Conference misery::feline_v1

    Gee, the Woollite stuff works for me (my carpets are white, grey,
    brown, and black, except the master bedroom which is shades of blue).
    I don't quite follow their directions, though.  I get as much of
    whatever the mess is up as soon as I see it (while it is still wet),
    and then spray the stuff on the spot and rub it in with a wet sponge.
    When the area is dry, I vacuum it up - or leave it until the next
    time that room gets vacuumed.  This actually usually leaves a
    noticeable clean spot, if the cat-mess was on one of the carpet's
    lighter-colored sections.  If this doesn't work on your carpet,
    you might try using a different brand of carpet shampoo, or rent
    one of those portable shampoo machines once in a while - they work
    pretty well, and are much cheaper than hiring a carpet-cleaner
    (which works even better - I just had that done last week).

    I occasionally have to clean up an "up-chuck". Our carpeting is
    very light grey and I use Murphys Oil Soap.  I put water in the
    bowl, pour in "some MOS", dip the brush in the mixture and scrub
    away.  Rinse well with clear water.
   
    It has worked on all of the spots so far. 
    
    Barbara
    

    I've found the secret is to clean it as soon as possible.  I use
    the cleanser which you buy to use with a rental steamer - diluted
    quite a bit.

    Borrow someone's Kirby!  ;')

    I have used a substance called "outright", it is an
    enzymatic/bacterialogical (?) odor remover that is extreamly effective
    in removing the remains of a mess so that the odor does not return.
    Normal cleaning processes cannot remove all the kaka, and whatever
    is left will smell, and stain.  In many cases, this "outright" stuff
    will both remove the odor and the stain by consuming any waste products
    and converting them to something inert.  If, after the proscribed
    time, there is a stain left (after the application of "outright")
    I clean the area with a carpet cleaner and everthing is alright.
     This method has worked very well for me in the past.
    

    I have good success with a product called "Resolve".  It's in an
    trigger-pump container and is available at most grocery stores.
    It does a very good job for hairball stains, and also does well
    on (hmmmm....how you say...)barfed up plants....blech...
    
    Mary

    Usually Nebula (The Fickle only very rarely has this problem) will
    have her hairball troubles in the middle of the night, so that there
    is a fair chance I will be around and awakened by the gagging noise
    in time to scoop up the critter and run into the (vinyl-floored)
    kitchen, where I can plunk the kitty down on something easy to clean
    up and "burp" her until she either loses or swallows the hairball.
    Then she gets a bunch of glop on her front legs (an true assault
    to kitty-cat dignity, you can tell by her offended expression) to
    lick up to stall off the problem a little longer.  On the other
    hand, problems from eating non-foods (like houseplants) usually
    occur when I'm not home, but most of those are easier to clean up
    -- again it's usually Nebula that does it (I just LOVE part-Siamese
    cats, but...).
    
    I'll have to try out the Murphy's Oil Soap stuff -- my housekeeper
    loves it for cleaning nearly everything, so there is always some
    around, which is not always true of carpet shampoo that comes in
    aerosol cans.

    I've had success with a carpet cleaner/odor remover duo sold by
    Brookstone.  You can only get the two together, but usually you
    need both anyway!  :-)

    Brookstone has several stores in Boston (e.g. Copley Place, Fanueil
    Hall Marketplace, somewhere around State St.), one in the Pheasant
    Lane Mall in Nashua, NH, and one in the Mall of New Hampshire in
    Manchester.  Their headquarters (and a BIG store) are in Peterborough,
    NH. They also do mail-order; check the BARNUM::CATALOGS conference for
    their catalog address (press KP7 or SELECT to add CATALOGS to your
    notebook). 
							-- Nina

    I purchased a spray bottle of stuff called Marmaduke from my vet.
    It is used to neutralize urine smell.  I've had very good success,
    after several applications, the spot is no longer used by kitty.
    
     ^_^
    (>.<)
     ) ( Jeannie

    I don't know about ya'll, but maybe Corkie's got some stuff in her
    pee that loves carpets.  I've tried Outright, Natures Miracle, Resolve,
    Woolite, Amway, white vinegar, and some glop my neighbor had, and
    the stains simply won't come out.  I've scrubbed my little fingers
    off.  The urine stains are the worst, but the hairball spots turn
    a horrid shade of black.  Maybe it's my carpet reacting with the
    chemicals.  Looks like I'll have to get my rug professionally cleaned.
    Hope that works.  I'm not trying to discourage anyone, but don't
    be suprised if some of your stains are permanent (oh for a dark
    carpet!)  Guess it's just one of those things we animal lovers have
    to bear.
    
    Pat