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her whole house reeks of cat urine and she wants to get... - 8/14/2013 11:11:56 AM

LittleGirlHeart

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once she gets all the cats causing this issue rehomed she wants to try to get the god awful smell out of her house and her carpets. This issue has been going on for years so the smell is really really "ground in" and it's horrific, one step into the door way of her house and you wanna run the other way or gag. she's done carpet shampoo'ers before and yeah they remove the dirt somewhat but not the odor, and i think i have heard that there are carpet cleaning companies that specialize in carpet and soft surface clean up from heavy repeated over time pet soilage.

Am I on the right track? How else once she gets all the soft surfaces in her home professionally cleaned can she help clear up the odor if the carpet cleaning doesn't help much. Or can you ever come back from that smell after it's been ages an ages?

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RE: her whole house reeks of cat urine and she wants to... - 8/14/2013 11:18:13 AM

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Cleaning carpets won't work. The carpets will have to be replaced because the urine has soaked through the padding and into the subfloor beneath.
She will definitely have to rip out all the carpets and may even have to apply a sealant to the subfloor as wood soaks liquids up nicely.

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RE: her whole house reeks of cat urine and she wants to... - 8/14/2013 11:28:42 AM

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The subfloor should be ripped up as well, since after all the work of replacing everything the odor will probably remain (especially on warm humid days) making the work and expense of replacing carpet & padding all for nothing. We went through this, even after using a special enzyme cleaner on the wood and allowing it to dry thoroughly before covering it with the new padding and carpet. Ugh.

It's well worth the extra day of work and slightly more expense to do the job right the first time.

Why does she want to SAVE the carpets in the first place? It's so much easier to care for vinyl flooring, and she can always get area rugs for the traffic areas if she prefers to step on something soft.

As for cleaning companies, yes they do upholstery too, at least the one I know of does. Be sure to emphasize, "EXTREME ANIMAL URINE PROBLEM" so they'll know to bring the proper products to do the best job.

I recently tried to help My best friend salvage an heirloom afghan that had heavy cat urine odor. They had left it draped over a pickup tailgate outside in rainy weather for the entire summer and even after all Maine's heavy rain the odor was STILL enough to make your eyes and throat BURN. I took it home and threw EVERYTHING at it....I started out washing it in tide, oxycleaners, Dawn dish liquid, but no luck...moved on to trying overnight vinegar soaks, overnight enzyme soaks. Still it burned just to be near it. I finally gave up and splashed half a bottle of Chanel No. 5 on it and tumbled it on low setting in the dryer with 4 dryer sheets. It came out SUPER fluffy and soft....I smelled it...ARGH! It still smells a teeny bit...but at least now due to the Chanel No. 5 it's more of a "SEXY piss" smell rather than a "TOXIC piss" smell, by confusing the nose a little.

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Cleaning carpets won't work. The carpets will have to be replaced because the urine has soaked through the padding and into the subfloor beneath.
She will definitely have to rip out all the carpets and may even have to apply a sealant to the subfloor as wood soaks liquids up nicely.

< Message edited by MAINEiacMISTRESS -- 8/14/2013 11:50:20 AM >

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RE: her whole house reeks of cat urine and she wants to... - 8/14/2013 11:33:41 AM

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This is why I hate to sell houses that cats have lived in.
I even had one guy who had to replace the kitchen cabinets, countertops (particleboard/laminate) and the bottom 4' of drywall.

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RE: her whole house reeks of cat urine and she wants to... - 8/14/2013 11:38:05 AM

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Hill is right, cleaning the carpets won't clean the floor underneath.

When we bought this house, it was a foreclosure that had been vacant for 7 months. The previous owners had left 2 adult Beagles with a litter of puppies and a cat in the house, while they looked for a new place to live. (They would come once a day to feed them)

We had to pull all the carpet out (it still smelled after removing the carpet). We sprayed the concrete with white vinegar. It breaks up the protein in urine that causes the odor.

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RE: her whole house reeks of cat urine and she wants to... - 8/14/2013 11:58:57 AM

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Well, cats AND dogs...not to mention ferrets.
Don't forget to remind her, aside from the residual odor of pets that aren't house broken, there are also FLEAS to contend with, especially if carpeting or old wood flooring are involved (with big cracks between the boards).

My advice, rip EVERYTHING out, and FLEA BOMB the entire place with a good product containing Insect Growth Regulator. This way if you miss any eggs when cleaning, the resulting larvae won't mature to cause problems later. Handling it this way will eliminate a lot of other unwanted insects, spiders, silverfish, as well.

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This is why I hate to sell houses that cats have lived in.
I even had one guy who had to replace the kitchen cabinets, countertops (particleboard/laminate) and the bottom 4' of drywall.

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RE: her whole house reeks of cat urine and she wants to... - 8/14/2013 12:17:02 PM

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Well the land lord is a friend of hers, and she rents, so it's not up to her to decide to just rip carpets out and install all new flooring. he might be open to doing that though once all the cats are gone.

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Why does she want to SAVE the carpets in the first place? It's so much easier to care for vinyl flooring, and she can always get area rugs for the traffic areas if she prefers to step on something soft.

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RE: her whole house reeks of cat urine and she wants to... - 8/14/2013 12:20:24 PM

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Well the land lord is a friend of hers, and she rents, so it's not up to her to decide to just rip carpets out and install all new flooring. he might be open to doing that though once all the cats are gone.

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Why does she want to SAVE the carpets in the first place? It's so much easier to care for vinyl flooring, and she can always get area rugs for the traffic areas if she prefers to step on something soft.

I hope she doesn't plan on getting her deposit back.
The repairs will cost several thousand.

ETA maybe she'll end up here. http://www.collarchat.com/m_4519143/mpage_1/key_/tm.htm#4520930

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RE: her whole house reeks of cat urine and she wants to... - 8/14/2013 12:24:25 PM

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The house in back paid $6k to sand the floors down- they have a new tenant who lied- she has 2 dogs and 2 cats- the landlord is not happy.

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RE: her whole house reeks of cat urine and she wants to... - 8/14/2013 12:26:29 PM

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Binx is mainly an outdoor cat, so no smell problem. She only comes in to eat and sleep if it is too hot or too cold.

I wonder how Bo is able to put up with 4 dogs though. If Lizard closes her door, they sleep with him. Last week, I had to put up with Loki snuggling up to my chest (ain't weaned yet) and Sif at my legs.

But then, Bo wants to rehome 3 of the dogs and keep Loki for Lizard. She is so cute, with her muttiness!

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RE: her whole house reeks of cat urine and she wants to... - 8/14/2013 12:40:51 PM

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two words... "concrete house".. hahaha.. concrete walls (if tenants try to put their fist thru the drywall they end up in the hospital), sealed concrete floors (easy clean-up), concrete roof, sealed concrete countertops.. very little left for them to damage..

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RE: her whole house reeks of cat urine and she wants to... - 8/14/2013 1:02:09 PM

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I'll take the smell of dog shit an piss over cat shit and piss, for what ever reason cat shit smells way worse to me than dog shit, and dogs you can send them outside to do their business and cats , unless they're outdoor cats, not really.

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Binx is mainly an outdoor cat, so no smell problem. She only comes in to eat and sleep if it is too hot or too cold.

I wonder how Bo is able to put up with 4 dogs though. If Lizard closes her door, they sleep with him. Last week, I had to put up with Loki snuggling up to my chest (ain't weaned yet) and Sif at my legs.

But then, Bo wants to rehome 3 of the dogs and keep Loki for Lizard. She is so cute, with her muttiness!

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RE: her whole house reeks of cat urine and she wants to... - 8/14/2013 1:14:18 PM

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The house in back paid $6k to sand the floors down- they have a new tenant who lied- she has 2 dogs and 2 cats- the landlord is not happy.

The new tenant would be finding a new place if that were me.

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RE: her whole house reeks of cat urine and she wants to... - 8/14/2013 6:18:52 PM

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once she gets all the cats causing this issue rehomed she wants to try to get the god awful smell out of her house and her carpets. This issue has been going on for years so the smell is really really "ground in" and it's horrific, one step into the door way of her house and you wanna run the other way or gag. she's done carpet shampoo'ers before and yeah they remove the dirt somewhat but not the odor, and i think i have heard that there are carpet cleaning companies that specialize in carpet and soft surface clean up from heavy repeated over time pet soilage.

Am I on the right track? How else once she gets all the soft surfaces in her home professionally cleaned can she help clear up the odor if the carpet cleaning doesn't help much. Or can you ever come back from that smell after it's been ages an ages?

This is basic:

Carpets out, sheetrock removed for the first 18 inches.

Seal the plywood floors with shellac. Then 2 coats of any cheap latex paint.

Repair the sheetrock.

Re-carpet.

Kill cat.

Open the windows, leave for 2 weeks.

Come home.

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RE: her whole house reeks of cat urine and she wants to... - 8/14/2013 6:23:18 PM

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RE: her whole house reeks of cat urine and she wants to... - 8/14/2013 6:30:30 PM

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Just burn the house to the ground

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RE: her whole house reeks of cat urine and she wants to... - 8/14/2013 6:36:54 PM

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Good suggestion for "normal" cat accident type situations, but I really doubt if it will help someone who's been letting multiple cats urinate wherever they like for years.

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RE: her whole house reeks of cat urine and she wants to... - 8/14/2013 6:41:18 PM

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If she's renting, then she needs to pay for the replacement of the carpet and subfloor. You say "ages".....as in how many years? You're not going to get rid of that smell without doing he repairs that everyone else has already recommended. Depending on the amount of carpet and flooring needs to be replaced, I hope that woman has a lot of money in the bank. She should consider herself lucky if she doesn't get evicted for the damages the cats caused.

She's not one of those animal hoarder types is she? Id she is, there's a bigger issue there that should be addressed.

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RE: her whole house reeks of cat urine and she wants to... - 8/14/2013 7:55:41 PM

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Eviction. No city or any of that shit, just find as many biker types as you can.

One little hook in the law is that maybe you cannot get people out in a hurry, but that law only stops others from moving in under certain conditions. What this means is that you cannot really force them out, but you can let about twenty people move in with them. Give them all keys and rent reciepts and let the good times roll. The cops will get on the radio and find out they cannot throw anyone out in the absence of a crime committed unless they got a sherriff's papers fro eviction and all that shit. City cops do not do that. Usually. Issue the rent receiptds for two months, no more or you might have a problem with the next people. All this shit varies in different jurisdictions, buyt when me and the olman bout 16th our lawyer told us this.

You mght not be able to purt them out, but you can ut anyone and evveryone in. That's the law renters. There is a defense but as a property owner you'll understand why I do not tell you the defense.

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RE: her whole house reeks of cat urine and she wants to... - 8/14/2013 8:09:25 PM

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Great. Then the bikers can all try to figure out how to get the cat piss stench out of their leathers...

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