How do you erase the smell of cat Urine from carpet?

Question

I have recently moved into a house, were the previous occupants owned cats. I have tried bleach, nil odour, shake n vac and febreeze. They all mask it for the day, but as soon as the windows are closed the smell comes back. Please help, i think its destroying my nasal cavities. I imagine i can smell it all the time.

Answer 1

Hi
For just a few spots

Nature’s Miracle should work. It is available at Petsmart. Make sure you follow the direction. The main reason that it fails is that people just sprays it on and wipe it up and not let it soak into the carpet and pad like the urine did. You may need to do this 2 or 3 time. Just reminder that the urine treatment product needs to go where the urine went for it to work properly. After you clean the spots, you should shampoo the carpet using this product on the front and back of rug.


For really bad urine smell

First thing you need to know is that urine is classified as carpet damage. 90 % of the urine sits in the under pad and that is the hardest to remove. This is the reason you smell it when you wet it. In most cases if you can smell it it’s pass the point of treating from the surface. To clean it properly it is a fairly big job

Things you will need: carpet-cleaning machine.
Chemical for removing urine I recommend (Nature's Miracle is a liquid containing enzymes that feed on the organisms that give urine its odours.), which you can buy at a pet store. (Some people have use vinegar (one part vinegar to five parts water)

New under pad for the carpet

1/ lift the carpet where you think the urine is. You can tell from the bottom side of the carpet by the watermarks. You will need to extract the backside of the carpet with the urine remove treatment product.
2/ cut out the entire infected under pad and wash the floor with the urine treatment.
3/replace the under pad with the new stuff
4/ as you are laying the carpet back down treat the top of the carpet with the urine treatment.
5/ When the carpet is all back you will need to clean the all of the carpet with the urine treatment product. Just reminder that the urine treatment product needs to go where the urine went for it to work properly.
In my experience, Nature's Miracle is your best bet. Good luck!



Carpet cleaner for 14 years

Answer 2

I have a cat and what i have founds that works the best is a mixture of Vinager and to cover the smell of vinager either downy or febreeze. If the urine soaked into the pad then you'll need to replace your carpet and padding

Answer 3

I would call a carpet cleaning company. Most will have a service for pet odors. I also bought a product called OdorBan at Sams that does a good job at neutralizing odors from my dog.

You might want to also try other products like Urine Gone.

I would leave it to the professionals. You may have to remove the carpet though.

Answer 4

Vinegar acts as a neutralizer to smells like cat urine..so does baking soda. But..if it is really bad..and really soaked in there, you might be better off just getting rid of the carpet all together

Answer 5

You dont ,you may mask the smell for a short time but it ALWAYS comes back. Get a new carpet,lose the cat no smell.Keep cat get smell back live with it.

Answer 6

After you pull the carpet up make sure that you seal the floor with a Kilz type product to insure that the odor doesn't come through the new carpet. Good luck.

Answer 7

get the cat out of the house, specially if its male. steam clean should solve the problem, leave it outdoor for few days if its sunny but make sure no bird poop on it , put a cover or something. Its very hard to get the odour out! hope you can take this back to the furniture shop and explain to the guy or contact consumar affair if you have in your country,.

Answer 8

White vinegar, not apple cider vinegar works the best. Soak the spot and let set and blot with a clean white cotton cloth.

Answer 9

Clean your carpets with a carpet cleaning solution especially for pet odor.You can buy it at wal-mart back where they sell the vacuums

Answer 10

You'll have to try a specific pet-odor removal agent. They are a little more expensive than typical cleaners, but depending on how many cats they had, it may help