Smelly carpet question

[NMH2001]

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Hello-I'm a lurker of the MD/DO forums, but I thought this question may have a better shot over here...

I have 4 ferrets who have had a few "accidents" on our carpet. I have tried soaking the spots with Nature's Miracle, which took some but not all the smell away. Just recently I soaked the carpet with OdoBan (stuff you can buy at Sam's Club), let it sit overnight, then extracted it out of the carpet with a rented Rug Doctor steam cleaner. Guess what...still smells. Definately not as pungent, but still stinky.

Anyone have ideas about what has worked for them? I love my "kids", but the smell is starting to make me gag!

 

[PAThbrd]

We sell an enzyme cleaner at the vets I work at... I believe it is made by Kenic, Ill have to check the name when I work tomorrow. The enzymes decompose the odor molecules. It works extremely well!

 

[birdvet2006]

I don't have ferrets, but Simple Solution has been my preferred brand of carpet cleaner for cat/dog messes over the past 12-15 years. You can get it by the gallon at PETsMART or similar.

 

[natelam]

your problem is not with the cleaners or agents you are using, it is highly likely that the urine penetrated to the carpet padding, which you CAN'T clean, and a steam cleaner will not clean properly. Worst case scenario - rip up the carpet, change padding, and make sure the ferrets don't mess up again. Another option is to change the padding, but put a layer of flexible plastic in between the padding and the carpet to prevent leakage into the lower layer.

good luck -nate