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KYgurlsrbest
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Jonni
Elsmere
Kentucky
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 Posted - Apr 05 2007 : 7:31:37 PM
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dh decided it would be a good idea to clip dog toenails on the sofa. Well, he was clipping and got a little close, and poor Elie, his end toenail got clipped a bit close.
Elie is fine (a little gunshy, obviously), but I still can't get the stains out. The material is cotton duck, and seems like it would clean up easily, but it really doesn't. I used both Natures Miracle (says it takes out blood) and a scrubbing "dome" from Oxyclean, and the majority washed out, but where it concentrated, is still there. Any suggestions?
"In the spring, at the end of the day, you should smell like dirt." Margaret Atwood
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Tina Michelle
True Blue Farmgirl
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Tina
sunshine state
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Posted - Apr 05 2007 : 8:52:06 PM
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peroxide might work.
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Aunt Jenny
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Jenny
middle of
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Posted - Apr 05 2007 : 9:03:16 PM
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Hydrogen peroxide is wonderful for "foaming" blood out of all sorts of fabric..I bet with cold water and peroxide you can proabbly get it out.
Jenny in Utah
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shelle
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Shelle
oklahoma
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KYgurlsrbest
True Blue Farmgirl
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Jonni
Elsmere
Kentucky
USA
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Posted - Apr 06 2007 : 5:00:17 PM
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Thanks girls, looks like that's what I'll be doing tomorrow (among all the OTHER stuff I need to do :)
J
"In the spring, at the end of the day, you should smell like dirt." Margaret Atwood
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lilpunkin
True Blue Farmgirl
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Texas
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Posted - Apr 06 2007 : 7:00:57 PM
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peroxide, but be careful it can bleach things out. So you might want to test it. But yes peroxide is the best at doing that.
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Jana
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Jana
Eau Claire
Wisconsin
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Posted - Apr 07 2007 : 11:34:39 PM
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I would also be wary of peroxde because of the possibility of bleaching the color. Enzyme laundry products could work, but I've found that the best thing to remove blood with is spit. Saliva has enzymes in it and will dissolve the blood.
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KYgurlsrbest
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Jonni
Elsmere
Kentucky
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Posted - Apr 09 2007 : 05:41:22 AM
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I haven't done anything yet with Easter, but I will try the spit first, then enymatic cleaners, and maybe, I'll dab the peroxide with a cue-tip. See if that works.
"In the spring, at the end of the day, you should smell like dirt." Margaret Atwood
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