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Cat Forum / Health and Behavior / January 2004Cat urine & floor tile
Hi! I'm hoping someone can help me. My friend's Grandma just passed. Now my friend has Grandma's house. I guess Grandma had a few cats & couldn't get around real well. There must have been spraying going on or cats not using the box all the time. The place smells dreadful. She is going to remodel, but in the meantime would anyone have suggestions as what could be used to clean floor tile & paneling in the kitchen that may make the smell more "tolerable". I'm thinking that a regular supermarket cleaner isn't going to help much. Only lucky thing is we were able to find good homes for the cats. Thanks, J http://www.petsmart.com/cat/shopping/stain%5F%5F%5Fodor%5Fcontrol/psearch.sh tml Try one of the enzyme cleaners. Hi! I'm hoping someone can help me. My friend's Grandma just passed. Now my friend has Grandma's house. I guess Grandma had a few cats & couldn't get around real well. There must have been spraying going on or cats not using the box all the time. The place smells dreadful. She is going to remodel, but in the meantime would anyone have suggestions as what could be used to clean floor tile & paneling in the kitchen that may make the smell more "tolerable". I'm thinking that a regular supermarket cleaner isn't going to help much. Only lucky thing is we were able to find good homes for the cats. Thanks, J I would clean it up well with an enzyme cleaner and then use Febreze. I swear by it even on surfaces that are not fabric. Gail > Hi! I'm hoping someone can help me. My friend's Grandma just passed. Now > my friend [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > Thanks, > J So happy to hear the cats found new homes! I use something called "Nature's Miracle" which is an enzyme cleaner. It gets most of the urine smell out! Judy F > Hi! I'm hoping someone can help me. My friend's Grandma just passed. Now > my friend [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > Thanks, > J Thank you to all who took the time to respond. Your input is appreciated. This is such a helpful, nice group here. Peace, J Nature's Miracle works, I also recommend vinegar or vodka. Febreze can cause respiratory problems in animals, so be sure not to spray any bedding that will be used by animals in the future with it. Vinegar works especially well if you are washing clothes that have been 'enhanced', but I wouldn't use vodka in the washing machine. >Nature's Miracle works, I also recommend vinegar or vodka. Febreze >can cause respiratory problems in animals, so be sure not to spray any >bedding that will be used by animals in the future with it. I remember the controversey a few years ago re: Febreeze. Were there any follow-ups, or studies done? I recall some animal welfare org. endorsing the product after the allegations surfaced, but then the topic wasn't brought up again. (I never much liked the stuff; I thought the fragrance was too strong & offensive) Sherry OK, now you got me reading, I wasn't aware that they had ultimately cleared Febreze for use with dogs and cats. It's still not recommended for use with birds, but what kind of crazy fool would have cats and birds? Oh, wait, that would be me, a few years ago anyway :) >OK, now you got me reading, I wasn't aware that they had ultimately >cleared Febreze for use with dogs and cats. It's still not >recommended for use with birds, but what kind of crazy fool would have >cats and birds? Oh, wait, that would be me, a few years ago anyway :) If you find anything, let me know! I'd be interested too. Also, IMO, just because one organization endorsed the product doesn't necessarily mean it was deemed safe. I don't have any scientific info, just anecdotal info. from reading the newsgroups. It seems that an awful lot of people had some bad experiences with the stuff back then. Could have been elderly or ill cats, I don't know. Sherry > Hi! I'm hoping someone can help me. My friend's Grandma just passed. Now > my friend [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > clean floor tile & paneling in the kitchen that > may make the smell more "tolerable". Personally, I think the enzyme-based cleaners suck. Instead, I recommend ODOKLEEN to remove any urine or feces (it requires lots of rinsing, though - a wet vac works wonders for this), and then treating the area with ODOKILL or NODOR to remove the odor. I have yet to find an odor which is not removed using NODOR. ODOKLEEN and ODOKILL are available through pet supply stores. NODOR is made by Nu-Scents in Knoxville, TN, USA. They are a very small company and do not ship outside of NA. Their product can be ordered in the US by credit card by calling 1*(800)*262*9366. They ship via UPS. They are very nice people. And no, I'm not associated with either company - just a very satisfied customer. I have two dogs, two cats, two snakes and a turtle and am fanatical about keeping everything clean. I also worked for a high-volume feline specialty vet, and used NODOR to kill tomcat spray on numerous occasions. The stuff is awesome. good luck, -L. > > Hi! I'm hoping someone can help me. My friend's Grandma just passed. Now > > my friend [quoted text clipped - 28 lines] > good luck, > -L. Could you please post some pictures of your snakes? Would love to see them. :) K > > > Hi! I'm hoping someone can help me. My friend's Grandma just passed. Now > > > my friend [quoted text clipped - 32 lines] > > K Hummm...I don't think I have any scanned. I will look and see what I have! -L. Wow! Thank you so much for all the info. here! Someone actually told me to get some Febreeze. Now glad I didn't! Didn't realize it may not be good for the pets... I didn't buy it because I thought it wouldn't help the current use I need it for. I think I will check out some of the products that have been listed. It's good to know what has worked for others before spending all the money. None of the cleaners seem to be real cheap! Hope it's o.k. if I "lurk" once in awhile. You all seem so nice here. Maybe one day, I may be able to offer some "help" to someone else. Sincerely, Janet "owned" by 1 15yr. old cat, & 1 8yr. German Shorthair Pointer. |
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