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Enzyme Cleaners – The Only Effective Cat Urine Odor Eliminator
by: Nancy E. Wigal
The first time a feline owner encounters an out-of-the-cat-litter-box experience, she probably uses whatever cleaners she has on hand. Initially, it appears she’s cleaned the cat urine odor and stain from the location. However, in a matter of hours or days, she still smells the cat urine odor in the “clean” spot and can’t figure out why it’s still there.
You can effectively clean cat urine odor spots and get rid of the odor permanently, but you can’t use the cleaners you have for other common household stain problems. This article outlines why only enzyme cleaners are effective in removing cat urine odor and stains.
Cat urine is composed of five different bacteria strains. Two of the identified bacteria strains are in cat marking scent, while the others are in the cat urine, the spray, and the uric acid. The bacteria is the main culprit responsible for the eye-watering, stomach-clenching cat urine smell. Cats usually don’t lap up water in great quantities like other animals, so their urine tends to be extremely concentrated. This concentration of bacteria results in the strong smell that is unique to cat urine.
Regular household cleaners aren’t designed to eradicate the bacteria in cat urine because they don’t contain enzymes. If you clean up a cat urine puddle with a commercial household cleaner, you’ll wipe up the puddle, but leave the bacteria behind. The odor remains and you feel frustration and anger.
But it’s not hopeless. The answer is to purchase a good quality enzyme cleaner that specifically targets pet stains and odors.
Enzyme cleaners work by literally eating the bacteria in the affected area. The enzymes react to the bacteria by consuming it. When the bacteria is removed, the cat urine odor and stain is truly gone, and the smell is removed. Without the smell of the cat urine stain around, your cat is no longer encouraged to use that particular spot for her out-of-the-litter-box experience.
When you find a cat urine puddle, wipe up the puddle as much as possible. Be sure you check far and wide, in case the urine splashed or ran down an uneven surface. Then, spray or pour the enzyme cleaner onto the cat urine puddle area and let it dry. This gives the enzymes a chance to work on the bacteria and remove it. If the surface you’re treating has cracks and pits, pour or spray directly into the crevice to make sure the enzyme cleaner encounters the bacteria.
Depending upon how old the cat urine puddle is, you may need to do more than one treatment. The older the puddle, the more treatment you’ll need to do. Give the cleaner a chance to work by leaving it on the surface to dry.
You can usually find a variety of enzyme cleaners at your local pet store. My personal favorite is Dumb Cat Anti Marking and Cat Spray Remover. Before you purchase any enzyme cleaner, be sure to check the bottle’s contents. Many enzyme cleaners use blood enzymes, which is not effective on cat urine. Dumb Cat uses enzymes that specifically targets cat urine bacteria.
Not only can you use enzyme cleaners on floor and furniture surfaces, but you can also use them as a laundry pre-soak if kitty happens to nail clothes or bedding. I also use an enzyme cleaner as a pre-soaking agent when I’m deep scrubbing my cat litter boxes every week. As the cat scratches in the box to cover her deposits, she creates cracks in the box surface. By pouring some enzyme cleaner in the cat litter box and letting it soak into the scratches, you eliminate accumulated cat urine odors that eventually discourage your cat from using her litter box.
Good luck and happy cleaning!
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Nancy has successfully eliminated cat urine odor from her home, and kept the kitty that caused it. The Cat Urine Odor Advisor helps you save money and stop the damage in your household by offering solutions that work together to eliminate cat urine odor from your home.
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If anyone can purchase an already-trained ferret, pet owners will rush to the nearest pet store. However, this is just a thought that every ferret enthusiast would dream of. Though ferrets are very intelligent creatures, it still needs time and consistency to train them. How can you make them follow your orders? Let’s see how…
Litter Box Training The good thing about ferrets is that their bathroom habits are predictable. They relieve themselves after eating and drinking and upon waking up. When you see him already looking for a corner, be ready to get the litter box. Repeat this every time he feels like doing his business and eventually, he will learn this routine.
Biting and Nipping When playing, they have a tendency to bite or nip. But you need to understand that they are doing this not to hurt you but to just play with you. They do not know, however, that this can hurt you. You can train them to stop doing this nasty habit, by spraying a little Apple Bitter Spray wherever your ferret tends to bite-people and furniture alike. They will start associating the bite with the bitter taste so they will stop. Another way is scruffing – grabbing the fur of the neck to calm or relax them. Don’t worry, it won’t hurt them. When you are already holding their neck, say “NO” with firmness and force. Repeat this every time your ferret bites.
Harness Training Associate the harness with good experiences. Put the harness on the ferret when going out for a walk or when you just want to play outside with your ferret. It might take some time for the ferret to get used to the harness. Just learn how to put it on with no struggles, no punishments and no stress or else, he will always think about the harness as a bad thing.
Fun Tricks Remember that it is better to teach ferrets tricks when still young. A young ferret’s mind is more flexible and it can retain tricks longer. By giving them treats when they have successfully followed your orders, this can make training them easier. Go for positive reinforcements rather than punishments. Some cute tricks that they could learn are shaking paws, sitting, standing, sitting on your shoulder, laying down, rolling over, begging and jumping in the hoop.
Calling the Ferret A ferret which knows how to come when called can save you a lot of time (and worries) when you search for him. You can train him to come to you by giving him treats every time he comes when you call him. This can be more effective if the ferret is trained in the same, familiar area with less distraction. Don’t forget, reward then repeat.
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March 4th, 2010 at 11:08 pm
Great Article! Very helpful!I have found a great enzyme cleaner. I used pet friendly BIOZYME that can be found on http://www.cleaners-r-us.com with a coupon code: CM81 for 10% off purchase. I also used this product a on 3 month old blood stain on the light beige carpet in my car (from a nose bleed) and it completely removed it after 3 sprays and 3 days. This product works wonders!!!