Kowledgeable people: Help!

Erosgirl

My old cat has decided that he would rather toot behind the sofa to pass his water rather than go out. Not all the time I may add, but he has done it and I can smell it, no matter what I do to remove it. I've sprayed it, I've scrubbed it with floral disenfectant, and I've spent hours steaming it which I thought would be the be all and end all. Waiting for a new 3 piece suite to be delivered today, I steamed the whole carpet, and now, all night, this stale catty/old floral disenfectant, smell has been wafting around the room. I am so ashamed of the smell. Any help out there?

mioliere

Hi there - the best thing I've ever found for getting rid of smells like wee, sick, spilt milk, and so on, is neat vodka. The alcohol destroys the enzymes in whatever is causing the smell. I just use any old cheap vodka, and keep it in a spray bottle so that it's ready to use. It never fails!

Hope this helps!

squeaky

Hi

The following thread may be of help:- How do I get rid of the smell of urine from a carpet?

The most common advice that I have seen is to use a solution of bio washing powder to clean affected areas. The advice also states NOT to use any cleaning agent with ammonia in it because cats actually like the smell and so will return to the spot.

HTH

CH27

Soda water neutralises cat pee.

Butterfly_Brain

Pets at home do a cat deoderising spray and it works
http://www.petsathome.com/shop/stain-and-odour-remover-trigger-spray-500ml-by-pets-at-home-30212

Rachel021967

On "How clean is your house?" they recommend replacing the underlay where the cat has tiddled. The underlay acts as a sponge keeping the tiddle in. Also I would put a litter tray out and encourage the cat to use that instead. Cats usually tiddle in their territory when they feel threatened, ill or elderly.

Erosgirl

I knew I'd get good advice here. I followed your link squeaky, very interesting and useful. Thanks everyone.

gillian62

Looking at the suggestions I would try most of them, and if they don't work I would resort to drinking the vodka and then not be bothered about the smell at all! :rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

rising_from_the_ashes

Have you actually got a litter tray in the house?

With it getting colder, puss may not be wanting to venture out so, if not, it may be a good idea to invest in one - hopefully, he'll use that rather than the carpet!

foxgloves

Our old cat, very lovely & no longer with us, would only pee indoors when he needed a visit to the vet to sort out his cystitis. It's not an uncommon condition when they get older, particularly with neutered males, & as soon as he'd been on antibiotics for a day or two, normal hygiene (i.e Going off through the cat flap to use the garden!) always resumed. He was a very independent, clean animal & so this was always a sure sign to us that minor medical attention was necessary!

Lotus-eater

Rachel021967 wrote: »

On "How clean is your house?" they recommend replacing the underlay where the cat has tiddled. The underlay acts as a sponge keeping the tiddle in. Also I would put a litter tray out and encourage the cat to use that instead. Cats usually tiddle in their territory when they feel threatened, ill or elderly.

Yeah the underlay is where the problem will be hiding.

When we moved in here all the carpets had been used as a litter box for the cats and dogs and it stunk.
Got all the carpets professionally deep cleaned and all was fine for a day, then the smell started creeping back. I pulled up the carpets and the underlay was absolutely horrible! Still gives me nightmares now
Chucked the lot, nothing else to do.