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Cat sprayed in floor registers
Greetings, I have a 12-year old tom cat who was neutered at a young
age but has recently started spraying around the house. He has actually sprayed inside our floor registers, so that when the heat comes one, the foul odor of cat pee is all through our house . I'm not sure what to do to get rid of the odor, and was hoping someone in this group would have suggestions. Thanks very much, Julie |
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Cat sprayed in floor registers
On Wed 23 May 2007 10:09:43p, JulieF. wrote in
rec.pets.cats.health+behav roups.com: Greetings, I have a 12-year old tom cat who was neutered at a young age but has recently started spraying around the house. He has actually sprayed inside our floor registers, so that when the heat comes one, the foul odor of cat pee is all through our house . I'm not sure what to do to get rid of the odor, and was hoping someone in this group would have suggestions. Thanks very much, Julie Icky problem! If this were me, I'd have kitty checked out by the vet since this is a new behavior, so it is probably health-related. Then I'd add another litter box or two depending on the size of your house, and for the odor, I'd call a professional heating duct cleaner company and tell them what happened and they'd have the appropriate cleaning/deodorizing treatment for it. For other pee "targets" clean thoroughly with enzymic liquid cleaners (sold in pet stores like Petco) by thoroughly saturating the areas, letting it dry, then repeat if necessary. -- Cheryl |
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Cat sprayed in floor registers
JulieF. wrote:
Greetings, I have a 12-year old tom cat who was neutered at a young age but has recently started spraying around the house. He has actually sprayed inside our floor registers, so that when the heat comes one, the foul odor of cat pee is all through our house . I'm not sure what to do to get rid of the odor, and was hoping someone in this group would have suggestions. Thanks very much, Julie You need to go to a pet supply store (Petco, PetSmart, et al.) and buy an enzymatic cleaner. Be aware that these cleansers vary widely in effectiveness. A proper enzymatic cleaner will actually eat the uric acid crystals. There are also special black lights sold in pet stores that, in a darkened room, will detect urine deposits that you ordinarily wouldn't be able to see or smell; this helps ensure that everything is cleaned up. Clean down into the ducts, and clean the gratings as well. Note that it might take more than one cleaning to get rid of the smell entirely. Also make sure your cat is confined to a different area of the house while you're doing the cleaning. If the urine has gone so far into the ducts that it's impossible to reach, contact a heating and cooling professional and ask for his help; if it's down that far, he'll have to come over and take care of cleaning the ducts from that point on. Once that's finished, put the grates back on, and spray them and the area around them with a cat repellent sp that your cat won't want to come back there. Otherwise he might decide to make a repeat performance in your air registers. HTH. |
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Cat sprayed in floor registers
On May 23, 9:29 pm, Noon Cat Nick
wrote: JulieF. wrote: Greetings, I have a 12-year old tom cat who was neutered at a young age but has recently started spraying around the house. He has actually sprayed inside our floor registers, so that when the heat comes one, the foul odor of cat pee is all through our house . I'm not sure what to do to get rid of the odor, and was hoping someone in this group would have suggestions. Thanks very much, Julie You need to go to a pet supply store (Petco, PetSmart, et al.) and buy an enzymatic cleaner. Be aware that these cleansers vary widely in effectiveness. A proper enzymatic cleaner will actually eat the uric acid crystals. There are also special black lights sold in pet stores that, in a darkened room, will detect urine deposits that you ordinarily wouldn't be able to see or smell; this helps ensure that everything is cleaned up. Clean down into the ducts, and clean the gratings as well. Note that it might take more than one cleaning to get rid of the smell entirely. Also make sure your cat is confined to a different area of the house while you're doing the cleaning. If the urine has gone so far into the ducts that it's impossible to reach, contact a heating and cooling professional and ask for his help; if it's down that far, he'll have to come over and take care of cleaning the ducts from that point on. Once that's finished, put the grates back on, and spray them and the area around them with a cat repellent sp that your cat won't want to come back there. Otherwise he might decide to make a repeat performance in your air registers. HTH. Thanks for the advice! I appreciate it. Julie |
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