OT - how to remove cat urine

[DizzKneeLand]

I had a house guest ... which upset one (if not both) of my cat(s). My friend slept in the guest room.

I went to remove the sheets today to do laundry (about 4 days after my friend left) and the cat(s) have had a good ole time peeing on the bed. The linens are washable - but what do I do about the mattress?

HELP!!
DizzKnee

 

[M 'n C]

not sure what you can do now but maybe you could check into the plastic covers for the other matresses in the house in case they get pee happy again?

 

[melanie18]

Nature's Miracle can be found at most pet stores. Spray it and just let it saturate. You may have to do it a few times to minimize the smell as much as possible. Don't put sheets on the bed until the smell is gone or gets as good as its going to get.

Then go buy a waterproof mattress pad.

 

[OhioFamily]

I know they have a spray that you can take the smell out..but sorry I can't remember the name of it. It's available at any pet supplies stores. Just ask the people working there I'm sure they'll point you to the right direction.

 

[zumbergc]

Simple Solution: its an enzyme cleaner.
You can purchase it at pet stores, pet smart, petco like places.
It may be in the doggy stain removal section.

The also carry it at places like meijer.

The pet stores carry it in a gallon container. YOu might want to get a gallon container for refilling, and a spray bottle for applying to smaller stains.

I've only used this on carpets, car seat, floor, clothing but not on a mattress.

What the goal will be is to saturate the mattress down as far as the cat urine went into the mattress. The idea behind the stuff is it eats the stuff away.

Then let it air dry. This will probably take a few days to see if it works.
You'll probably pour what you think is deep enough into the mattress.
If you put enough on the odor and stain will be gone.
If you didn't put enough on, then the odor will re-appear since not enough simple solution was used, or you may have missed some spots.


If you have an at home steam cleaner, or the portable hand size ones. You could try that as the cleaning solution w/ water. Since we have cats who have been sick, and are older. When we steam the carpets we use the simple solution stuff.


When i first grad from college, and was working a bunch of overtime, neglected the kitty boxes, one was peeing just outside the box. I tried for a month w/ every product to get rid of the smell. Didn't work, saw the stuff a friend from work mentioned. It got rid of the smell.
I had to pour the stuff on the carpet, enough to get into the padding, since I had used many other products and the urine smell would go away breifly with all the other product, but came back, that is until i used the simple solution.

It still took some work. I was using the stuff in a steam cleaner, and cleaning the area. But, on other days i was pouring in the spot. It was so long ago, I'm not sure how long it took, since I had spent a month trying a million other products to get rid of the smell.


I would also put some of the stuff in the laundry on the sheets, comforter it will help get the smell out of that stuff too.

 

[twinklebug]

... what do I do about the mattress?

Oh no. I've used the enzyme cleaners and they do work -but- I went through 5 bottles of the stuff just on a small 2'x2' area over the course of a month.
Personally, I'd thing about replacing it unless it's an expensive one. Kid pee is one thing and not too bad to get rid of although it takes some work. Cat pee... multiply the kids version by 10. You have your work cut out for you.

 

[Order66]

If you purchase something like Simple Solution, get the forumla for cats specifically. Cat urine is different than a dogs and harder to get rid of. Best product I found for getting rid of the odor is called "Cat Off". Most vets carry it if you can't find it in a pet store. You can also order it from www.kvvet.com. I do not have cats but we had a problem with strays that liked our mulch for their litter box. Had a tom spraying right under our mailbox and just through opening that little slot would get nasty male cat odor in the house. Sprayed this stuff on the brick...and the odor was gone.

regards

 

[GOOFY4DONALD]

Nature's Miracle can be found at most pet stores. Spray it and just let it saturate. You may have to do it a few times to minimize the smell as much as possible. Don't put sheets on the bed until the smell is gone or gets as good as its going to get.

Then go buy a waterproof mattress pad.

I second Nature's Miracle. That stuff will get anything out. My dog went out behind the barn and got sprayed by a skunk. It took a few times but it did get the smell out. It is sold at Petco and Petsmart.

 

[jonestavern]

Geez, I read the thread title as, "How to IMprove cat urine"
So, of course, I promptly opened it right up!
Glad to see I was mistaken!

...but I was also veerrryyy intrigued!

Jean

 

[Plantlady]

I use a cleaner called Get Serious

http://www.getseriousproducts.com/

Wonderful product.

 

[tlriv5]

we had a cat pee on our new leather couch. Not once, but several times before we discovered it. Luckily it doesn't stain the leather, but the underneath of the cushions is cloth and it holds all the smell in. I bought one of the sprays you are talking about at the pet store, they said it was the one their owner recommended they use for pet messes/smells. I thought it stunk and couldn't tell which smell was worse. Since our main problem was under the cushions I sprayed bleach on them. (well, it was a combination of the bleach and the cat enzyme spray and some Febreeze). We scrubbed the cushions down and left them outside for the day. I don't smell it when I'm sitting on my couch anymore and the cat is not allowed upstairs around it anymore either. Good luck, cat pee is the worst!!!

 

[AllesonWonderland]

I remember using a 'recipe' of household items on my carpet once...not sure how it would work on a mattress. It was 2 cups Hydrogen Peroxide, 2 tsp. baking soda, and a couple drops of dishsoap. You'd want to test for colorfastness beforehand. You put it on and let it sit...as it dries it pulls the smell out.

ETA: Just found in the 'instructions' a section about mattresses. PM me and I can email it all to you if you're interested.

 

[tinker girl]

Bleach And Pine Or Ceader Chips

Put The Wood In The Bottle Of Bleach Let Them Sit Over Night.
The Next Day Clean The Urine With The Bleach And You Will Not Have That Bad Smell From The Bleach Works Good In Bathrooms Too!

 

[CherylA]

I say throw it out. In my opinion you'll never totally get rid of the smell and how awful to have a guest stay on a bed that smells like cat pee (even a little!) I'm sure thats not wjat you wanted to hear but I just had to add my 2 cents. I HATE the smell of cat pee worse than any smell

 

[sully7]

I don't have cats so I'm not sure that this will work on cat pee. But it works very well on kid pee. Got to the grocery store and buy 20 Mule Team Borax and read on the side of the box what to do for mattresses.

The stuff works well for me and I hope it will work well for you! If it doesn't work for the cat pee it will work for sooooo many other things! Just read the box! I'm never without my Borax!

 

[Misty89]

I hate to bring bad news...the only way to remove the smell so that kitty does not EVER smell it again is to throw away everything that had/has urine on it. I have had this happen way too many times ( various cats) and even though the item "smells clean" to us humans, a cat can smell it and they Will do it again. ( potty on it)
none of the expensive urine removers ( and i have tried a dozen of them) stop the problem.

 

[slruud]

The surest solution to the cat urine problem is a .22 long.

 

[MyZoeJane]

I say throw it out. In my opinion you'll never totally get rid of the smell and how awful to have a guest stay on a bed that smells like cat pee (even a little!) I'm sure thats not wjat you wanted to hear but I just had to add my 2 cents. I HATE the smell of cat pee worse than any smell

I agree... I hate to say it... but the enzyme cleaner didn't work for me. Several years ago when I was young and single and poor I slept on a futon and my roommates cat peed on it and we tried EVERYTHING... even bleach...

It still smelled. Maybe if it was carpet it would do a good enough job to let it go, but it being a place where you lay your HEAD down... yikes!

The only other thing I could think of would be to treat the heck out of it and then buy a rubber matress casing. They use them for people with bad allergies. It seals everything into the mattres. Good luck!

 

[DizzKneeLand]

Yeah .... I know throwing the mattress away is probably the best way to go - but I just bought the mattress. Now granted it is for a guest bedroom - so it did not cost an arm and a leg ... but still.

If only I could figure out which one caused the problem ..... then I would know which one is the EVIL cat.

Anyone want a cat?
DizzKnee

 

[sully7]

I agree with Jane! Treat the smell, flip the mattress and get a mattress cover. I have one on my DD3's bed and the pee and smell stay on the outside and dont get into the mattress: I would imagine that odors on the inside can't get out either!!! Anyway, its cheaper than a new mattress!

Try sleeping on it and if you can than a guest probably will be fine on it!! But never, ever tell them!!!!