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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

3731.0. "Urine smell in floor, help." by TFH::DALESSANDRO () Thu Jun 21 1990 17:50

    	HELP!!!  
    		What is the best way to remove the smell of cat urine 
    soaked into a hard wood floor.  Last year, one of our kittens had
    found a place to pee on our rug.  We tore up the rug and got rid of
    the kitten.  Now, the hard wood floor that was below the rug has the
    urine smell.  I tried a few cleaners, including bleach, but now that
    the humid weather is back, so is the urine smell.  We plan on putting
    another rug down over the hard wood floor, but before we do so, we have
    to get rid of the smell for good.  Is there any thing on the market
    that works best or anything that someone would have of their own that
    they put together to kill the smell.  
    
    					Thanks..... Jim
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3731.1Re-phrase what happen.TFH::DALESSANDROFri Jun 22 1990 09:4014
    	This is just to re-phrase what happen to the kitten.  As of today,
    my wife and I have 2 cats and 1 full grown german shepard.  We do love
    and care for our pets.  I just so happens that the cats are indoor
    cats.  We live too close to the highway and don't want to take a
    chance with them getting hit by letting them outside.  So, my wife
    gave away the kitten who was peeing on the rug to a girl friend who
    would let the kitten play outside and hopefully pee outside.  The
    friend is aware of the problem with the rugs, but she still wanted to 
    give it a try.  It's been a year later and she still has the cat.
    
    	So if anyone knows about removing urine smell from wood floors,
    please let me know soon........
    
    						Thanks.... Jim
3731.2Try these...SAGE::SPINGLERFri Jun 22 1990 10:1119
    
    Thanks for explaining what happened to the kitten!  There are several
    things you can try on wood, especially if you are going to cover it
    with carpet.  Most of the remedys will discolor hardwood.  
    
    Home remedy:  Soak, really soak the spot with white vinegar and water
    (a 50:50 mix) let it dry, and do a sniff test.  Repete if necessary.
    
    Buy a product called Natures Miracle and follow the directions on the
    label.
    
    Drastic remedy:  Replace the boards in the floor that were urinated on.
    
    Good luck,
    
    Feline Helpful,
    
    Sue & Panther & Spot
3731.3SSGVAX::DALEYFri Jun 22 1990 10:164
    I had trouble finding Nature's Miracle so I used Outright (in the
    green bottle) and it does a good job.
    Pat
3731.4PROSE::GOGOLINFri Jun 22 1990 10:326
    When I was at Blue Seal Feeds in Nashua the other day, I noticed
    they had Natures Miracle and Outright. The price for NM was, if I
    remember correctly, $4.70 for a pint, and $7.00 for a quart. I
    didn't check the price on the Outright.

    Linda
3731.5FSHQA1::RKAGNOFri Jun 22 1990 11:2412
    Thanks, Jim, for the clarification!!
    
    Natures Miracle really does work.  But, what I have noticed with
    the 2 pee stains in my carpet is that the urine soaked thru to the
    padding underneath, so there is still a urine odor that can be smelled
    in damp/humid weather.
    
    Outright is a good product too.
    
    
    --Roberta
3731.6help!AYOV18::TWASONTue Jul 03 1990 11:5112
    Hopefully someone will be able to help.  Being in the UK I haven't
    heard of any of the brand names mentioned previously. 
    
    What I need is something to remove the disgusting smell lingering
    in my car from when we had Spookie at the vet.  She peed in her
    basket and it soaked thru all the paper etc we put down and into
    the carpet on the floor.  It's driving John my hubbie mad.
                                             
    
    Someone please help.
    
    Tracy
3731.7Try the pet shop ...XNOGOV::LISATue Jul 03 1990 12:078
    If you visit any good pet shop, they stock de-odourising stuff. Also
    Savacentre stocks some products. I think its just a case of trial and
    error to find a good one. I used to get a can of spray foam from
    the Betterware man - that works! I have got a bottle of cleaner from
    the pet shop but haven't used it yet ( hope I never have to!)
    
    Lisa plus P&R