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Pet wee!

Postby TrimTheKing » 16 Jan 2015, 11:47

Since our old cat was ill and started soiling indoors we have struggled to locate the source of a lingering odour. Bit of googling later I decided to buy a blacklight/UV torch.

I read various good/bad reviews, read up on the required light spectrum for pet mess and made a choice.

Well to say I was stunned is an understatement! Here's what an old (we're talking 6 months or more) cat wee stain looks like under UV. Bear in mind that the pic doesn't do it justice, the stains are probably twice or more bright than they show in the picture.

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If you find yourself in the same pickle then I can heartily recommend it. Coupled with some stuff called PetWeeAway (which really does work) I can finally get rid of the stinky remnants.

Torch wasn't cheap (but not dear either) but research suggested cheap=poor in this field so I plunged. Happy to share link to the one I got if anyone's interested.

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Re: Pet wee!

Postby Woodbloke » 16 Jan 2015, 12:10

No more pets for us as SWIMBO's got an extraordinarily sensitive hooter to cat fur…even being in the vicinity of a mog will set her nose twitching - Rob
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Postby RogerM » 16 Jan 2015, 14:46

TrimTheKing wrote:... Coupled with some stuff called PetWeeAway (which really does work) .

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So is this what I need to take to stop me having to get up in the middle of the night? :lol:
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Re: Pet wee!

Postby Mike G » 16 Jan 2015, 19:26

[trivia alert] A lot of birds of prey see in ultra-violet, and can therefore see the trails of urine left by mice, voles etc on their regular runs. This is one of the reasons why they are so damned efficient at catching rodents.[/trivia alert]
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Postby TrimTheKing » 16 Jan 2015, 20:00

Mike G wrote:[trivia alert] A lot of birds of prey see in ultra-violet, and can therefore see the trails of urine left by mice, voles etc on their regular runs. This is one of the reasons why they are so damned efficient at catching rodents.[/trivia alert]


Didn't know that, very interesting. :eusa-clap:

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Postby Rod » 16 Jan 2015, 21:52

Try it in your loft space?

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Postby TrimTheKing » 16 Jan 2015, 22:16

Rod wrote:Try it in your loft space?

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Yep, will do tomorrow.

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Postby Rod » 16 Jan 2015, 22:36

If rats have been there, keep covered up - their urine carries Leptospirosis which is nasty to humans.

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Re: Pet wee!

Postby Chris Hill » 17 Jan 2015, 23:52

What's the link please Mark
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