Cleaning up after pets

KxMx

I have a cat and have read that biological cleaner should be used to clean up accidents, so it removes the scent and discourages anything on that spot again.

What do others use? I'm not keen on paying out for a specialist pet cleaner, was thinking of a box of bio-washing powder, and using a few tablespoons per half bucket of water?

Any tips would be great.

lostinrates

After using specialist cleaners for years I thoughts was very clever when I moved to bio liquid. Then when we moved here and hired a carpet cleaning machine and bought the associated shampoo and sprays.....no looking back. It's more expensive than keeping a box of bio liquid/ powder in ( we are on a septic tank so never use these as a matter if course) but it's also far more effective, quicker and easy to use

Fridaycat

I have 5 cats who thankfully don't have accidents too often, so on the few occasions they do, I use diluted bio washing liquid. It is non-ammonia based and the enzymes in the liquid clean the enzymes in the urine. If a cat regularly returns to the same spot, you can use the bio solution and then a mix of 50% white vinegar and 50% water and spray the area thoroughly, this will make it much less attractive for the cat.

I never buy specialist cleaners as the above works just as well and I have bio liquid in the house anyway

bitemebankers

"Simple Solution" is by far the best cleaner for cleaning up cat urine. It's the only cleaner I've ever used that stops the cats spraying the same area again and again.

For other types of waste (poo, vomit etc), a solution of biological washing powder/liquid works perfectly well and is much cheaper.

Sagaris

Another vote for Simple Solution - we got it from Pets at Home, stopped our dog marking in his favourite spot almost immediately!

krlyr

Vinegar or lemon juice here because I tend to have at least one in the house, and bicarb to deal with any smells if the former two don't quite cut it.

bitemebankers

NB - A cat or dog's sense of smell is many hundreds of times more sensitive than a human's so even if you can't smell any residue after using your home-made preparations, it doesn't mean your pet can't smell it...

KxMx

Thanks for the tips everyone, I will be getting a box of value bio-washing powder and will look at Simple Solution.

Fridaycat

bitemebankers wrote: »

NB - A cat or dog's sense of smell is many hundreds of times more sensitive than a human's so even if you can't smell any residue after using your home-made preparations, it doesn't mean your pet can't smell it...

Very true, and my Bengals have an even keener sense of smell than most other cats, but my homemade solutions have never let me down yet, I've never had an issue of consistent marking/spraying in over 20 years of owning cats.

bitemebankers

Fridaycat wrote: »

I've never had an issue of consistent marking/spraying in over 20 years of owning cats.

You're lucky then. I have a Bengal too and he can be a little devil for spraying. For some reason he has a real thing for bubblewrap.

Fire_Fox

Pet cleaner contains much higher levels of enzymes than found in Value washing powder, and that is the 'active ingredient'. You might try something like the Vanish stain removers if they are on offer - these generally contain high levels of enzymes.