All i can smell is cat piss! Help?

[SparklyAlice]

We have had our kitten for about 6 weeks now and it is housetrained. However, the first week we had it, we couldn't find where it was weeing. Have since found out it was weeing between the sofa cushions on one sofa.

I have washed the sofa/cushions/covers, febreezed and used bicarb of soda and although it is marginally better directly afterwards, within a day or two it stinks again.

DH said something about an enzyme spray, has anyone tried this? Are there any other options? Or does the sofa need to be chucked? (it is an old sofa that is on it's way out anyhow, but DH wants to keep it)

Any help greatly appreciated

[RayeB]

Clothes washing power gets rid of the enzymes that causes the odour. It needs to be regular washing powder though, not bio. When I had a cat with a problem, I just bought some really cheap supermarket own make 50p box and kept that in just in case. Just dilute some in water and wash area with that. It really really works.

[SparklyAlice]

Ooh, thanks.

Riven, i think that is the enzyme spray stuff that DH was on about.

RayeB do you soak it into the stuffing like Riven suggests with the spray?

[theagedparent]

Biological washing powder is the best for getting rid of the smell. I spent hours scrubbing the carpet with some last week and not a whiff of wee since.

[SparklyAlice]

I was wondering if Bio would be best. I would have to soak into sofa then dry as best as possible though wouldn't i?

[mackerel]

Make a mix of water, bicarb of soda and a squeezed lemon juice and put in a plant spray and spray it. It neutralizes the smell. |Think it's a Good Housekeeping one. It works - my cat peed and sprayed everywhere when we moved house.

[SparklyAlice]

I have soaked it with Bio washing powder and warm water and dried it as best i could with a towel, then had the hairdryer going on it most of the afternoon. Much better, will see if it stays ok, or reverts back to pissiness in a couple of days