Need help!! How do I clean up cat pee to remove smell?

[incidgili 0]

Sorry this might be off topic.

My cat is getting old and peeing everywhere. grrrr!

I need to remove cat pee odor from a carpet. Does anyone no a good product or household remedy to remove cat pee from carpet?

thanks in advance.

mike

[tallcoolone 102]

Quick Solution

Get rid of the stinking Cat

[almaty 19]

terrible and just wrong..i assume your wife has a shelf life too?

[Bobby+Umit 161]

I use this place to get stuff to clean up stuff like this:

Planet Urine

It works pretty good.

If you don't want to spend the money, you can go buy some baking soda, or borax, and use that to absorb the mess. You will need to pull up the carpet and get under it, or the smell will never go away.

They also sell diapers for cats - to prevent this. You may want to take the cat to the vet - normally cats do not do this, even if they are old.

It could be an infection or perhaps they litter box needs replacing?

[Mark&Steph 0]

Ok, this must be some sort of joke or something because someone else posted this exact same question in the exact same words on Bloody-Disgusting.com, a horror movie site forum the hubby and I are members of. And someone on there had commented that they'd seen in on other forums.

[Bobby+Umit 161]

Ok, this must be some sort of joke or something because someone else posted this exact same question in the exact same words on Bloody-Disgusting.com, a horror movie site forum the hubby and I are members of. And someone on there had commented that they'd seen in on other forums.

that's a pisser...

[almaty 19]

a squirter, indeed

[Niels Bohr 72]

Ask Mags! She knows everything about cats.

[w¡n9Nµ7 §£@¥€r 123]

kill it

Edited May 29, 2009 by Randomizer

[Saddle Bronc 124]

Soak carpet with lysol, let sit about 1 day, rent Rug Doctor and steam/suction/brush out.

[Kar98 0]

Urine trouble now!

[Ban Hammer 14,189]

best solution -

send it over to consolemaster's house.

[Saddle Bronc 124]

best solution -

send it over to

consolemasterCol Guano

's house.

[payxibka 10,048]

best solution -

send it over to consolemaster's house.

Don't for get to include a card with

CONGRATUALTIONS!!!

[Kathryn41 3,205]

There are a number of good products on the market. You need to buy something that has enzymes in it to 'digest' the protein matter left in the carpet - most household and carpet cleaners don't have that so you don't remove the smell - it just covers it for a while. Cats will often go back to the same area they have used before because they can still smell the trace amounts of urine left behind.

Nature's Miracle is one of the best and can be purchased at PetSmart or PetCo or pet supply stores. It is safe to use on carpets - you basically soak the area, making sure you can get down to the carpet underpad beneath if you have one and it 'digests' the protein markers left behind.

Another one that I have found that works great is "Pee Pee Super Stain & Odor Remover". It is safe to use around children and pets, has a money back guarantee (you won't need to use that, the stuff does work!). It is made by Pet Select, PO Box 828, Yorktown VA. There isn't a website listed but you may be able to find suppliers by searching online for it. I think, but don't know for sure, that I got my bottle at PetSmart. (Ok - went and checked - it's available at Walmart online http://www.walmart.com/catalog/product.do?product_id=3635676 ).

You can also purchase a 'black light' which is a handheld wand and locate places where the cat has urinated on the carpet. They are also relatively inexpensive and worthwhile.

Hope this helps. You might also get a very low ledge litter box. Older cats sometimes have arthritis as well and they find using a covered or higher ledged litter box very difficult. If the box is difficult to use, the cat will go elsewhere. Good luck.

Oh, also, have the vet check your cat out - he may have urinary tract infection or kidney problems. There are medical solutions that can help in those cases, even for older cats.

Edited May 29, 2009 by Kathryn41