cat's pee!

nickyhutch

Butterfly_Brain wrote: »

Pets at home do a good urine neutraliser - quite expensive but well worth it - but I woul try Bicarb in warm water first

Thanks BB. Is the Pets at Home one for cleaning machines or a good old elbow grease one?

Butterfly_Brain

It is a spot cleaner - so Spray on leave for 10 to 15 mins then use the machine afterwards

Ladyhawk

I'd first wash with biological washing powder to get the smell out. My furbabes occassionally have accidents inside and this usually gets the smell out.

Pitlanepiglet

I wouldn't bother hiring, I'd buy one of these http://www.bisselldirect.co.uk/product/1123 and then you can put whatever you like in it. We use Stardrops in ours and have spot spray for the very very odd times that the puppy now pees in the house. There is no reason why you can't put bicarb or bio washing power mix in the Bissell

We're really pleased with ours, we've had it 18 months and we have an ongoing building project and a puppy plus you get to keep it so it's easy to pull out and do a little section of carpet now and again.

nickyhutch

Thanks everybody. I think I'll have a go with the washing powder and get one of those bissells. £50 sounds well worth it - I don't think we'll get rid of the ginger menace from across the road easily!

poppy-glos

just been half watching how clean is your house, to get rid of the cat smell in the carpet , after cleaning it (not sure with), they dabbed it with surgical spirit to get rid of the cat wee smell... sorry only half a story but someone else might be able to add to it

anguk

Bissell also have their Powerwash Powerbrush Select on offer for £59.95.
http://www.bisselldirect.co.uk/product/1122

Alison_Funnell

Don't use disinfectant - some cats are drawn to it and pee more! Maybe because people use it to clean cat litters.

I have to agree with biological wqashing powder/liquid and lots of towels to stand on to dry the area afterwards ( use old newspapers to mop up as much as you can before cleaning).

For small patches we use 1001 spray cleaner.

Up until the other week we have six cats (sadly now 5) and the very elderly oldest had cancer which caused diarrhoea.

Fire_Fox

Anything with ammonia or chlorine encourage reoffending. Definitely bio washing powder it is recommended on all the pet forums.

nickyhutch

Alison, sorry to hear you've lost a cat - it's heartbreaking, I know.

I'm going to try the washing powder tomorrow, and I'll report back.