My darling dear cat has this annoying little habit of scarfing his food down quickly, then within 10 minutes or so, bringing it back into the world, and leaving it on the carpet.
*Note* I have mentioned this to the vet numerous times, and have been told not to worry - he's done this ever since I've had him.
Well, most of the time I am able to get it cleaned up right away so that it doesn't leave any stain behind. But, just in the short time we've been here in my new apartment, he's managed to "hide" four or five incidents long enough so that by the time I found them .... well, the stain had set.
So, anyway, I'm thinking that maybe I should rent a carpet steam cleaner from a store and take care of the spots. One time would probably cost ~$30. But then I'm thinking some more, and am wondering if it would be better to get one of those spot cleaners for $50 - 60 which I would then own. That way I could take care of the spot as soon as it happened.
Last Wednesday I got a $30 giftcard for CVS when I filled my allergy prescription there. While I was waiting, I was wandering the store to see if there was anything I needed/wanted. One thing I found was a Scunzi (sp?). The box didn't "say" that it was a steam/spot carpet cleaner - but I *think* I read about it doing that somewhere.
I really do need a way of getting those stains/spots out of the carpet. A couple of the spots are in the living room - very visible to visitors.
Anyone have/use a Scunzi? Or the other thing, a Spot Bot?
KIF,
Laura
Cleaning carpet - thanks to my cat
May 7th, 2006 at 03:38 am
May 7th, 2006 at 04:01 am 1146970909
Also, have you tried reducing the amount and giving the food over the course of the day?
May 7th, 2006 at 05:53 am 1146977622
The pitiful begging thing didn't really start till I started feeding him canned cat food (which was to try to help him with some ...ummm... blockage problems).
May 7th, 2006 at 06:01 am 1146978084
May 7th, 2006 at 06:18 am 1146979124
May 7th, 2006 at 06:42 pm 1147023775
Before we do any cleaning with a machine (and depending on the stain) I will put Dawn dishwashing liquid on the stain or spray OXY carpet spray. If the stain is a color like red I'll use a mix of hydrogen peroxide and water.