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laflaig
Jan 02, 2007
Just put doggie pads under your litter box. Replace them when needed. It saves time, money and the frustration of removing the urine smell. -
laflaig
Jan 02, 2007
Just put doggie pads under your litter box. Replace them when needed. It saves time, money and the frustration of removing the urine smell.
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laflaig
Jan 02, 2007
Instead of spending alot of money on expensive plastic runners, just use doggie pads. Place them under your litter box and replace them as needed. Saves time, money and frustration getting the smell out.
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laflaig
Jan 02, 2007
Instead of spending alot of money on expensive plastic runners, just use doggie pads. Place them under your litter box and replace them as needed. Saves time, money and frustration getting the smell out.
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kris516
Dec 17, 2006
Don't use carpet cleaners with hot water. There is lots of protein in cat urine which is why it smells so lovely. Heat sets protein stains and sort of fuses the proteins to the fibers. Once you heat em up, they will never come out. You may not smell it but your pet will.
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kris516
Dec 17, 2006
Don't use carpet cleaners with hot water. There is lots of protein in cat urine which is why it smells so lovely. Heat sets protein stains and sort of fuses the proteins to the fibers. Once you heat em up, they will never come out. You may not smell it but your pet will.
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kris516
Dec 17, 2006
The comments by Colleen Corbin and Toni may both be correct. Nature's miracle makes a cleaning solution just for cats that contains rubbing alcohol that is probably intended to break up the fats in the urine. I'm trying it out and will report back.
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Melissa
Oct 02, 2006
I have a male cat named Maxwell who has been peeing on my floor for years!! He's about 10 years old not. Each & every time he does it there I am to clean up after him. I bought my first new home and made the mistake of putting his litter pan on the new carpet in front of my master bedroom while we finished moving in because I didn't know where I wanted it yet. Once a litter pan is down that's it.. that's where it must stay forever!! Well, any way once I moved in my cat started peeing on the floor where the pan was. I tried every product I could find with no luck what so ever!! We even changed the carpet in the whole house to wood floors. That cost us about $13,000!!! We though we fixed the problem but, guess what Maxwell did next?? He started peeing on the nice wood floors!! Then the pretty wood floors got discolored and buckled and the base boards started to turn yellow instead of pretty bright white. So I don't think putting down Pergo Laminate will stop the cat either.. but I'm sure you can clean up after your cat better. My cat is so bad he pees in the drain of our bath tubs, & sinks! Did you know that cat urine eats the drains in the bottoms of your tubs and sinks? It turns them GREEN! You can scrub all you want! That little ring in the bottom of sinks and tubs can not be changed with out ripping the whole sink or tub out and putting in a new ring. My cat had other places he would like to pee also but one you'll really love to hear about was the time he started peeing on the stove top!!!! I remember the first time he did it.. I had no idea what he had done and I turned the stove on the cook dinner and guess what that smelled like!! The smell was a heck of a lot worst than when he used the carpet. Maxwell does not want to use his littler pan. He will pee on the floor outside of his pan. He will even poop on the carpet sometimes. I can go on and on and on! Now what I use to clean up after him is Natures miracle and other brands but that did not get but 1/2 the smell. I think a product called Anti-Icky-Poo is the way to go. I'm getting Pergo Laminate floors put down in the room he likes to go in but I'm sure he will mess that up by using it as his toilet over and over again. I can't keep the cat in the back yard because he has no claws and we can't find him a new home because we love him to much to give him away. My vet said he's totally healthy and has another 10 years left in him. The only other option is to have him put down but we can't bring our selves to do something like that. That cat OWNS us!
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Sep 21, 2006
Pouring household salt over the urine spot draws the urine out of the carpet. Once one application has became saturated with urine, scoop it up with a dustpan and apply another layer. About 1/2 inch deep each time usually works (we have large dogs). Reapply until most of the urine is absorbed. Then you can treat the odor with a pet odor neutralizer. Using salt rather than blotting avoids pushing the urine deeper into the carpet and underlay. Don't use your vacuum to clean up most of the salt....the odor is awful.
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Sep 21, 2006
Pouring household salt over the urine spot draws the urine out of the carpet. Once one application has became saturated with urine, scoop it up with a dustpan and apply another layer. About 1/2 inch deep each time usually works (we have large dogs). Reapply until most of the urine is absorbed. Then you can treat the odor with a pet odor neutralizer. Using salt rather than blotting avoids pushing the urine deeper into the carpet and underlay. Don't use your vacuum to clean up most of the salt....the odor is awful.
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Sep 18, 2006
I worked for a veterinarian for many years and learned that cats will pee for several good reasons. Sometimes if there's a new pet in the house, they try to establish dominance, or a dirty box can often encourage them to start this behavior. Also, a heavily scented litter can, too. They make unscented clumping litters that work well. Another reason for accidents is the forming of crystals in the urethra (the urine tube) caused by cheap, supermarket food high in ash (this affects male cats). The cat who normally never has an accident, suddenly starts peeing around, it's like a urinary tract infection in a human. It's very painful to try to urinate and in the cat's mind, it's the litter box that's hurting them, so they avoid it. Any cat suddenly having accidents should be brought to the vet for treatment. It's especially important if you have male cats to read labels and find the lowest ash content in the food so this doesn't happen. I found Science Diet is among the best. To try to reverse this behavior once your cat is well, put the clean litter box in the area of the accidents, and every day, move it close to the area you normally keep it. Good Luck.
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Aug 08, 2006
Do not step on paper towels soaked in cat pee. The odor will remain on your shoes for several steps, spreading wider the area cats will re-soak.
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Aug 08, 2006
The only thing that will really get cat urine truly out, is to get the affected carpet out. You can try all these "helpful hints" and I appreciate those who try, but seriously, the chemistry of the cat's urine is too much for any cleaner or enzyme. Of course the urine goes right into the pad, immediately, you can't get that out--ever. If you soak with cleaners/enzyme solutions, it also is going through all layers, and into sub flooring or the concrete, which usually just makes it swell and leech farther from the original affected area. In my case it was the concrete. We cut out the affected carpet and pad today, and scrubbed the concrete with bleach water--twice, letting dry thoroughly each time. That's it--urine gone (meaning urine soaked carpet), smell gone. I'm ordering Pergo Laminate this week.
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Aug 08, 2006
This is the only product I will ever use! It really works! I've tried other pet odor removers over the past 20 years, and this is the first product I've found that does the job! It's called Zero Odor.
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Aug 08, 2006
If you go to just about any vitamin aisle, you can find papaya enzymes for about $5.00. They are supposed to help with digestion by breaking down proteins. Take 3 to 5 of the tablets and dissolve them in about a cup of water and then add that to about a gallon of water. Sprinkle the solution liberally over the stinky area. Leave it on the carpet for about 20 minutes. Then suck it all up using an extraction machine. Let dry. Voil - smell gone! I swear by this. Try it.
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Aug 08, 2006
Do not step on paper towels soaked in cat pee. The odor will remain on your shoes for several steps, spreading wider the area cats will re-soak.
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Jul 23, 2006
I made the mistake of washing an entire load of clothes, thinking it would remove the smell. After several searches, and then just kinda piecing ideas together, I came up with how to really get the urine odor out of laundry. You really have to follow these directions, or it won't remove the odor. First pour in about 2 cups of white vinegar, add your detergent and clothes. I highly recommend liquid fabric softener or your clothes will have that vinegar smell. Most importantly, use cold water to wash the load. The heat is what sets the smell. After the cycle is complete, and before they go into the dryer - smell the clothes! If there is any hint of urine odor, run it through another cycle following the same instructions.
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Jul 23, 2006
I made the mistake of washing an entire load of clothes, thinking it would remove the smell. After several searches, and then just kinda piecing ideas together, I came up with how to really get the urine odor out of laundry. You really have to follow these directions, or it won't remove the odor. First pour in about 2 cups of white vinegar, add your detergent and clothes. I highly recommend liquid fabric softener or your clothes will have that vinegar smell. Most importantly, use cold water to wash the load. The heat is what sets the smell. After the cycle is complete, and before they go into the dryer - smell the clothes! If there is any hint of urine odor, run it through another cycle following the same instructions.
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Jul 22, 2006
Buy spot remover from Stanley Steemer, it works the best. I think it is $10 or $15 a bottle, but well worth the money. They also have a product called Odor Out that helps a great deal, but it will not remove the smell of weeks and weeks of cat urine.
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Jul 20, 2006
All I can say is: Rug Dr. Pet Stain Remover! It is specially formulated to neutralize cat and dog urine. This stuff works! You just buy the bottle at the Rug Dr. station of your local store, and then put it on the stain full strength. You really don't even have to rent the machine. My cat decided to start peeing in an unused upstairs loft in our apartment and we did not notice until we had a heat wave. He has been doing for awhile. Cat urine at 100+ is not something to be desired. Went to Target and bought that $20 enzyme stuff; did not work (black light is fun though)! Used the whole bottle on one spot. Rug Dr. was $5.95 for a big bottle and it took almost none to do the job! Highly recommended.
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Jul 18, 2006
Our neutered male cat is a wonderful hunter and very territorial. He sprays the perimeters of all our carpeted rooms whenever he feels the need. We were cleaning these spots with little success until we bought an enzyme product called 1-2-3-OdorFree. We use a black light to identify the urine stains, then treat them with the product. A fat syringe was included to get the product right down into the pad and onto the concrete. The urine is broken down so the smell disappears. Simple and it works.
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Jul 18, 2006
Our neutered male cat is a wonderful hunter and very territorial. He sprays the perimeters of all our carpeted rooms whenever he feels the need. We were cleaning these spots with little success until we bought an enzyme product called 1-2-3-OdorFree. We use a black light to identify the urine stains, then treat them with the product. A fat syringe was included to get the product right down into the pad and onto the concrete. The urine is broken down so the smell disappears. Simple and it works.
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Jun 30, 2006
That is not the way to keep a kitty (or dog) from peeing again in that spot. It's not only ineffective, it borders on cruelty! Ask any veterinarian. There are many other ways to deal with the problem. I've tried many of them, and using some of the products already mentioned have worked for me. Before taking any drastic steps, investigate why the kitty might be using the floor or carpet as a litter box. Has there been stress in the household? Animals feel stress, too. Is there a new pet or family member? Pets don't have the capability to understand how they should react, so sometimes they react in ways we don't like. But they're not doing things from spite or anger as some people think. As far as we know, animals don't have logical thinking abilities. They react, they don't plot against us. As someone else said, a trip to the veterinarian might be warranted to see if there's a health problem that causes the cat to avoid the litter box. Above everything, be kind and understanding. I know it's frustrating. I seem to attract all kinds of problem kitties. But, I love them and work with them. All animals respond best to unconditional love and patience - just as humans do.
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Jun 30, 2006
Summer has hit, so has the humidity, and so did the smell of cat pee. I did not know how long it had been going on, but by the smell of ammonia I knew it was for a while. I followed the idea from a website that said "The solution to pollution is water dilution." Please don't do this! You will turn an isolated area into a huge area and spend more time and money fixing it. I then read someplace else, "Never use hot water because it activates the urine crystals that makes the smell." So if you haven't caught the urine right away, and it has had time to set in, I think the cheapest way to go is to take up the carpet where the problem is, smell the padding to make sure you are cutting out the entire space that smells of urine, and replace the padding. I got my new padding from Lowe's for like $20. Then get Kilz floor sealer and paint the sub floor. Let it dry, clean the pulled up carpet with Urine-Off, and then lay the new padding and the carpet once dry. I know it sounds like a lot, but it's really not, and it's cheaper than buying all types of solutions and having the smell come back (and it does come back stronger). Totally eliminate it for less time and money. Urine-Off actually tells you where you can buy it in your area. Remember, the key to not having to do this again by removing the source!
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Jun 30, 2006
That is not the way to keep a kitty (or dog) from peeing again in that spot. It's not only ineffective, it borders on cruelty! Ask any veterinarian. There are many other ways to deal with the problem. I've tried many of them, and using some of the products already mentioned have worked for me. Before taking any drastic steps, investigate why the kitty might be using the floor or carpet as a litter box. Has there been stress in the household? Animals feel stress, too. Is there a new pet or family member? Pets don't have the capability to understand how they should react, so sometimes they react in ways we don't like. But they're not doing things from spite or anger as some people think. As far as we know, animals don't have logical thinking abilities. They react, they don't plot against us. As someone else said, a trip to the veterinarian might be warranted to see if there's a health problem that causes the cat to avoid the litter box. Above everything, be kind and understanding. I know it's frustrating. I seem to attract all kinds of problem kitties. But, I love them and work with them. All animals respond best to unconditional love and patience - just as humans do.
