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My cat urinated somewhere in my room, I can smell the odor but I cannot find it. There are no spots (my carpet's dark) and it seems like it's everywhere but I can't find the specific spot. I know it's there because this has happened before, only I caught it.
If I can't find it to clean the spot, could it effect me? Any advice?
(I have contacted the vet about her problem, by the way.)
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replied April 16th, 2009
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If you can't find a 'spot' it is more than likely your cat has sprayed or has been spraying. Marking it's territory. Both sexes can spray.

Well the odor will attach itself to your clothes.

Pet store would probably have something to elminiate the odor even though you can not find the exact location....in the meantime...

You may want to open your window(s) to air your room...maybe sprinkle baking soda on your carpet...lightly sweep it in; leave it be 30-60 minutes and then bring out the 'ole Hoover and suck it up.
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replied April 22nd, 2009
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Watch for further marking....
If your cat has urinated somewhere, he or she will be attracted to that spot in the future to pee again. Your pet store or your vet's office should have special cleaners with enzymes to get rid of cat urine. Otherwise, you may not smell it, but your cat sure can.

I would also suggest teaching the cat better litter box habits to prevent the problem in the future. It is possible to have a cat who never pees outside the box (really, I swear!) If your cat keeps peeing in your room, put a litter box in there and praise her for using it (or stay away, if she likes privacy). There are many resources on the internet and in books that have tips for teaching good box habits.

If this is a more recent problem, you might want to take the cat to the vet. There may be some medical reason behind it.

As for it being harmful to you, it probably isn't, but ask the vet anyway, just to be safe.
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replied May 20th, 2009
Cat urine on an expensive medical text book
I had my books on the counter and one of the cats peed on it. It's a borrowed book from my school library and online cost is $300. I may be able to get a replacement used for less - but I'm baffled; this is a very rare problem around here and of all places to pee! The cover is cloth like and rubbing on it just caused it to "peel" Without ruining the book is there any way to get out the cat urine odor? Thank you.
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replied May 20th, 2009
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I had a cat pee on a workbook and this is what I did...

place it in a box with other papers (away from everything else) and did not disturb it for about a month....odor finally went away.
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replied May 20th, 2009
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Remember that you don't have to pay the "new" price for the book. The book is from the library, so it was "used." Just like if you total someone's car--you pay for the amount at the time of the loss, you don't buy them a brand-new car. That puts them in a *better* place than they were before. That's not fair. Libraries and DVD rental places pull that all the time. Again, that is only *if* you have to pay for it.

I would go to a pet store and ask what they have that is in dry powder form--you don't want to warp the book. Then take it and put the book in a plastic bag and dump a bunch of the powder on it (in between the pages) and leave it for a few days. Maybe after that it will smell better.

Good luck.
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replied August 12th, 2009
wonderful! thanks for the info..

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replied September 23rd, 2009
getting cats de-sexed often stops them from marking of teritory like this.
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replied October 11th, 2009
You'll want to use an enzymatic cleaner, such as natures miracle or zero odor after you have located the spot using a hand-held black light. This will break down the urine molecules and remove the stain so even your cat won't smell it - which is important to curb reoccurring behavior. Cat urine in large quantities could affect your health, but a single spot will not bother you aside from having to smell it.
I disagree with everyone here that said your cat is marking their territory. Cats either mark or they don't, it's not a behavior that suddenly starts up. Instead, your cat is either sick or stressed. Please get your cat to a vet to determine which. If it was due to stress it may have been an isolated incident or it could reoccur. If it happens again, you'll want to find the source of their stress and either eliminate it from their life or try to correct it by attaching a positive outcome to it. Urinating out of stress is very common amoung cats.
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replied January 19th, 2010
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Lydia is correct.
Vanilla extract (the real extract) eleminates the smell of cat urine. The cat will return to the spot.
Best of luck in training. Be watching to make sure the cat does not have a bladder or kidney infection. This is a way they try to tell us.
Best of luck,
bamm
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replied July 1st, 2011
Use a blacklight to locate the source. So far, I've found that both cat urine and ferret urine shows up quite clearly under a blacklight.

Good luck!
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