Remove Cat Urine Smell - Action Plan

By Jennifer Laurie

Anybody who has ever had a cat will know what a genuinely unpleasant odor cat urine smell is and how challenging it is to eliminate. It can be an intense smell and the cleaning techniques typically utilized for other cleaning situations are not efficient. You will need to take further action to totally eradicate the smell of cat urine.

Obviously getting rid of cat urine odor from carpeting is going to be a lot harder than getting rid of it from hardwood, tiled or linoleum covered floors. The actions outlined in this article will allow you to effectively clean cat urine from your furniture, carpets and any other surface that has been urinated on. You won't need to use harsh chemicals to remove cat urine and it won't matter whether you need to treat new stains or stains that are old and have dried out.

Start by detecting the areas where the stains are obvious or where smells are apparent. If you can't see the marks but you are able to smell where they are employ a stain detecting achromatic light fo find them. You might want to crouch down and smell your carpets and floors to detect the precise areas. Check anything additional that's at your cats spraying level, like walls and curtains.

You will then need to vacuum the affected area so it would be advisable to install a new bag in your vacuum cleaner if it uses them. Liberally apply a brew of a third of a cup of white vinegar, two thirds of a cup warm water, one quarter of a cup of mouthwash (needs to contain alcohol) and a quarter of a cup of dishwashing liquid. Leave it alone for approximately forty five minutes.

Softly scour the total area in a circular movement with a soft clean brush and absorb the left over wetness with clean white paper toweling. Liberally soak with warm water and leave it for around fifteen minutes then sop it up with more clean white paper toweling. Once again completely vacuum the total area and liberally dust with baking soda. Allow it to settle for at least a couple of hours. Vacuum substantially once more.

Congratulations, you should now have a house free of cat urine smell once again. And by following these actions you have achieved it without the utilization of abrasive chemical cleaning products.

Jennifer Laurie has been involved with Cats all her life and has a wealth of information to share with you. To read more helpful advice and solutions to this problem please go to How To Remove Cat Urine Smell Information