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Need recommendations for UV light
Hi,
Maybe someone here can help me. I need a UV light that shows cat pee in the dark. Something high-quality that will actually work. I've had disappointing results in the past with supposed "urine finders" that don't show anything. I was researching this online and found a site that seems to be impartial (dedicated to helping people deal with their pet issues rather than trying to sell a product). They recommended the GE F15T8-BLB fluorescent UV bulb. Has anyone here used this bulb, and did you find it useful? If you haven't used the GE bulb, can you recommend a reliable brand? (The site that recommended the GE bulb was: http://www.sprayalert.com/finding-cat-spray.html ) I've already bought a big honking bottle of Nature's Miracle and have dumped a bunch of it (twice) on the place where the pee was. However, days later, it still smells of pee - now mixed with the smell of Nature's Miracle. I'm not sure what that indicates: * I didn't get all the pee areas? (That's what the UV light would help with.) * The pee soaked through the carpet and into the wood floor? (From what I've heard, that would be a disaster.) * Nature's Miracle isn't so miraculous? I couldn't have bought a more appropriate kind, as this one is meant specifically for feline urine. Are there other products as good as (or better than) Nature's Miracle that might remove the odor? Thanks! Joyce -- I will not sniff at my male human's feet after he takes his shoes off, freeze my mouth open in disgust and then sniff my private parts to compare odors. -- Cat Resolutions |
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Need recommendations for UV light
Bastette bastXXXette sonic.net wrote:
Hi, Maybe someone here can help me. I need a UV light that shows cat pee in the dark. This is just for your information, or someone else having the same problem but maybe for a different reason... If you're having trouble getting your cat to urinate inside the litter box, and it's not related to the cat being extremely old or some other nonmedical factor... I am a realist, I'm not a lovey-dovey type, but the litter box area is sacred. The litter box area must be clean and hassle free. Currently, I'm using a large Sterilite container for a litter box (with my favorite litter). Underneath the box around the area is Astroturf. Just as important as cleanliness is to avoid any confrontation in the litter box area. Never interrupt the animal, always keep clear of the area whenever (and shortly after) it might be using the box. That's science, for people who sincerely want to cohabitate with cats. It helps prevent nasty problems. Litter box problems can be the worst (as you know). Again, I suspect you know all that and that you are trying to cope with a different problem, but it might help others. Good luck and have fun. -- Thanks! Joyce |
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Need recommendations for UV light
On 5/6/2012 5:52 PM, Bastette wrote:
Hi, Maybe someone here can help me. I need a UV light that shows cat pee in the dark. Something high-quality that will actually work. I've had disappointing results in the past with supposed "urine finders" that don't show anything. I was researching this online and found a site that seems to be impartial (dedicated to helping people deal with their pet issues rather than trying to sell a product). They recommended the GE F15T8-BLB fluorescent UV bulb. Has anyone here used this bulb, and did you find it useful? If you haven't used the GE bulb, can you recommend a reliable brand? (The site that recommended the GE bulb was: http://www.sprayalert.com/finding-cat-spray.html ) I've already bought a big honking bottle of Nature's Miracle and have dumped a bunch of it (twice) on the place where the pee was. However, days later, it still smells of pee - now mixed with the smell of Nature's Miracle. I'm not sure what that indicates: * I didn't get all the pee areas? (That's what the UV light would help with.) * The pee soaked through the carpet and into the wood floor? (From what I've heard, that would be a disaster.) * Nature's Miracle isn't so miraculous? I couldn't have bought a more appropriate kind, as this one is meant specifically for feline urine. Are there other products as good as (or better than) Nature's Miracle that might remove the odor? Thanks! Joyce i have good luck with cheap uv flashlights i get by the handful on ebay. it has to be pretty dark as they don't give off a lot of light, but urine shows up pretty well. i think you have to keep nature's miracle damp a bit, for the bacteria to stay active and keep working. i've found, however, that the sprays with peroxide work just as well as long as it hasn't soaked in very deep. here's instructions for making your own: http://www.superpages.com/supertips/pet-stain-removal-tips.html although there are commercial sprays available in the supermarket. |
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Need recommendations for UV light
Bastette wrote:
Hi, Maybe someone here can help me. I need a UV light that shows cat pee in the dark. Something high-quality that will actually work. I've had disappointing results in the past with supposed "urine finders" that don't show anything. I was researching this online and found a site that seems to be impartial (dedicated to helping people deal with their pet issues rather than trying to sell a product). They recommended the GE F15T8-BLB fluorescent UV bulb. Has anyone here used this bulb, and did you find it useful? If you haven't used the GE bulb, can you recommend a reliable brand? (The site that recommended the GE bulb was: http://www.sprayalert.com/finding-cat-spray.html ) I've already bought a big honking bottle of Nature's Miracle and have dumped a bunch of it (twice) on the place where the pee was. However, days later, it still smells of pee - now mixed with the smell of Nature's Miracle. I'm not sure what that indicates: * I didn't get all the pee areas? (That's what the UV light would help with.) * The pee soaked through the carpet and into the wood floor? (From what I've heard, that would be a disaster.) * Nature's Miracle isn't so miraculous? I couldn't have bought a more appropriate kind, as this one is meant specifically for feline urine. Are there other products as good as (or better than) Nature's Miracle that might remove the odor? Thanks! Joyce I think you need what they call a, "black UV light". This is because you need one that doesn't emit a significant amount of visable light, which would make it hard to see the dim florescence that the cat urine generates. I found this on wikipedia: Ultraviolet radiation is invisible to the human eye, but illuminating certain materials with UV radiation causes the emission of visible light, causing these substances to glow with various colors. This is called fluorescence, and has many practical uses. Black lights are required to observe fluorescence, since other types of ultraviolet lamps emit visible light which drowns out the dim fluorescent glow. |
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Need recommendations for UV light
On 5/8/2012 9:20 PM, Bill Graham wrote:
Bastette wrote: Hi, Maybe someone here can help me. I need a UV light that shows cat pee in the dark. Something high-quality that will actually work. I've had disappointing results in the past with supposed "urine finders" that don't show anything. I was researching this online and found a site that seems to be impartial (dedicated to helping people deal with their pet issues rather than trying to sell a product). They recommended the GE F15T8-BLB fluorescent UV bulb. Has anyone here used this bulb, and did you find it useful? If you haven't used the GE bulb, can you recommend a reliable brand? (The site that recommended the GE bulb was: http://www.sprayalert.com/finding-cat-spray.html ) I've already bought a big honking bottle of Nature's Miracle and have dumped a bunch of it (twice) on the place where the pee was. However, days later, it still smells of pee - now mixed with the smell of Nature's Miracle. I'm not sure what that indicates: * I didn't get all the pee areas? (That's what the UV light would help with.) * The pee soaked through the carpet and into the wood floor? (From what I've heard, that would be a disaster.) * Nature's Miracle isn't so miraculous? I couldn't have bought a more appropriate kind, as this one is meant specifically for feline urine. Are there other products as good as (or better than) Nature's Miracle that might remove the odor? Thanks! Joyce I think you need what they call a, "black UV light". This is because you need one that doesn't emit a significant amount of visable light, which would make it hard to see the dim florescence that the cat urine generates. I found this on wikipedia: Ultraviolet radiation is invisible to the human eye, but illuminating certain materials with UV radiation causes the emission of visible light, causing these substances to glow with various colors. This is called fluorescence, and has many practical uses. Black lights are required to observe fluorescence, since other types of ultraviolet lamps emit visible light which drowns out the dim fluorescent glow. all uv lights are called black lights. i bought a bunch of these, and they work well. http://www.ebay.com/itm/15-LED-Lamp-Wonderful-UV-Flashlight-Torch-Laser-Pointer-Red-3-Model-/170838562820?pt=US_Flashlights&hash=item27c6c59804 |
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Need recommendations for UV light
chaniarts wrote:
all uv lights are called black lights. i bought a bunch of these, and they work well. http://www.ebay.com/itm/15-LED-Lamp-.../170838562820? pt=US_Flashlights&hash=item27c6c59804 Only by those unjable to discriminate.... The real, "black lights" are those that put out so little visable light that you can easily see the urine glow in the dark. The others are too hard to use. |
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