Cleaning cat pee

jenn1984

Hi Folks

My 11 month old male kitten keeps peeing behind the tv on a wood laminate floor. I'm worried that baking soda, vinegar, etc will damage the floor but really want to get rid of the smell. Any ideas?

Thanks
Jenn

baby and crumble

You can get special cleaners in pet shops. You'll have to deal with the ammonia in the pee otherwise he'll just keep peeing there. You mightn't be able to see or smell anything but he can!

StillThinking

baby and crumble wrote:

You can get special cleaners in pet shops. You'll have to deal with the ammonia in the pee otherwise he'll just keep peeing there. You mightn't be able to see or smell anything but he can!

I second this, got a massive bottle plus black light from Amazon a while back for a pretty good price and its worked great. Our neutered male is terrible for spraying when he's nervous

loveisdivine

I use Urine Off for cats and I get it from Amazon. I tried the black light too but it didn't show much and I know there was pee stains there, plus it gave me a headache

Zapperzy

Can you block off access to that room until you've it cleaned. Or put some plastic sheeting over the area. If the urine soaks in under the floorboards into the concrete you've got a bigger problem as that's very hard to clean.

As others have said special cat pee cleaners have enzymes in them to break down the pee. Biological washing powder does the same job. He'l keep going back to that spot if there's a trace of pee smell left. Avoid all bleach/ammonia based cleaners.

I'd also try and work out what's causing him to pee there. Is it stress marking or full on peeing? Placing a litter tray there would be my second step after cleaning.

kathleen37

I had the same issue with black lights not showing up pee I knew was there, then I found out that you need a specific black light frequency to show up the urine. When I finally got the right light, it was more than "enlightening"... I use it now to clean the bathroom properly.

This is the one I got from amazon

https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00XNW1SSA/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o07_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

But looks like that one isn't available now - this has the details of the 380-385NM UV wavelength needed, so just check for that on any purchases

Was less than a tenner so you don't need to spend loads

http://www.urineeradicationsystems.com/dog-cat-urine-removal/why-does-my-uv-light-not-make-urine-glow-1373/

jenn1984

Zapperzy wrote:

Can you block off access to that room until you've it cleaned. Or put some plastic sheeting over the area. If the urine soaks in under the floorboards into the concrete you've got a bigger problem as that's very hard to clean.

Zapperzy wrote:

As others have said special cat pee cleaners have enzymes in them to break down the pee. Biological washing powder does the same job. He'l keep going back to that spot if there's a trace of pee smell left. Avoid all bleach/ammonia based cleaners.

Zapperzy wrote:

I'd also try and work out what's causing him to pee there. Is it stress marking or full on peeing? Placing a litter tray there would be my second step after cleaning.

He marks in another part of the room. We see him in the corner and then a minute later his sister will be scooting, so she gives him away. He pees behind a tv where there are wires so putting a tray there isn't a possibility but will give the cleaner a go. He is quite a soft cat and his mum is a stress head/ very nervous so he probably gets it from her.

Nody

kathleen37 wrote: »

But looks like that one isn't available now - this has the details of the 380-385NM UV wavelength needed, so just check for that on any purchases

Was less than a tenner so you don't need to spend loads

http://www.urineeradicationsystems.com/dog-cat-urine-removal/why-does-my-uv-light-not-make-urine-glow-1373/

This one should work; bit on the expensive side.

BlinkingLights

There's stuff called urine off!

It's should do the trick - works by breaking down the protein in the urine and that eliminates the smell. Perfumes just mask it.

Zapperzy

jenn1984 wrote: »

He marks in another part of the room. We see him in the corner and then a minute later his sister will be scooting, so she gives him away. He pees behind a tv where there are wires so putting a tray there isn't a possibility but will give the cleaner a go. He is quite a soft cat and his mum is a stress head/ very nervous so he probably gets it from her.

Is he neutered? Could there be another cat outside coming into his territory that he feels the need to define his boundaries? A plug in feliway in the room might help, there's a spray version too you can get I think you spray the area he marks.

jenn1984

Zapperzy wrote:

Is he neutered? Could there be another cat outside coming into his territory that he feels the need to define his boundaries? A plug in feliway in the room might help, there's a spray version too you can get I think you spray the area he marks.

No not neutered yet. The number of cats in our house went from one to seven in the last year due to two stray mammies so our priority was getting the females done. Will get him fixed ASAP.