How to get stubborn pet hair and smell out of blankets
Standard washing and lint rolling often fail to get embedded hair and deep odors out of pet blankets. Repeated washing and drying cycles leave people stuck with lingering smells and trapped hair they cannot remove.
What people tried
Every workaround mentioned in the threads below. We havenβt tested any of them β and nobody here is claiming they worked.
- 1Using laundry detergent and odor blaster scent
- 2Using multiple lint rollers
- 3Putting the blanket in the dryer repeatedly
- 4Soaking in OxiClean or laundry sanitizer
- 5Using a lint rake, fabric comb, or stiff brush
- 6Soaking in diluted white vinegar
- 7Applying an enzymatic cleaner or urine remover and letting it sit before wiping
- 8Using a dedicated carpet cleaner machine like the Little Green machine
- 9Soaking the area with a mixture of hot water and liquid dish soap to soften it, then gently scraping it up
- 10Throwing the bedding in the washer every few days
- 11Using eco-friendly washing papers with little to no scent
- 12Tossing something that smells like the owner into the crate
In their words
Unedited, most upvoted first, each linked to the thread it came from.
βI'm tired of throwing it in the washer. π can it be spot cleaned and do you have any tips for doing so?βsource β
βI've washed it multiple times using Tides Evo laundry detergent and odor blaster scent which has helped with the smell but it still needs work. I've also gone throw multiple lint rollers.βsource β
βI feel like I should wash his crate blanket at some point but I am a bit scared it will smell different to him, he will hate it to a point we will have to remove it and then he will not like his crate as much as he does now.βsource β
βThank you. I've have tried the dryer already a lot as well.βsource β
βI noticed two stains on my synthetic rug that are old and dried up vomit from when he was sick. They're crusty and hard from settling in. I'm less concerned about removing the actual pigment / stain, and more interested in properly removing the dried vomit itself so the rug is sanitary again.βsource β
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