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Cat urine in carpet

  • 25-04-2017 5:12pm
    #1
    Jesusaves
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 56 ✭✭


    Hi all,
    We've recently purchased a house and previous owner had a cat, the sitting room smells of cat urine, so obviously it's there awhile, can anyone tell me a solution to get the smell out 100%, other than replacing the carpet. We have cleaned carpets twice already with rug doctor product with vax machne ( I don't think it was specifically for pets though, bottle not a hand at moment). Help and advice needed cause we are avoiding that room til it sorted! Tks


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  • #2
    fred funk }{
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,827 ✭✭✭fred funk }{


    Think you really need to replace the carpet. You'll never get the smell totally out of it.


  • #3
    Calahonda52
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    fred funk }{ wrote: »
    Think you really need to replace the carpet. You'll never get the smell totally out of it.

    +1

    It will be through the carpet into the underlay and maybe even the flooring so skip it pronto

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  • #4
    chuckles30
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    I think you're clutching at straws when you said you don't want to replace the carpet, but this may be worth a shot if you're really attached to the carpet. Clean it with a mixture of vinegar and bread/baking soda - lots of instructions on the internet. **

    Burning incense sticks is a great way to cover up a smell, but is a short term solution.

    Does everyone get the smell? Or has it got into your head? My mother's house had a small amount of flood damage a few years back & all she could smell in the room was that awful damp smell - for weeks after no one else could smell it. It was only when the room was re-painted, she agreed. Would re-painting be an option?

    **In a voluntary role I am involved in, I was given a filing cabinet a couple of years ago.....and OMG the smell of damp, I thought, what am I going to do with this? I can't abide the smell of damp and thought I was doomed to years of every bit of paperwork smelling of damp. Anyway, I did the internet thing and all the suggestions were wash with baking soda and then paste a layer of wet baking soda and cover with old newspapers and leave it be (for a couple of days I think it was). I had nothing to lose and the baking soda was cheap, so chanced it and I honestly could not believe it, but the smell completely disappeared. It was a messy job ok, but worth it. That's my experience of baking soda, so in my opinion, it might be worth a try.


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