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How To Rid Yourself of Cat Urine Odor Forever

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How To Rid Yourself of Cat Urine Odor Forever






     Cat urine can be and is one of the most stressing and if not the most complicated issues to deal with, with you feline friend when it comes to cleaning it from within your house on the carpets and furniture. No matter how much cleaning you seem to do its just never enough and the products you use on the urine stains usually remain and the odors only return in a short period of time. No matter what you can never get rid of the odors.

There are 3 main elements that make cat urine one of the most difficult waste by products to clean and remove from carpets and furniture. The 3 elements are urea which is the sticky residue, uric acid which gives the urine its smell and the urochrome which gives the urine its color.

It's the uric acid which is the main cause of cat urine because its made up of crystals and salts which when they are dried have very little odor. Its when these crystals have moisture reapplied to them is when the odor returns that makes removing the cat urine a never ending battle.

Just in case you don't know here is some insider information, one of the most important things to remember is to NEVER use ammonia in the cleaning process of cat urine or any ammonia based products. These products closely resemble cat urine smell and this will attract your feline friend to want to urinate even more in those areas that the ammonia was used.

There are products that can be used that you can purchase from stores that can enzymes that will neutralize the odors but this is no sure thing that it will permanently stop your cat from urinating again and it will just be a band-aid to cover the symptom not solving the problem.

There are various reasons as to why your cat will urinate throughout the house and mostly its because cats are territorial like many other animals and they urinate in certain areas to mark their territory but stress can also be another factor to consider as well.

While there are many remedies that will temporarily or even in some cases be able to permanently remove the odors in the spots that your cat urinates in your long term solution is to solve your cats urinating problem within your home. You may be able to remove the odors in the spots that your cat urinated in but it's just a matter of time before your cat urinates in another area then the cycle is starting all over again.

It may take a while to find the answers as to why your cat urinates throughout your home instead of the areas like their cat boxes but taking the time to solve these problem of your cat urinating throughout the house will also relive you of the stress of knowing you are having to constantly clean your house of odors and also saving your carpets and furniture from being ruin from cat urination.