Posted by: Wendy on June 23, 2000 at 00:58:31:

In Reply to: The cat was probably male and SPRAYED rather then Posted by: Rainie on June 22, 2000 at 16:22:17:

: fully urinated. Get the carpet PROFESSIONALLY cleaned.
: I do not mean those fly by night carpet cleaners either.
: I mean the industrial cleaners instead.
: They maybe able to get the smell and everything out by
: using special cleaners. They should be listed in the yellow
: pages under cleaners but ones that take care of fires, floods etc.
: Rainie
Actually, the cat was a female. We have opted to completely tear out the carpet and pad - you wouldn't believe how BAD it is!! We've used a black light, and fortunately, there isn't any spray up on the walls or baseboards. What we have been told to do by the "industrial strength" carpet guys, is to:
1. Tear out the carpet & Pad & tack strips (and we are keeping enough for evidence when we haul them into court).
2. Thoroughly vacuum the area including under the baseboards.
3. Clean with a bleach solution.
4. Treat with an enzyme product.
5. Seal it with BIN made by Zinsser
6. And pray that it all works.
Thanks for you suggestions and ideas - they've been much appreciated.

Followups::

• Re: The cat was probably male and SPRAYED rather then Sherri 21:30:52 7/04/2000 (0)
• Yes on all counts Rainie 05:42:50 6/23/2000 (0)

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: : fully urinated. Get the carpet PROFESSIONALLY cleaned. : : I do not mean those fly by night carpet cleaners either. : : I mean the industrial cleaners instead. : : They maybe able to get the smell and everything out by : : using special cleaners. They should be listed in the yellow : : pages under cleaners but ones that take care of fires, floods etc. : : Rainie : Actually, the cat was a female. We have opted to completely tear out the carpet and pad - you wouldn't believe how BAD it is!! We've used a black light, and fortunately, there isn't any spray up on the walls or baseboards. What we have been told to do by the "industrial strength" carpet guys, is to: : 1. Tear out the carpet & Pad & tack strips (and we are keeping enough for evidence when we haul them into court). : 2. Thoroughly vacuum the area including under the baseboards. : 3. Clean with a bleach solution. : 4. Treat with an enzyme product. : 5. Seal it with BIN made by Zinsser : 6. And pray that it all works. : Thanks for you suggestions and ideas - they've been much appreciated.