You're Doing it Wrong: How to Clean Cat Pee

9:24 for the actual cat pee cleaning just in case it's 11pm for you and you just want to know how to make it stop stinking

Using a black light sure beats the way I do which is crawling on my knees with my nose to the floor,

I've never had a cat, I'm not financially stable enough to get cats, but I've been watching these videos for about 8 years. Keep up the good work.

So glad Jackson made it to the part about the blacklight. When you smell it, you probably can't find it by smell, but that blacklight never lies.

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My boy was so well behaved, not once did he ever relieve himself anywhere other than his litter box. I miss him every day.

I love Jackson and I debated whether or not to post this because I hate to take sales away from him but many people can't afford $24 a bottle of his cleaning solution. I had my cats for as long as 18 years. From the moment that some were born. I dealt with my share of pee. I have never used Jackson's cleaning solution so I have no idea how good it is but I tried a bunch including the ones with enzymes and none worked. Then I found this recipe ten years ago. It is non toxic and cheap. Take one quart of 3% hydrogen peroxide, 1/4 cup of baking soda, 1 tablespoon of dish washing liquid. Put all in a container and gently stir them together you do not want to create bubbles. Saturate area where the pee is. If on a carpet you want the mixture to soak all the way through the carpet and down into the pad beneath. Do not blot or rub. Do not put a towel or try to soak it up. Let it air dry even if it takes a few days. It will not cause mold or mildew. Once dry vacuum up the baking soda residue. If on carpet do a small test area first in an area that won't be seen like inside a closet. Carpets made of natural fibers like wool the hydrogen peroxide can bleach the color. Hardwood flooring may warp if soaked. I have made gallons of this stuff at a time and soaked whole rooms with it at a time. The ingredients kills mold and mildew which it is why it doesn't form. It was originally created by a scientist trying to get rid of skunk smell. It is safe to poor onto your pets fur if they get sprayed by a skunk. Just don't get it into their eyes, nose, mouth or ears. Let soak for a few minutes and then rinse them off with water. You may have to treat the area twice even though you probably won't be able smell anything after the first treatment but cats and dogs have a much better sense of smell and any urine odor will attract them to pee there again. Lastly you will know when pouring if you hit the right spot because the hydrogen peroxide will bubble up like crazy when it hits the proteins in the urine.

Jackson, I know you might not even read this but thanks to you and my cats'vet I have achieved to give them a great life. They are 9, 14 and 16 and since I discovered you, years ago, I have avoided so many wrong moves and achieved so much for them, I'm grateful to your service to cat parents around the world. You also helped me with the video about senior cats since my eldest is having his final years now and you helped me so much to see it as a special love time instead of a time of pity and sadness since he has arthritis and dementia. Thank you so much love from Greece 🇬🇷

We have experienced one of our cats deciding they did not like the kind of litter we used. He let us know that Litter Green was a definite No, No. A cat we currently have, let us know that he was not only picky about the texture of litter he would use but also he is particular about where we place the litter box. 😂 After a couple of tries, we managed to make him happy.

We had a cat for 18 years that was just fine using wood litter and because she was an indoor-outdoor cat, we only had to clean it like once a month or so. After she passed we got a new cat, who stayed inside for the first month or so and everything was fine with her and the litterbox, she eventually became an indoor-outdoor cat as well. But sometimes I would come back from work late at night and she would have peed or pooped in my bed. At first I couldn't figure out what was going on, but eventually I came to realise it was probably the wood litter hurting her paws. I told my mom about it, but she didn't believe me and said it had always been fine with our old cat. Eventually I got so sick of cleaning my bed every other week, right after coming home, I just went and got some softer litter. And surprise suprise, everything was fine after. We only had one more accident but that was totally my brother's fault, he had put up an AC unit way to close to the litterbox and our cat was too scared to get near it and peed in her favourite cat bed. The moral of the story is that I've learned to be much more aware of my cat's bathroom needs and I make sure the box is always clean and accessible.

I’m a first time cat owner and was shocked by my ignorance over what it takes to provide a healthy and long life for my little sweetheart.THANK YOU so much for all your videos! They have been a life saver (both literally and figuratively) for both me and my cat. Additionally, I (you) have been able to educate some loving and well intentioned cat owners who unfortunately were quite ignorant (no fault of their own) on all matters relating to cats. You are providing an invaluable service to cat lovers everywhere and enhancing/saving the lives of so many sentient little felines.

Thank you so much for the video, Jackson! I was in the hospital for 2 months, and my significant other (now an ex) was staying at my home and "caring" for my 2 cats, Spike and Skeeter. To make a long story short, he was mean to both of them. I am still trying to find the areas in my bedroom where my fur babies went pee.... My calico literally crouched and growled at him every time he got near her! Needless to say, he was not around much longer after my hospital stay. Thanks again for the video & I will be ordering your kit soon. 😀

One night, my cat Sushi peed right in the spot where I sleep so I couldn’t miss it. I had no idea why since she’s very happy and well behaved. Then the next day, I noticed her straining a bit to pee in the litter box. A while later, she walked up and sat next to me while I worked. As soon as I wasn’t distracted, she made direct eye contact with me as she peed right on my blanket. When I looked at it, there was a little bit of blood in it. The next day, I took her to the vet for some UTI meds and she was all better! I’ll say it again.. Cats are some of the best communicators in the animal kingdom!

Extra tip for the disabled friends like me: if you can't blot, using a carpet cleaning spot cleaner vacuum to suck it up is much easier! Your tips in the past on MCFH helped me learn about the cause of my late kitty boi's severe separation anxiety and it being the cause of his inappropriate urination. He just wanted to "leave breadcrumbs" for me to find my way back home. 🥺🥺 Once we got to the root and used your tips to clean using the old brand name of your cleaner (ps: took me FIVE-EVER and Major investigative work to figure out the name of the product you used from the episode for the cat that peed on TVs and computers and counters.. because the brand was censored in the episode 🥴), giving extra boxes, and the right medication protocol, we had a long 10 years together that was as happy and healthy as we could after initially taking him in as an older cat. Now, I'm having a new set of challenges with my new guy, who's nearly identical in personality and sass, and a 3 year old "rescue" who was returned twice before me meeting him. It's a non problem, really, but the goofballliterally refuses to pee in a litter box. Instead, he pees over the drain in my walk in shower. Idk if its a true "issue" since it's self correcting.. but still, real weird. Lol

If there has been long term peeing and you have to replace flooring be sure to paint the sub floor with something like Kilz. It will make an encapsulating barrier so that a year or two down the line if you shampoo your carpet, it will not reactivate the old smell. You probably won't notice, but your pet will. That can restart territory marking.

My late Sweet Pea was the only at shelter name I didn't change because she was the sweetest thing. But she started peeing one spot on my living room area rug. I took her to the vet and it turned out she had bladder cancer. She was a scardy cat and didn't do well with surgery and recuperation. The kind that would freeze and loose clumps of fur from being so scared. The tumor came back in a year. So I just put puppy pads down in her spot, which she took to them well and changed them about twice or thrice a day, till it became more frequent and eventually she had to be humanely euthanized. She was ready, and I held her and whispered sweet loving and visions while she passed at the vets in my arms, it was the only time she wasn't afraid.

My parents adopted a new kitten (actually the kitten that adopted my parents). With the adolescence of the new kitten the older cat started to mark the whole house. It's good to see Jackson Galaxy tips for how to deal with the situation. Portuguese subtitles would be great so my parents could watch the video.

Our cat was neutered age 3 but before that he used to spray...really makes a difference if your cat isn't fixed go to the clinic it's worth it!

My 14yr old, Willow, has CKD and mild incontinence (we did urinalysis, culture, and bloodwork; my vet said she is healthy otherwise) so sometimes I smell it on my bed... I ordered machine-washable puppy pads for the spot she lays in.. but I am going to order your cleaner 🐱 Thank you for this video! People need to learn how to work with/help their cat instead of getting rid of them.. or worse 😢 Thanks for all you do for the animals! 💜

Thank you for reminding & letting those who don’t know what u said at the end-“your cat is not trying to piss u off”-funny but seriously about having compassion due to manifestation…….. people need to know this!