Enzyme Cleaners For Cat Urine Odor
Want to get cat
urine odor out of your carpet? Enzyme cleaners are the way. You
can also find more general advice about urine stains on the page
How To Get A Urine Stain
Out Of Carpet.
If you have had
cat urine in your carpet before, you know how hard it can be
to get rid of it. You may have even thought you had eliminated
it more than once, only to have the odor return again and again.
In worst-case scenarios, the carpet, the pad, and even a section
of the wood floor beneath may have to be removed to finally be
rid of the smell.
Fortunately, there
is another way that sometimes works: Enzyme cleaners.
Cat urine is full
of several different types of bacteria, the specific types depending
on whether the cat was simply urinating or marking its territory.
These, in addition to the uric acid, make for the awful odor
that just keeps coming back. Cat's also don't drink much, making
the urine especially concentrated. Regular cleaners are not designed
to get at these highly concentrated bacteria, and so just can't
do the job.
Good enzyme
cleaner, on the other hand, are meant to attack and feed on the
bacteria left behind. The enzymes immediately start to react
with the urine, and eventually destroy the odor at its source.
Depending on how deep the urine has soaked in, you may to treat
the area two or more times.
More good news!
Once the odor in an area is removed, the cat is not prompted
to urinate there again.
You can find these
cleaners at most pet stores. Make sure you specify that you want
a cleaner with enzymes for urine (some have blood-enzymes, for
example, which won't work). After soaking up any standing urine,
spray the cleaner onto the area and let it dry. Let it do its
work overnight before washing the area.
You can use enzyme
cleaners on furniture as well, or as a pre-soak for any clothing
that may have been peed on.
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