The invention provides a method and product for mitigating or eliminating pet malodor(s) with an aqueous liquid deodorizing composition, the composition containing about at least 0.01% to about 10% of an dialkali metal tetraborate n-hydrate (with n being an integer from 0 to 10), 0.1-3% water soluble/dispersible polymer, 1-25% water soluble/dispersible volatile solvent, at least 75% water.