What is a good way to get rid of the smell of cat urine out of carpets?

Question

I have bought and tried everything on the market and nothing really works, is there anything out there that will?"

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

There is nothing that will take out the smell. It is not only embedded in the carpet, but it soaks down into the carpet pad. Even if they did finally find a product to get rid of the smell you would have to pull the carpet up to get to the padding anyway.

Answer 3

Go to a professional carpet cleaner or seek the advice of a textile expert who is familiar with this sort of thing and who knows the chemical to use, or go to a store that sells the quality rugs and carpets, or try the internet to find natural, clever remedies.

And finally -- at the risk of sounding flippant, go seek the help of a fireman/woman or trash recycler person, because the carpet may simply need burning or throwing away.

Answer 4

I used pet zyme from the local petco and it worked pretty well. I don't know if it is possible to completely get smell out. I tried a bunch too, and this was the only one that got rid of most of odor.

Answer 5

rip out the carpet, paint the floor with kilz primer, atleast two coats, replace with new pad and carpet.
expensive, perhaps. and a royal pain in the patootie, for sure. but the smell will be gone, not only to you but to the cat as well, and she won't have a need to continue to mark. end of problem.

Answer 6

Ugh! Nothing gets that smell out. You can try professionals but I would ask for a money back guarantee.

Answer 7

Vinegar

Answer 8

use vinegar straight with oxyclean and steam clean your carpet.

ratio's: vinegar and oxy clean and water 4 cups. mix well
then try febreze after it's dry.

hope this helps