To think there’s no way to save my new jute rug?

[ForTheSakeOfThePenguin]

That’s it, really, have had it for 6 months after much thought and shopping around as it is a large one and therefore expensive.

I love it, or I loved it until this morning when I realised my dog has had diarrhoea over it overnight!

Am I right to assume that there’s nothing I can do for it apart of binning it?

No advice but just to say I had a similar thing happen to me. Only had the rug for a month before the cat decided to upchuck on it. And not even the regurgitated biscuits type :(

I tried everything and did get the stain to fade a fair bit, but never got it back to it’s former glory

Hopefully someone comes along with some good advice

Thank you, I was expecting that, there is so much of it over one side of it I cannot it bear the idea of trying to wash this very watery soggy mess! 🤮

But then I remember how much it costed and… sigh*

Home insurance? Will it cover this?

Get it outside and hose it down hard, as soon as possible, then slosh antibacterial cleaner and something pleasantly perfumed over it, let it dry and see what it looks like. It'll be reet!

Could you take it outside on the patio and give it a good scrub if you think it might take it , maybe both sides ?

Before binning, I would try to wash the affected bit in hot water and bio wash liquid in the bath. If too big maybe by trying to hang the affected bit over the edge so that it doesn’t all get wet. Then it would have to hang over a rack over the bath somehow while it dried or outside if weather is up to it where you are.

It’s worth a try at least.

I would do this

After getting the worst off, pop it in a paddling pool with biological washing powder?

I would try the hosing it down in the garden if it was a polypropylene rug but, have you tried that with natural jute rugs?

Problem with jute is that is prone to discolouration and… to grow mouldy so considering our lovely rainy days I wonder if it would get mouldy before it can dry.

Ohhh, why do I keep forgetting I have home insurance? I’ll give them a ring!

Damn, I have binned the receipt, not sure if the insurance will accept the notification that my order was ready to collect as evidence of purchase (it includes prices).

Either hire a rug doctor (other carpet cleaning machine are available) or get a carpet cleaning company out.

In the meantime, blot as much as you can and spray on some Simple Solution.

Have you cleaned a jute rug with a RugDoctor?

No, but it's got to be better than messing about with paddling pools and bath tubs. Go in one direction, and get it dry as quickly as possible. I'd also use the coolest temp available.

Hose off in garden
Soap(shampoo) and hose off again.

Drip dry outside for a while in breezy place

Bring indoors to room with dehumidifier running (they are amazing) and hang or keep rug up from floor a little (allow air under.)

or hang over banister on towels in heated space

When ready for floor- put drying materials (like rice) under the rug (and change these a few times)until you are sure it is bone dry.

I’ve had a couple of jute rugs and several pets so I feel your pain. But for what it’s worth, one of my worst jute rug staining episodes was caused by me and a full pint glass of water on my livingroom rug. Jute discolours if it gets wet, particularly the pale, pretty shades of jute.

How I deal with it, depends on several things. Is your room set up so part of the rug is under the sofa/bed? If so, just “spot” treat/wash the stained area (it will probably discolour) and then turn the rug around so the stained patch is under the furniture and the nice, original colour is out in the open.

I gained a nice bedroom rug after the pint glass of water episode - the livingroom furniture layout didn’t hide the stain so the water stained area is now under the bed in the guest room. No one will ever know.

But if the area is not hideable and basically fit for the bin, then i’ll take a chance and I’ll wash the whole thing outdoors with a hose. It’ll discolour, but the whole thing will discolour.
This has worked 50% of the time for me 😂

I use disposable cutlery to scrape off the solids and I found a good dry carpet cleaner which I use first. After that, I wet the whole thing down outside. The time it was bright, dry and sunny, it worked as the sun seemed to get the carpet back to its original colour more or less, but the other time I tried to do the same, it stayed water stained 🤷‍♀️

Im currently saving up to replace the natural jute with a ruggable version…

ps. The dry carpet cleaner works extremely well for spot cleaning cat/dog vomit but it must be treated quickly and only left on for 30 minute intervals, otherwise that can also cause the jute to discolour. Usually 2 or 3 rounds of 30 minutes and it’s fine.

I would hose it down and scrub it in the garden, @ForTheSakeOfThePenguin. You are thinking that the rug might not be salvageable so you’ve got nothing to lose.

If you can clean it and remove the smell, you can paint jute rugs.

Jute and pets do not mix..

Thank you all, I am giving up on it. The poo was so liquid it has gone deep into the fibres. The rug is so large I could only stretch it over the washing line which I am sure it will break as well as my back.

It is pouring down where I am at the moment, I am rolling it up and sending it to the tip.

Could you cut off the damaged part

Don't give up, try this stuff it's amazing

Well, there seems to be some hope. Rather than trying to blot the liquid away I let it dry and I have managed to brush the dry thing off with an old toothbrush. It is taking forever though but, if I don’t lose my patience and burn the rug down, I may be able to vacuum clean the poo dust out before giving it a wash with a 50/50 solution of water and white vinegar.

So fingers crossed it will survive!

Oh definitely use a dry carpet cleaner if you’re going to wait it out!

Ok, it work quite well, you could barely see the spots after I vacuum cleaned it after all that brushing. I then washed the spots with the vinegar and water solution, if it ends discoloured I will bleach it and use in another room.

I’ll report back, thank you again 🙂