Need advice for a problem

[Doofrat]

You can rent one of those Rug Doctors that they have at VONS or Home Depot and clean the carpet with that and it’ll get rid of the smell. Since you can’t do that every week, you can use XO http://www.xocorp.com and it will get rid of the smell in between cleanings. It works like a charm, but you may have to order it online.

Generally, if you spay/neuter your cat before they first go into heat, they will not spray, but there are always plenty of exceptions to this rule. Both males and females will spray, but an unfixed male will spray everywhere.

I’d guess that the previous owners of the place had a cat that sprayed in that spot or near it and the cat is just marking it “Mine”, the smell can linger for years.

Good luck.

[Anonymous]

Submitted by Bunny Meadows on January 5, 2008 – 10:09pm.

I’m terribly sorry if I posted a non-housing market thread. Wont do that again.

Bunny, you don’t have to listen to the mean comments. Feel free to post what you want in the off-topic section until Rich tells you otherwise. That’s what it’s for.

[Anonymous]

Submitted by Bunny Meadows on January 5, 2008 – 10:09pm.

I’m terribly sorry if I posted a non-housing market thread. Wont do that again.

Bunny, you don’t have to listen to the mean comments. Feel free to post what you want in the off-topic section until Rich tells you otherwise. That’s what it’s for.

[Anonymous]

Submitted by Bunny Meadows on January 5, 2008 – 10:09pm.

I’m terribly sorry if I posted a non-housing market thread. Wont do that again.

Bunny, you don’t have to listen to the mean comments. Feel free to post what you want in the off-topic section until Rich tells you otherwise. That’s what it’s for.

[Anonymous]

Submitted by Bunny Meadows on January 5, 2008 – 10:09pm.

I’m terribly sorry if I posted a non-housing market thread. Wont do that again.

Bunny, you don’t have to listen to the mean comments. Feel free to post what you want in the off-topic section until Rich tells you otherwise. That’s what it’s for.

[Anonymous]

Submitted by Bunny Meadows on January 5, 2008 – 10:09pm.

I’m terribly sorry if I posted a non-housing market thread. Wont do that again.

Bunny, you don’t have to listen to the mean comments. Feel free to post what you want in the off-topic section until Rich tells you otherwise. That’s what it’s for.

[calysmeow]

Rescue Remedy may do the trick for your cats. You can get it at most JIMBOs stores in the San Diego area, or at a health food store. I think GNC even carries it now. Put a drop in a separate bowl of water and they get a little each time they drink. Don’t put it in their main water though because, if they don’t like it, they won’t have any clean water to drink. You can also put one drop on your finger and let them lick it off or smear it on their mouth if they won’t lick it voluntarily.

Rescue Remedy is for trauma or stress, which your kitties are under due to the outside cats. My boy Devon stressed out at our old house when a stray cat came around and literally shredded the window screens in our kitchen bay window trying to get into the house. I tried everything I could find to keep the stray away from the house (short of trapping him), but never found anything that actually worked. The Rescue Remedy was a life saver for our kitty. It is made for humans, but safe for animals in very small amounts.

Give it a try!

[calysmeow]

Rescue Remedy may do the trick for your cats. You can get it at most JIMBOs stores in the San Diego area, or at a health food store. I think GNC even carries it now. Put a drop in a separate bowl of water and they get a little each time they drink. Don’t put it in their main water though because, if they don’t like it, they won’t have any clean water to drink. You can also put one drop on your finger and let them lick it off or smear it on their mouth if they won’t lick it voluntarily.

Rescue Remedy is for trauma or stress, which your kitties are under due to the outside cats. My boy Devon stressed out at our old house when a stray cat came around and literally shredded the window screens in our kitchen bay window trying to get into the house. I tried everything I could find to keep the stray away from the house (short of trapping him), but never found anything that actually worked. The Rescue Remedy was a life saver for our kitty. It is made for humans, but safe for animals in very small amounts.

Give it a try!

[calysmeow]

Rescue Remedy may do the trick for your cats. You can get it at most JIMBOs stores in the San Diego area, or at a health food store. I think GNC even carries it now. Put a drop in a separate bowl of water and they get a little each time they drink. Don’t put it in their main water though because, if they don’t like it, they won’t have any clean water to drink. You can also put one drop on your finger and let them lick it off or smear it on their mouth if they won’t lick it voluntarily.

Rescue Remedy is for trauma or stress, which your kitties are under due to the outside cats. My boy Devon stressed out at our old house when a stray cat came around and literally shredded the window screens in our kitchen bay window trying to get into the house. I tried everything I could find to keep the stray away from the house (short of trapping him), but never found anything that actually worked. The Rescue Remedy was a life saver for our kitty. It is made for humans, but safe for animals in very small amounts.

Give it a try!

[calysmeow]

Rescue Remedy may do the trick for your cats. You can get it at most JIMBOs stores in the San Diego area, or at a health food store. I think GNC even carries it now. Put a drop in a separate bowl of water and they get a little each time they drink. Don’t put it in their main water though because, if they don’t like it, they won’t have any clean water to drink. You can also put one drop on your finger and let them lick it off or smear it on their mouth if they won’t lick it voluntarily.

Rescue Remedy is for trauma or stress, which your kitties are under due to the outside cats. My boy Devon stressed out at our old house when a stray cat came around and literally shredded the window screens in our kitchen bay window trying to get into the house. I tried everything I could find to keep the stray away from the house (short of trapping him), but never found anything that actually worked. The Rescue Remedy was a life saver for our kitty. It is made for humans, but safe for animals in very small amounts.

Give it a try!

[calysmeow]

Rescue Remedy may do the trick for your cats. You can get it at most JIMBOs stores in the San Diego area, or at a health food store. I think GNC even carries it now. Put a drop in a separate bowl of water and they get a little each time they drink. Don’t put it in their main water though because, if they don’t like it, they won’t have any clean water to drink. You can also put one drop on your finger and let them lick it off or smear it on their mouth if they won’t lick it voluntarily.

Rescue Remedy is for trauma or stress, which your kitties are under due to the outside cats. My boy Devon stressed out at our old house when a stray cat came around and literally shredded the window screens in our kitchen bay window trying to get into the house. I tried everything I could find to keep the stray away from the house (short of trapping him), but never found anything that actually worked. The Rescue Remedy was a life saver for our kitty. It is made for humans, but safe for animals in very small amounts.

Give it a try!

[Bunny Meadows]

Thanks. We have tried rescue remedy (as well as other Bach Flower remedies – mixing and matching). We have consulted with a homeopathic vet about the stress. We’ve even taken him to an “animal communicator” (pet psychic!) in San Diego. My husband is still shaking his head…the funny thing is, she DID tell us things that she could not have guessed on her own. And that was interesting.

One complaint: there is no “view” in our new place. Our home in Virginia backed up to woods with lots of chipmunks, squirrels, rats and birds. All the cats sat by the French doors for hours to watch “cat TV”.

Here in Temecula, they can look at the pool. Not much going on in the palm trees. My husband put up bird feeders in the front and the back to give them something to watch. While this has made everyone a bit happier, it also attracts the cats to our property (free lunch, unfortunately).

I’ve also tried a pheromone plug-in called Feliway that is supposed to help. So far, that has not made an impact. We’ve tried almost every rug cleaner there is. The pet psychic also told us that our cat was complaining of a “funny” smell in the carpet. It is brand new carpet, so who knows.

Another vet has suggested that I try kitty antidepresant medication and kitty valium. The only thing I havent tried is acupuncture.

I wish my neighbors would simply keep their cats in at night. It would save me some money and keep things a bit calmer!

[Bunny Meadows]

Thanks. We have tried rescue remedy (as well as other Bach Flower remedies – mixing and matching). We have consulted with a homeopathic vet about the stress. We’ve even taken him to an “animal communicator” (pet psychic!) in San Diego. My husband is still shaking his head…the funny thing is, she DID tell us things that she could not have guessed on her own. And that was interesting.

One complaint: there is no “view” in our new place. Our home in Virginia backed up to woods with lots of chipmunks, squirrels, rats and birds. All the cats sat by the French doors for hours to watch “cat TV”.

Here in Temecula, they can look at the pool. Not much going on in the palm trees. My husband put up bird feeders in the front and the back to give them something to watch. While this has made everyone a bit happier, it also attracts the cats to our property (free lunch, unfortunately).

I’ve also tried a pheromone plug-in called Feliway that is supposed to help. So far, that has not made an impact. We’ve tried almost every rug cleaner there is. The pet psychic also told us that our cat was complaining of a “funny” smell in the carpet. It is brand new carpet, so who knows.

Another vet has suggested that I try kitty antidepresant medication and kitty valium. The only thing I havent tried is acupuncture.

I wish my neighbors would simply keep their cats in at night. It would save me some money and keep things a bit calmer!

[Bunny Meadows]

Thanks. We have tried rescue remedy (as well as other Bach Flower remedies – mixing and matching). We have consulted with a homeopathic vet about the stress. We’ve even taken him to an “animal communicator” (pet psychic!) in San Diego. My husband is still shaking his head…the funny thing is, she DID tell us things that she could not have guessed on her own. And that was interesting.

One complaint: there is no “view” in our new place. Our home in Virginia backed up to woods with lots of chipmunks, squirrels, rats and birds. All the cats sat by the French doors for hours to watch “cat TV”.

Here in Temecula, they can look at the pool. Not much going on in the palm trees. My husband put up bird feeders in the front and the back to give them something to watch. While this has made everyone a bit happier, it also attracts the cats to our property (free lunch, unfortunately).

I’ve also tried a pheromone plug-in called Feliway that is supposed to help. So far, that has not made an impact. We’ve tried almost every rug cleaner there is. The pet psychic also told us that our cat was complaining of a “funny” smell in the carpet. It is brand new carpet, so who knows.

Another vet has suggested that I try kitty antidepresant medication and kitty valium. The only thing I havent tried is acupuncture.

I wish my neighbors would simply keep their cats in at night. It would save me some money and keep things a bit calmer!

[Bunny Meadows]

Thanks. We have tried rescue remedy (as well as other Bach Flower remedies – mixing and matching). We have consulted with a homeopathic vet about the stress. We’ve even taken him to an “animal communicator” (pet psychic!) in San Diego. My husband is still shaking his head…the funny thing is, she DID tell us things that she could not have guessed on her own. And that was interesting.

One complaint: there is no “view” in our new place. Our home in Virginia backed up to woods with lots of chipmunks, squirrels, rats and birds. All the cats sat by the French doors for hours to watch “cat TV”.

Here in Temecula, they can look at the pool. Not much going on in the palm trees. My husband put up bird feeders in the front and the back to give them something to watch. While this has made everyone a bit happier, it also attracts the cats to our property (free lunch, unfortunately).

I’ve also tried a pheromone plug-in called Feliway that is supposed to help. So far, that has not made an impact. We’ve tried almost every rug cleaner there is. The pet psychic also told us that our cat was complaining of a “funny” smell in the carpet. It is brand new carpet, so who knows.

Another vet has suggested that I try kitty antidepresant medication and kitty valium. The only thing I havent tried is acupuncture.

I wish my neighbors would simply keep their cats in at night. It would save me some money and keep things a bit calmer!

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