HI James,

On Sat 2038-Dec-04 12:30, James Bradley (1:342/77) wrote to Richard 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.

RIght, but you gotta get rid of that smell, even if that
means new mattress.  WHatever way you do it, that smell's
the trigger, and it's gotta go.

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....

YEah that's about what I think they probably go for around
here, haven't bought one in a long time.  I'd try your
solution first were I Matt, then I'd go for the dilute
bleach solution.  NOt as mild as you want it to be able to
drink cloudy water in an emergency, but dilute it and try
that, air it out good with a fan or something to help get
the smell out.  But, that smell's gotta go.



Regards,
           Richard
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