My cat peed on the carpet. How can I get rid of the smell??!!

[cmh9023]

My cat tried to use one of the rabbit's litterboxes tonight and most of it went over the edge and into the carpet and onto the baseboard. I saw it happen, but I couldn't catch her in time to stop her. Ugh! I tried to soak up as much as I could right away and also used vinegar and water and a carpet spot cleaner called Get Serious. It still smells Does anyone have any suggestions on what to use?

Also, has anyone ever used a Rug Doctor? I have a Hoover steam vac at home but it doesn't do that great of a job. It's kind of old. I was wondering if renting a Rug Doctor would be more high-powered than a home model?

 

[aurora369]

Try using an enzymic cleaner. You have to soak the area and let it sit for a set amount of time (an hour or so) before sucking it up.

I used some on some couches we got from a smoking home. The smell was so powerful that the landlord could smell it from upstairs, and it got rid of all the smell.

I believe we used the rug doctor brand. I bought it at Safeway, where they rent the rug doctor machines. I just squirted it all over the couches then used a wet/dry vac to suck the excess up after the alloted time.

--Dawn

 

[seniorcats]

Enzyme cleaners as Dawn suggested. You can get bottles at WalMart in the pet dept. or Pet Supplies Plus and use a spray bottle. If it's just a small area of arpet you don't need to rent a carpet cleaner. Out, Outright, Simple Solution, Nature's Miracle, Anti-IckyPoo (AIP) are some of the name brands.

I persoanlly prefer Nature's Miracle Most pet supplies carry it http://www.naturemakesitwork.com/home/index.php

 

[Bassetluv]

Two products I've used that seem to work well at removing cat urine odor are "Nature's Miracle" and "Pet Botanics Stain and Odor Remover". I picked up both of them at a local PetSmart. (I was actually surprised at how well they worked too; there was a spot in the corner of my bedroom (on the carpet) where one of my cats had urinated and I didn't notice it until it had dried. (I'd been wondering where the smell of cat was coming from...and found out once I got down on my hands and knees...ewww.) So I used the Nature's Miracle, saturated the spot, let it dry, and then used it once again there...and now you'd never know there'd been an 'accident' there.

 

[cmh9023]

Thanks, everyone! I'll be stopping at the pet store on the way home from work tomorrow. I think I've seen Nature's Miracle there. I appreciate the suggestions

Cara