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ML asked in PetsCats · 1 decade ago

how to get rid of cat urine smell in clothing?

Will white vinegar work? and I was wondering it won't stain the pants right? Jean pants? My cat peed on my brothers clothing and his jean pants got the smell on it. If I wash them with regular detergent and use white vinegar as well will the smell go away?

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  • 1 decade ago
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    Use "Severe Urine Neutralizer" from removeurine.com to kill the smell of the urine. Just mix it up and spray it on the urine residue. It kills the smell immediately on contact with the urine.

    About using vinegar: The reason you use white vinegar is so it has less chance of staining. Of course if you use a colored vinegar the chance of staining is increased.

    Vinegar is acidic. When urine is first excreted from the animal it is also acid. Upon leaving the body urine immediately begins to change and form ammonia. Ammonia is strong alkaline. If you apply vinegar while the ammonia is present it helps counteract the alkalinity from the ammonia. Applying vinegar when the urine is still in an acid state can actually make the odor worse. Apply vinegar after the ammonia has evaporated does nothing much except make the clothes smell like vinegar.

  • Anonymous
    4 years ago

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    Source(s): Avoid Cat Urine Marking http://emuy.info/StopCatSpraying
  • 1 decade ago

    i would say you can try it but it has been my experience that the smell will never go away.they sell a product at pet smart and pet supermarket called odors away or something like that. it is for use around the litter box or floor or wherever the cat pees. that may help. everyone i have ever known who had cat urine on an article of clothing, had to get rid of it. try pet smart or pet-supermarket first .good luck

  • 1 decade ago

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  • 1 decade ago

    BILLY MAYS favourite product ------------- OxyClean.

    This product destroys odours completely. It does not mask them; it does not combine with them. It eliminates the odours completely. And you only have to wash the item once.

  • 1 decade ago

    I use NONchlorine bleach with great success.

  • 1 decade ago

    bleach

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