Getting rid of the smell of cat pee.
23 July 2004, 01:10 PM
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Getting rid of the smell of cat pee.
Gertie decided to mark her final journey, by peeing on my passenger seat, any ideas what I use to get rid of the smell, or should I bin the seat & look for another ?
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23 July 2004, 01:11 PM
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Human **** should neutralise the cat's ****.. so I suggest you go out immediately and **** all over the seat 
Alternatively, a good soaking with Fabreeze may do the job
Alternatively, a good soaking with Fabreeze may do the job
23 July 2004, 01:13 PM
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Sorry to hear about your cat.A hot topic for me I'm afraid! Our bloody cat refuses to go outside atm.
Dettol Disinfectant Spray is good - they sell it for de stinking trainers, but seems to do the job. Also would recommend Febreeze.
Wipe the seat down with a disinfectant Mix (Zoflora) is jolly good. Wait for it to dry then use either of the sprays.
I'd also get a good airfreshener for the car too. A few weeks/ applications and all shold be well again.
23 July 2004, 01:19 PM
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Originally Posted by InvisibleMan
maybe we should **** inside too to neutralize it. May kill 2 birds with one stone & do our very own german movie 
ON THE STAIRS???? Ok then - will be picking up the video camera later this afternoon anyway...
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23 July 2004, 01:26 PM
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Hi,
Normal house hold carpet cleaners and odour neutralisers will get rid of the smell for humans, but a cat will still be able to smell it. If kitty rides in the car frequently you will need to get rid of the smell completely or there is a good chance s/he will do it again. Your local vet (and some larger supermarkets stores in the pet food litter etc sections) will have a spray that will completely eradicate the smell.
Enjoy
Normal house hold carpet cleaners and odour neutralisers will get rid of the smell for humans, but a cat will still be able to smell it. If kitty rides in the car frequently you will need to get rid of the smell completely or there is a good chance s/he will do it again. Your local vet (and some larger supermarkets stores in the pet food litter etc sections) will have a spray that will completely eradicate the smell.
Enjoy
23 July 2004, 02:02 PM
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Sorry about your cat.
Pet stores or garden centres will sell you a product (hand operated spray type thingie) to get rid of the smell and disenfect it. I cannot remember the name of it but any 1/2 decent one should sell it from their pet department and it works.
Paul
Pet stores or garden centres will sell you a product (hand operated spray type thingie) to get rid of the smell and disenfect it. I cannot remember the name of it but any 1/2 decent one should sell it from their pet department and it works.
Paul
23 July 2004, 02:30 PM
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Gertie decided to mark her final journey
Interesting tip about the baking soda (sodium/natrium bicarbonate).
The smell is 99 % ammonia, so you have to find something that reacts/neutralizes ammonia.
23 July 2004, 02:31 PM
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anyone know the reasons why they do this? Male cat **** to mark their territory, females rub their scent. Why do they need to mark their territory inside, and is our female cat really a male cat....
23 July 2004, 03:53 PM
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Homebase and the like will hire you a "Rug Doctor" machine. Not suggesting that you borrow one, but the "Odour Remover" spray which is sold to work with the machine is an enzyme-based formula which does a pretty good job of neutralising the smell. Spray it on quite liberally, put a damp towel over the area and leave for a while to work. The reason for the damp towel is to keep the area damp because the enzymes can only work in a liquid situation.
As to why the little b*ggers do it - there are a huge range of possible reasons but most of them boil down to either territorial behaviour or reactions to stress - quite often a bit of both. Cat psychology is a complex and bizarre thing...
As to why the little b*ggers do it - there are a huge range of possible reasons but most of them boil down to either territorial behaviour or reactions to stress - quite often a bit of both. Cat psychology is a complex and bizarre thing...
23 July 2004, 04:14 PM
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No I was being completely serious, Baking/Bicarbonate Soda is the best. If your pet has just pissed somewhere, or if its still damp stick a pile of soda over it. Completely cover it all with large heap of soda, and leave it for a few days, then just hoover it up. I promise you there will be no odour left.
23 July 2004, 04:58 PM
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Originally Posted by Reffro
No I was being completely serious, Baking/Bicarbonate Soda is the best. If your pet has just pissed somewhere, or if its still damp stick a pile of soda over it. Completely cover it all with large heap of soda, and leave it for a few days, then just hoover it up. I promise you there will be no odour left.
I have a car boot full of anti smelly agents atm. Will try the soda idea as well.
23 July 2004, 05:00 PM
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Hmm - just clicked on the link on this page for the per odour removal recipe. Apparently it only costs 75cents to make but it costs $4.99 to get the recipe...... the baking sode is the ceapest option so far....
23 July 2004, 06:01 PM
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Dunk, sorry to hear that. Have you still got the kitten?
We use dettol on the times that the litter tray has been missed (god knows how, its big enough!)
Stef - one our our neighbours managed to get the gender of their cat wrong when he was a kitten and they only found out when they took it to the vet to be spayed. Imagine their face when the vet said it was male!! We feel very sorry for him as he's quite big and stuck with a name of Tiffany (no wonder he looks like he's bearing amassive grudge!!!)
We use dettol on the times that the litter tray has been missed (god knows how, its big enough!)
Stef - one our our neighbours managed to get the gender of their cat wrong when he was a kitten and they only found out when they took it to the vet to be spayed. Imagine their face when the vet said it was male!! We feel very sorry for him as he's quite big and stuck with a name of Tiffany (no wonder he looks like he's bearing amassive grudge!!!)
23 July 2004, 07:38 PM
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White vinegar is meant to be good... stinks for ages though. A few people I know have used Napisan mixed with water [the stuff that you soak baby's terry nappies in] as that's a neutraliser. Then just use an upholstery cleaner + disinfectant/Febreze or whatever afterwards.
24 July 2004, 06:25 AM
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Cant give any better solution for odour removal , but I find the best way to ensure the cat does not **** again in the car , is to get a nice helping of hot english mustard on the end of your finger and poke it up the cats ****.
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Tonic Water is very good. I used this on carpets and the Sofa when Zeus had a spraying session which was on a nightly basis for a while.
For people reading this Zeus sprayed pretty much every night for 3 months and we couldn't work out why he had a problem. Eventually it was traced to our new floor cleaner that was ammonia based. Every time we cleaned the floor he assumed another cat had marked the house so he went round remarking it !!!!! New cleaner and no spraying since
If you want to keep cats away from an area slice a qtr of Lemon or Orange. Citric based products drive them nuts.
For people reading this Zeus sprayed pretty much every night for 3 months and we couldn't work out why he had a problem. Eventually it was traced to our new floor cleaner that was ammonia based. Every time we cleaned the floor he assumed another cat had marked the house so he went round remarking it !!!!! New cleaner and no spraying since
If you want to keep cats away from an area slice a qtr of Lemon or Orange. Citric based products drive them nuts.