Comments on: How to Remove Cat Urine From Carpet

on 6/30/2007 Cat accidents-I have 8 yr old cat who has accidents for years, but only recent visit to vet dx a urinary infect.Once that was cleared up with antibiotics and CD cat food he was still urinating out of the box. With the help of tranquilizers, phermone difuser and cat attract, I put him in a small bedroom [not a cold sterile bathroom]. It took about 3 weeks but after all these years he's become good boy. Another thing I discovered, if the cat thinks the litter is huring his tush, I put out an empty box, elevate at a slant with a couple of shims on the bottom, and he'll pee in that.

on 6/25/2007 Do NOT rub your cat's nose in the pee stain. PLEASE do not rub your cat's nose in pepper!! The cat doesn't understand this and it feels like an attack from you. This cure is a wive's tale and cruel to the animal and comments here should really be about cleaning anyway and not cat behavior. Cats love to be neat. These issues are usually brought on by some issue with the litter box or litter, some kind of stress or a health issue. The only way to solve these problems is to be a good and loving detective.

on 6/17/2007 One of my Siamese was occasionally peeing on the wool rug in our library. I tried several of the liquid enzyme cleaners, but as soon as there was any humidity in the air the smell returned. Finally I discovered the "Urine Out" cleaning system (escapetheplaneturine.com/), which uses a dry enzyme cleaner - the powder breaks down & absorbs the stain and odor, which is then removed when the powder is vacuumed up. It works wonderfully, and no more returning smells! I later discovered the possible reason for the cat's behaviour: he had been front-declawed by his original owner (I adopted him when he was 2), and as he grew older his poor mutilated feet (declawing = amputation of the tip of each digit) became more sensitive - the litter was likely hurting them. I switched from original Feline Pine to their new clumping version, which is softer, and he's happily gone back to using the litterbox.

on 1/6/2007 One more thing. You will never completely rid a carpet of cat urine. Remember, it seeps down into the mat underneath. If you don't believe me, pick up the carpet and smell the mat!

on 1/6/2007 Melissa: I noticed you didn't mention Nature's Miracle. It's the only thing that works, unless you can figure out and purchased the enzymes that remove the stain and odor. It's pricy, about $22 per gallon at PetsMart or Petco, but definitely worth it. The other solution is concrete floors - painted or stained and sealed. Then they are impervious. Also, great if you have allergies.

on 1/6/2007 Should have proofread my comment. Sorry for errors.

on 1/6/2007 I, too, am looking for solutions to cats peeing on stove. I don't have a solution, but I thought I'd offer some insight since I'm going through the same thing. I think I've settled on the X-Mat, though.

First, make sure your cat has no medical problem. Barring that, consider this:

You didn't say how many cats you have. If you have multiple cats, Maxwell may be peeing outside the litter box because he doesn't want other cats in it or it may be too full. He may also be peeing because of stress or to mark territory. I have several cats. They have all peed in the tub or elsewhere at some time because of stress.

Strangely enough, when one has become constipated because of stress or other reason, he will use the bathtub instead of the litter box when he is finally ready. We have surmised that cats sense sickness in other cats and may perceive the (excuse the crudeness but there's no other way to say it) large size and texture of his post-constipation feces to be a sign of sickness. Since he doesn't want to telegraph sickness, he uses the bathtub instead until his bowel movements are back to normal.

I have a cat who pees on the stove because one of my other cats spends every waking hour contemplating ways to annoy her by usurping her cat bed, her personal hiding places and her place on the stove where I she eats (reason she eats on stove? I have dogs, too, who will eat her food if it's on the floor.)

It is also a myth that you cannot move litter boxes. Cats have a highly developed sense of smell and will find and use a litter box anywhere. They might not like it at first, but they'll get used to it.

Hope this helps. Glad to know there's someone else with this problem!

on 1/3/2007 Download our free article called "Why Cats Fail To Use The Litter Box" from our site at www.doodoovoodoo.com/downloads.htm. It'll get you thinking like your cat and will give you common-sense tips on making your environment pleasing to your kitty so he or she's not as likely to indiscriminately urinate. If there's a way for me to post the article to eHow.com, let me know and I'll do so, but it's not a "Step One..." type of article.

on 1/2/2007 Just put doggie pads under your litter box. Replace them when needed. It saves time, money and the frustration of removing the urine smell.

on 1/2/2007 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.

on 12/17/2006 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.

on 12/17/2006 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.

on 1/3/2007 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!

on 9/21/2006 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.

on 9/18/2006 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.