will febreeze work for cat pee?

Question

My cat peed in the computer room, it smells so bad..will spraying febreeze all over the carpet help kill the odor or not?

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

Febreeze will not work. You need to do exactly what carpet guy said. My neighbor had the same problem and she ask a carpet installer and he gave her the same answer as carpet guy and it worked. BUT, after she finally removed the smell, the cat peed there again! She removed the smell again and used my garden trick and sprinkled some ground red pepper around the area. Not alot or you'll stain the carpet. It doesn't take much, you don't want to harm the cat. But when he takes a smell before he pees, it'll stophim in his tracks and he'll never go near the area again!

Answer 3

No, and speaking from experience, you might as well take the carpet up. The padding will never give up the smell. Treat the floor with an enzyme product, or the cat will continue to use that spot. If there are wood floors underneath they may have to be refinished because the urine discolors them.

Answer 4

No - cat pee is so damn potent! I feel your pain on this one.

There is something called Simple Solution they sell at PetSmart and it neutralizes the odor.

For at home concoctions, I'd scrub the carpet with water and laundry soap, and spray it with some vingear and water. After it dries treat the area with baking soda let it sit overnight, vaccumm then reapply until the smell disappears.

Answer 5

no. and the cat will likely do it again. get a neutralizer or use clear vinegar to clean it with. Don;t use anything with ammonia because that will make the urine smell stronger.

Answer 6

not at all.
try natures best, or vinigar white. lots of elbow grease. keep the cat out of there, he will do it over and over. fabreeze will do nothing.