Instructions
Get to the spot fast. Don't let it dry. Blot the area with a dry towel, placing pressure on the area. If you get the stain right away, you'll stand a much better chance of getting the odor out before the stain actually sets. After it sets, it will be even more tough to eliminate the odor.
Use a mixture of white vinegar and hot water. Some swear by this home-made remedy. Mix 1/3 cup of vinegar and 2/3 cup of hot water. Blot the area with this mixture, applying pressure to it. If you rub, it will only cause the stain and its odor to spread.
Use baking soda. Dampen the area, sprinkle soda over it, let it set for a bit and then remove the soda with a brush or vacuum.
Try a peroxide formula. Some swear by using a mixture of peroxide, hot water and baking soda. Before you use any mixture with peroxide, make sure to test it out on your fabric. Dab a bit of a diluted peroxide mixture onto a cloth and blot it into a small section of your furniture which is not visible (such as the back of a couch or under a chair's cushion), just in case the mixture leaves a stain.
Add a little Listerine. Mix some Listerine in with your baking soda, vinegar or peroxide mixture. Whatever the mixture you use, wait until it is absorbed and repeat if necessary.
Don't use any ammonia-based products. If you buy a product in the store, steer clear of anything that contains ammonia. Cat urine itself is ammonia-based. By using this product, you may actually encourage the cat to continue to urinate there.
Cover the area until the odor is gone. If the cat can smell the odor, it will continue to urinate in that spot.
Opt for a natural, safe product that is made to conquer cat urine odors specifically. Your best products can be found at your vet's office; however, Kids 'N Pets brand stain remover and Just for Cats are easily available products that have also been highly rated for effectiveness. Urine-Off, Nature's Miracle and Urine Gone are also products made especially for this problem.
Get to the root of the problem. If you don't get to the source, you're just putting a band-aid on the problem. When a cat urinates outside of its box, that usually means he or she is stressed. Determine what may be motivating the cat to urinate: Have you moved recently? Did you add a new cat to the household? It may also mean that your cat litter box hasn't been kept as clean as it should be or that your feline simply doesn't like the type of litter you use. Experiment with different litters.
See your vet. Your vet may check for urinary tract infection (UTI). This could make it difficult for your cat to control its bladder. This is usually an easy fix, requiring antibiotics; however, if the UTI has been going on for awhile, the cat may have developed a bad habit and this could be tough to break.
How to Get Cat Urine Odors off of Furniture
Cat urine is extremely resistant to products that claim to reduce the odor. That's thanks to a protein in cat urine that bonds to the uric acid, making the stench of cat urine extremely difficult to diminish, let alone completely remove. There are some home-made products and those you can buy at the store that have been effective in eliminating some of the odor, if not all of it, at least for a period of time. The keys are to get to the cat urine stain fast, before it sets in, and to get to the source of the problem. Simply removing the odor from a spot is only a stop-gap--it won't rid you of a frustrating and annoying issue that can irrevocably damage your upholstery.