This house is falling apart here! Short story - damn cat decided to pee on the carpet. I am so sick and tired of this. I have tried everything and anything to get the stench out, I have spots on the carpet years old that still smell. What I would like to know is, what product worked for you? Enzymes? Something you got at the pet store? Please don’t suggest vinegar or club soda, this is SERIOUS. What have you had success with?
I had a carpet urine problem from one of my dogs, and I had great success with:
http://shop.store.yahoo.com/allpetvetsupply/pdimjwc001.html
Natures Miracle.
After using it, I couldn’t smell urine anymore, even with my nose literally on the carpet. I used a lot- really doused the spot, plus I put it in a shampooer/steamer and used it on the rest of the rug.
Zette
Sorry that you’re having so much trouble. I’ve used a product specially made for removing cat urine. I can’t think of the name, but it comes in a white bottle with a red cap, a red lable, and black writing. It works well. You have to get the smell out first, or the cat will keep going back. Also, check out a product called Feliway on http://www.catfaeries.com. That is supposed to help stop it. You can also go to http://www.catchow.com and click the “Emotional” link. All of these should give you some good ideas. Good luck.
After you’ve treated it with the enzymatic stuff, I like to give the carpet a final blast with a product called “Odo-Ban.” It comes in a gallon jug and you can get it at Sam’s Club (I’m not sure where else; I’ve never heard of anyone finding it anywhere else). This is powerful stuff. It’s corrosive to human tissue when undiluted (heh) and can be used as a disinfectant. You gotta love a bottle that gives you instructions on how to kill AIDS virus with it. Anyway, it also knocks the hell out of smells.
Pet owners I know use it two ways: (1) dilute it in water, put in spray bottle, spray on carpet and use carpet rake and let dry. (2) Pour a generous amount in a carpet cleaner/steamer machine along with the soap solution.
It’s got a eucalyptus smell that is strong at first but when it dries, it’s a pretty nonoffensive smell. The people I know who work in dog rescue (have multiple dogs, and multiple accidents) swear by it. It would work for cats too, but I think it’s best to start with a product that goes after the smell with enzymes first. And let them work–I have no doubt this stuff would kill the enzymes dead before they did their job if you did them right after the other.
Good luck. I had a cat who was, shall we say, “casual” about litterbox use. I had her for ten years and it drove me crazy.