My house smells like cat urine.?

Okay, you have to act fast - because once they've found a new place to go, it's hard to break the habit.

1) THIS IS IMPORTANT: Before spending too much time hunting for the source, try to prevent any more problems. Because if you find the source, and even manage to get rid of the smell, but haven't treated the problem, you'll find yourself with the same issue again, but more difficult to resolve the next time. So watch your cats very closely. Set up cameras if you have to, or enlist the help of others, or confine them to a small area and slowly broaden the area. Are they drinking more than usual? Acting differently? And most importantly (and only cat people will understand this, probably) is one of them upset with you or anyone/thing else in the house?

-If a cat is upset at a human, they commonly target that human's favorite areas (like the bed or their clothing piles). It's awful, because once the urine dries it's hard to find the source... there's just this "smell in the air...".

-If a cat is being chased away from the litter box or for some reason has developed a dislike of the litter box(es), they will find someplace else to go. Make sure you've seen each cat use the litter box(es) comfortably (not frightened, or hesitant, etc). And the rule about having at least one box per floor, and one more box than you have cats - as annoying as it is, it really helps.

- If a cat has some illness, it could be that it just can't make it to the litter box in time. If all else fails, take the most suspect cat in for a check-up.

2) In terms of finding the smell:

- Don't limit your search to the carpet. Cats also love beds, piles of clothes...even paper and the bare floor!

- Are any of your cats unaltered (not "fixed") males? If so, make sure you check vertical surfaces as well as the horizontal ones (spraying is a common issue).

- Are any of the cats sniffing anywhere with more interest than other places? With their keen sense of smell, they'd notice a new "peeing spot" too, and being curious, would wonder what's going on. Or are they avoiding any spots they haven't avoided before?

- Can any other people narrow down the location of the smell? If you close all the doors in your house (interior doors), does the smell get fainter? Then, open only one door at a time and see if the smell gets stronger anywhere.

- What color padding is underneath the carpets? If all else fails, pull up the carpeting (in many houses, it's easy to pull up and put back down). You'll probably see the stain on the padding beneath the carpet , depending on the color. Of course, this works better if you've narrowed it down to a smaller area.

3) Once you've discovered the location of the odor, there are a lot of things you can try to get rid of it, depending on how old the cause is and what it's on:

- For anything that can go in a washing machine (that includes pillows), wash it on HOT, with a few rags, and bleach if possible. It may take a couple of cycles, but that seems to get fairly fresh "puddle odors" out.

- For carpets: to treat the odor, some of the pet odor removers out there work okay, none work perfectly. Try the more natural ones in a pet store rather than the regular name-brand cleaners that just added a "pet odor" extra to their collection of variantions. Make sure you treat the padding below too, and make sure the urine did not seep into the floor below the carpet and padding. Another suggestion is the old-fashioned baking soda trick: sprinkle generously on the affected area, let it sit for a while (even rub it in gently), then vacuum it up.

- For the air: the Febreeze pet odor spray actually does help somewhat. So does fresh air and a fan pointed behind the source and toward the window. The Febreeze plug-in dual air freshener for pet odors also helps (at least near the litter box).

4) Make sure you keep the cats away from that spot and avoid repeat performances before the habit is hard-wired into their brain: get another litter box, take any sick ones to the vet, watch for signs of bullying or grudges, and consult with a vet if necessary. If they will tolerate it, try moving their food there - cats almost NEVER mess where they eat. But then again, they also almost never eat where they've messed. : )

Good luck - that's a nasty smell to live with. And it seems to stay in your nose's "memory" long after you go somewhere else, doesn't it? : /

It's either there is cat pee or it's just the cat.Cos whenever our cats jump into the engine for heat and the next day we turn on the air conditioning in the car,it starts smelling like cat pee but it isnt,it's just the smell of cats.

u need to clean all of ur carpet with a carpet cleaner.. "water based vacuum ordeal" so the piss smelll will be gone. prolly more then once. then u need to try a new litter box/ or litter, i'd try the litter 1st, ur cat/cats prolly do not like the litter they are using.. and make sure u clean it everyday, some cats will not use a dirty litter box..if u find out the spot where they are urinating (you need to pay closer attention) u should def put repellent there..

This happened to my daughter -- she went to a pet store and bought this light -- you turn the lights off in the room and darken the room (close the curtains or do it when it's dark out -- then you turn this light on aiming it close to the floor or furniture, walls, curtains -- and if there is any urine it will find it -- I think its a blue light -- it works like the crime labs looking for DNA. I think it came with a cleaner -- I think they told her to use a product (the name had Miracle on it -- maybe Nature's Miracle?) then she had to use another product too. Call Petco or some other pet store they could tell you what products to use. Good luck -- oh, is your cat spayed or neutered? If, not -- you should get this done because it will really help with the spraying (yes, female cats spray too!)

Check any trainers in the house, as a very well known sports brand is renowned for smelling of cat pee.

I've had this a couple of weeks back, I nearly fainted with the amour of hyperventilating due to sniffing. I think it's due to a stuffy room, if your room is not well ventilated it can smell of "cat urine". The central heating is probably doing it.

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follow it but if you don't figure it out cats smell their pee and pee again in that spot so git rid of the smell quick

my mum puts newspaper in the corner and after a drink or dinner she puts the cat in the corner. it helps. now the cats **** and pee on the oaoer, just change it everyday.

a cat likely 'sprayed' some furniture or the like. Check this:

http://www.cat-world.com.au/feline-spraying