Picture of cat - TipNut.comTrying to clean stains and the smell from cats urinating on carpets is tricky business. But removing carpets, padding and floor boards is not an easy or practical thing to do for many.

Here are a few tips to try removing the urine smells and cleaning the carpet.

Warning: Any treatment to carpets could discolour or damage the carpet. Always test in a small, unnoticeable corner first.

First: Try finding all the spots in the carpet where the cat urine is, you may be surprised at how many there are. You can do this by using a black lightbulb in a lamp or by purchasing a handheld black light. The urine will glow in the dark with your black light on.

How to Clean Cat Urine Smells & Stains

Method #1

1 16-oz. bottle Hydrogen Peroxide
1 TBS Baking Soda
1 tsp dish detergent (liquid)

Mix ingredients into an old plastic container and stir well with a plastic or wooden spoon (do not use metal utensils or metal dishes).

Once powder is dissolved, pour liquid into a plastic squirt bottle and squirt on urine spot, completely saturate the stain and surrounding area. Do not scrub or touch the spot, leave the cleaner to set and air dry for at least one hour.

After it’s completely dry, vacuum the spot–there may be baking soda residue. You can wipe with a clean rag if needed.

Method #2

Clean spot thoroughly with soap and carpet cleaner. Then saturate the stain with hydrogen peroxide and allow to dry naturally.

Method #3

Scrub and clean the urine stain as best you can then spray and saturate spot with listerine (original) or malt vinegar to kill the smell. Do this 2 or 3 times a day for a few days until there is no more smell.

Method #4

Try commercial cleaners such as Spot Shot, Nature’s Miracle

Remove cat urine from washable items:

If a cat urinates on your clothes, blankets or something washable, simply load the washing machine with the items and pour in a large bottle of malt vinegar. This helps kill the urine smell so the cats won’t smell it and urinate on the item again.

If a cat keeps returning to a spot to urinate, it’s because she still smells the urine from before. This will trigger her to urinate on that spot again. You must remove the smell before she’ll stop.

If the above tips don’t stop the behaviour, try pouring a box of baking soda over the area and leave it sit there for 30 days (!). You could also try setting a bowl of vinegar right beside the spot, this may deter your cat and break the behavior.

Cats urinating in the home could be a sign of a medical problem (such as kidney or bladder infections). Check with your vet.

Subscribe   Subscribe to TipNut by Email or RSS Subscribe RSS
Add to del.icio.us Add this page to del.icio.us

Print A Copy: Print This Post Print This Post

More tips you may find useful:

Posted in Cleaning Tips, Pets | Add To This Tip ( 9 )