Cat Odors

[HF Mudd]

I would classify this as more of a health issue than a safety issue.

My first move would be to contact me client and inform them of the situation.

 

[No One]

I would classify this as more of a health issue than a safety issue.

My first move would be to contact me client and inform them of the situation.

Yes thank you. I meant to say health in my post but after researching it cat odors do not pose a health issue as far as I could determine.

 

[Terrel L. Shields]

meant to say health in my post but after researching it cat odors do not pose a health issue as far as I could determine.

So long as they don't sleep on your face and smother you to death like Huple's cat did to Hungry Joe in Catch-22

 

[factsandtruth]

Every neighborhood has a cat lady...has the cats all over the house, grass not cut, cats jumping off the roof. I use to be scared of the cat lady growing up in my neighborhood

 

[timd354]

Once the urine has soaked into wood floor, or subfloor, you have to tear it out to get rid of the odor.
Back in the 90's, a friend bought a REO owned by cat lovers, she had to pull carpet & subfloor t/o the 1st floor,
and, worried that she should have replaced some joist. Nasty stuff, some of the plywood was disintegrating.
I wouldn't ignore the situation, you might want to ask for a specialist -of some sort- look at the property for damage.

Rip the carpets out, soak the subfloors with a massive amount of bleach and, after the subfloors dry, coat the subfloors with oil-based kilz primer and the cat smell will be gone forever (I know as a I rehabbed a cat **** house that I bought out of a bankruptcy in 2007 or 2008 and own as a rental to this day) However, if it has gotten to the point where the subfloor and/or floor joists have rotted, then removal and replacement of the rotted materials is necessary

 

[HF Mudd]

Odors smell "bad" to us for a reason - it's a warning that something is unhealthy.

Cat urine is one issue - what about cat feces? Fecal matter is known to contain many pathogens which can range from mildly annoying to downright dangerous.

A house with 20 cats that smells bad is very likely to harbor all manner of nastiness .

 

[Mark K]

I'm curious; What was under those carpets? plywood, flakeboard, hardwood finish floor, concrete ?

Plywood and concrete.

 

[Pam Wyant]

Inform the client, if they want you to proceed, look for houses that sold substantially lower than would normally be expected, and call the Realtor and find out why. You will definitely need comparable sales that sold with a pet odor problem.

 

[redfish]

What's the difference between cat pizz and sheet covering the floors and walls and a home that has human excrement splashed on the carpet and walls?

Nothing!

Would you consider the later a health issue, I know I would.