Another Cat Pee thread - new house, bad smell!

[bigteamug]

We just got a new (to us, built in 1930) house with a partially finished basement. Summer is heating up, and the basement is starting to smell strongly of cat pee.....the areas in question are carpeted, and I think the carpet is glued around the edges rather than tacked. I have contacted the owner to see if the cat had some favored corners for expressing feline angst, but otherwise, i'm not sure where to start....The carpet is newish, and I am reluctant to rip it all out unless I really have to. Help! We usually spend summer months sleeping in the basement to dodge the heat. ick.

[phatchristy]

An enzymatic cleaner, something like nature's miracle. Saturate HEAVILY. That will break down the urine.

To find the 'areas' use a blacklight as urine stains will glow.

[MoonStarFalling]

Bac out does the best job but rubbing alcohol works too and is a lot cheaper. I had to dump half a gallon of rubbing alcohol on my basement carpet once but after the alcohol evaporated there was no more cat pee smell!