cat pee in my carpet??

[PeacefulSeams]

We cleaned my carpet over this weekend. My husband sprayed down the living room with the garden hose because our carpet cleaner wasn't spraying water very well. We usually clean the carpets once or twice a month. This is the first time he sprayed it with the hose. There is now this continuing smell of cat pee and I don't have any cats. I have dogs but they are housebroken.

Is there anything I can do to get rid of that disgusting odor? I am a renter. I am considering calling the landlord and telling them.

[Caneel]

It may be that you got the carpets too wet and the odor is chemical in nature, not pee.

This happened to us in our former home. We had new carpeting installed in the lower level of the house.

A few days after the carpet was installed, we got ground water in the basement and the carpet STANK like cat pee. It was awful.

Because my in-laws built the house and my husband was only the second owner, we were absolutely confident a cat had never been in that basement.

When I called the carpet place, they immediately said it was the chemicals in the carpet backing (which isn't suppose to get fully wet) and wait until it fully dried.

After about a week of running fans, the smell was gone.

Now, it is also entirely possible a former tenant had a cat that peed becaused cat urine has tremendous staying power.

[MissMommyNiceNice]

Try this: http://www.ecos.com/pages/natumate/petnatumate.html

Their products are awesome. Also, I tend to use bacout whenever my little old lady cat has an accident. If it works on baby pee (and my baby has some stinky pee!) it really works on cat pee.

[momto l&a]

Vinegar on urine

Pour it on and set soak.

Do you have a black lamp? They are used to find cat pee.

As to the oder you have, it sounds to me to be too wet. Wet carpets stinks

[Blu Razzberri]

I wouldn't have sprayed the carpet with the garden hose. Thick or tightly knit carpeting doesn't have enough room for adaquate air flow for that much water to dry. It's highly possible that it stayed wet underneath where you can't see or feel. Warm moist carpet would be the perfect breeding ground for mold. Enough mold could be mistaken for cat pee smell; because it's strong and musty.

If it's the case that you've got mold in the carpet; the only way to get rid of it would be to replace the carpet. The cost of replacing the carpet would likely be yours; as it was damaged caused by you.

Also, if it's mold and it smells that strongly; your family is at risk. Mold is highly toxic. I would try and find another place to stay until this is cleared up, or at the very least, get your kids out of the house!!

I don't know how you could "see" mold any other way besides lifting the carpet - which might cause further damage. What you could do, is tell the landlord and have him get the carpet replaced. If when the workers are removing the carpet, they find mold (you'll be able to see it when you lift the carpet); you'll likely be saddled with the bill - so be ready.

One last thing; mold spreads; so you'll want to deal with this a.s.a.p.

[bellabear]

I agree with the pp. I'd get the carpet taken out.
In the future, a product that works great on cat urine that I use is called Bac-Out by Bio-kleen.

Michelle

[transformed]

Yep:

Baking soda mixed with cornstarch mixed with lemongrass EO.



(I usually do like 3/4 c. BS, 1/4c cornstarch, and about 10 drops of lemongrass. You probably can just do the baking soda by itself though.)

Sprinkle it all over and let it sit overnight, then vacuum

Try it, see if it works! I think it should, but I have tile floors so I cant be too sure. Oh, BTW-the above mix also works for stinky shoes.