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Cat urine is one of the most atrocious smells there is. What's worse is that once a cat picks a "favorite spot," it can be difficult to break them of the habit. Sometimes in a multi-cat household, others will even join in, thinking that it must be all right, otherwise why would the owner leave the smell there?
Steps You Can Take
Cats are actually very clean animals but there are few reasons why one will urinate somewhere other than their litter box. The key to avoiding accidents is ensuring the litter box is kept clean at all times.
If the litter box is filthy the cat will start looking for alternatives. This could mean they will urinate beside it or often find another place in your house that suits them. Frequently they will use your plants as a replacement, for their litter box, but other times it may be on the carpet or a piece of furniture.
Once a cat has done this, especially a young one, if the odor is not removed promptly they tend to return to the same spot over and over to urinate or take care of other business. They do this because they instinctively believe that the site they used before is where the litter box is now housed. This is something that needs to be avoided at all costs.
Should it come to that, you are presented with the problem of cleaning it up time and time again.
Removing Odor
First the urine must be cleaned. Use paper towels and permit them to soak up as much of the pee as possible before you use something to clean and deodorize the crime scene. One way to clean a place that your cat has marked is by using one of the many pet cleaning products, most of which have some type of odor remover as well as stain eliminator.
White vinegar often works well on spots. If you are not satisfied with the results from using the white vinegar, then baby wipes are also highly recommended as a cleaning product. There are also many natural odor removers that use special enzymes. Searching the Internet will provide dozens of other products for removing the urine odor.
The best thing you can do is keep your cat's litter box clean. Unless there are underlying health issues, this should keep your cat from choosing other places in the house to urinate which should leave you with a fresh and clean house to enjoy. |