What
Removes Cat Urine Odors From Clothes, Fabric and Carpets!
By
Katherin Towers
We all love our cats - but it can
be very aggravating when they pee on our clothes, or on the
carpet. So what can we do to remove these cat urine odors? The
simplest solution is to use a commercial enzymatic cleaner. You
can buy these anywhere. The best of these cleaners specifically
target cat urine. They forcibly remove the chemicals in the cat
urine which bond to your clothes and carpets.
Many cat owners recommend using Nature's Miracle to remove cat
urine. It normally comes in a white bottle with red lettering and
a red cap. All you need to do is follow the directions on the
bottle and the smell of cat urine will soon be gone. You should be
able to find this cleaner at Petsmart, Target or WalMart. You
should also be able to find it in your local pet shop, together
with all the other things for litter training your cat.
If you are trying to remove cat urine from your carpet, you should
get a blacklight as well. Nature's Miracle isn't exactly cheap,
and you may need several applications to get rid of the smell.
With the blacklight, you can see just the affected spots on your
carpet, so you do not need to clean the whole carpet. Turn it on
in complete darkness, and you will see new stains glow yellow, and
old stains glow green.
Cat lovers on a very tight budget may need to rely on cheap
powdered carpet fresheners. Just sprinkle it over your carpet and
leave it for a few days, then vacuum it off. Unfortunately, this
does not remove the odor, but only covers it up. You will need to
choose a scent you like, and may need to repeat the process a few
times.
For those of you who bleach your clothes, you may want to check
what is inside your bleach. Make sure it does not contain ammonia.
This is the same stuff that is inside cat urine, and can attract
your cats to pee on your clothes. Just switch over to a different
brand which uses a different active ingredient.
You will also want to keep your cats away from your clothes. Most
cats do not like the smell of lemon or mothballs. So washing your
clothes with a lemon-scented detergent, or using a lemon-scented
fabric softener should also help to prevent your cats from
urinating on your clothes.
Does your cat just urinate somewhere nearby your closet, and the
smell gets in to permeate your clothes? You may want to try
spraying a commercial cat repellant around your closet to keep
your cats away. You should be able to buy these chemicals at your
local pet shop. Another alternative is to regularly wash the floor
around your closet with a strong lemon-scented detergent.
With this two pronged approach - removing cat urine odors and
keeping your cats away from your clothes - you will once again
have clean and fresh smelling clothes.
However, just removing cat urine from your clothes and carpets is
not enough. Prevention is better than cure - the best long-term
solution is to litter train your cat.
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