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Cat smells left in house
My husband and I have just bought our first house. (Yay!) The
current owners have 4 cats, 2 dogs, and some fish. I suspect the carpets and more will smell like the former pets. What do you recommend to remove the previous pet smells? Would Simple Solution work for this kind of thing? We've moved with the cats before but now that two are older and one is already spooked by moving, we want it to be as comfortable on them as possible. I think the smells are the biggest obstacle we have left to deal with. Stacia |
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"Glitter Ninja" wrote in message ... My husband and I have just bought our first house. (Yay!) The current owners have 4 cats, 2 dogs, and some fish. I suspect the carpets and more will smell like the former pets. What do you recommend to remove the previous pet smells? Would Simple Solution work for this kind of thing? We've moved with the cats before but now that two are older and one is already spooked by moving, we want it to be as comfortable on them as possible. I think the smells are the biggest obstacle we have left to deal with. Congratulations on your first house! Is there a chance there are hardwoods or parquet [sp?] under the carpet? Because if so, I sure would rip ALL the carpet out. It is so much nicer having hardwoods, cleaner and healthier for things like allergies to dust and mold, pet dander etc. We lucked out--our house had hardwoods covered by old wall-to-wall and when we pulled it up the floors were beautiful. |
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"cybercat" writes:
Is there a chance there are hardwoods or parquet [sp?] under the carpet? Because if so, I sure would rip ALL the carpet out. Unfortunately, no. It was built just 12 years ago so it just has a solid but icky floor with particle board under the carpet. The carpets aren't that great but if we can, we need to get a few more years out of 'em. Stacia |
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Glitter Ninja wrote: Unfortunately, no. It was built just 12 years ago so it just has a solid but icky floor with particle board under the carpet. The carpets aren't that great but if we can, we need to get a few more years out of 'em. Stacia congrats on the home, I know it's exciting maybe in the meantime you could just give the carpets a good steam cleaning maybe rent a steam cleaner for the day, or maybe pay 300 bucks to a company to clean them for you? I am sure there are steam cleaning solutions that specialize in neutralizing pet odors. or...the pet supply might have something you could add to the steam cleaning solution. |
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Congrats on your new home! The best thing for pet odor is "Anti Icky
Poo". Search on google and you can buy it online. I would invest in a bissel or hoover carpet cleaner (100-200 bucks) and use this diluted to shampoo rugs. You may also use a black lite to check (prior to cleaning) for any urine marks left by prior cats or dogs. If you find them, treat with full strength anti icky poo. HTH! |
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I think it will depend on the types of smells you are talking about. If
the previous pets have been marking territory (urinating), you have a difficult problem to handle. I went so far as to tear up the carpet in the room that was marked and throw it away. I then took a paint that would seal the oder into the particle board and gagave the parts that were marked several coats. It took several to kill the oder. Cats and dogs will also mark walls. They can be washed, but gravity takes it behind the base board so spray paint is required to seal these places. This is called the nuclear option. First I would try some of the enzyme based products if urine is the problem. To improve on the general pet oders, you will need to either wash ddown the walls or re-paint or re-wall paper them. Clean the carpets as suggested by another responder, or contact a contractor that splecializes in oder removal. Pets have tremendously keen sensitivity to smells. I doubt if there is any way to clean a house beyond the sensitivity range of the average cat or dog. Make sure you have something in the new house that has the smell of your pets on it so they can find a friendly place in the new house. Congrats on the new home. |
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I can't personally vouch for this one, but you might want to research
http://www.zeroodorpet.com/ -- Hugs, CatNipped See all my masters at: http://www.PossiblePlaces.com/CatNipped/ "Glitter Ninja" wrote in message ... My husband and I have just bought our first house. (Yay!) The current owners have 4 cats, 2 dogs, and some fish. I suspect the carpets and more will smell like the former pets. What do you recommend to remove the previous pet smells? Would Simple Solution work for this kind of thing? We've moved with the cats before but now that two are older and one is already spooked by moving, we want it to be as comfortable on them as possible. I think the smells are the biggest obstacle we have left to deal with. Stacia |
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Glitter Ninja wrote: My husband and I have just bought our first house. (Yay!) The current owners have 4 cats, 2 dogs, and some fish. I suspect the carpets and more will smell like the former pets. What do you recommend to remove the previous pet smells? Would Simple Solution work for this kind of thing? We've moved with the cats before but now that two are older and one is already spooked by moving, we want it to be as comfortable on them as possible. I think the smells are the biggest obstacle we have left to deal with. Stacia Stacia, you might want to check with a professional odor-removal company. I"m not sure how expensive they are, but I do know that realtors use them often when selling a home that's been formerly inhabited by pets, smokers, or whatever. They're in the yellow pages, usually affiliated with a carpet cleaning service. Or if you want to do it yourself, you'd need a good enzyme cleaner. Simple Solution is one, so is Nature's Miracle, although I don't think Nature's Miracle works as well as it used to. One poster here who is very knowlegeable recommends ODO-KLEEN. I always intended to try it, but (knock on wood) have not had a cat odor problem with my current crew yet. The cats are probably still going to be able to smell the former feline occupants no matter how well you clean it though. I do think it will help to use an enzyme cleaner. Have you ever thought about Feliway? It's probably about a $40-$50 investment but if you can afford it, I think it will really help calm your cats, especiall in their new environment with all those new smells. Sherry |
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Clyde mentioned a product with enzymes in it, I have the name of one
and it works! REALLY WORKS. "Four Paws" Industrial Super Strength Stain & Odour Remover, as it says on the bottle. The listed ingredients a Water, Saccharmys Ferment, Methyl Alcohol, Fragrance, Trisodium EDTA. It contains enzymes. The print on the bottle says that it will neutralise dog and cat urine on wool, nylon, acrylic, polypropylene fabrics and carpets, but is not recommended for use on rayon, viscose or other cellulosic materials (whatever one of those is when it's out shopping!). It has a strong fragrance of Almonds (or you might say heavy or overpowering depending on your like or dislike of almonds). There is also a money back guarantee if it doesn't work. It not only neutralises the smell, but also prevents the cat from returning to the same spot. (So does the toe of a shoe right up the crack of its but!) Four Paws Products Ltd, 50 Wireless Blvd. Hauppauge, NY 11788 (631) 434-1100. U.S.A. |
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