Dogs decided area of carpeting was a great bathroom

[ohiosaver]

We cleaned the area with a carpet cleaner and it actually made it smell worse! I pulled up the carpet in that area today, which was a patch originally anyway, and had to remove all of the padding. It had an ammonia stench! Trying to decide what to do with the carpet...if it is worth cleaning or just to start from scratch with new. I have had good luck in the past with an enzyme cleaner called natures miracle, but it is so darn expensive! $30 a gallon. At that cost, new carpeting would be same price or cheaper. Anyone gone through this experience before? Don't know what best option is for getting smell out of floorboards and whether to replace carpet or try to clean again.

[Doglover8180]

I had this issue with my dog when she was younger - not peeing on the carpet but eating it. I waited until she outgrew the entire phase and grew up some and learned that you don't eat carpet - and then I replaced it - because I didn't want her to ruin the new stuff so that would be my recommendation - wait until the dog is fully potty trained and has no more accidents inside - then replace the carpet.

[lt34102]

DH tells me that if the urine has penetrated into the wood, about the only thing to do is to clean as well as you can with one of the enzyme cleaners and treat with some kind of sealer...Killz, etc. If it is not hardwood underneath and you will eventually cover it with carpet again, just rip out the subfloor and replace the wood.

[Rene S]

You need to SOAK everything in an ezymatic cleaner (read the bottle. You need to use quite a bit and let it saturate and stay wet for like 12 hours). Just using a carpet cleaner isn't going to cut it.

Petsmart used to have a brand called Petzyme that was $14 a gallon and I loved it, but in our area, they no longer carry that brand. I currently use Target's brand, which is about $9 for a half gallon.