Here is the best and , as far as i’m concerned, the only answer to the eternal cat pee problem, so forget all the expensive stuff from pet shops! first, NEVER try to clean up with water, it simply spreads the urine further., next get a bottle of any type of vinegar and pour onto wet area-do not rub, you will have to put up with a strong vinegar smell until it dries but its a lot better than the dreaded cat pee smell! the enzymes in vinegar are stronger than the cat urine enzymes so effectively wiping them out. its cheap, easy and effective. try it and you will see.

I have found the brand name Zero Odor to get relief from pet odors.

Several years ago, Myth Busters did a program on getting rid of skunk odor. They settled on baking soda, hydrogen peroxide, water and a touch of dishwashing liquid being the most effective treatment. I have used it ever since. I discovered that disolving OXYCLEAN for the laundry in water is an equal substitute for the hydrogen peroxide. I will generously powder the smelly area with baking soda and allow it to sit. Then I either spray or pour the hydrogen peroxide(Oxyclean) soap mixture on, scrub and then Vac up with wet/dry vac or soak up with towels. Careful of color fast fabrics and saturating a wood floor.

How about smell in oil paintings? I inherited some paintings from an aunt whose house really smelled of cat pee and I have tried airing them out side and washing the frames with baking soda but the canvases still reak of cat pee. Should I toss them ?

I’ve had my tabby cat for 6yrs now, neutered, urinary tract infection, numerous visits to the vet, as well as the money I’ve spent on odor removing products, NOTHING WORKED!!! Not to even count the number of clothes that I’ve tossed all because nothing would get the horrible odor out. About 2yrs ago, he pissed on a pile of laundry, being frustrated I refused to throw out the clothes. I searched my cat products and found a miracle! “Arm & Hammer – Pet Fresh Odor & Dirt Eliminator”. It actually says that this is a carpet and room deodorizer. I threw the clothes in the machine, with lots of this stuff in the first cycle then added my own detergents & softener for the other cycles. I have been using this Arm & Hammer product for the past 2-yrs and it has NOT failed me yet. I also used it on my sofa and throw carpets. For your fabric covered furniture or carpets, I suggest that you shake powder onto stain, saturating it. I’ve let this sit for hours, sometime overnight then vacuum out. Please note that the box MUST READ “Pet Fresh Odor & Dirt Eliminator”, I’ve mistakenly purchased the wrong box, because supermarkets place the varieties close to each other. I will not be making that mistake again. It also works well in the litter box. TRY THIS PRODUCT!!!!!

Did anyone answer to original question-how to get rid of cat odors outside? This is driving my indoor cats (who have been fixed)to spray around all the doors and windows of my home.

Any luck? These are not my cats and I don’t know of any way to keep them out of my yard.

My cat pissed on the kids bouncer house a couple of times, i’ve tried the home remidies and the pet store odor remover, none worked. I even tried fabreez, perfumes, lysol and nothing worked until i tried fragrance oil. i mixed with safflour oil and put in a spray bottle and sprayed the spots he pissed on. to my amazement it worked, no urine smell what so ever … i used sandalwood oil because i like the smell. good luck….

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.