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Tip - 19 - Cat urinated
on my floor/carpet
Cleaning cat urine
stains
Assuming there is no
medical problem with your cat, cats urinate where they are not
supposed to for many reasons. Some common reasons are;
- The litter box is
too dirty and/or the litter box has a cover and keeps the smell
in.
- The litter box is
in a non private area.
- The cat is part of
a multi-cat household and requires its own litter box.
- Another common reason
is the behavioral tendency to mark territory with urine. This
is especially true of cats that have not been spayed or neutered.
The key to getting rid
of the strong smell of cat urine is to completely get rid of
the smell from the cat's perspective. A cat's nose is much more
sensitive than the human nose. When we think we have cleaned
the cat urine and removed the smell completely, the cat may still
smell where he/she urinated. This is a problem since cats
like to urinate where they have urinated before.
Don't just use any
household product to get rid of the smell. There are many products
available from pet stores that can get rid of the smell completely.
The best products contain enzymes and they will neutralize the
smell. Getting the urine and smell off the floor is easy enough,
but off the carpet requires a gentle technique. Don't scrub the
carpet as you will push the urine deeper into the carpet fibres.
Blot it gently, and follow the strict directions on the bottle.
A good tip is NOT to
use ammonia or ammonia based products to clean up cat urine since
ammonia smells similar to cat urine, so you will be defeating
the purpose.
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