Matthew, thanks for your response. Do you know for a fact that
professional
cleaning will remove the odor? We don't want to bring in a new kitty if
it's going to have the same problem. BTW, we do have a black light.
Thanks again.
Liz
"Matthew" <Iamacatslave@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
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> Get a professional cleaner to come in and remove all the scents. The
> enzyme are the problems they need to be removed normal cleaners don't do
> it.
>
> Second if you bring another cat into the house you are going to have
the
> have everything cleaned anyways due to the FL
>
> You may have to have the tile ripped up and the underneath cleaned
> professional or replaced completely.
>
> To see problems area get a black light it will show urine stains.
There
> is something called urine gone that works real well in fact I think if
> you go to www.urinegone.com you get a free black light when you order a
> unit.
>
>
>
>
> "Liz" <lizhug1@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
> news:JdSdncCFjIsmvyTbnZ2dnUVZ_v-hnZ2d@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>> We have two spayed female cats, not related, 3 1/2 years old. Both
came
>> to us as second hand "rejects" at age 1 - one with feline leukemia (we
>> didn't know she had it until after we spent $200 on shots and blood
>> tests) and the other whose previous owners declawed ALL 4 paws. For
two
>> years these cats were wonderful, normal house pets, much loved by my DH
>> and I. (Background - we've always had outdoor cats but because of the
>> pre-existing conditions described above, these cats were forced to be
>> indoor pets). In early June the cat with FL suddenly started peeing
>> outside the litter box. We immediately called the vet because we
>> suspected a UTI, which she did have. During that visit the vet also
>> discovered that her weight had dropped from 12 1/2 lbs in Nov. to 8
>> pounds and he alerted us to the possibility that her FL was actively
>> affecting her immune system. After 2 weeks on antibiotics she still
was
>> peeing outside the box, and now the other one was following suit. The
>> vet said to move the litter boxes into another room and close off the
>> room where they had been. No luck...they only poop in the litter boxes
>> now. But worse than that, they no longer just pee on the tile
>> floor...they've taken to peeing on carpets. We've already had to throw
>> away two room sized area rugs, and just last night I found a wet spot
on
>> one of our sofas. The vet came back today and Maggie now weighs only 7
>> pounds. My DH isn't ready to let her go yet....the vet is coming back
>> next week to euthanize her. But I had a discussion with the vet today
>> and told him that Jazzy was still peeing out of the box. He told me
>> frankly that he has never seen a case where this problem could be
cured.
>
> Your vet is wrong on that. Your vet is inexperienced than it is a matter
> of cleaning the source .
>
>
> Even after Maggie is put
>> down, Jazzy will be peeing where they remaining scent is. And
>> furthermore, he told us that even without either cat in the house,
we'll
>> never be able to bring in another cat because even if the cat has
>> excellent litter box habits when it arrives, within a very short period
>> of time the new cat will smell the old urine scent and assume that it's
>> okay to go there. This news is devastating to me and my DH. We have
>> always had cats and can't imagine living without them. But we're now
in
>> our 60s and can't see spending the rest of our lives crawling around on
>> tile floors, mopping up cat pee, plus keeping all our bedroom and
>> bathroom doors permanently closed so that the cats won't wander in to
>> relieve themselves.
>>
>> So I'm asking all you cat lovers and experts here....do you think this
>> scenario is true? Are we meant to be catless???
>>
>> Liz
>
> I am sorry you are going to have to put the furball down
>
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