Anyone know the secret formula for getting rid of cat urine smells?

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Apparantley there are three household ingredients that you mix together and it kills the bacteria that forms the smell. I tried everything under the sun, lemon, vinegar, washing liquid, dettol, but I cant get rid of it off my leather sofa and I'm no way putting bleach on as it will wreck the leather. I'm not buying those special odour neutralisers from pet stores as they are overpriced and arent effective. I need to know this formula. They are selling the recipe of it on ebay but i'm not paying for it. I tried google to no avail does anyone know?

Answer 1

Everything under the sun?....Have you tried the sun?....I put many things outside to air. The sun and air will kill bacteria. Read on the ozone and sun killing bacteria, google or yahoo it. Can you remove any parts of the couch and set out side for awhile?...I heard vinegar will remove pet smell.
Maybe also try wiping it down with Lysol room spray.

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Anyone know the secret formula for getting rid of cat urine smells?
Apparantley there are three household ingredients that you mix together and it kills the bacteria that forms the smell. I tried everything under the sun, lemon, vinegar, washing liquid, dettol, but I cant get rid of it off my leather sofa and I'm no way putting bleach on as it will wreck the...

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Step 1: Locate the areas where visible cat urine stains or odors are noticeable. If you can't see any stains, but you can smell an odor, then you need to use a Planet Urine Odor Detector Blacklight to locate these areas.

Step 2: Thoroughly pre-vacuum soiled areas. NOTE: if you have a vacuum with a hose attachment, use it.

Step 3: Pre-mist the soiled areas with Planet Urine's Soil Release Pre-Mist provided in your Do-It-Yourself Cat Stain and Odor Removal System. Do not saturate the areas! Using the Applicator Brush provided in the system, thoroughly work the Soil Release Pre-Mist into the stained area. This helps to release stubborn old/dry urine stains.

Step 4: Apply 1/8 to 1/4 inch layer of Planet Urine's UrineOut™ Powder over the soiled area.

Step 5: Using the Applicator Brush, firmly work the UrineOut™ Powder completely into the soiled area. Work the powder DEEP into the area. Allow the powder to stay in the carpet until it is thoroughly dry.

Step 6: Thoroughly vacuum the UrineOut™ Powder out of the area. At this point the powder is now holding the urine and odors.

Answer 5

*Urine removal can be a very tricky business from absorbent materials such as carpet and upholstery. I have seen many carpets & upholstered pieces, that have become urine contaminated, cause the occupant much grief in their attempts in trying to rid the area of the offensive odor.

Urine contains salts that act as a desiccant. That is to say, it can attract and hold moisture better than most materials. If you pass a moisture meter over a urine infected area, even if it has been left to dry for months, you will find that the area where there is urine will have a much higher moisture content in relationship to the surrounding unaffected area.

This is the reason urine odor is stronger when the humidity in the air is elevated (rain outside, shower running etc). This ability to attract and retain high moisture in fabric creates ideal conditions for bacterial, viral and mould growths. Removing urine salts from your living area is strongly recommended from health and indoor air quality perspectives.


Try these techniques :

If the upholstery is of covered with a non-absorbent material cleaning it with household cleaners should readily take care of the problem.

If the upholstery is of covered with an absorbent material with a non-absorbent barrier between the exterior fabric and the foam than having the upholstery professionally cleaned or steam cleaning the upholstery yourself should take care of the problem.

If there is no barrier between the fabric and the foam, than the urine would have saturated beyond the surface fabric into the foam. Surface cleaning the exterior fabric will not remove the salts in the foam.

As an example, if this were carpet we would be pulling the carpet back, treating the back of the carpet, replacing the under pad and treating the sub-floor, as well as clean the face of the carpet. If the urine contamination has gone past the face fibres of the carpet into the carpet back and under pad, cleaning the carpet fibres will not solve the problem. Applying deodorants to the carpet face will only add a scent to the odor but will not eliminate it.

Unless there is a way for you to remove the urine infected materials from inside the upholstery and thoroughly cleaning the inside structure of the upholstery I would suggest you throw it away and get a new one.*

Answer 6

Urine Out Powder

Answer 7

Dear chc*** I have the name of the product you can use and will take the smell away forever!!!! lemon, vinegar etc. are smells the cats don't like. If i put the name of the product down, then more people will edit and add the same ingredient to their answer and get votes for my answer. After the votes, i will sms you the name. luv peppa-anne p.s. don't tell anyone!!!

Answer 8

the best thing that i have found is bi- carb soda. mix a little bit in water and wash your couch. you should not be able to smell the urine anymore but your cat will so dab some perfume or essence (lavender oil) over the affected area and your cat will not recognise it's scent any more and find somewhere else to go to the bathroom. cats tend to urinate in "their area" (your couch) so chances are that some of the products you may have used have worked but your cat can still smell it.

Answer 9

One part vinegar to one to four parts water is one recipe.

Soda water is another - spray club soda over the area and let it dry.

Salt is yet another - sprinkle salt over the stain leave it overnight then vacuum up.

No guarantees these won't discolour the leather. I think salt would be the safest as its used to set the dyes in leather tanning.

Failing that the link below sells bottles of commercial neutraliser for £6 - depends how much its worth to you to get rid of the stink I guess.

Answer 10

Urineout Powder