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Natural cleaning options for pet accidents?

 
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Another question for all of you wonderful Permie people!

Having pets in your home can lead to having accidents in your home. There are a wide variety of products in the big box stores targeted towards pet messes but they contain less than permaculture friendly ingredients that are frustrating.

What can be used to clean up pet accidents? Should urine be treated separately than feces? Any considerations for accidents that happen on rugs compared to smooth surfaces?

I keep seeing things labeled enzymatic cleaners but I don't understand what they are and their mode of action.

Thank you in advance for your thoughts.
 
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Awesome topic! We use Anti-Icky Poo for cleaning up inappropriate cat urine. Anything else we've ever tried leaves a residue behind that the cats can smell (I assume) and encourages them to continue using that spot.

But your question got me wondering about a DIY solution. This article at The Spruce was a useful discussion in general, but also included:

How can I make a homemade enzymatic cleaner?
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Add four parts fruit scraps, eight parts water, a teaspoon of yeast, and one part brown sugar to a canning jar or soda bottle. Stir to combine, cover, then let sit in a dark and cool place for a month. Make sure to unscrew the top daily to release any built-up pressure.


and now I want to try that...but isn't it just weak live vinegar?
 
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I have used baking soda aka bicarbonate of soda for pet accidents on carpet.

On deeper stains vinegar can help get what baking soda didn't get.

I use newspaper to absorb the liquid then sprinkle with baking soda. Let this dry then vacuum.

I now have concrete floors though baking soda still works.
 
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