On Monday I had to pick up my cat from the vet after being neutered. He can't stand being in a cage and it's even worse when riding in the car. I believe out of distress he urinated in his carrier while on the way home.
The carrier was sitting on the front passenger side floor. The poor guy was completely soaked and dripping, and whenever he batted at the cage door (as he did often in his distress), his soaking wet fur would splatter some of the urine onto the side of the center console (the part on the floor between where the driver's and passenger's legs would be. Also, some of the urine leaked out through the bottom of the door. Fortunately I had left the morning news paper down there and that prevented the urine from getting onto the upholstery.
After arriving home and giving the poor pee soaked guy a bath (not easy!), I turned my attention to my poor car. I cleaned all of the vinyl around the floor area and the center console where the carrier had been. I pulled out the floor mat and gave it a good whiff. I couldn't smell anything on it as the newspaper had saved the mat from direct contact. The upholstery around the rest of the area was likewise protected and wasn't emanating any smell that I could discern. I shampooed it and the floor mat anyway.
Despite all my cleaning efforts, my car still stinks; TERRIBLY! It's quite nearly vomit inducing. When I pick up my girlfriend's son from daycare, he instantly complains of feeling ill. I'm paranoid that while driving to work I'm picking up the scent and smelling like it all day. There's no way I can keep driving my car like this.
I've been keeping all four windows down all night and day in a futile attempt to let it air out. I've doused the interior from top to bottom in Febreze. Nothing helps. It's almost like I missed a spot while cleaning, but I can't imagine where else that urine could have gotten to. I swear it all has to have been cleaned up, and it didn't get into any upholstery where it could have soaked in. This is nearly driving me insane.
Any suggestions?
The carrier was sitting on the front passenger side floor. The poor guy was completely soaked and dripping, and whenever he batted at the cage door (as he did often in his distress), his soaking wet fur would splatter some of the urine onto the side of the center console (the part on the floor between where the driver's and passenger's legs would be. Also, some of the urine leaked out through the bottom of the door. Fortunately I had left the morning news paper down there and that prevented the urine from getting onto the upholstery.
After arriving home and giving the poor pee soaked guy a bath (not easy!), I turned my attention to my poor car. I cleaned all of the vinyl around the floor area and the center console where the carrier had been. I pulled out the floor mat and gave it a good whiff. I couldn't smell anything on it as the newspaper had saved the mat from direct contact. The upholstery around the rest of the area was likewise protected and wasn't emanating any smell that I could discern. I shampooed it and the floor mat anyway.
Despite all my cleaning efforts, my car still stinks; TERRIBLY! It's quite nearly vomit inducing. When I pick up my girlfriend's son from daycare, he instantly complains of feeling ill. I'm paranoid that while driving to work I'm picking up the scent and smelling like it all day. There's no way I can keep driving my car like this.
I've been keeping all four windows down all night and day in a futile attempt to let it air out. I've doused the interior from top to bottom in Febreze. Nothing helps. It's almost like I missed a spot while cleaning, but I can't imagine where else that urine could have gotten to. I swear it all has to have been cleaned up, and it didn't get into any upholstery where it could have soaked in. This is nearly driving me insane.
Any suggestions?
