Every listing was read from the business’s own public pages rather than from speaking to them, so check before you rely on it.

The Plush Hospital
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Viewing the United States listings.

What happened to it? / It smells

A stuffed animal that smells of damp, mold or smoke

Smell and dirt are different jobs and most listings do not separate them. A surface clean lifts marks off the pile. A musty smell, or mold, goes into the stuffing, and getting it out means treating the filling or replacing it, which is a different price and a different set of people.

Narrow it down further

Who takes this kind of work

97 of the 108 repair shops we hold could take this on. 11 could not, and they are further down with the reason. These three fit best; the rest are listed underneath them.

The Doll Cradle

Doll hospital · Shawnee

Quoted per job

Said openquoted about 2 months thenread off their site yesterday

Why this one

  • Deals with mold, damp and odour, not just surface dirt
  • Will take a clean on its own

Worth knowing

  • Replaces the old stuffing. Whether they will make an exception is not stated, so ask
  • Won't quote from photos. Needs it in hand first
(913) 631-1900sales@dollcradle.comIn person, or by mailTheir page doesn't mention insurance
Everything we know about The Doll Cradle

RAVE FabriCARE

Dry cleaner · Scottsdale

Quoted per job

Said openread off their site yesterday

Why this one

  • Deals with mold, damp and odour, not just surface dirt
  • Will take a clean on its own

Worth knowing

  • They are explicit that they do not offer a cheap clean-and-press, which is a way of saying this will not be cheap.
  • We can also clean, sanitize and deodorize old, tired vintage soft toys that have been gathering dust in attics, basements, garages and storage lockers.
(844) 728-3322In person, or by mailTheir page doesn't mention insurance
Everything we know about RAVE FabriCARE

The other 94, in order

Same checks, lower down the order. Where they are and how you hand it over matter more than our ordering does, so both are here.

Who we ruled out for this, and why

11 of the 108 are listed on this site and are deliberately not above. Ruling somebody out is a claim, so here is each one with the reason, and you can disagree with it.

  • Works through your insurer after a fire or a flood, and invoices the claim. There is no way to hire them directly

    BrightSide Restoration · CRDN · CRDN Team Crouch · FRSTeam New York · Paul Davis Restoration of North Dallas · Prism Specialties · Rockwood Dry Cleaners · Shamrock Cleaners · Stober Textile Restoration · Textile Restorations, trading as ReNew · Lyons Restores

What it costs

  • Cleaning only

    $10-$200

    from 9 published prices

Read from repair shops’ own public pages in August 2026. Most of this trade publishes nothing at all, so treat these as the shape rather than a quote. The full rate card.

Questions people ask

How many repair shops can deal with smell, damp or mold rather than surface dirt?
97 of the 108 we hold in the United States could take this on, and 11 could not. Every one of them is named on this page, including the ones we ruled out and why. Across both countries we have read 185 businesses in total, so if you have seen a bigger number quoted somewhere, that is the one.
What does it cost?
Cleaning only: $10-$200, from 9 published prices. All read from repair shops' own public pages in August 2026, across 33 individual prices from 7 businesses. Most of this trade publishes nothing at all.
Will they insure it while they have it?
Almost certainly they have not said. Of every repair shop we have read in both countries, two have written anything down about losing or damaging an item. Nobody has been asked the question directly, including by us. Ask before you send anything you could not replace, and get the answer in writing.

Something else happened to it