Another little wee problem

A word on wee this morning. I had an email in from a man who needed to remove a puddle of cats wee from his duvet. Nice! There are lots of great odour removal products on the market, but my advice would be to avoid using anything with ammonia in it. Urine contains ammonia and adding product containing yet more ammonia will only reinforce the smell and encourage kitty back to re-mark in the same place. Baking soda, which is bicarbonate of soda, can be very effective at removing urine from fabrics such as bedding and other washable materials. Add 1 pound of baking soda along with your detergent and wash with cold water. You need to wash carpets, bedding and so on in cold water, rather than hot because hot water will bake and set the odour into the fibres of the material. Baking soda naturally absorbs odours and discourages bacterial growth, so it is certainly worth trying. Good luck!

Comments

[Linda Ward]

Tip I got from the cats protection. Wash with biological washing powder then spray it with Surgical Spirits. used to get rid off my stud boys
lovely eau d'toilette Tom Cat.perfume. Till he did it again.

[catposts]

I use biological washing powder solution and surgical spirit followed by a good soaking with Urineoff spray. If the smell is so ingrained it might mean having to replace whatever it is the cat keeps urinating on (like my door mat as I discovered to my not inconsiderable cost - its a big mat!)