Is there a way to get cat pee out of a leather sofa?

Question

Darn cats. Love 'em to death, but the little brats got me. HELP!!!

Answer 1

Vinegar does seem to help kill the ammonia smell....

Answer 2

I had this problem. My evil little bastard left me prizes on my Italian leather sofa. I searched everywhere on the net and I tried everything. Once the smell is in your sofa, they will go there again and again and again....

Don't use vinegar. It doesn't work. And sprays and other cleaners only seemed to stain the leather and perfume the smell. Be prepared to loose some of the color of your leather (unless it's white or very light, then maybe you're in luck).

First, remove the foam and batting from the cushions. Any loose batting that has been stained, just throw it away.. it's lost. Saturate the foam with "Urine Gone." I tried several of these solutions and this one worked the best. If the foam is heavily stained, you will need several bottles. Put in a safe place to dry. After 24 hours, smell it. I mean REALLY smell it. You detect even the slightest amonia smell, resaturate. If your cat smells it, he or she will pee again. Also make sure to saturate the area under your cushions etc. Use your nose. You nose KNOWS!!

Now for the leather itself. Sadly, the sprays did not seem to work on the leather itself. After trying a zillion things, I finally washed the leather in my washing machine. Twice. Using tide with Febreeze. This is the only thing that worked. I layed it out to dry and the shape of the leather was fine. Some of the color washed out. I could have it redyed and probably will at some poitn, but it's not super bad. The leather looked really dry and lost it's sheen at first, but after a week or so the sheen came back with regular use. I thought my sofa was lost forever but this is what saved it.

Once you've suceeded in fighting the smell, you still have to battle the habit. Your cats may go again out of habit and rememberance even without the smell trigger. Play with your cats on the clean sofa and watch them. Don't let them near it when you are not around unless you are certain it's safe (took me a month to trust my big guy, he spent his days in a well equipped laundry room - where the kitty litter is - when I wasn't home until I trusted him again). Try sprinkling catnip on the cushions (this was a winner for me). When you're certain they will lay and relax on the sofa then you can think about trusting them again.

This is an ordeal. It took me weeks to find a workable solution and for a while considered giving up my cat and thought, at the very least, i would need new furniture. But what I said above worked. Good luck to you.

Answer 3

I use a product called "Nature's Miracle," which I bought at Petco. It's an enzyme specifically designed to break down the bacteria in cat urine and remove the smell. Read the label -- there are separate products for cats and for dogs.

I have a much-loved Alfa Romeo Spider Veloce which I like to leave parked in the garage with the top down. Unfortunately, at least one cat got into it and decided it was a really great place to mark. (If I knew WHICH cat it was... well, I wouldn't really do anything, but I tell my cats there'd be a soft, fuzzy inset to the sheepskin seat covers...) The Nature's Miracle seems to have done the trick, though it takes several applications.

How it works: you saturate the area that has been urinated on, and the enzyme breaks down the bacteria that make the smell. Don't wipe it off -- it only dissolves the bacteria while it's liquid, so if you wipe it off you're wasting it. Let it dry; as it evaporates it gets rid of the smell.

In the meanwhile, I wish there were a robot with a low-voltage electric ray that could watch my garage. Not enough to harm them, just enough to give 'em a good zap and make them hop around for a bit...

If I come up with one, I'll send you a duplicate for your livingroom!

Answer 4

Hi there...consider using Nature's Miracle. On leather surfaces it has to be left to sit on the area to soak for some time and then repeated again as it dries. It's an enzymatic neutralizer. Leather surfaces take a little longer to remove urine stains, but it can be done if you do this for awhile.

Answer 5

There is a spray by George Formen called Knock out. It can get any stain off any thing. Try that.

It even got a 3 month+ old stain off my car's back seat

Answer 6

There's stuff called Nature's Miracle that's specifically for cats. Works well.

Answer 7

My cat does that sometimes and i clean it with soap & water then i clean it with vinegar , try it in a spray bottle. I put it in my laundry too when that same cat pees in my basket of clothes. It definetly works on my clothes.

Answer 8

the only safe way i know to treat leather furniture is to use ivory soft soap. saddle soap would probably darken the spot forever.

Answer 9

yes,spay alot of viniger on the spot it also gos with #2 to

Answer 10

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