Help..DS just ruined £43 school shoes by weeing in them!!

[BooseysMom]

DS is only 4 and couldn't get to the toilet in time while at school..result stinky shoes! I tried wiping with disinfectant and drying on the radiator but if anything they smell worse! He obv didn't just trickle but flooded them!! I've googled putting leather shoes in the washing machine and it's a def No. So what should I do? I need to wash and dry before Mon. We can't afford another pair..these were £43!! Gutted!! Thanks for any help out there x

Sprinkle liberally with bicarb and give it a rub in. Newspaper scrunched up in the toes and get them really dry then give them a brush out.

I've washed leather shoes before in machine.

Hand wash in cool soapy water and dry well, I should think. Maybe even just a wiped down wash. Put outside in wind to air them out, too.

Can you afford one of those footsprays that help remove odours? Only £2 or so I think, can use that if any residual smell after wash.

They need bicarbonate and air.

And wiping over with proper brown dettol.

And more air.

You can get enzyme cleaner stuff from vets that gets rid of wee smells from animals, maybe that would work?

Air and bicarb. After that I'd probably give the inside a spray with pet cage spray stuff. Dettol the outside and then polish very thoroughly.

Two bags of bicarbonate of soda, fill the shoes. Leave for 24-48 hours.

I would scrub with biological washing powder then hang them outside all day today. Bring them in tonight, stuff with newspaper and dry somewhere warm but not actually on the radiator. See how they are tomorrow. I reckon they'll be fine.

Dog/cat wee cleaner from pet shop

We had that.

I threw in washing machine with biological powder (please use bio) and left to dry. It still wasn't quite odour free so I then left some catsan cat litter in it for a day then hoovered out.

I would put them in the machine on the shortest wash, low spin then air as much as possible. If you are going to buy another pair anyway its worth a try.

I’ve washed Clark’s leather school shoes in a sink of soapy water, rinsed. Blot dry with newspaper and stuff with paper for a bit to get most of the wet out. Then put in a sealed plastic tub filled with rice over night - dry and not smelly in the morning.

Glad to see others share my mother's faith in "outside in the fresh air" as a cure for anything!

For cleaning up pet accidents, a solution of BIO washing powder, rather than disinfectant, is recommended. Apparently destroys the organic substances, so discouraging cats etc from scent marking by removing the urine smell. May help you?

Did you try Zoflora?

if you have cats fill with cat litter & put outdoors

rinse them very well, then stuff with newspaper to dry.
once almost dry, take out newspaper and fill with cat litter.
then put on shoe polish.

been there, done it

I would wash/soak/scrub them in a sink full of hot water and a capful of zoflora then leave them somewhere warm to dry over the weekend.

Suspect some of the smell is wet leather rather than pee anyway.

I would spray the inside with febreeze, poss after the handwashing-with-soapy-water advice above. IME febreeze gets rid of the smell of urine (although I admit I have never tried it in shoes).

Rinse a couple of times (first time with bio washing detergent if you have it), then stuff with newspaper and leave half a day. Sprinkle liberally with bicarb, and stuff with fresh newspaper. Replace the paper every time it gets soggy.

Wipe them out with diluted washing powder/liquid then put some cat litter cristals in some socks and place into the shoes to soak up the moisture/ odour.

Wash and rinse them by hand then put them inside of a washing bag and let the washing machine spin. This will help to drain them of the excessive moisture. After that put outside to dry. It looks as a nice
and sunny weather today. If you don't wash them properly with the washing liquid etc you won't be able to get rid off that urine smell that easily.

Pop them in the washing machine at 40 degrees. It'll be absolutely fine as a one-off - I've done so myself. I remember being shocked when someone else told me that was what they did, but eventually tried it in an act of desparation following an exceptionally muddy walk when I simply couldn't remove the mud from the detailing. And it worked fine. After washing, stuff with newspapers and leave somewhere warm to dry overnight. And then give them a good polish.

I've used cat litter for stinky trainers. Worked a treat. Bio detergent and bicarb would also remove the smell.

I would just wash it. If you can't get rid of the smell, it's ruined anyway.

Wash them, it's worth a try. Wool/warm setting. Leave to air dry for a day or two.