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I figured with all the cat lovers here, someone might have a solution.
My room mate's cat, couldn't get to her litterbox as the door into the room with the box had closed and locked. So she wound up peeing and pooping on my couch. As soon as I discovered it, I sprayed and washed it with my really strong carpet cleaner. But there's a lingering smell of urine. So can anyone suggest anything to help get rid of the smell? Thanks. splitimage |
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White vinegar always did the trick for me. Anything that can be tossed in the washer, wash first on cold with a generous amount of white vinegar, then wash with ordinary laundry soap. Spray undiluted vinegar on anything that can't be washed to a saturation point. If you have an carpet cleaning machine with an upholstery attachment just use vinegar with it. Allow to sit, but not dry. Blot to remove vinegar, or suck dry with carpet cleaning machine. The vinegar smell will dissipate. or you can repeat the process with plain water after you've finished with the vinegar approach. Although having washed it with commercial cleaner first may have 'set' the odour, so you might have to give it a couple of efforts with the vinegar. If you used diluted vinegar, just make sure the water is cold, warm water will set the urine smell.
As a cat lover, I must say this: please provide your room mate's cat with a second litter pan outside of his bedroom. Not being able to access the litter pan is extremely stressful to kitties, and most cats really do need more than one litter pan anyway to be happy. |
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If all else fails a professional apholstery cleaner might be good for suggestions.
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@splitimage Hi, how goes the battle with the urine smell? Sofa pee can be a real challenge, much easier with carpet and stuff you can toss in the washer.
I'm sorry if my reply came across as grumpy. I had not been sleeping, but I wanted to help, because I know how unpleasant that lingering cat pee smell can be. And I really felt sorry for poor kitty who was left without a proper place to pee, which I know was purely unintentional on the part of you and your room mate. I left out my usual niceties and went straight for the relevant facts - sorry. |
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Thanks everyone for the suggestions. A few of my facebook friends suggested a product called "Nature's Miracle". So we bought it, and tried it, and it seems to be working. I've sprayed it twice, and it seems to be helping, but there's still a bit of a lingering odour, so will spray again.
@lightly toasted, no worries. I got that you were concerned about Hailey. And she clearly felt really bad about going on the couch. She's totally healthy, so it was purely an unlucky door problem. We've since blocked the door so that it doesn't close all the way. I just wish she'd gone on the floor as opposed to the couch where the urine seeped into the cushions. splitimage |
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