how to get the cat urine smell out of tennis shoes?

Question

our spitefull cat sprayed my daughters tennis shoes. anybody know how to get the smell out? I've washed them once in hot water, but no change.

Answer 1

Try adding detergent and 1 cup of vinegar to the wash. Have a nice day.

Answer 2

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Answer 3

The cat probably did not "spray" for spite, but rather did it because he was marking the shoes as his. Male cats have a tendency to mark what they believe belongs to them. Actually, it should be a compliment... tho'... we don't take the smell as a compliment. Don't want this to happen repeatedly in the future? Get your cat neutered as soon as possible. There is no 100% guarantee that he will stop spraying, but chances are good that after the neuter, he probably won't.

Water alone is not going to get the urine smell out. To get the smell out, you have to use a product or products that break down the enzymes that causes the smell. There is a product on the market that I will swear by. You can get it at this website: www.justrite.com That will work. If you can't wait to get it, there are other alternative methods.

It's been mentioned to use vinegar. I use apple cider vinegar in the wash. It's always worked well for me, too.

Or you can use this recipe:
Soak in a solution of 50% white vinegar and 50% water, then allow to dry. The acidity of the vinegar will neutralize the ammonia in the cat urine.

When dry, apply a liberal amount of baking soda over the affected area then douce it with a quarter of a cup of hydrogen peroxide mixed with a teaspoon of dishwashing detergent. Work it in with a scrubbing brush or your fingers (be sure to wear rubber gloves) to dissolve the baking soda and work it in. Allow it to dry. Re-wash and dry normally. The smell will be gone.

The vinegar will neutralize the ammonia and the baking powder will remove the odor of the cat urine.

Important ::: Never use ammonia or ammonia-based products. The smell may attract the cat to that item or area and will encourage cats to urinate there again. Also, never ever use bleach on cat urine, it will only exacerbate the problem you already have.

One other suggestion? Set the shoes out in the sun for about two weeks or so. The sunlight and fresh air will also take the smell out, so I'm told. I've never tried this method myself.

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Answer 4

it's really hard to get urine out of shoes. It's easier to replace them than trying. You need an enzyme cleaner that you can buy at a pet store like Nature's Miracle for cats or Urine Gone.

Answer 5

Let them soak for an hour or so in a mix of water and vinegar just strong enough that you can smell the vinegar not so that it's overpowering, then wash them again, that should work if your washing in a machine put a little vinegar in the wash cycle with the laundry detergent. The vinegar neutralizes the urine odour.

Answer 6

I had the same thing happen to one of my tennis shoes too.
I threw it outside for all winter and when I got them off of the porch a few weeks ago....tada...they just smelled like the good old outdoors..

Answer 7

Most pet shops carry a product called nature's miracle. I would douse them and let them air dry. If that does not work, I certainly don't know what will as I have never seen any product work as well as Nature's miracle.
Good luck,
dale

Answer 8

try soaking them in baking soda and water for maybe a day then wash them. Just dump the whole bucket in the washer. Also try Tide w/ febreeze and hot water. I wash urine bed mats with this. It works great. good luck.

Answer 9

Throw the shoes in the burning barrel and take the cat down and get him neutered.

Answer 10

Try' Zero Odor', it really works great. I got mine off TV, but I think you can get it at pet stores too! It takes every bit of the smell out of anything!