Comments on: How to Remove Cat Urine From Upholstery

on 1/30/2009 I just discovered that my cat urinated on my papasan chair yet again. The last time he did this I threw out the cushion and bought a new one. So why would he pee there again with a brand new cushion? Any suggestions? I tried a hydrogen peroxide mixture but I don't know if it will work.

on 10/3/2007 If you use frabreeze enough the carpet or furniture will get "sticky". When you walk over it in your socks they kind of stick to it. Eventually the smell will come back, also when the miosture is high the smell comes back very strong.

on 9/17/2006 Cat urine is formidable. But baking soda works. Nothing else I have tried is quite as good. That is if I have something that can be put in a washing machine. Whole box of baking soda to a load. Soak overnight.

on 8/8/2006 I've tried baking soda, vinegar, Nature's Miracle, Zero Odor, Odorcide, and I even purchased a Bissell Pro-Heat Carpet Steam Cleaning machine, using the pet odor remover cleaning solution in it. Nothing has worked. My house smells like urine. Nature's Miracle liquid cleaner was highly recommended by a co-worker who has several indoor cats. She swears by it. It is advertised that is not only removes the urine odor, but deters cats from returning to the same spot(s) to urinate. It does not. I purchased a gallon jug and poured it directly on the stain after I blotted the urine spot. It saturated the carpet and I put enough to soak down through the padding. I followed the label directions. The cats keep returning to this spot (among several other favorite spots around the house). Because I have three 15 week old kittens, there are cat toilets all over my house and I can't pinpoint the specific spots unless I happen to actually see them going. They wet and poop everywhere but the clean litter box, in which I use Nature's Miracle litter. It's impossible to know where all the spots are, so I use my carpet steam cleaner. I think this process is just drawing old stains and odors up to the surface, making it worse. I found a web site, which has a recipe that guarantees complete odor and stain removal for $7.99. I figured I'd try one more thing. Heck, as much money as I've spent already, $7.99 to receive a so-called sure-fire recipe by e-mail seems reasonable to me. If this doesn't work, I might just stick a match to the whole place! I'm blessed to have chronic sinus problems, if I didn't, I wouldn't be able to live in this pee palace.

on 8/8/2006 I have applied this to my carpet almost 6 times now and the cat pee stink is still there. It does not work at all.

on 8/8/2006 Natures Miracle works wonders. Buy it at Petsmart or pet store, it is a liquid, you can even buy it by the gallon. Completely saturate the area with Natures Miracle and your odor will be gone. You will have to clean the stain if any first, then treat with this. I have used it in carpet, my couch, and even the unfinished wood floor in our basement. I buy it by the gallon and saturate the area generously, then let it dry. It is great!

on 3/12/2006 I have found that if you place the litter box in the bathtub, it makes cleaning up accidents a lot easier.

on 2/6/2006 Removing cat urine from beds and upholstery is certainly a challenge. It seems that the fabric interacts with the urine so different solutions work with different furniture. I start with a natural cleaner. I found that for anything washable like the removable cushions (in the tub), and sheets and covers, the totally natural Gardens Alive House Cleaner worked wonders. Next, I use baking soda or hydrogen peroxide. If no luck with that, use the enzymes and cover the spot with plastic for at least 12 hours to let the enzymes work (they die if they dry out). Then try any and all of the great tips at this site, as all may be needed to finally be odor free.

on 11/22/2005 Don't use perfume or Febreeze, it may get rid of the smell for humans (at least for awhile) but pets can smell right through it! The best thing to do is to neutralize the area. Natures Miracle or Simple Solution work well. Then use a strong solution of Oxyclean. After it dries, shampoo the carpet with Oxyclean as the cleaner, usually twice.

This process can take awhile, but it is effective! Most cleaners and sprays simply mask the smell and can be damaging to carpets or furniture. Many residues from these cleaners can also be extremely irritating to our furry friend's skin and paws. The animals sense of smell is much greater than ours, and they will continue to go in that spot.

Febreeze will work for a while, but when it stops (usually in a day or so) you have an even stinkier mess! Also, if this behavior is new for your pet, have the veterinarian check them out! It may be a urinary tract infection, impacted anal glands, or any other factor. Animals don't usually make a mess just because they are mad.

on 11/22/2005 After my beautiful cat lost her sister, she started peeing on my sofa! I couldn't beleive it. Never in her 5 years had she ever peed anywhere but the litter box.

I'm kind of a clean freak so I was going to solve this problem. For 3 months I tried everything known to man. Every cleaner, homemade recipes, I had the sofa professionally cleaned 3 times, used tin foil (she walked right on it and peed). I tried double sided tape (maybe that could have helped, but what good is a sofa if everyone gets their but stuck to it?). The balloon trick didn't work either. My next move was to call a pet communicater when I saw an online ad for an all natural cleaner called The Natural. It contains natural enzymes and peppermint and they offered a money back guarantee if your pet ever went back to the area on which it was used. I ordered it. It works!

on 11/22/2005 Urine-Off. A leader in bacteria and enzymes formula that was not developed for cat urine, but proved very effective. I bought and used use it for cats, dogs and a blue tongue skink. The product brought back my blacken hardwood floor to the natural color.

on 11/22/2005 I have struggled with cat urine problems for over a year because my cat has a behavioral problem. I have tried everything I could find online and in stores; including Petzime, Urine-Erase, Natures Miracle. Nothing worked really well for me. I decided to do more research and found here at eHow the tip about baking soda, peroxide and warm water. It worked so well on a fresh spot that I tried it on all the old problem areas I could target. This mix took away the smell in new and old spots better that anything else I have tried. Thanks for posting your solution!

on 11/22/2005 Oxyclean is sodium percarbonate, which produces hydrogen peroxide when it's dissolved in water - so you could use the Oxyclean or hydrogen peroxide solution, whichever is cheaper or most convenient.

on 11/22/2005 During our moving process, my cat urinated on the entire back of our sofa. Since we were moving and the sofa wasn't being used, we didn't realize she had done this several times. We've had the sofa in the house for 2 years and I've tried everything from Oxyclean to OUT! to other pet stain removers. We still had that stench, so the back of the sofa has been covered for the past two years with thick large towels to cover the smell. Well, today, I read the peroxide and baking soda tip - it worked!! I put hot water, peroxide and baking soda in a bowl, I stirred it to make a thick paste, then I took a scrub brush and scooped the paste out and scrubbed it right onto the entire back of my sofa. Once it was scrubbed in, it dried quickly (I had to be careful not to let the brush flick the little flakes on the wall or carpet). I took the vacuum cleaner and cleaned up the flakes. I recommend you test this on your upholstery before you apply it. I'm not sure what it would do on different colors or fabrics. It was a little messy, and I had to really scrub, but I don't have to mask the smell anymore!

on 11/22/2005 I tried a few things, but baking soda made an immediate obvious difference. I used warm water and baking soda the day after my cat urinated on my bed and I noticed the smell go away instantly. As for the pillows and blankets, I washed them twice with hot water and detergent. That seems to have worked as well.