Urine! How to remove

Re: Urine! How to remove

Laura Ringsell — Wed, 31 Oct 2012 05:44:48 GMT

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[quote user="Steph Worsley"]

biological washing powder (mixed with water obviously) sorts out the protein part, then surgical spirit to sort out the fat part

You need to make sure the area is thoroughly soaked and cover a wider area than you see as it spreads!!!

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- yes this is what I have used in the past and give the same advice to clients, and when the area is dry I stick a food bowl on top of it as this stops the phantom sprinkler coming back

[/quote] Exactly what I would have said too. A lot cheaper than fancy sprays and it works! Then the hard bit is working out why and dealing with that....good luck

Re: Urine! How to remove

ameliakp — Tue, 30 Oct 2012 21:41:18 GMT

I used to use Urine-off spray, and cover the bit you spray in clingfilm so it has a chance to work before evaporating.

Re: Urine! How to remove

bumble bee — Thu, 20 Sep 2012 15:08:13 GMT

Blot as much of the pee as poss.Then wash area in a 10% solution of biological washing powder/liquid.Rinse in plain water, blot & then spray with surgical spirit. Heavily smelling wash products just encourage the cat to re mark.

Re: Urine! How to remove

Sal the 1st — Tue, 18 Sep 2012 18:35:44 GMT

[quote user="Steph Worsley"]

biological washing powder (mixed with water obviously) sorts out the protein part, then surgical spirit to sort out the fat part

You need to make sure the area is thoroughly soaked and cover a wider area than you see as it spreads!!!

[/quote]

- yes this is what I have used in the past and give the same advice to clients, and when the area is dry I stick a food bowl on top of it as this stops the phantom sprinkler coming back

Re: Urine! How to remove

Steph Worsley — Tue, 18 Sep 2012 18:11:23 GMT

biological washing powder (mixed with water obviously) sorts out the protein part, then surgical spirit to sort out the fat part

You need to make sure the area is thoroughly soaked and cover a wider area than you see as it spreads!!!

Re: Urine! How to remove

Suze — Tue, 18 Sep 2012 17:22:47 GMT

Found this on the Indoor cat link in the Wikki section. Might be of some help!

How to Clean-Up Cat Urine

The key to success is to thoroughly clean the area, as soon as possible.

Carpet

Get some paper towels and blot up as much as you can as soon as you are first aware the cat used the area.
Cover the area with a towel or a pile of paper towels and stand on them. You may have to do this several times.
When you have soaked up as much as you possibly can, get out the carpet cleaner or use a few drops of dish detergent mixed with water. Saturate the area with this, and just let it sit on the area for an hour or two. No scrubbing
Rinse the area by gently blotting. Wet a sponge with tap water and rinse the area again.
Soak the area with club soda for ten minutes.
Blot up the club soda and place fresh paper towels or a fresh towel over the area.
Weigh down the towels with something heavy, e.g., books, furniture, etc., and leave overnight.
In the morning, spray the area with an enzymatic cleaner. There are many on the market. Here at OSU Veterinary Hospital, we carry F.O.N. (Feline Odor Neutralizer), A.O.E. (Animal Odor Eliminator), K.O.E. (Kennel Odor Eliminator), F.E.O. (Feline Elimin Odor), and "Equalizer" a foaming carpet cleaner. You will need to follow the directions for the individual enzymatic cleaner.
Never use ammonia or ammonia-based products on the carpet. The smell may attract the cat to that area and can encourage cats to urinate in the area.
Keep the cat away from the area.
If the smell is bad and the cat continues to use this area despite all the cleaning, replace the padding underneath and clean the area under the carpet.

Linoleum

Wipe up the puddle with paper towels or a mop soaked in soapy water.
Clean area thoroughly and rinse with warm water.
Wipe the area with a sponge dampened with white vinegar.
Let the area air-dry.

Hardwood and Cement

Blot up as much liquid as you can, then use an enzymatic cleaner.
If the smell is strong, or if this has concrete, or sand down, bleach, and refinish your hardwood floors.

Laundry

Machine-wash your laundry using a cup of white vinegar and no detergent.
When the laundry cycle finishes, add detergent and wash regularly.

Re: Urine! How to remove

shelly jefferies — Tue, 18 Sep 2012 16:04:50 GMT

try a non-biological washing powder like daz or something. try not to use pine oil based products such as flash to clean as apparantly when dry smells like pee to cats so spray back over it.

Re: Urine! How to remove

Beth Quance — Tue, 18 Sep 2012 13:59:58 GMT

You could try a spoonful of bicarb in a pint of water, then when dry febreeze to cover it, then spray feliway. I used this on my carpet when my cat kept spraying and it worked really well. I think you can use surgical spirit instead of febreeze but not sure, and you have to keep applying feliway spray. I alsi had a feliway diffuser plugged in. Hope this helps!