We clean large synthetic rugs at home, and wool and hand-made rugs with pick-up. Send a photo, and a specialist gives you the price.
How hair differs from ordinary cleaning
Hair catches in the pile, and the longer and thicker the pile, the deeper it stays. For a long-pile (shaggy) rug this is a question of price: a shaggy or thick rug costs from €10/m², not from €6/m² like a synthetic short-pile rug. In a short, smooth pile the hair stays closer to the surface.
The second difference is that a pet usually means other things too. Say in the request whether the rug has urine, vomit stains, a smell or scratched fringe, because that changes both the price and what you can expect.
Rug cleaning at home with pets
Before cleaning at home, it is better to take the animal to another room so that it does not run over a wet rug. Take the bowls, the bed, chairs, small tables and plant pots off the rug. Mention heavy furniture on the rug in the request. After cleaning, let the rug dry before the animal lies on it again. How long a rug takes to dry depends on the fibre, the thickness of the pile, the humidity of the room air and the ventilation.
A wool rug and pets
We clean wool rugs with pick-up, in a workshop. Hot water together with rubbing can make wool felt, and the rug can shrink, so do not use anything hot on wool at home. If a cat or a dog has urinated on a wool rug, the colourfastness must be tested on a hidden spot before the rug is wetted. More: wool rug cleaning.
What to do between cleanings
- Vacuum the rug regularly: the less hair builds up, the less of it is pressed into the pile.
- Blot fresh urine or vomit at once with a clean cloth instead of rubbing.
- Do not use products that contain ammonia: feline veterinarians warn that to a cat they smell like urine.
Fleas and allergy are not a rug cleaning job
If there are fleas in the rug or on the animal, it is a pest control job: flea and other insect pest control. Rug cleaning reduces the dust and hair in the rug, but it is not a treatment for allergy. If someone in the family is allergic, see carpet cleaning for allergy sufferers.
How much cleaning pet hair from a rug costs
- Synthetic short-pile rug, cleaning at home: from €6/m².
- Long-pile (shaggy) or thick rug: from €10/m².
- Wool or cotton rug (with pick-up): from €10/m².
- Urine or odour treatment, extra: from €3/m².
Example: a 1.6 × 2.3 m synthetic rug at home is 3.68 m² × €6 = €22.08. The minimum order is €45: if the total is lower, you pay €45. Travel is included in Riga and up to about 15 km outside the Riga boundary; further out it is from €10. Pick-up and return in Riga costs €10 (both ways together). All prices: prices.
What usually comes out and what may stay
Usually comes out
- hair and dust in short pile;
- dirt from paws and greyness;
- a fresh accident that has been blotted and not rubbed.
May stay
- part of the hair deep in long pile;
- urine smell, if the urine has reached the backing or the floor;
- scratched or chewed fringe: we do not do repairs or fringe restoration;
- colour changes where the animal often lies or urinates.
Sources
- Ammonia products smell like urine to a cat checked 7 November 2026
- Hot water and rubbing make wool felt checked 10 November 2026
- Blot, do not rub checked 10 November 2026
