Help! My Cat Sprayed Urine On My Carpet – What Do I Do? | BCS Cleaning Specialists

Bleh. Cats. How does the saying go? ‘Dogs have masters, cats have staff’? When your cat marks its territory entirely unnecessarily (hey, we already know it’s your house, Mister Whiskers), what can you do to get rid of the staink?

It’s VERY important to not only get rid of the stain but any remnants of smell, not just for your immediate nostril-relief, but to stop the feline promptly returning and re-anointing. As soon as you discover it, it’s important to clean it right away. If you wait too long, on top of being straightforward nasty-looking, bacteria can start to grow in the affected area, which leads to nasty stinks.

Here’s one way to remove cat urine from carpet:

1. Soak up the urine stain using paper towels or a cotton cloth. Press firmly into the stain using an old shoe or something disposable. This will help absorb as much urine as possible from the carpet.
2. Using white vinegar and water, mix a solution in a bowl (50% vinegar, 50% water). You’ll want to mix enough of the solution so that it can reach deep down into the carpet’s fibers.
3. Pour the solution onto the urine stain. Using a scrubbing brush, work all of it deeply into the carpet, scrubbing vigorously. The vinegar should help to neutralize the ammonia in the urine.
4. Blot the urine stain using a paper towel, pressing firmly into it.
5. When that section of the carpet is dry, take one to two handfuls of baking soda (depending on the size of the urine stain) and sprinkle it onto the stain.
6. Mix one-half cup of three percent hydrogen peroxide with a teaspoon of dishwashing detergent and apply to the stain. You can use the scrubbing brush again to thoroughly clean the carpet.
7. Once dry, vacuum the area.  

If you’ve done your level best and the stain or stink is still noticeable, give BCS a call at 801 561 1730 and have the professionals take care of it for you in a jiffy.