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[Toppers]

I have used X-O on both types of kitty accidents, too, and it has worked for me. I would usually have to apply it more than once.

I would apply it, and then let it dry, and see if the pet odor was still there, and if I could still smell it, then I would reapply the X-O. Sometimes it takes several tries to get it to the point where you can no longer smell the pet odors, and to where you may just smell the X-O instead.

I usually dilute the X-O in a spray bottle where I mix it with water and then use it that way, but I still make it more parts X-O than water, as I just prefer it to be more concentrated, as a matter of personal preference.

[Ane1Care]

Have you tried plain old white vinegar? Really let the spot have it. It will smell for a few days until the vinegar dries, but as it goes away so will the smell. My kittens decided to pee, not mark, a puddle on the upholstered sofa futon I had in my bedroom. It couldn't be washed, only spot cleaned. I would pour some vinegsr on it, blot, repeat a few times, then leave it the last time. It didn't leave any smells. One thoroughly dried I added a nice layer of baking soda. I let it sit for a few hours and I vacuumed it up. My kids are house broken and have never used a litter box, training pads were used until 9 months, then only if it was bad weather out. For the carpet doing the above except using the handheld part of my shampooer instead of bloting and I'd scrub the baking soda into the fibers to get down into them and let it sit like normal. Good luck!

[RinaRina]

On 4/4/2015 Ane1There said: Have you tried plain old white vinegar? and I'd scrub the baking soda into the fibers to get down into them and let it sit like normal. Good luck!

THERE'S YOUR SOLUTION!

white vinegar & baking soda. Works like a charm!

[spud188]

The Don Aslett x-o odor control here on the Q works for me.

[patheticcosmetics]

Thanks for the white vinegar & baking soda tips. I have used the vinegar outside to help with the marking the neighborhood cats did. I did try the vinegar on the shag carpet at my old house, but it didn't do anything. I've got to get the baking soda down into the carpet fibers, I've only sprinkled it on top. I use my Bissell Green Machine to extract as much urine as possible. Never understood the standing on towels to absorb urine. First, you're pressing down & second it's getting on the bottom of your shoes to track into the rest of the house.

I have ordered the X-O product. Going to use it as an air freshener as well. Having the cat boxes in the apartment & not in the cellar is

There are so many websites on cat urine removal. So many suggestions. But the underlying theme is using enzymes to eat the proteins that are present in the cats' urine. That's what causes the smell. You can deodorize the smell & it seems as if it's gone, but the bacteria from the proteins isn't destroyed, so the smell comes back [so does the cat or another cat to mark over that cats' urine. Also need to break down the uric acid crystals that are present which you can do with hot water & extract it up. Seems that cat urine holds water, so water doesn't dilute it [the odor] just spreads the urine out further. That's why you work from the outside in doing the hot water extraction. I also had a gentleman from Amazon tell me to buy a syringe to inject the enzyme product deep into the carpet.

I will post back when I find the product or combination of products that have worked for me.

Happy Easter to all.

[patheticcosmetics]

Oops, didn't finish a sentence. Guess it's a fill in the blank lol. The cat boxes in the apartment leave a lingering fragrance. At my old house, they were in the cellar which cut down on the house having the odor of cat.