So I’m a slob and I haven’t completely unpacked from a trip last week and my suitcase is sitting propped open on the floor of my bedroom. And next to it is a basket of clean laundry. Last night I had set out a pair of shorts and a tank top and left them on top of the clothes on the suitcase. This morning I get dressed and start smelling cat pee. I sniff my shirt. Cat pee. I take off my shorts. Cat pee. I go to my suitcase and start sniffing things. Every freaking thing smells of cat pee. Ugh. And I know it happened last night since I had just laid out the shorts.
Big fat stupid cat. What did I do to you other than tip you out of the clean clothes basket last night? You can sleep anywhere in the apt except there. Jeez. This explains so much. The Target bag sitting next to the counter that had been inexplicitly peed on. Did I blame you? No. I gave you the benefit of the doubt and assumed one of the neighbors cats had snuck in. It’s probably not the litter box that stinks. Maybe you’ve peed somewhere else. I’ve spent thousands in vet bills on you, hours cleaning up vomit whn you wer sick, fed youm kpet you warm, lt you slep in th freaking bed with me, and this is how you repay me. I’ve always felt so superior to all those dog owners who have to walk their dogs in the pouring rain becasue my cat is a perfect angel who always uses his litterbox. At least dogs don’t pee in suitcases…
tremorviolet, my sympathies. But, please calm down. Play a couple of games of Freecell. Sorry, as a fellow addict, I should know better than to say that, I suppose :D. But it might make you feel better, especially if you win. And I once had an older dog who began forgetting his manners in his golden years who used to pee in inappropriate places (although not in my suitcase, thank goodness), so we dog owners aren’t completely off the hook, either.
And, Liberal, was this before or after the wedding? Just wondering if it was a warning or an editorial comment.
When I was still in grad school, I’d keep articles, books, and papers in various file boxes in my room, and one day my cat jumped into a box with the most vital (and oft referenced) papers, and, with a look of ‘what in the hell am I doing?’ on his face, let fly with the very Niagra of cat wees. It was one of his more horribly acrid efforts, as well, and I ended up binning the lot. Not that his hasn’t been my desired response to some academic materials of my aquaintance.
Two days ago, one of the other cats wazzed on my Mesa/Boogie amplifier. Fortunately, because I haven’t got a cover for it as yet (which would have leaked through the handle cut out), the amp was completely covered with a plastic rain coat. No idea what that was all about.
My sister has been peed on by three different cats. Her body, not her suitcase, not clothes on the floor, they just backed up to her and peed. One of them’s done it twice now. Must be pheromones or something, I’ve never had that particular honor.
-Lil
At least you discovered that your clothes stunk before you walked out of the house.
Once, it took me all day to realize that my shirt and shorts were tainted with dried cat pee. The shirt was actually stained and I hadn’t noticed it. Turns out my cat had decided to pee all over my clothes, which I had strewn across my Papasan chair.
I know my cats pee on things when they’re mad at me. sigh My Bf’s cat dislikes me so if I leave any clothes laying anywhere she’ll pee on them and then sit there like “heh. See what I did you bitch?”
So I’ve had lots of experience getting cat pee out of clothing.
Get yourself a big bottle of non seasoned meat tenderizer and make a solution of 1:3 of MT and water. Soak your clothes for about an hour and then wash as usual. The meat tenderizer breaks down the protiens in the cat urine and will even take out the stains.
Another product to try is Simple Solution. We use this on the carpet and it’s great. Not as cheap as meat tenderizer but still a great product!
Wow. I was being flippant before, but in all seriousness that must have been a major drag. I hope it didn’t put too much of a crimp in the proceedings, although it’s hard to imagine how it wouldn’t. Weddings are stressful enough without that kind of added aggravation.
Obviously, when you tipped him out of the basket, he got pissed off. Inappropriate elimination is one of cats’ favorite methods of airing a grievance. Except for my aunt’s cat. When he gets pissed at her, he eats her shoes.
Mine climbs up on the counter and licks the paper towel that was under the homemade maple-fennel sausage I just made. Little shit. I was even going to give him a little when we were done eating.
He doesn’t pee when he gets mad, he just beats the crap out of my other cat to show me that he’s the big guy in the house.
OP - just make sure you get rid of all traces of cat pee in the suitcase, or you get rid of the suitcase. Cats have a tendency to go for the same place over and over again, especially if they’ve already marked it.
Usually when my cats pissed at me he waits til I’m sleeping and chews holes in my hair. Which is why he weighs 21 pounds. (I feed him to get him to go away).
I’m not really raging Mayfield St. Cloud, just annoyed. (my rant looks more angry than it is since the “e” key sticks on my keyboard and makes it looks like I’m frothing too much to type correctly.) ARGH. I can wash my clothes (I’m gonna try Catsmeow’s suggestion and soak them first) but now I’m worried my suitcase is gonna contaminate my cloths forever. And suitcases are expensive. :mad: Does Febreeze work on cat pee?
But, yeah, I’m glad he didn’t pee on me directly. Ugh.
Use either the meat tenderizer and water solution or the simple solution and spray your suitcase and let it air dry. Preferably out in the sunshine. That should get rid of the smell in there.
Nature’s Miracle is an enzymatic cleaner that neutralizes the proteins in animal urine, eliminating the smell.
You said you have spent thousands on vet bills. Would it be worth it to take one more trip to the vet? We had a (female) cat who began peeing everywhere and it turned out she was in the final stages of renal failure. It really wasn’t her fault.
Febreeze might work, but first I’d wipe/wash it down with a borax solution first. Jane (our cat) did that too quite a few years ago.
Mayfield, although I was horrified when I returned from my trip and saw what Jane had done to my wedding dress, it turned out just fine. He (Jane - don’t ask…) is a faithful litterbox user and I knew right away he was really angry with me for leaving town on yet another trip. It wasn’t just pee on the dress! But I opted to try using a Borax paste on the Italian satin and if it didn’t completely come out, I’d make a quick alteration and shorten the train on the dress. Well, the Borax completely took it out and didn’t ruin the finish on the satin. Happy Ending!
Yeah, he just came back from the vet (for ear yeast) and they’ve been pestering me to have full blood work done. I nursed this cat through TWO months of being fed via a tube through his neck three times a day along with daily vomiting. (fatty liver syndrome, about three years ago) I guess I should go get everything checked out just to make sure…
My cat pees in laundry baskets and suitcases. Really anything “box shaped” with a digable substrate in it (like clothes). I also once went to work in clothing that had been peed on. He’s not sick, and does not have any issues with his litter box. He’s simply dumb, and assumes all objects of a similar size & shape are litter boxes. (He only pees in small, carry-on sized suitcases, not the large ones). I discovered unpacking immediatly and having a covered hamper solved the problem.
Also, I highly recomend Nature’s Miracle.
There was someone in my cat piss thread who had their cat pee on their stove, and the smell permeated every time they cooked something. That’s not quite as bad as a wedding dress, but it’s close.
Since I started sleeping in the upstairs bedroom, rather than my own bedroom downstairs, my cat has taken to peeing on any clothes that are left on the floor. I thought it might be a protest on the cleanliness of her box, but she nailed a sweatshirt that’d fallen off it’s closet hanger last night, and I’d just changed the litter. This is especially annoying since she’s always been a good cat - OK, she chewed the feet off of all my Barbie dolls, and once she tipped over my mother’s crystal vase just to drink the water (this only happened once because the vase was sitting on a tile counter, and did not survive the experience), and she tears up my room when I go on vacation - but in general, she’s a sweet kitty. Why is it that a change in my sleeping habits turns her into a pissing machine?*
*Answer: I don’t spend as much time with her as I used to, and she’s spoiled rotten.
