Stains and Odors got you thinking about replacing your carpet?

KIDS ‘N’ PETS Stain & Odor Remover 

Solutions to your stain & odor situations.

By Julie Dunn, Customer Service

Replacing a carpet can be a costly repair or upgrade for any homeowner. But how much does the average carpet replacement cost? Even though prices can vary based on location, there are standard steps taken during the replacement process that can affect the final price.

o    The average cost of the removal of old carpet can range between .35 cents to $2 per square foot depending on the cost of living and location. In a 1,000-square-foot home, carpet removal can cost $350 to $2,000 not including taxes and other fees.

o    The installation of new carpeting can be performed by a carpet installer at the site of purchase, independent carpet installer or yourself. The price can vary between $3 to $7 per square foot depending on the quality and type of carpet, size and shape of the room. Do-it-yourself installation can save approximately $1 per square foot.

o    Installing a carpet pad is not required, but will add to the life and durability of the carpet. Typical installation of carpet pad costs from $1 to $4 per square foot, but can potentially save money by extending the life of the carpet.

o    Carpet replacement does not include everything and may incur some additional costs. Some of these hidden fees can include moving of furniture, disposal of old carpeting and unusual shapes and corners in a room that add to the replacement time.

Unless your carpet is in shreds and beyond hope, give KIDS ‘N’ PETS Brand of Stain & Odor Removers a try first!  KIDS ‘N’ PETS was specifically designed to attack and remove biodegradable stains and odors caused during everyday living.  Our unique formula of liquid enzymes begin working instantly to breakdown cat urine odor, dog urine odor, food stains and more!

At just $5.00 per bottle, you can start tackling those stains that you’ve been hiding under area rugs.  Once you’ve pretreated the stains with KIDS ‘N’ PETS Instant All-purpose Stain & Odor Remover, follow up with KIDS ‘N’ PETS Ultra 2X Carpet Cleaner Shampoo.  You’ll be amazed at how great your carpet looks, smells and feels!

Here is one of many great comments we recently received from a loyal KIDS ‘N’ PETS customer:

“Have I have to say when I first bought this product I really didn't think it was going to work.  So I sprayed some on a puppy stain and I did what the directions told me to do.  And the stain was GONE.  This product is awesome. 

So today I had to use it again but I tried it on marker that my daughter did on light cream color carpet.  I used it because I had nothing else.  And to my surprise that came out too.  I just have to say this product has saved my carpets over and over again. Thank you to who ever made this.  The best product ever. “

N. I., Virginia

How many times will you use KIDS ‘N’ PETS this Holiday?

We know that the holidays can cause quite a mess around the house between spilling the cranberry sauce on your clothes, stuffing on the carpet, and pumpkin pie on the furniture.  KIDS ‘N’PETS All-Purpose Stain & Odor Remover is a great solution to tackling those unwanted stains. 

Here at KIDS ‘N’ PETS we chose to tackle the horrible cranberry sauce stain.  Here are some pictures of the process as we removed the stain.

  

Cranberry Sauce

Heavily Apply KIDS ‘N’ PETS

After 10 minutes, then dab with a clean cloth

Once it was completely dry (about 3 hours)

This was only after one treatment! If you feel it’s necessary reapply KIDS ‘N’ PETS to the stain.  We wish you all a very happy (and stain free) Holiday!

Talking with Shelter Hearts

Shelter HEARTs is March's KIDS 'N' PETS featured Pet Partner. We conducted a brief interview with Melodye from Shelter HEARTs.
What have you used KIDS ‘N’ PETS for in the past?
We have used it on carpet squares that we can use in the kennels for animals to sleep on.

What is the most popular adopted pet at Shelter HEARTs?
We have a few breeds that are very popular-labs and heelers. Kittens are also a popular pet.

Before adopting a pet what do you think is the most important thing to consider?
Consider how that animal is going to fit into your family and your home. If it is a puppy consider all the items on their level that they can chew on. If you adopt an older dog consider getting them a bed or blanket to cushion older bones and joints.

Any great tricks on housetraining a pet?
If you are looking for more information visit Shelter HEARTs' website or email Shelterhearts@yahoo.com

Spring Cleaning - Pet Accidents

Spring is in the air, the days are getting longer and the thermometer is starting to rise. That also means it’s time to pull out the elbow grease and the organizing bins because it’s time for Spring Cleaning!

Though it’s not everyone’s favorite time of year, at KIDS ‘N’ PETS we have to admit it’s one of our favorite times! Now is a great time for fresh beginnings and clean starts. It’s a great time to really tackle those stains and odors that have been haunting your house all winter. KIDS ‘N’ PETS’ line up of products is the ammunition a house needs to get rid of those unwanted stains and odors quickly and effectively.

In this Spring Cleaning post we are going to tackle cat and dog urine odor.

A carpet can easily be wrecked by a pet accident, the smell is overbearing and the stain can be embarrassing. Before you spend your hard earned money on new carpet, try KIDS ‘N’ PETS. The process is much simpler and far less expensive! If you are trying to remove cat urine odor or dog urine odor simply pour KIDS ‘N’ PETS Instant All-Purpose Stain and Odor Remover heavily on the pet accident. Let the area air dry. While removing an odor the smell may get worse before it gets better. The increase in smell can attract your pet to use this area again, so while it’s drying try to block your pet from the area. We suggest covering the area with a wicker basket (air still needs to get at it so it can dry).

Urine odors are one of the toughest odors to tackle. When cleaning a pet accident make sure to pour KIDS ‘N’ PETS Instant All-Purpose Stain and Odor Remover on heavily so it reaches all the urine, even deep into the carpet padding. If you are able to remove the entire urine odor, your pet will not be able to find that spot again to re-soil. If after one application, the odor is not be completely removed, we suggest reapplying KIDS ‘N’ PETS to the pet accident and letting it dry completely. The more product you use the longer it will take to dry. Depending how much is used it may take a few days to completely dry.

Ashley at Veater Family Blog suggests using it when the cat pees outside the litter box on your couch or carpet; it’s her number one product for cleaning up pet messes.

Stay tuned, there are many more KIDS ‘N’ PETS spring cleaning tips to come!

How KIDS 'N' PETS Stain & Odor Remover Saved My Family $1800

Here is a great KIDS 'N' PETS story from a customer we found on Stain-Removal-101.com.

"Our family is lucky to have a sweet little Chihuahua and a great big lovable black Lab. Our pets are normal, house trained dogs who know better than to use the floor for their bathroom.

Unfortunately even the best trained animal can’t control where and when they vomit.

We had run out of our usual brand of dog food and my husband brought another type of food home.

Both dogs ate the food, however the food didn’t agree with our big dog and she apparently threw up in the middle of the night. Twice. On our light beige carpet, in military housing and about 3 weeks before we had to move to a new post!

By the time I found the two vomit stains, both almost eight inches wide; the red/orange coloring in the dog food vomit had turned the carpet a nasty color.

I used my carpet shampooer, tried many other kinds of cleaner but nothing really helped to totally get rid of the stain.

I went to the store looking for something new to try and I spied KIDS 'N' PETS. It was endorsed by Animal Planet and I figured that if anyone knew about pet stains, it would be them.

We were just days away from "clearing" housing, which is when they send in a representative from the housing office to walk through your home to see if there are any damages. Each sign of damage has a certain dollar amount and of course the carpet is one of the most costly.

We knew from friends that if anything was wrong with the carpet, housing would charge $1,800 to replace it all.

I took the KIDS 'N' PETS home and tried it out right away. The first thing I noticed was the smell of this cleaner.

I have used other products that have the enzymes to properly clean urine and other stains, but in my opinion, they all smell horrible! I was pleasantly surprised with the pleasant lemony scent of KIDS 'N' PETS.

I followed the directions which was to clean up the mess with towels, pour KIDS 'N' PETS on the remaining stain and let sit for at least five minutes; then blot with a clean rag.

I used my carpet shampooer instead of using the rags, but after five minutes or so the red/orange vomit stain was a very light pink stain with a nice citrus scent.

I repeated this two or three times and eventually both stains were so light they were almost unnoticeable.

We finished getting our house ready for the inspection and hoped they wouldn’t say anything about the stains. After the rep did her walk through in our home we were stunned to find out she didn’t find anything to charge us with.

The stains apparently were gone enough to fool a professional mess-finder!! Since then I make sure to always keep KIDS 'N' PETS on hand since we do have 2 dogs and 3 kids.

In fact, my toddler is potty training now so accidents happen often in our house. I know that the enzymes will permanently erase the urine smell and I won’t have to worry that my pets will be attracted to that spot.

For the amount you get in a bottle as well as the price and effectiveness, I recommend this cleaner to all my friends. It really does what it says it does!!"

Stain-Removal-101.com is organized by Taylor a mom with 3 kids, who has lots of hands on experience with house cleaning, laundry and stains. The website is updated regularly with tips, tutorials, cleaning recipes, and product reviews (look for a KIDS 'N' PETS review soon!) to learn more visit their website.

A SMART Rescue Answers a Few Questions

A SMART Rescue, located in Spring, TX, is this month's featured Pet Partner. We conducted a brief interview with Cindy Giacona, the Fundraising & Publicity Chairman, who was excited to be working with KIDS 'N' PETS! Here is a little bit more insight from A SMART Rescue.

What have you used KIDS ‘N’ PETS for in the past?
We used the carpet cleaning product to remove urine stains and odors and it worked great!

What is the most popular adopted pet at SMART?
Small dogs and kittens.

Before adopting a pet what do you think is the most important thing to consider?
The family atmosphere and then to research the type of animal you have in mind to make sure that the particular dog or cat is a match for your home environment. For example: if you live in an apartment and don't have a lot of space or time to exercise a dog; a lab is probably a bad choice. They have a lot of energy and require a lot of exercise.

Do you have any good house training tips?
For cats; to keep them off furniture, counters or away from doors to keep them from running outside, keep a spray water bottle or empty coke can with a couple of coins in it handy. When the cat is doing something you want to stop you can spray it with water or shake the can; they don't like the noise. It doesn't take very long before they associate the activity with getting wet or hearing the irritating sound and they will go on about their business.

If you are looking for more information visit A SMART Rescue's website or visit their Facebook Page

ARRF (Animal Rescue Resource Foundation) Interview

ARRF is this month's featured Pet Partner. We conducted a brief interview with their President Bernice who was excited to be working with KIDS 'N' PETS! Here is a little bit more insight from ARRF.

What have you used KIDS ‘N’ PETS for in the past?
Cleaning up “accidents” from our wonderful foster pets.

What is the most popular adopted pet at ARRF?
Usually our smaller dogs – Chihuahua mixes or Terrier mixes

Before adopting a pet what do you think is the most important thing to consider?
Decide on the size, coat length(is grooming in your budget) and definitely if you have time to bring a new animal into your home – who will take care of it! Is your fence secure?

Any tips additional tips for people who are looking to adopt but also have kids?
Unless adopter knows for sure dog has been exposed to children, we suggest the child be present when the pet is adopted. We also think that parents of very young children should wait until the child has a clear understanding that pets hurt if tugged or pulled or sat on and might bite or nip if they are hurt. Taking a new pet to a positive reinforcement class is extremely important – whether there are children or not in the family, it will help everyone do the right thing for the new member of the family. Adopting a puppy is a good idea, but make sure the parent(s) is not gone more than a few hours a day – as puppies, like little children, need supervision and help with their housetraining, and that takes someone home every few hours until the puppy is old enough to wait to be let out to finish their business.

If you are looking for more information visit AARRF's website

KIDS 'N' PETS October Blog Tour

We are excited to announce our Blog Tour with MamaBuzz today, October 4th! We have great reviewers that have put KIDS ‘N’ PETS to the test! Below is a list of all the reviewers. Visit MamaBuzz to learn more. A great perk to the tour is that many reviewers are also doing giveaways!

• Today's Giveaway
• Shawn's Sharings
• Dotty Dot Dot FREE Blogger Backgrounds
• Dustinnikki Mommy of Three
• Smile A Day Reviews & Giveaways
• The Christian Frugal Mama
• Home-Mom.com
• To Be Thode
• Mommy has to work
• Southern Blessings
• Mommy's Free Time
• Acting Balanced
• Mama's Money Savers
• Heavenly Savings
• Thrifty Mama B
• The Busy Woman's Guide to Surviving Motherhood
• Finding our Way Home
• Christian Clippers
• Bless Their Hearts Mom

Big Thank you to all the reviewers and to MamaBuzz for helping us set up the tour! If you are interested in doing a review of KIDS 'N' PETS please feel free to Contact Us!

What KIDS 'N' PETS can clean!

Many customers have requested we list all the great things KIDS ‘N’ PETS All-Purpose Stain and Odor Remover can tackle so with the help of our loyal customers and The KIDS ‘N’ PETS team, here is a compiled list of uses:

• Pet accidents
• Automobile upholstery stains and smells
• Removes urine odors and stains
• Potty Training accidents
• Bed wetting incidents, just pour on bed and let dry!
• Vomit
• Feces
• Blood
• Skunk
• Pet cages, it leaves no scent behind and is really safe, so it’s a great option!
• Lingering smoke smell, put in a spray bottle and spray the affected areas
• Food and Beverage spills
• Red Wine
• Butter in and on the microwave
• Dirt, Grass, Mud
• Removes sap from car
• Crayon off walls
• Used in carpet cleaning machines for whole rug clean
• Laundry Booster
• Laundry Pre-Treat
• Removes pit smells in shirts(altered)
• Ink from an ink cartridge that had leaked onto a desk and onto the carpet
• Tree sap off of cars
• Removes odors from biking attire and helmet
• Paint off car
• Marker on furniture
• Smelly Wetsuits
• Smelly Shoes

Hope that helps if you are looking for more suggestions visit our Facebook Page, our community always has great insight on what else KIDS ‘N’ PETS can tackle.

Please note that KIDS ‘N’ PETS will remove any biodegradable stain and odor guaranteed! Many customers found it removed dyes and coloring but it may not work for everyone; they most likely caught these stains immediately.