It's really not important what you use on hard surfaces, you can wipe away urine and vinegar works fine for this, but on carpet, furniture, or grout lines where urine has soaked through, an enzyme cleaner, such as Nature's Miracle, is needed. These enzyme cleaners have special bacteria that actually "eat" the protein found in urine, vomit, and poop. The protein is what causes the smell, and if there is even a slight odor left, that humans can't detect, a dog will be compelled to return to the spot. To use on carpet, I blot away urine and spray with enzyme cleaner blot again and spay again, then I let the spot dry naturally, and let the enzymes do the work. Vinegar doesn't have any special properties that will dissolve the protein, but it neutralizes the odor so that humans can't smell it. It works great on wood floors though. |