Dogs, carpets and bicarbonate of soda....

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Why has nobody ever told me about this? How has it passed me by? All these years, if only I had known..... it really does work! No smell!

I still think I’m going to go for flotex/laminate/tiles if my landlady lets me though 😄

 

[MiJodsR2BlinkinTite]

This is an old-fashioned cheap-and-cheerful remedy; been going for years!!

You can't beat remedies like this!

 

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Absolutely I just wish I'd known lol - but glad I do now

 

[Pinkvboots]

It is also brilliant at getting grease off kitchen tiles, you must mix it with water into a paste slap it on then wipe off, and it removes all the grease, also good for stained enamel baths shake some on the stain add white vinegar leave for a few minutes while it fizzles then rub with a cloth.

 

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I will admit I went to the shop this evening and bought some more while I was there! The stuff I used to remove the smell was quite elderly (but still worked!)

 

[CrazyMare]

Oh yes, it's brilliant. I put a drop of two of pure essential oil in and shake up the tub.

 

[Clodagh]

I am paranoid now about my house smelling. Next time a non dog owning friend comes over I shall ask them to walk around and sniff.
Except I am not sure I have any non dog owning friends, so I will just carry on happily with olfractory ignorance.

 

[JillA]

Does it work for cat pee too? My 15 yr old cat has had one or two accidents on my bedroom carpet, and carpet cleaner and Febreze both have failed to eliminate the smell? (I use it a lot for degreasing round my hotplates, and with a little white vinegar it's unbeatable for cleaning stuff. And it cleans dishwashers too, better than the expensive dishwasher cleaner they would have you spend money on)

 

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I am paranoid now about my house smelling. Next time a non dog owning friend comes over I shall ask them to walk around and sniff.
Except I am not sure I have any non dog owning friends, so I will just carry on happily with olfractory ignorance.

It was when someone commented on my carpet thread that they couldn’t abide dog smelling carpets..... I was surprised there were any other kind to be honest, having had dogs all my life? 😛

 

[whiteflower]

Another one here with dog smelling carpets who's never heard of this ! So what do you do, mix it with water first ?

 

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Another one here with dog smelling carpets who's never heard of this ! So what do you do, mix it with water first ?

No you sprinkle it dry over the carpet, leave it a while (overnight if possible) then vacuum it up. It totally took away any smell where poor little Flick had had an accident