Cat Pee + memory foam mattress!

gracie83

Last night I was all set for bed, put my hand on the bed and it was wet. One of my monsters had decided to use my bed as a toilet. The little darling had peed on the duvet which then soaked straight though to the memory foam mattress underneath. The smell was disgusting! I am really annoyed as I gave them a cat treat each before going up to bed as they had been brilliantly behaved!

The duvet (superking) will have to be a dry cleaned as it is far too big for my washing machine but I am a loss about what to do with the mattress. We sprayed it with anti bacterial spray and had a good attempt at removing what pee we could but the memory foam is fairly deep and I am dreading the potential smell of going off pee! I sat with the hair dryer pointed at the mattress last night which seemed to get it dry on the surface at least. (oh the smell ....:eek:)

Are there any products I can buy to clean the foam or is it too late? Even if it is too late are there any products I could buy to use in the future if one of my monsters manages to sneak into the bedroom again!

RacyRed

If something I cannot wash immediately gets heavily pee'd on then I find that liberally coating it with bicarbonate of soda helps keep the smell down, but I usually chuck a good handfull of bicarb onto the affected area as soon as I can.

If it has already dried try spraying it with vinegar solution, let that soak in then use the bicarb on top - it should foam up if it is working, let it dry then vac it up. You might need to repeat a couple of times.

The oldstyle board is your best bet for further help I'd think.

nanokitten

There are also a few other cat pee threads on here, fizzy water, bio washing powder (diluted), nothing with ammonia. Memory foam is quite stable so don't worry about hurting it unless you used strong solvents.
Also often worth taking duvet to launderette rather than gry cleaners (if it's washable) as it will be loads cheaper (even on a service wash).
I would keep an eye on kitty too, sometimes peeing in the wrong place is a sign of a urinary infection (serious in cats).

ailuro2

I can't offer many better suggestions, I just wanted to offer you my sympathy - cat pee and hairdryers just don't go well together, do they??:eek:

Pet behave spray can keep cats away from an area, but are there underlying issues to do with litter tray or kitty power struggles if it's weeing where it shouldn't.;)

Tim_Deegan

Memory foam is high density, and is open celled, so once the cat pee is in there it will be very difficult to even dry, let alone remove the smell.

If you do manage to get rid of the smell then I'd advise getting a breathable waterproof mattress protector. It is worth getting for any mattress, as they are washable, and far cheaper than a new mattress.

h007

this is a good tip - i might well get one for my memory foam bed before i get my new cat!

paddypaws101

Good advice about the waterproof mattress protector. Once you have checked the cat does not have a UTI, then I suggest Feliway spray on the area and maybe round the house. Yesterday we stacked a whole flat pack kitchen into our living room in preparation for building, I could not believe my eyes when I caught my 14 year old neutered male spraying it copiously this morning! I have never seen him spray before, never smelt cat pee in the house and didnt think the old softy had it in him. I suppose the boxes are an intrusion in his territory and he was labelling them as his own!

Tim_Deegan

paddypaws101 wrote: »

Good advice about the waterproof mattress protector. Once you have checked the cat does not have a UTI, then I suggest Feliway spray on the area and maybe round the house. Yesterday we stacked a whole flat pack kitchen into our living room in preparation for building, I could not believe my eyes when I caught my 14 year old neutered male spraying it copiously this morning! I have never seen him spray before, never smelt cat pee in the house and didnt think the old softy had it in him. I suppose the boxes are an intrusion in his territory and he was labelling them as his own!

I don't know what Feliway contains, but a cat repellant that I once bought contained garlic. This made our whole garden stink really strongly of garlic.

mojomoj

Tim_Deegan wrote: »

I don't know what Feliway contains, but a cat repellant that I once bought contained garlic. This made our whole garden stink really strongly of garlic.

Feliway isn't a cat repellant; I don't think they're trying to get rid of their pets altogether!

It's a spray that mimics cat pheromones so they feel more relaxed in the house. The idea is that whatever is upsetting them (to cause them to toilet in the wrong places) can be offset by this cat 'happy' spray.

It has no smell to humans.

ali-t

Tim_Deegan wrote: »

If you do manage to get rid of the smell then I'd advise getting a breathable waterproof mattress protector. It is worth getting for any mattress, as they are washable, and far cheaper than a new mattress.

Where can I buy one that doesn't rustle? I had one before as the dog had a few accidents on the bed when she was coming into season but had to remove it eventually as it was like sleeping on crisp bags with all the noise.

Errata

Try a supplier of mattress covers for people who are incontinent. My stepdad's care home uses them and they don't rustle. Age Concern or your local NHS incontinece service should have contact details for a supplier local to you.