How to Clean Cat Urine

Cat urine can stain and leave a strong odor that no one wants to be around. By following these steps, you can clean stains and remove odors caused by cat urine.

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• Clean towel or absorbent paper towels
• Club soda or water
• White vinegar
• Hairdryer or wet/dry vacuum
• Pet odor neutralizer

1. Blot as much of the urine as possible with a clean towel or absorbent paper towels. Press down firmly (do not rub) until the wetness is removed.

2. Rinse the affected area thoroughly with a full glass of water or club soda.

3. Remove as much of the rinsing liquid as possible by blotting from the outside in so you do not spread the scent or stain.

4. Mix together 1 qt. of warm water with ½-cup white vinegar and pour it onto the area with cat urine.

5. Press a clean towel or paper towels onto the area and remove all liquid. Use a wet/dry vacuum or with a hairdryer on cool setting if necessary.

6. Spray a pet odor neutralizer onto the area to prevent the odor from resurfacing.

Tips & Warnings

• Clean the cat urine as quickly as possible to help prevent the stain from setting. This is especially important as the odor and stains are extremely strong.
• Look at product labels and choose those that are nontoxic so that your family and pets can safely sit on the affected area.
• Liquid seeps downward and outward so be sure to clean the surrounding area in addition to the visible stain.
• You need to clean as well as deodorize to remove the odor and help eliminate the smell that is not obvious to humans but can be detected by animals.
• Do not use products containing ammonia to clean cat urine, since this smells somewhat like urine to animals and will cause them to continue to urinate on that area.
• Treat stains properly to avoid permanent damage to carpets and upholstery.