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[badger]

I used Sweat Scoop for a while, and can't remember why I stopped. I've pretty much tried all different kinds of litter and I always come back to the pine pellets. It could've been the fact that the corners of the box always gets gummed up with too much pee saturating the granules and makes it really hard to clean overall. But I should give it a go again. I'm sick of being paranoid of my place smelling of animals. When I had my dog the place certainly smelled of dog...

[GLC1968]

There are several types of cleansers that degrade cat/dog pee and remove the odors on a biological level. I don't remember the names, but they are industrial/commercial products used by hotels and such. I will try to google and figure out what these could be. Not cheap. But definitely worthwhile.

Edit. It's something like this enzyme product that is supposed to degrade organic compounds. Works on blood and other bodily fluids.

I googled 'industrial strength cat urine remover.'

Nature's Miracle is one. They changed the formula a few years back and it's not as good at it used to be, but it does work. You have to use it directly on the accident though, so for a new puppy who might 'drip' a bit or hide their 'mistake' for a few hours, it only marginally helps.

We are just waiting until she's trained and then we plan on getting the carpets cleaned professionally (or replaced with hardwoods if we don't need a new roof between now and then ).

I am going to try a bowl of white vinegar in the room to see if that helps at all...

[westtexas]

Nature's Miracle is one. They changed the formula a few years back and it's not as good at it used to be, but it does work. You have to use it directly on the accident though, so for a new puppy who might 'drip' a bit or hide their 'mistake' for a few hours, it only marginally helps.

We are just waiting until she's trained and then we plan on getting the carpets cleaned professionally (or replaced with hardwoods if we don't need a new roof between now and then ).

I am going to try a bowl of white vinegar in the room to see if that helps at all...

I like the Nature's Miracle formula for cat pee (it's called Urine Destroyer or something similar). Seems to work better than the regular stuff. Also great to add to laundry that gets soiled by kitties or puppies. I've never had a detectably pee-smelling item come out of my wash after using that stuff.

[pll]

May I suggest an air purifier? Assuming there has not been a secret accident, smells persist in the air and get into fabrics.

[Sylvia]

I use Arm and Hammer Multi-Cat cat litter. It works pretty well. They also have a baking soda additive that you can sprinkle in the litter to help as well.

[newfsmith]

Litter pans need to be washed periodically. Our office cat has IBD and when it is out of control the litter pan itself has to be washed at least weekly. It is changed twice a day. Most one cat households should be able to get by with daily scooping, twice weekly complete changes and monthly washing.

[badger]

I'm quite fastidious and the boxes (I have two)and they get washed out once a week and new pellets put in at the same time. I'm honestly not sure what more I can do to keep my place smelling fresh.

On air purifiers: are there any good ones that are natural (as opposed to Fabreze and other crap that's not good for you)? I've tried the natural orange/citrus air freshener, and others labeled as "air neutralizer"s but they never really do the trick.

I'm trying an odor absorber - one with charcoal bits in it and I'm hoping it works, but alas, I live in it so I can't tell if it's working or not.