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Conference misery::feline_v1

Title:	Meower Power is Valuing Differences
Notice:	FELINE_V1 is moving 1/11/94 5pm PST to MISERY
Moderator:	MISERY::VANZUYLEN_RO

Created:	Sun Feb 09 1986
Last Modified:	Tue Jan 11 1994
Last Successful Update:	Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:	5089
Total number of notes:	60366

3612.0. "cat odor in vacuum cleaner!" by CSCOA3::MCFARLAND_D (alferetter bound) Sun May 20 1990 15:50

    i didn't do a keyword or title search on this one, cuz i *know* that no
    one else would be stoopid enuf to have done this.  but maybe you can make
    some suggestions...
    
    i was rushing to clean up the house before company came, and i was
    vacuuming. i went into the cats' room (yes, they have their own room in
    the new house, complete with cat condo and the old living room
    furniture that they love to curl up on.)
    
    anyhoo, i saw some litter on the carpet, and i should have picked it
    up, but i was in a hurry and i tried to suck it up with the vacuum. 
    well, it was not dry carpet!  one of the hellions had missed the box,
    so i ended up with litter and cat liquid in the vac!  fortunately, i
    had already vacuumed the rest of the house, so i turned off the vac and
    stashed it in the garage for later cleaning.
    
    i removed the vac bag and trashed it.  i disassembled the vac as best
    as i know how and cleaned the partz with a cloth with nature's miracle.
    i let it sit for a few days, reassembled vac, attached new bag, but the
    vac still has that gawd-awful smell when i turn it on.  i have not used
    the vacuum on the carpet since (brand new carpet in my new house!), but
    i soon must clean again.
    
    does anyone have any sugestions?  IMHO, nature's miracle did not do
    that great a job getting the smell out of the carpet near the cat box. 
    what are other products?  specifically, what can i do to the vacuum
    cleaner--other than getting a new one?  sorry to be so long-winded, but
    i am ashamed to mention this to anyone else.  i feel sooooooo dumb!!!
    
    diane, stanley & stella

T.R	Title	User	Personal Name	Date	Lines
3612.1	OUT, OUT OUT damn spot..	WILKIE::IVES		`Mon May 21 1990 11:23`	9
	I would use LOVE MY CARPET on the carpet, (we use this every week) and it makes the WHOLE house smell nice and the stored vac smells good too, or use OUT which is available at Kmart. It's like $4.00 a bottle. Use this on your carpet and on the vac. OUT really does neuturalize the urnine smell. (I also use it to clean my litter boxes.) Let us know how you make out. Barbara
3612.2	will try it...	CSCOA5::MCFARLAND_D	alferetter bound	`Mon May 21 1990 16:37`	5
	yeah, that's dry and should help the vac smell. thanx! diane and the dynamic duo
3612.3	Try "scented carpet flakes"	CSC32::K_KINNEY		`Mon May 21 1990 18:19`	16
	I have another suggestion for you. When I go to the mall, I pass by these lovely shops with all the nice smells (VERY heavy and make me sneeze sometimes) but I pop in there and purchase little packets of "carpet flakes" that smell like flowers or spice or whatever you like. You take them home and sprinkle them on your carpeting and then you vacuum. What happens is the nice smell gets into your carpet and it also spreads around your room as the air pulls through the bag. Moreover, it lives in your vacuum cleaner bag in your storage area and that smells nice too. We got some that smells like apples and it is really quite pleasant. kim and the nipper
3612.4		CRUISE::NDC	Putiput Scottish Folds - DTN: 297-2313	`Tue May 22 1990 08:18`	1
	Um... What's OUT??
3612.5	the hose or the filter the culprits?	SMEGIT::BALLAM		`Tue May 22 1990 15:07`	10
	How about vacuuming up some baking soda? I wonder if that would absorb some of the odor for you. Though, it sounds like the odor may be living in the plastic hose, ya think? If so, maybe swishing some strong deoderizer through it...being careful if it has any electric wiring running through it. Might be worth it to purchase a new hose. Just my 1.34 cents. Karen
3612.6	Great "stuff"	WOODRO::IVES		`Tue May 22 1990 15:09`	9
	It's the name of a company. They make shampoos/conditioners and a cleaner to neutralize spots "left" by animals. It take the smell out and the spot too. Our litter boxes have never been so "sweet" smelling until I started to use this. The cats seem to like the fragrance also. Barbara
3612.7	no hose?	CSCOA5::MCFARLAND_D	alferetter bound	`Tue May 22 1990 15:32`	10
	thanx for all the great suggestions. the "sprinkles" sound like potpourri, of a sort, so i am gonna look for that. re: -.2 the vac is an upright. i don't think there is a hose. (i mean i do have a hose that can be used as an attachment, but it wasn't on the vac at the time...) diane, stella & stanley
3612.8	just thinking of the 'you know what' season makes me cringe	PENPAL::TRACHMAN	EmacX Exotics * 264-8298	`Tue May 22 1990 16:34`	7
	speaking of vacuuming, Each time I change the bag, I squeeze 'some' flea powder into the new bag, 'in case' (I can't bring myself to say the 'f' word) are around. At least they won't live long in the vac bag! E.T.