I have been taking this blood "thinner" stuff, Playvix, for about three months now so hopefully no more blood vessals will rupture in my eyes....

But if a rabbit scratches me or whatever I bleed like a stuck pig... literally!

We have a brand new green and white plaid upholstered love seat and big square ottoman in front of it.

I had a bleed on my arm and leg I didn't know about and now I have two blood spots. What do ya'll recommend would be the best thing to get it out????

I could do a test spot on the back of one of the cushions to see if it will harm the upholstery first.

ANY HELP will be appreciated!!!!

-- Suzy in Bama (slgt@yahoo.com), June 28, 2001

Answers

Try mixing monosodium glumanate meat tenderizer (Adolphs Accent) into a thin paste and cleaning it with it. The msg attacks the proteins.

-- Jay Blair in N. AL (jayblair678@yahoo.com), June 28, 2001.

My 3 year old bled all over our sofa, and I used Hydrogen Peroxide to "boil" it out - didn't fade the fabric either, but use caution and try a small area first. Good luck!

-- Eric in TN (eric_m_stone@yahoo.com), June 28, 2001.

There are commercial products, based on oxalic acid or oxalates, which will remove rust or blood stains (same thing - iron oxides - the iron in bloodstains comes from the haemoglobin). One good one here is caled Rustiban. Yoy could ask pharmacists and grocery stores/supermarkets about this sort of thing.

-- Don Armstrong (darmst@yahoo.com.au), June 28, 2001.

I would try very cold water mixed with some peroxide. What ever you do don't use hot or warm water this will cause the stain to set. You might try a laundry prespot, like Spray and Wash. Hope this helps.

-- Kelle in MT. (kvent1729@aol.com), June 28, 2001.

Simple Green works well for me.

-- Laura Jensen (lrjensen@nwlink.com), June 29, 2001.

Suzy, we used Hyrdrogen Pyroxide to get blood out of white 4H clothes at the fair all when my children where showing goats and rabbits. Used to keep it with the grooming and first gear for the animals and dap it on straight-worked well. Try it, it's cheap. betty

-- betty modin (betty_m9@yahoo.com), June 29, 2001.

Nature's Miracle!!! It's an enzyme type product. I get it at the feed store. It is wonderful. Takes out any biological stuff, blood, urine, etc. Great for new puppies. It even takes peanut butter out of the carpet. I also use it as a laundry product - treat any spots I see before I wash clothes. I don't usually flip over a product but I love this stuff.

-- Darcy in NW WA (gatecity@att.net), June 29, 2001.

Suzy (and anyone else onblood thinners),

Make sure you keep up with your lab appointments to get you blood clotting ability tested (called "pt and ptt"). If you are bleeding that easily (and it doesn't clot up well) your dose may need adjusted.

Watch for symptoms of internal bleeding (coffee ground like stools) as well. I used to work in a hospital pharmacy and we have seen lots of people who have been on the same dose for years only to start and over the counter med, herbal supplement, or dietary change and then have severe bleeding problems.

Amy

-- Amy Richards (amysgarden2@earthlink.net), June 29, 2001.

Ammonia works for me.

-- Duffy (hazelm@tenforward.com), June 29, 2001.

Straight hydrogen peroxide. My Dauschund was attached by a chow and chewed half to death. I brought him in the house and laid him on the couch while I called the vet. The next day after surgery and hospitalization I noticed all of the blood on the couch which by now was dry and set. I saturated the stains with straight peroxide, let it sit until the bubbling stopped then scrubbed it with a toothbrush. I then rinsed it with cold water and blotted it as dry as I could. I had to repeat the process around the edge of the stains. This completely removed the stains and did not damage the fabric. This is also how I used to clean my ex-husbands uniforms. He was a paramedic and would come home with dry blood all over his whites. I never had to throw any out. The peroxide did a great job and is very inexpensive.

-- -Auntie Annie (sahamett@msn.com), June 30, 2001.