Cat Urine Odor Removal
A cat is a beautiful animal to have as a pet. However the only thing that most cat owners despise about owning a cat is removing cat urine odor. Everyone knows that cat urine gives off an offensive stench; this is why cat owners are always on the lookout for the best cat urine odor removal recipe.
Cat Urine Odor Removal Photo by Fantasyfan via Flickr
The best way to cleaning cat urine lies in acting immediately. You have to work at preventing urine from absorbing into your mattress, carpet or any other furniture. So once you locate any cat urine, blot all the dampness using a clean cloth till the spot dries up. Make sure you don’t rub the urine, just blot it up. Once most of the urine gets absorbed, use some clean and cold water to rinse the spot dry. Then the spot has to be blotted as dry as you can. Next, you can either use the help of the many cat urine remover products available in the market, or some home remedies to kill the bacteria and thus get rid of all the odor causing enzymes of the cat urine.
Try out the cleaner on a small area
If you opt to use a cat urine cleaner, you should first try it out on a small area to find out if it stains. Then, once the affected area is dry, you just have to follow the instructions in the cat urine remover. Another option is using home remedies to remove cat urine odors. First, pour a solution of equal portions of water and vinegar over the area. Make sure the solution reaches the fibre and padding of the carpet, and let it set. Once damp, blot dry the area using paper towels. It is the vinegar that works at neutralizing cat urine, or rather, the ammonia found here.
Never use products with ammonia
You can also use water extracting vacuum or a carpet shampoo system to remove any excess moisture. Next, you have to use some hand dish washing liquid to make a solution with a quarter cup of 3% hydrogen peroxide. Make sure the house cleaning liquid you use does not have any ammonia in its. You should never use any cleaning products with ammonia for cleaning cat urine odors as its odor may provoke your cat into passing urine at the same place another time. After sprinkling some baking soda on the soiled area, you have to drizzle this hydrogen peroxide mixture on its top. Let it absorb into the fibres as much as possible, then let it dry and vacuum up.
Get Rid Of Cat Smell Photo by eva101 via Flickr
If you don’t know where your cat urinated
Sometime, you may not know where the cat had urinated. In such cases, you have to use the help of the a black light to illuminate these areas. These back lights are UV lights that are easily, and cheaply available in the market. Of course, the best solution for cat urine odor removal lies in preventing your cat from urinating in the house. If you find that your cat loves a certain spot, cover this spot using tin foil for some time, to discontinue the habit. You could also place mothballs or Citronella smells on these areas so that cats refrain from going there again.