves nothing behind. From their website, you can order quart or gallon sizes, a starter kit that contains a carpet infuser or an advanced kit that contains both the infuser and a black light. The infuser and black light are also available separately. To increase your confidence, Anti-Icky-Poo has a money back guarantee. |
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Some other options:
Environmental thoughtfulness: SeaYu Petrotech Odor Eliminator is a more environmentally friendly dog urine odor eliminator. The patented Petrotech process works by shearing and encapsulating the odor source. It can be used on many types of surfaces including fabric, plastic, concrete, tile, wood, carpet, and metal. SeaYu has different products for each material type, all of which use their patented process. Product reviewers on Amazon and Yahoo are very favorably impressed with this product’s ability to remove odors. You can buy Sea Yu directly from their online site. |
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A relatively new product (the company began in Atlanta in 2002) that is receiving favorable comments from users is Scoe 10X. Their website is a bit hyped, but you can read about their products, processes, and some customer reviews. The products are available online only and they have a money back guarantee for odor removal. |
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Odor-Ban is available at Sam’s Club and Walmart. It is much less expensive than other odor elimination products and received favorable reviews by users interested in removing dog urine odor. It is safe for animals and children. It can be used as a cleaner and a deodorizer that spray in the air or on fabric or carpet. Odor-Ban contains enzymes for long term odor removal and a light scent for immediate odor relief. According to the experience of some customers using Odor-Ban, you will need to apply or spray multiple times to keep the urine odor at bay.
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