So I bought a black light tonight, called "Stink-Finder." I nearly had a small coronary after I turned off all the lights in my downstairs and proceed to walk around the living room carpet. Dozens and dozens and dozens of small areas illuminated, hundreds maybe! There is no way in the world that these are cat urine spots because if they were, my house would smell like the Cincinnati zoo and my non-animal loving family would have taken great pleasure in telling me a long time ago that my house stunk; if anything, they've alwasy remarked how nice it smelled (mostly because I smoke but you wouldn't know it).
Is it possible that a black light can pick up OTHER THINGS? Like areas I've previously cleaned up cat throw-up from furballs? (I usually use Spot Shot on these areas).
Funny thing, I "thought" I could smell urine on an expensive non-washable shag rug in my living room, last night. Just a very very small area. When I shone the light over this area - nothing glowed at all.
I faithfully get my carpets steam cleaned every 6-8 months just to keep my very light carpets looking fresh and not worn down in the traffic areas. sometimes the cleaner guy uses a spray stuff on the cat furball/hork areas...maybe this stuff leaves a residue and glows?
I took the light and used it all over and I found glowing areas where no cat could even go.........like on the lid of my washing machine for god's sake (stackable washer/dryer in closet)......even random glowing splashes 5 feet up the wall where no cat could ever reach. Now how the heck can this be?
So basically this light is useless to me because if Bitsy was marking more than the 2 times she did, I'd have no idea which spot.
There's small flecks of glowing way up at the top of door jambs; that's not a place any cat or spray could ever reach (not that any of my cats have ever sprayed). I seemed to notice glowing on surfaces that I've used a cleaner on because you can see the streak marks from the rag, glowing.
HELP!
Thanks
Is it possible that a black light can pick up OTHER THINGS? Like areas I've previously cleaned up cat throw-up from furballs? (I usually use Spot Shot on these areas).
Funny thing, I "thought" I could smell urine on an expensive non-washable shag rug in my living room, last night. Just a very very small area. When I shone the light over this area - nothing glowed at all.
I faithfully get my carpets steam cleaned every 6-8 months just to keep my very light carpets looking fresh and not worn down in the traffic areas. sometimes the cleaner guy uses a spray stuff on the cat furball/hork areas...maybe this stuff leaves a residue and glows?
I took the light and used it all over and I found glowing areas where no cat could even go.........like on the lid of my washing machine for god's sake (stackable washer/dryer in closet)......even random glowing splashes 5 feet up the wall where no cat could ever reach. Now how the heck can this be?
So basically this light is useless to me because if Bitsy was marking more than the 2 times she did, I'd have no idea which spot.
There's small flecks of glowing way up at the top of door jambs; that's not a place any cat or spray could ever reach (not that any of my cats have ever sprayed). I seemed to notice glowing on surfaces that I've used a cleaner on because you can see the streak marks from the rag, glowing.
HELP!
Thanks