Berkeley Parents Network: Removing Bad Odors

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Removing Bad Odors

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Removing foul cat pee odor

Jan 2003

I hope someone can help with this one. One of our cats peed on the bed, soaking all the linens right down to the mattress. The linens were easy to deal with, but what do I do about the down comforter and the mattress (The comforter was the harder hit of the two)? Can I take the comforter to a dry cleaner? And what can I do to get the smell of urine out of the mattress, short of turning it over? Thanks in advance, Nina

We had a problem with our cat peeing in the house which resulted in the dog peeing to cover up the cat pee. It was a nightmare. I used every single product but nothing got the smell completely out. We couldn't smell it but the pets could. I finally found the MOST AMAZING urine/feces odor removal product. The website is www.justrite.com. I started using this and both the cat and dog stopped peeing. I've used this on clothes, carpet, upholstery, hardwood floors, etc. It has worked every single time. If the cat or dog have an occasional accident I clean it up and immediately stray it with this stuff. I spray even things that can go in the wash. This is also a family run business. A guy named Bill came up with this and basically works out of his home. He is usually the one that answers the phone and takes your order. He is also VERY helpful if you have questions on how to use his products. Diana

Feb 2002

We just moved to a new home where neighborhood cats have established a habit of sleeping and urinating on the back porch. Is there a way to: 1. get rid of the smell (we no longer dare store any items out there) 2. discourage the cats from coming back? Thanks Anne-Marie

This guy Bill came up with the most effective cat pee smell solution we have ever seen. http://www.justrite.com/ This stuff works better than anything in the pet stores (we tried Nature's Miracle and a few others, but the smells persisted). Brian

See Neighborhood Cats for more advice

August 1999

when we were traveling we brought our car seat into my aunt's house where her cat peed on it. we have removed the cushioning and washed it thoroughly; however, the plastic and the webbed straps (which are not removable) still stink despite numerous soakings in various detergents and baking soda solutions. we can't use the seat because it smells up the car and our son's clothes when he sits in it. does anyone know of a product that will get rid of the smell? thanks, susan

I don't know if this work now because the stain is set, but try white vinegar. We have a rabbit and a cat and I've used it on our carpet when either of them had the occasional accident. Hope this works. Jeanette ------------- Try FeBreeze. It's available in your supermarket. You spray it on, and the odor dissapates as the item dries. For a persistant odor, you might need to treat several times. My friends swear by it for cat pee odor, and I have found it very effective for body odor that wasn't being removed by dry cleaning. Dawn --------------- Nature's Miracle--available at pet stores--works great ------------------ Re cat pee: Try Nature's Miracle, available at pet stores and drugs stores sometimes. It's good. Linda ------------- There are products in pets stores specifically for removing pet odors. I can't think of any brand names though. Also, Febreze, which you can get in most stores, works well too. Good Luck!!! JC --------------------- There's a relatively new product called "Febreeze" that is specifically for removing bad odors from textiles, that you might try. I can't actually vouch for it, never having used it, but the ads look good! The "one-drop deodorizies a skunk" stuff is bogus, as far as I'm concerned--I tried to use it to deodorize my diaper pail, and it didn't help much at all. If the project were mine to handle, I would try soaking in vinegar too--vinegar can cut through some amazing stuff. Or, any chance of just replacing the straps with new webbing? Maybe a luggage-repair place would know how to do it? Good luck! Meg ----------------- From the moderator... I've received a few posts warning people of dangers associated with using Febreeze around pets. I wanted to let folks know that this is NOT TRUE - it is an urban legend. Look at: http://urbanlegends.about.com/library/blfebrez.htm?COB=home&terms=febreeze&PM=112_300_T ------------------ re the cat pee smell There is a product called "Odor Out" that works really well. I think I bought it at a pet store. It is an enzyme of some kind.I even used it when my son peed in the floor furnace but that's another story... Leah ------------------------ We use "Nature's Miracle" and it really is a "miracle". Two years ago one of our cats managed to get himself locked inside one of our closets for three days (he's blind, out of it and kind of aloof so it took us that long to notice he was missing). While there he made himself at home on a bag of newborn clothing and used it as his litter box. I called the company and they told me that the trick to their product is that it works in the drying phase. So, they instructed me to wash the clothes in a certain amount of the stuff, and to then hang it outside to dry. They told me not to put it in the dryer. I followed their directions and it worked! There was absolutely no evidence that the clothes had been peed on. Several months later I used them on my newborn with no problem. I couldn't even tell the clothes that had been peed on from those that were in a different bag. BTW, anyone who tells my mother about this (are you listening Dawn?) will not be very happy when I get through with them :-) Sophie

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