There was a long time where our Bengal Louis preferred to pee on our
front door. We were able to keep the stink down by spraying
"Anti-Ickypoo" spray on the door and floor. Eventually Louis learned
to love his litterbox, and our house was stink-free.

In a characteristic move (sorry, hon), my wife decided to solve the
problem altogether by pulling up the threshhold boards and clean the
underfloor, which created a new, far more horrible problem.

After pulling up the threshhold, we found months of crystallized cat
urine underneath. We swept, swabbed and flooded the area in order to
get rid of it all. We've followed explicitly the directions of the
"ickypoo"-makers in treating the area, but now I'm afraid that her
flooding of the area has sent the ureic residue into the whole hall's
underfloor.

Now an unimaginable smell floods our whole entryway.

I'd expect that there might be a few folks here who have dealt with
cat-hoarders, and maybe a few who have attempted cleanups. When one
comes into our house, it smells like a cat-hoarder's house.

Our house is 40 years old, and I'd hate to have to pull up the tile in
the front hallway - but there's no way we can entertain or host guests
with that horrible stench.

I'm looking for war-stories of folks who've cleaned up terrible cat
messes like this. Thanks as always for your advice.

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