My eleven year old tom-cat began urinating inappropriately as soon as my daughter started walking. He has peed in her room, and in a guest room. I had the carpet professionally cleaned once, but he re-soiled the area and got a throw rug and a quilt to boot. I have washed the quilt and it is fine, but after spot cleaning and steam cleaning the carpet and rug, the smell is still very obvious to me. As far as the cat is concerned, he is now on kitty prozac and we try to keep all of the doors shut. Now what do I do to get the smell out? Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated!
Hi Kelly,
Oh dear. Is your kitty a show cat? If not, I hope your veterinarian spoke to you about neutering him, as even with neutering and certainly without, he will probably keep peeing all over the house.
More bad news, I'm afraid. YOu can try natures miracle, "Outright" products, and Oxyfresh, but too often the urine has soaked into the carpet padding and you will have to rip the whole thing up and replace or seal the subfloor to get rid of the smell.
Best of luck-I'll be thinking of you.
-Maggie
Hi Kelly,
There is a product called "Urine Be Gone," It worked for my male dog urine smell. Cats are pretty fume though. Also, have you tried baking soda (applied when the carpet in slightly damp after shampooing?) Hope these items help.
Cath
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Hi Kelly,
Cat smell is so hard to get out! There is a product called Anti Icky Pooh. Crazy name, but it works! You can find it on Amazon. Basically, if you use a black light at night the cat urine will glow. Then you inject the A.I.P. into the carpet with a syringe. In 24 hours the urine will dry up into salt and you vacuum it up. It works amazing and the smell is gone!
Good luck!
Here is the link:
http://www.amazon.com/ANTI-ICKY-POO-STARTER-products/dp/B000PWMGV4/ref=pd_bbs_sr_5?ie=UTF8&s=home-garden&qid=1213280881&sr=8-5
Fabuloso with lavender! Try it in a carpet cleaner.
nature's miracle w/the battery operated spray nozzle. don't know why, but the nozzle works way better than just saturating the carpet. it eliminated an odor that we had doused at least 5 times w/only slight improvement each time until we used the spray nozzle.
or try professional carpet cleaning using someone w/pet experience. I have a friend who the pros got out cat pee on her couch and carpet.
I have lots of cats and run into this problem regularly :(, not every day but often enough, the one thing I always did was use a urine remover that can be found at any store where pet stuff is sold, after cleaning it I would apply a little baking soda and let it set for a few hours then vacuum it up, it works, but I had seen other people on this sight recommend vinegar and water, equal parts, but all I kept thinking was that the house would smell like vinegar, truthfully that smells better then the cat urine, anyway's I was watching a talk show and the lady said the same thing, it breaks down the "link" that cause it to smell,so it lessons the chance of a them doing it again. My outside cats (some are strays) like to "squirt" my screen door and when you open the door imagine the odor, well I tried it, the smell is gone and the vinegar smell was minimal at best, and it isn't being "squirted" as often, so you could give that a try.
Try white vinegar. Cats hate the smell, and it will help break done the smell of the urine. i had a cat who did this alot when he got old, he never did it before that. That was the best and cheapest way for me to get rid of the smell. Since cats hate the smell of it, it often keeps them from going there again. Good luck.
Go to Petsmart and get some cleaner they have...called Natures miracle or something like that. You can then get a spray that keeps them away from certain areas. Is he neutered as that can cause problems with marking in male cats.
The smell is awful and will pretty much stay on most surfaces forever to some degree. Also try Oxy Clean products, they help a lot removing stains and odors.
I have had that happen to me many times, and if the urine is able to soak the mat, there is no getting the smell out with just carpet cleaners. What I do is pull the carpet up, cut out the mat that is smelly and either wash it with strong urine remover or bleach and let it completely dry. Then I clean the carpet while the mat is out and also clean the floor under the mat. When everything is completely dry and I'm sure there is no more smell, I staple the mat back down and put the carpet back over it. I know this sounds like a major pain, but it is easier than re-carpeting, and the smell is gone for good. If your peeing problem is fixed, spend a day getting the odor out and it will make your life much better than going nuts every time you get a sniff of odor.
Have you tried Nature's Miracle? I use it for our dog, who is unable to control herself when excited or nervous...it works great on the stain AND the odor! As a bonus, it also works on human accidents, so have it on hand when you start potty training your daughter. You can get it at most pet stores and vet's offices, and it is non-toxic to people and animals. I swear by it!
Try Kidz N' Pets....a carpet cleaner you can get at Target or at Amazon.com. I had a similar problem and this worked great for me at getting out both cat urine and dog vomit. Also...try Woolite OxyClean carpet cleaner. It comes in a blue spray bottle and it is the BEST!!! It got out set-in red wine stains. I recommend it to everyone!!!
Hi Kelly,
Oxyclean is the best. I prefer the powder you get for laundry, mix it with some warm water and pour over the affected area. Let it sit for 20 minutes and then use a towel to soak up extra moisture and vacuum. My dog had a case of the runs in my husbands car, I used the oxyclean, it leaves no odor like other cleaners, my husband never new. I have used it on carpet and couches that my cats have sprayed and where the dog had a problem and in the laundry when the kids were potty training. It takes away all of the odor and, again, does not leave a residual smell of cleaner.
Good luck,
SarahMM
I, too, had a cat that drove me crazy with this! And I couldn't afford to keep buying Nature's Miracle (which didn't work as well as I wanted anyway). So, I stumbled across this:
For $10 they give you a very simple and cheap recipe that gets rid of the odor. They guarantee the results, and will even help you with advice if it doesn't work at first. I was skeptical about paying money to some unknown, but I have been very happy. Besides, it is only $10, much cheaper than the products out there, the recipe costs less than $3, and it works on all kinds of surfaces.
Good luck,
Lori
I have had great luck using a black light to find the solied spots and then treating with a product that I find at PetsMart called Simple Solution. Nature's Miralce is also good, but I found that the Simple Solution works a LOT better. Go to www.PetsMart.com and do a search and you'll find all the available products.
Good Luck!
the main ingredient in oxy clean is borax, and borax is much cheaper, you find it on the laundry aisle. I put it down on the carpet and dampen it, so it soaks in just like the pee did then when it is dry I vacuum it up. I haven't had the cat pee smell come back and it has been a few weeks. I use the borax when my dd leaks at night and it keeps her mattress from stinking--so I tried it after the cat had some issues and walaa...(is that a word? haha)
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I agree with Ann. We had this EXACT thing happen about a month ago. We bought the Natures Miracle, and it worked. PLUS, our daugther vomitted on our couch a week or so ago. Even though we tried to get the smell out, we finally used the Nature's Miracle on it, and now the smell is gone!
Chrissy
You can go to Service Master of Colorado Springs and get one of their pet odor spot remover kits - the enzymes in it should eliminate the smell. They might also give you other ideas. Their phone # is 633-9555. Good luck.