I'm not going to tell you what the smell was like. All of you who have this problem know the odour too well!
I took in 3 feral cats and they decided that their litter box was going to be inside my Laz-Y-Boy recliner! They would crawl up inside it from the back, do their thing and sneak away. It took me quite a while to figure out where the stench was coming from.
I solved this problem by flipping the chair upside down, vacuuming it thoroughly, scrubbing it with Lysol, and letting it dry. Then I filled a small spray bottle with mouthwash and sprayed every piece of wood in the frame, being careful not to get the metal parts wet. Then I went around and flipped over all the rest of my furniture and cleaned and sprayed it, as well.
This was about 3 weeks ago, and they have stopped using my furniture as a litter box. I actually saw one of them sneak out from behind their "safe hiding place" in a large dog crate, covered in blankets, and use the litter box. I can't put them back outside, due to our terrible winter weather, so I'm really happy with this solution. I hope this helps everyone else with this problem!
Source: I read somewhere that using mouthwash where cats are inappropriately urinating stops them from going back there. I think it was your "thriftyfun" site.
By Dena Roberts from Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
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Bless you for taking in three Formerly Ferals!
I have tried both Scope and Listerine mouthwashes. They both work well...the Scope smells better!
The spray made my furniture extremely sticky. I had to buy an upholstery
cleaner to clean it all off.
You're not supposed to spray it on the fabric, just the wood frame
I hope this works, I am going to try it. I have a behavioral issue.
They say cats are trying to tell you something when they don't use their litter boxes. Or they may have an urinary tract infection. Once cleared of having any infection you need to try to determine what they are saying. I dont like the new baby, new pet, I'm not getting any attention, I don't like this food, I don't like this litter. I've tried everything to deter my 4 yoa female spayed cat from going on the couch and roommate's bed. This just started to occurr about 2 weeks ago. Aluminum foil someone suggested. Cats won't walk on it, Myth that she busted!
My kitty who is 3yrs old and very tiny never really grew up past 6 months but she is fixed been to vet no uti and she just pee on my brand new couch for no reason at all .im more than mad .i cant have this going on and im not going to invest money into puppy pads forget that. Sorry ive had cats all my life i live alk of them but ruining my new furniture is not going to happen she pees on my bed new too and now on my new expensive couch not gonna happen.
We have the same problem. Two male cats from outside and one female cat we have had since a kitten. She has been doing this for two years and I believe she is struggling with the two male cats in the house. We are at our wits end and believe she needs a home where she is the only cat. Hence we are looking for a home for her too.
Before it was just my one cat who would pee on the couch. We tried everything from going to the vet to spraying the couch with mouth wash and shoo spray from the pet store....but recently we've notice that there hasn't been any pee in the litter boxes and now it's both our cats peeing on the couch! They have choosen one of our couches as their new pee box.
Something I've found that helps with cleaning up the smell (Lyson doesn't do it for me) is Hydrogen peroxide, a teaspoon of baking soda and a drop of Downy soap. Mix it together, soak the area, blot, use a fan to dry the rest of the way.
You may need a lot more than 1 small bottle. Luckily Hydrogen peroxide is inexpensive :)
This works i tried it
What kind of mouthwash??
I am desperate at this point... Ugh!!
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