Cat urine is one of the most obtrusive smelling and looking of all the pet stains.
It has the staining problem of dog vomit and smell of something worse than rotting.
The worst part is: cat urine is extremely difficult to get rid of entirely.
According to some people, it can only be gotten rid of by taking out the affected material and throwing it away.
What causes cats to urinate in a house? The reasons that a cat will urinate inside the house are because of medical reasons or because the area they normally use is not clean enough.
When you move new cats into the house the old cat sometimes feels they are being kicked out of their area.
A more controllable reason is that their litter box is just not clean enough.
Even if you are cleaning the box once a day, try cleaning it twice a day and see if the cat won't cooperate.
Changing the litter out more often may help, too.
Finally, some cats -- particularly older cats -- may have medical problems that cause them to become incontinent.
If you have tried everything else to control your cat, taking it to a vet is worth the expense.
How to clean up Now that we have gone through reasons why the cat will urinate in the house, let's go over the ways we can clean it up.
With carpet messes there are many solutions.
There is the classic white vinegar and water mixture that you use to wash the urine out with.
Make sure you draw the wetness out of the carpet.
Do not rub it in or else it will get into the carpet padding.
There is also using a professional wet vacuum, like a Bissell or other similar machines.
You can rent these from stores or buy one for about $150.
They are great for other kinds of carpet stains, not just for pet urine.
You will also want to invest in some cleaners that are meant for killing the bacteria and enzymes in the cat urine.
You should try these products as well as using baking soda or other powdered cleaners.
What works for one household may not work so well for another.
All of these methods are highly effective on carpet as well as upholstery that you can not just take the covers off and wash.
In fact, you should use a combination of all these methods, you want to have as much cleaner in that carpet as you can without staining it more.
Clean up quickly Another very important factor is time.
The faster you clean the stain up, the more effective your cleaning will be.
As unpleasant as it may be, putting this off will only make more work for you.
Cat urine and hardwood floors Another common place for your cat to go without permission is on hardwood floors.
This is very bad, especially if it is allowed to sit for a long time.
If the urine is allowed to soak the floor it will end up rotting the area and then you will have to sand down and reseal the wood.
In the worst case scenario you will have to replace the entire plank that was urinated on.
Get the urine out completely and de-odorize the area If you do not fully remove the odor of the stain then the cat will just go there again and again.
You want to avoid that, or else you will never get the smell out unless you fully replace the carpet, chair or wood flooring.
For stains that have been there for a while you will want to rent a professional machine to take care of the problem.
In general try to avoid having to clean them up in the first place.
It has the staining problem of dog vomit and smell of something worse than rotting.
The worst part is: cat urine is extremely difficult to get rid of entirely.
According to some people, it can only be gotten rid of by taking out the affected material and throwing it away.
What causes cats to urinate in a house? The reasons that a cat will urinate inside the house are because of medical reasons or because the area they normally use is not clean enough.
When you move new cats into the house the old cat sometimes feels they are being kicked out of their area.
A more controllable reason is that their litter box is just not clean enough.
Even if you are cleaning the box once a day, try cleaning it twice a day and see if the cat won't cooperate.
Changing the litter out more often may help, too.
Finally, some cats -- particularly older cats -- may have medical problems that cause them to become incontinent.
If you have tried everything else to control your cat, taking it to a vet is worth the expense.
How to clean up Now that we have gone through reasons why the cat will urinate in the house, let's go over the ways we can clean it up.
With carpet messes there are many solutions.
There is the classic white vinegar and water mixture that you use to wash the urine out with.
Make sure you draw the wetness out of the carpet.
Do not rub it in or else it will get into the carpet padding.
There is also using a professional wet vacuum, like a Bissell or other similar machines.
You can rent these from stores or buy one for about $150.
They are great for other kinds of carpet stains, not just for pet urine.
You will also want to invest in some cleaners that are meant for killing the bacteria and enzymes in the cat urine.
You should try these products as well as using baking soda or other powdered cleaners.
What works for one household may not work so well for another.
All of these methods are highly effective on carpet as well as upholstery that you can not just take the covers off and wash.
In fact, you should use a combination of all these methods, you want to have as much cleaner in that carpet as you can without staining it more.
Clean up quickly Another very important factor is time.
The faster you clean the stain up, the more effective your cleaning will be.
As unpleasant as it may be, putting this off will only make more work for you.
Cat urine and hardwood floors Another common place for your cat to go without permission is on hardwood floors.
This is very bad, especially if it is allowed to sit for a long time.
If the urine is allowed to soak the floor it will end up rotting the area and then you will have to sand down and reseal the wood.
In the worst case scenario you will have to replace the entire plank that was urinated on.
Get the urine out completely and de-odorize the area If you do not fully remove the odor of the stain then the cat will just go there again and again.
You want to avoid that, or else you will never get the smell out unless you fully replace the carpet, chair or wood flooring.
For stains that have been there for a while you will want to rent a professional machine to take care of the problem.
In general try to avoid having to clean them up in the first place.
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