My son has a lime green (acrylic) shag pile rug that my cat had claimed as his own indoor lawn. I have fixed the problem with the cat, but can’t seem to get rid of the horrid smell. I have tried almost every spray and powder. I have washed the rug with laundry detergent and hosed it & I have had it steam cleaned. Every thing I do seems to make the smell worse. I am about to give the vinegar and baking soda a go.. but due to the size and thickness of the rug it might take a while. Has anyone had success with this over a large area?

Tip for LAUNDRY - anything you can put in the washer applies, test for colorfastness of course - Fabreze! NOT the Fabreze made for laundry, I have found that it isn’t anywhere close to effective. On the other hand regular Fabreze (which can be purchased in a larger refill size container) is the absolute best thing I’ve found to get cat urine odor out of machine washables. I purchase mine at a “dollar” store (i.e. Dollar General, Family Dollar, etc.) and get a 64 ounce bottle for $2. I’ve used it on clothing, bedding; bathroom, kitchen & throw rugs, towels, sofa cushion covers and pillows. I’ve never experienced any bleaching of colors or damage to the fabrics of any kind. Depending on the size of the article or load being washed & how saturated it is, I’ve used anywhere from around a half-cup up to most of the 64 ounce container when my “Sweet Old Man” managed to find a hidden spot and repeatedly and apparently constantly pee on a few blankets that got left out of the chest. Honestly, I washed them with the Fabreze just to see how much of the odor would be removed as I was fairly certain the blankets were ruined. To my surprise I didn’t have to throw the blankets out or retire them to the dog house. *ALSO* I always include the regular amount of detergent, fabric softener and any stain remover I might use washing the same items when they are not soiled with cat urine.

I have a nearly 16 year-old male, neutered at around 6 months of age who’s had a lifelong pee-problem. It’s entirely behavioral which I know because I’ve had him to the vet’s office numerous times over the years just positive it MUST be medical. No such luck. Whenever he doesn’t like something, which is fairly regularly, he’ll find a nice pile of laundry, a cozy corner on a sofa, the middle of the kitchen rug, virtually anywhere. You can bet if it’s something you find in an average home, he’s wee’d on it twice. Thankfully, several years ago he gave up relieving himself on the beds. THAT is a chore to clean and I did lose an entire futon mattress to the odor of cat urine. As I mentioned above though, the Fabreze hasn’t let me down yet and I’ve been using it in my laundry for about 10 years now whenever my now senior kitty; he believes this to entitle him to a certain amount of awful behavior - referring to his “mad wizzing” as my husband calls it- as well as being incredibly pushy when he wants fresh water, more food, a nice belly rub, for me to move whatever it is I might be tending to out of his way in order that he might sit in front of me, glare and “talk”, all the while pawing at me repeatedly. At this point he is so old that I just “talk” back for a few minutes (in English, I’m not off my nugget far enough to meow back yet), he gets tired of my conversation and skulks off to nap. In spite of his behavioral issue I’ve had many people over the years comment that he’s got a great personality “for a cat” and that my house doesn’t smell like 2 cats live here!

Hayley–

I hope you haven’t throw your cat outside by now. I had the same problem with my (then) six year old cat last year. She ended up having a Urinary Tract Infection. I took her to the vet and got her some medicine and changed her diet. She’s been back to the litter box ever since.

How do I get rid of cat urine smell outside the house. We are not pet owners and have no animals in the house. However, there are ferrel cats and uncontrolled pets in the neighborhood who like to piss behind the bushes surrounding the house - usually under a window.

We like to open our windows as often as possible and I’m very unhappy having to tolerate that horrid smell.

Help, my 5 yaer old cat peed on my 3 month old lounge which is a dark chocolate brown swede material, she did it on the very top backrest part so it has ran everywhere. The cleaning instructions say not to take the cushion covers off as they are fitted very tight and would be very hard to get back on neatly. I am concerned about using backing soda incase it leaves a powdery mark on the dark fabric, she also pee’d in my leather work shoes the week before. She has always been quite good until now and im ready to throw her outside, please help.

FYI, I’ve had a vacuum cleaner repairman inform me that baking soda and other gritty powders really wear down and wreck the machinery in a vacuum cleaner. Told me never to use those inexpensive Carpet Fresh and Arm and Hammer type baking soda fresheners from the grocery store. Makes sense. Since I have a beautiful new expensive Oreck, I’m now a lot less likely to use my home remedies for pet urine which included baking soda, Ajax, Tide, etc. I’ve gone back to boiling hot water, enzyme cleaners, etc. but to really get the dog and cats to stop peeing over their same spots at my former house I did what the dog trainers recommend- I ripped up the carpet. Harsh, I know, but it worked.

I tried this recipe out for the carpet. . it worked kind of.. .. my cat had been urinating on a corner of our carpet.. and what i ended up doing was using a wet dry vac to get up as much dry urine out of the carpet.. by soaking it with warm water and picking it up.. i put down vinegar.. and then picked that up with the vac.. that got alot out of the carpet.. i tried the baking soda and the water and dish soap out.. the baking soda only made my carpet a yellowish color.. i thought it would go away once i vacuumed it up after it dried.. but now my carpet is somewhat stained a strange yellowish color.. now it doesnt reak of cat pee but its off colord.. i might have to go over it again with the wet dry vac.. but it did get the stinky smell out .. the cat is avoiding this area now which is good and now he goes to the litter box..

I have several cats although only one leaves messes on my LR carpeting. I’ve steam cleaned numerous times thinking this will help. After I clean the area, this one cat just moves to a different spot. Any ideas on how I can break him of this bad habit? All my other cats use the litter boxes but one continues to go on the carpet. PLEASE HELP ME!!!

i have horrible trouble getting out the stains, simply because i have 3 cats living in my room. They all make barfy messes everywhere, ive even considered tearing up my carpet. any ideas on how to get my room to smell fresh so that i can actually have friends in my room?

A product called Odo-Ban from Clean Control (http://cleancontrol.com/) works well on all soft and hard surfaces and can also be used in the washer for clothing, rugs, bedding, etc. I have used this product for years and couldn’t have animals without it. Odo-ban is also sold at some Sam’s stores. When my dad was ill and dying, I washed his bedding with Odo-ban to disenfect and leave it fresh-smelling. Use according to directions and it is a very safe product. My cat chose on spot on the carpet to pee and re-pee (or repeat!) - I soaked with a solution of Odo-Ban and water, let dry, used baking soda and the problem was resolved.

I have a crawl space in my basement, and my cats have gotten in it and peed and pooped. Now I want to finish the basement and wall up most of the space, but how do I get rid of the odors?
Would just baking soda work, or charcoal.I’m open for ideas!
Thanks

We have several cats, and they peed all over my oldest daughter’s floor. This is what I used to totally get the smell out of the room.

about half a box of baking soda
hydrogen peroxide
a squirt of liquid dish soap
tomato sauce, an 8 oz can
vinegar
a small scoop of powdered laundry detergent
water
about 1/2 cup alcohol-based mint mouthwash
a scoop of oxygen cleaner, like Oxydol (except mine was generic)
lemon juice
black tea

This may seem like a long list, but nothing else worked, including commerical urine removers. The room still smells fresh. I scrubbed the floor with a scrub brush and rinsed with water. Then, I let it air dry.

use baking soda for cat or dog urine. it will absorb the liguid and will also deoderize. just let it dry and vaccum or sweep away. if its an old area make a past and use it the same way

I have two cats and have tried everything. I recently found an amazing new product called Room Shocker. It not only took the urine smell out but it also helped with my husband’s allergies. It seems that it completely purifies the air and eliminates any severe bad odors right at the source. I ordered it online from a website called BiocideSystems.com. The best part was I didn’t have to scrub anything. Very low maintenance just leave it in a room for a few hours, come back and the smell is gone!

This product seems to work well for all severe bad odors.

I HAVE USED A PRODUCT FROM DON ASLETT CALLED X-O ODOR NEUTRALIZER. IT’S NATURAL AND ORGANIC AND IT WORKS. I GOT MINE FROM QVC, BUT I’M SURE YOU COULD PULL UP HIS WEBSITE

I bought a house and the previous owners had a cat, this whole house STINKS!! The cat was in the vents, even the cupboards stink I have tried every thing

DO NOT USE AMONIA!! That will only attract the cat to urinate there more, amonia is a naturally occurring component of urine. I use Nature’s Miracle and it works great. And yes, I agree, it is expensive.

i have a huge problem i know this is for cats but mine is with our dog! he has urinated sooo many times on our bedroom floor that it just SMELLS i dont even want to be in there n e more its so bad!! HELP i want something that will work thats a home remidy!!!!

I have an empty apartment that I need to rid of a horrible cat odor on the hardwood floor. The previous tenant had a copy of cats and I have painted the entire apartment and now I beleive the odor is coming from the hardwood floors that were previously sanded and polyearthained. Can I use bleach or must I have it professionaly sanded and and polyearthained again? Any suggestions?

umm stop cats doing there business in the yard or the flowers or anything put moth balls around it and they wont go there anymore it works too… but remember to put new ones out when they get smaller!!