-=> Richard Webb wrote to James Bradley <=-   
      
    RW> On Sat 2038-Dec-04 12:30, James Bradley (1:342/77) wrote to Richard   
    RW> Webb:   
      
    JB> Back to topic, that bleach is going to take out the smell, and   
    JB> likely the  mattress. I'll bet if the bleach smell alone was   
    JB> stronger than pure urine,  that might discourage further squatting.   
    JB>    
      
    RW> YEah, wanna dilute it a bit, but it might be the only tool   
    RW> ya got.  AS we both agree though, that smell's gotta go.   
    RW> Even if you think you got 'er done, their noses are much   
    RW> more sensitive than ours, and they'll go to that spot   
    RW> again, and again, and ...   
      
    JB> My initial concern was the caustic nature of bleach. Even diluted,   
    JB> you're  going to get a nice white spot where the yellow one used to   
    JB> be. Lesser of  two evils to be sure! But Matt - I presume - will   
    JB> want to sleep on the bed  too.  I'm pretty sure the   
    JB> chlorine gas isn't going to be  poisonous, even straight out of the   
    JB> bottle, but I'm sure I would need some  adjustment period to fall   
    JB> asleep on the thing.   
      
    RW> RIght, but you gotta get rid of that smell, even if that   
    RW> means new mattress.  WHatever way you do it, that smell's   
    RW> the trigger, and it's gotta go.   
      
   Yuppers, but then there the habitual part has to be addressed. That's where    
   your bleach could come in. Once they stick their noses in that, their    
   thoughts of relief go to fleeing. I wonder if cayenne pepper might encourage    
   that also. I've read it might help with Cat Scratch Fever.   
      
    JB> I could buy a new pillow-top for about $200 Canadian, but that   
    JB> doesn't help  Matt out a smidgeoun. Short of replacing the mattress   
    JB> and disallowing the  animals admittance....   
      
    RW> YEah that's about what I think they probably go for around   
    RW> here, haven't bought one in a long time.  I'd try your   
      
   >$1K last I checked.   
      
    RW> solution first were I Matt, then I'd go for the dilute   
    RW> bleach solution.  NOt as mild as you want it to be able to   
    RW> drink cloudy water in an emergency, but dilute it and try   
    RW> that, air it out good with a fan or something to help get   
    RW> the smell out.  But, that smell's gotta go.   
      
   There's a fix! As a finish, I'd tend toward using a bleach mix through a    
   "steam" (Really, just a hot water-bleach infusion, as mentioned on another    
   echo. ;-) cleaner over the whole shot to even out the colour.    
      
      
   ... James   
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