-=> 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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