Let me set the stage for this long review. I am diagnosing myself as CP phobic (cat pee phobic). This is not yet an official disease but I am working on a patent. The roots of my CP phobia come from my childhood days as does everything else that is wrong with my life but I will skip the details for a book I will later write and discuss with Dr. Oz. Cats were around me in my childhood days and due to absent parents, they peed everywhere and little was done to clean it up. Therefore, the smell of cat pee brings severe anxiety, anger, and anything else that is related to a negative feeling. In 2002, a small kitten followed me into a 7-11. She was friendly but obviously abandoned and probably had her days limited if left in the busy parking lot of this convenience store. So on this wonderful day in the winter, I walked out with a Diet Coke, a pack of Marlboro lights, and a kitten. All three items were destined to deteriorate my health.
Fast forward to 2017 and this same cat is still with me. I am almost certain this cat will outlive me and I am only 34. This is the last cat I will ever own. Due to her age, attitude, and possibly her political views, she decided to start peeing on the carpet. I immediately google "life span of indoor cats." I realized I have at least 2 years left but maybe 5 years. I then take this 11 pound ball of fur to the vet to pay a lot of money for a diagnosis that my cat is healthy and a brat. Both of us come home hating each other. The peeing continues. Below is how I handled the situation in which she is still alive and I am slightly more unhinged than before. Several products will be mentioned as I am copying and pasting this review to all the companies who are responsible in allowing this cat to currently live through her natural life with me.
I spent a HUGE chunk of money on the litter robot. I recommend going to the litter robot website and researching this expensive toilet for cats. They have great customer service too. The litter robot is life changing for anyone who actually plans on owning cats for fun and for cats who refuse to use a dirty litter box. Due to my CP phobia, I plunked down the money. Everything worked great until my cat saw me enjoying life. The peeing began again. I put down a plain old square litter box and added "Cat Attract" litter. The peeing stopped. My adorable ball of high maintenance fur now uses the litter robot to go number two and the plain square box to go number one. The "Cat Genie" trash can is a must with anyone who has CP phobia. It keeps the smell down to a minimum and saves on trash bags.
Now that my 15 year old queen is satisfied with her restroom, I am now left to attack the cat pee smell. Putting Febreeze on a cat pee spot is like putting a cute SuperMan band aid on an 8 inch deep gash; it's super adorable but we all know I am going to pass out from the blood loss. Attacking cat pee is serious business and requires hours of work, determination, and money. Did I state how I will never own a cat again?
First you will need Rocco and Roxie pet stain remover. Just buy the jug if you are battling cat pee. The spray bottle will not be used. Pour Rocco and Roxie on the cat pee. It needs to be a puddle that soaks in through the carpet and into the carpet pad. We are not using a band aid, we are going in and sanitizing this dire situation. As you get the spots you can see, grab a UV light, turn off the lights, and prepare for night battle. Find all the illuminating spots and pour that Rocco and Roxie on all spots. Cat pee is no laughing matter to people like me. After all the spots are drenched, wait it out for a few hours and soak as much up with paper towels. If you use a towel, I feel you are transferring cat pee from one spot to the next. There will be a slight chemical smell. Again, cat pee is not like spilling your tumbler of vodka and soda water because the cat trips you up on purpose. Cat pee is anger and anxiety wrapped into one huge ball which needs strong chemicals to destroy.
If you are satisfied with Rocco and Roxie, and no odor of cat pee is present, then continue on with your life. If you are CP phobic and can detect a small whiff of cat pee, proceed to step 2.
Step two requires buying Angry Orange. Angry Orange is a smell that cats hate and is actually pretty pleasant to others. It smells like straight oranges. I bought the spray bottle and the concentrated refill bottle. Because I am CP phobic, I put a lot of the concentrated angry orange in a spray bottle and a little bit of water. I grabbed my UV light and went after the spots like the crazy, mad woman I have become. I sprayed all the spots only to have the entire house overwhelmed with the smell of orange. I am pretty sure my neighbors think I have opened a juicing station in the middle of my kitchen. I highly recommend following the directions of using the correct ratio of water to Angry Orange. If you do not follow the directions, not only will you think about writing a book called "James and the Giant Orange" but there will be slight orange spots on your carpet. Which now we can go to step 3.
Rocco and Roxie has an OxyClean product. This carpet cleaner gets out the toughest stains including my error of Angry Orange stains. Spray the product on any stain, let it sit for 5 minutes, and then start working on it with paper towels.
At this point, I am satisfied I have fought a good battle but I am still wary. I have an oreck orbiter to clean my travertine floors. I bought the attachments for cleaning the carpet and also Oreck Dry Carpet Cleaner. I spray the Rocco and Roxie OxyClean product as a mist on a 6 by 6 foot spot and then sprinkle the dry carpet cleaner all over. A LITTLE GOES A LONG WAY. I rub the cleaner into the carpet with my oreck orbiter. Wait 45 minutes to 2 hours and vacuum. The Dry Carpet Cleaner gets out stains but it also gets out all the allergens and cat litter smell. I am not a fan of steam cleaning carpets. I have never had success. The Dry Carpet Cleaner is great for spring cleaning carpets or being completely unhinged by cat pee and needing to verify, the carpet is indeed clean.
Finally, after a week, I spray the areas in where I want my cat to never pee on, walk on, and or let alone even look at with the Natural Lemon Aerosol spray. Cats hate the smell of lemons and oranges.
I am now 90 percent satisfied I have won the battle of cat pee. I will not be 100 percent satisfied until I replace all the carpet but that will not happen until my cat crosses the rainbow in which she will probably pee on because that is how she rolls.
My cat has cost me a lot of money and time but I hope when I am old and peeing everywhere, that someone will take care of me and I will have two toilets in the same room. Did I state I will never own a cat again?
I hope this helps with anyone who has CP phobia and is willing to go above and beyond of getting rid of any trace of cat pee. I wish you well in your battle.
UPDATE AUGUST 27, 2017
Hello All,
Thank you for all the kind comments. I am thrilled my mania puts a smile on so many faces.
I received a personal email from the founder and CEO of this company thanking me for the review and offering a free bottle on the house. This is a small, family run business and I can not express how important it is to support these types of companies.
Since posting this review, I actually convinced a man to marry me. I clearly missed my chance as a saleswoman because I can sell anything, even a life attached to me and the feline. My cat is going strong and still a narcissistic princess with a special place in my heart and hell.
I want to add a few other recommendations to some of the qualms I have read in other reviews. As you may infer with my post, I am borderline OCD with cleanliness. I do squats at the gym just to master the hover technique over a public toilet. My advice is over the top but it works.
With any problem in life, you have to attack the source before treating the symptoms. Your decision to own this type of animal is the main source, the actual cat being second with their toilet being the third main source. After having a lot of self reflection on why you chose to own an animal that stalks you as if you were a gazelle and inevitably will latch onto the back of your leg while going for the achilles tendon to bring you down is the first step to solving cat pee problem. Then we move on to see if said cat is healthy and using the litter box. Finally we have to attack the actual cat toilet. Even when litter is scooped, it still holds the smell of cat pee. I change out my cat litter every 2 weeks and sometimes more. This means dumping the entire cat box into a black trash bag and then taking lysol to wipe the interior and exterior. This will help substantially in getting rid of cat pee smell. Again, attack the source, not just the symptoms.
Many have stated they are not fond the Rocco and Roxie cleaning smell. Cat Pee Smell is at the top of my offensive list which also includes items such as robot phone calls to my cell, McDonald's no longer frying their apple pies, hair in the shower drain, and taxes. When attacking cat pee, you have to neutralize the chemical composition of this awful smell. The enzymes in Rocco and Roxie deliver this result as best as I have seen. The after smell does not sit well with all. I use Rocco and Roxie with Oreck dry carpet cleaner every two months to clean my rugs and carpets. I admit I tire of the cleaning smell but have found a solution many may want to try.
After cleaning the pee and other items out of carpet, grab baking soda and some natural essential oils. I found a box of oils on amazon. Add tea tree oil and lavender to the baking soda. In fact, add whatever smell you would like for the olfactory. Add lots of drops to the baking soda and mix well. Shake this mixture all over the carpet. It needs to look like it just snowed. Get a brush, preferably with a long handle to protect your back, and agitate the baking soda into your carpet. Leave it on over night for best results and then vacuum. If you can't wait that long, at least let it sit two hours. Baking soda and the oils are all natural so safe for humans and animals. This step has helped in creating a more earthy and pleasant smell in my home when I do the manic bi-monthly cleaning.
Thank you again for all the responses and I hope one day to get a book published. As of now, I just update a file with favorite pics of myself and a pre-written obituary for my husband to publish in case my cat does accomplish her life long goal. Within the three column long obituary, I added few lines about being an "expert Amazon Reviewer". Sounds morbid, I know, but I can't trust my other half to use a decent picture of my face or remind the public why they will miss the Unhinged Crazy Cat Lay Who Is Not Fond Of Cats.
Kindest Regards,
LLK
Don’t listen to anyone who doesn’t give this 5 stars. They didn’t follow the steps, obviously. I have a worse cat pee problem than all of you combined and this was the only- the ONLY - product that worked. Just listen. We just moved into this new house with plenty of space for our three cats. The two females and one male are treated with premium respect- each has its own covered litter box in its own location, each receives two healthy portions of raw food daily and at least 4 hours outside. They return eagerly when called. They are seemingly happy and content with our situation. The male cat is not ours, it’s my mothers, and we’ve been watching him for 6 months. When we moved, he began lining one particular wall in my office with urine. Upon further inspection with black lights, there seems to be a size able 1-2 ft wide strip of urine lining the 20 foot wall. There is so much that I am forced to conclude that he couldn’t have done it alone. We learned the previous tenants had cats, and we believe our male is lining this wall to mark over pre-existing urine. This is the only explanation I have, hence the pretext about how we treat the cats, and as a graduate of animal behavioral science I think I’m right on this one. So for the last month I’ve been coming home, sniffing the air at the front door (20 to 30 feet from the urine wall) and dawning my gloves angrily as I get down and clean the urine wall and underlying carpet with every cleaner known to man. I’ve used three bottles of urine gone, Resolve, natures miracle (cat and dog), water and vinegar, just vinegar, just water...I’ve tried scrubbing, stamping, vacuuming, blotting- all to come home to the smell that lingers. I’ve heard cat pee can end marriages and I see why now. Once I read that lady’s review for Rocco and Roxie, I said screw it and ordered a 32 oz bottle, hoping that the combination of enzymes and bacteria could make a difference. Let me tell you, IT DID. I thought the man vs cat pee war was lost, and I had almost given up hope. Problem is the volume. I used the entire 32 oz, let it sit for three or four hours, blotted thoroughly and then vacuumed with our specialized pet accident vacuum cleaner that has claws on one of the heads to penetrate deep into the shallow carpet. The smell is about 90 percent gone. So I begged my mom to buy the gallon for me, (it’s her cat after all) and we’re waiting for it eagerly in the mail. We run an air bnb in the house and we had a poor review because of the odor which was made one day before the original 32 oz bottle of Rocco and Roxie came. I’m hoping that a full gallon will be able to get rid of this. Thank you for making the only product that works.
Lee
We originally purchased this product because we have a fake-grass pee pad on our concrete patio for our dogs to use when we are not home, so we got Rocco & Roxie to clean and deodorize the pad and concrete. It worked like a charm. THEN, we just finished renovating my mother's (hoarder) house. She had previously had a dog who urinated on the carpet in one area so much that the carpet and pad had solidified to the wooden sub-floor. My husband had to use a chisel and hammer for hours to get it up. The smell was horrific and permeated throughout the house. The urine had crystallized to the wood floor and he was simply unable to get it all to release, so before we left for the night, we soaked 3 old rags in Rocco & Roxie and left them on the spot. The next morning, wow! He was able to scrape up the remaining crystallized urine from the wood floor. Then, that next night, we soaked an old blanket again in the Rocco & Roxie, pressed it down onto the stained area and left it again overnight. The next morning, not only was the stain virtually gone, but there was NO urine smell. Rocco & Roxie has a pleasant smell to it, but it does not linger - just fresh. It was truly amazing. I have posted 6 pics - you must see them to fully appreciate the power of this product. HIGHLY RECOMMEND THIS PRODUCT!!
I've tried Nature's Miracle advanced formula and This Rocco and Roxie formula. Rocco and Roxie formula works every time. It kills, completely eliminates oder. Okay, so not only does it work for cat pee but arm pit oder removal in shirts too! Rocco wins against the other brand, crushed the competition!
I never write reviews but I'm writing one for this amazing spray!! I know what you're thinking, I thought the same---that's an awful lot to pay for a bottle of spray cleaner---I get it, and it's worth every penny!!! I have 2 large dogs that have already been long potty trained however my niece accidentally shut them in one of the spare rooms while we were upstairs (bless her tiny heart) so they took it upon themselves to hate-pee allllll over the carpet in there!! We didn't know they had done it everywhere and only cleaned the 2 large spots up quickly, and then the stank set in.....Every time we walked downstairs we smelled "that smell" and Heaven help you if you actually walked into the room!! We finally took a black light to the carpet to discover the true horror of our situation, CSI crime scenes had nothing on us! We were now left with all of these 1-2 week old spots that had dried and soaked in explaining the STANK that still lingered. We tried EVERYTHING from natural to nuclear, Pinterest to witchcraft, and NOTHING worked (seriously I'm talking carpet shampooer, Oxyclean, baking soda, peroxide, dish soap, vinegar, carpet powder, enough Resolve to coat a small country, more baking soda, prayer, holy water, human sacrifice....you get the picture). Desperate, and about to burn the house down and start over in a new city with a new identity, I started combing Amazon for a miracle! I found this product, read the reviews, and hit the "buy now" button with all of my hope riding on Prime shipping and a spray bottle.
I about attacked the poor mailman in my rush to rip open the box (I have a bloodhound nose folks so living with this odor in my house for almost 2 weeks was almost the end of me) and try it out. I liberally sprayed the areas possessed by Satan and waited 10 mins as the bottle instructed. I got impatient around min 4 so I sprayed the areas again moderately and then I really did wait the full 10 mins. I really do mean that I saturated the areas like the bottle says however I didn't go crazy with it and totally soak the carpet (like I really wanted to but remembered the price of the bottle so I checked myself before I wrecked myself).
10 mins passed and my bloodhound nose traveled down the hall with hopes high. I opened the door to the room and was hit in the face with.....NOTHING!!!! NO ODOR, NO STANK, LIGHT CLEAN SMELL BUT NO FAKE FLOWERY COATED AIR!!!! This stuff is a MIRACLE!!! I'm awaiting its letter to Hogwarts as I write this review, and I'm going to buy another bottle for SURE, you should too!!!!
DISCLAIMER---my situation did not cause staining which is why we couldn't figure out the source of the smell beyond the 2 main areas that were wet and did stain slightly. I can't speak to the stain removal ability of the product but if it works this perfectly on the odor the stains should be a piece of cake!!
Feature Product
- ELIMINATES STAINS, ODORS AND RESIDUE If it's gross, it's gone. Not just the stain, but the stink. From stinky yellow pet urine and feces to vomit and other organic spills, our professional strength formula tackles them all.
- ENZYME ACTIVATED The key is getting to the problem deep-down. This spray contains natural enzymatic bacteria that are activated on contact with odors and stains, feeding on ammonia crystals and organic matter until they are completely eliminated.
- CERTIFIED GENTLE AND SAFE Chlorine free and color safe. Safe to use around pets and children. No hazardous propellants, no residue left behind. So gentle it's been Certified Safe for all carpets, earning the Seal of Approval by the trusted Carpet and Rug Institute (CRI)
- EVERY SURFACE, EVERY TIME For use on carpets, floors, furniture, clothing, litter boxes, kennels, carriers, all pet living and sleeping areas -- anywhere stains happen.
- 100% SATISFACTION GUARANTEED An Amazon best seller for a reason. If your stains and odors aren't gone, neither is your money. We'll refund it in full
Description
Accidents happen. After all, dogs are only canine. And even the best-behaved cats sometimes think outside the litter box. That's when it's up to us, as their true best friends, to have the right product on hand to restore peace, love and carpets. In the case of pet urine and other tough stains and odors, Rocco & Roxie stain & odor eliminator is the one to reach for. Its professional-strength bio-enzymatic formula goes to work at once, releasing active bacteria that feed on ammonia residues left behind in pet urine and other organic materials. So not only does it get out the stain, it eliminates the odor deep down within the carpet at its source-which discourages re-soiling. The result: Stains and odors are completely eliminated, leaving carpets, floors, furniture and other surfaces fresh and your beloved pet. Out of the dog house. Of course, it works on much more than pet urine: any organic stain-vomit, feces, all the gross stuff, whether human or animal-lifts out of rugs, carpets and upholstery easily and completely. And not only is our stain & odor eliminator child, pet, it's so safe on carpets its earned approval from the trusted carpet and rug institute (CRI). Many of our customers tell us this is the most effective stain and odor product they've ever used -- in fact, we guarantee it! Not just the stain, but the stink. From stinky yellow pet urine and feces to vomit and other organic spills, our professional strength formula tackles them all.
Omgggggggg! I can't tell you the last time I had the time to write a review, but for this? I made time. I promise this isn't one of those phony glowing reviews from the company where the sentences are in broken English... and the same grammatical errors occur in every review. (When is amazon finally going to catch on to that?)
So, we foster cats and kittens. We keep them in a room with Berber carpets. Our most recent group of kittens crapped, peed and puked all over the place...it was maddening. Every time I cleaned one spot, two more would appear. Extremely stubborn stains. These kittens had no manners and were total slobs. The adult cat scooted a huge brown stripe down the center of the room. Usually, my trusty can of Spot shot works on pet stains. This time, it didn't. I think they may have changed the formulation. So, I thought I'd bring out the big guns. I have a steam carpet cleaner with an attachment and 'professional' pet stain removal soap. That didnt work either! So for weeks I had a bunch of brown spots on the carpets.
I saw the great reviews on amazon for this, and ordered it. I received it today. And holy cow, a second after spraying, EVERY SINGLE STAIN DISAPPEARED!!! EVEN OLD STAINS! I was walking around with a rag waiting to scrub out the stains, after the spray soaked in...but couldn't find ONE!! This stuff is a miracle!!! The scent reminds me of those candy cigarettes back in the day.
Pleasant, if not nostalgic. Lol
Anyway, you will not regret buying this stuff!!!!!!!!!!! It's awesome!
I almost did not write a review since this product has received so many 5 star reviews. But this is my 2 cents worth because this is an exceptional product! We are an unofficial rescue home for dogs and cats. The latest dog came from Peru. She is an 8 year old Chihuahua, and she was not house trained because she had a doggy door that allowed her to do outside whenever she needed to. So during the transition period from untrained to at least my being trained to understanding her sign language, we have had our share of accidents. We also had some leftover stains from previous dogs in spite of our efforts with other cleaners. New or old urine, this cleaner is phenomenal. The stains sometimes disappear right in front of you. I have to mark the spot I am cleaning so I know where to go back to in order to apply the clean rag or towel to absorb any residual liquid. Don't know how many products we have tried. This is the very first one that deserved a 5 star review. So I just ordered the gallon bottle, and will put it on Subscribe & Save as well. I highly recommend it. Obviously.
I never write reviews for products unless I'm completely blown away, or completely disappointed. This product did not disappoint. I had consistent results time and time again.
We have three large dogs, and our house is constantly either full of fur, dog toys, mysterious puddles, vomit from yesterday's trash excavation, or your bi-monthly bout of explosive diarrhea. We just received our second bottle in the mail, which I trekked down the driveway, through the snow to get from the mailbox. You see, our wonderful dogs thought it would be a great idea to get into a giant bag of uncooked rice two days ago. After discovering the empty bag and three plump furry bellies, all PetMD diagnosis pointed to imminent death by combustion, or unrelenting explosive diarrhea. We experienced the latter. Every two hours, we were woken up to the desperate scratches on the door to be let out. One can only crawl out of bed so many times...long story short, we had two shatting incidents in which I thought we'd have to rip out all the carpet and sell our house. Both times, R&R not only got the stain completely out of the carpet, but it completely removed the house of the ungodly smell of our dogs' transgressions!!
If you're hesitant on the price, which I was at first, your desperation to remove your carpet of brown and yellow spots will be rewarded by giving this a try. When I tell you this stuff is MAGIC IN A BOTTLE, I'm not exaggerating. Vomit, urine, diarrhea, butt juice--I know what you're thinking..."What the hell kinda dogs do they own?!" R&R got all of it out of the carpet. I'll say it again...MAGIC IN A BOTTLE. $20 for magic? Do it. We will never buy another product again for as long as we both shall live. Or at least as long as we have carpet.
On another note, R&R is also safe on fabrics of all colors. I just tested this earlier when I discovered our 85lb mutt licking his junk on our bed. The spot spot came right out! I could go on, but the house is eerily quiet which leads my dog mom brain to believe that there's trouble being conceived.
tldr;
BUY THIS. It's worth the $20 to not have to smell or look at your dogs' pee, poo, vomit, butt juice stains in your house. Safe on virtually all porous surfaces--including bedding and couches. MAGIC IN A BOTTLE. The end.
Worked better than we even anticipated. I can't understand the one and two star reviews - do not believe them. I can only assume they did not follow the directions. Buy a UV light to find all the pet messes - we had an undiscovered one that was so smelly it was making it impossible to relax in the living room. We found all the trouble areas and DOUSED them LIBERALLY with the product. Do as it says on the label - allowed it to dry overnight and vacuumed the area next day. There is absolutely no smell whatsoever. I am so impressed with this product. Head an shoulders above other things on the market. Other sprays tend to be OK but need multiple, generous applications. This spray is hands down better.
** Some people are complaining about the product's smell - it is unique, but not bad at all. Smells like mint and bubblegum flavored toothpastes mixed together. The person on here who said it smells like vomit needs their nose checked - get your head looked at while you're there too.
1. Will purchase it again.
2. Great seller
3. Arrived on time, and not a bad price considering I have purchased other Items that don't work at all. This one works.
4. 5 star rating on the product and business
5. Need UV Flashlight Black Light in order to find the stains (must have)
6. Please read the my remarks as It shows how it worked and what I found on the second and third day.
7. This Cleaner is awesome. We have three dogs and one cat and once one of them starts marking they all do. We just purchased new carpet and our two young pups which are now 4 months old have started to mark in areas that you just don't notice. We purchased a steam cleaner and every formula you can think of and it still leaves the color of the pee stain visible and smell never comes out. So we Purchased Rocco Pro Steam and Odor Eliminator and a Esco-Lite UV flashlight so we could find the stains. The UV light showed all the dog stains that were already made after the new carpet was laid. I applied Rocco Eliminator and within 10 seconds, yep 10 seconds it eliminated the stain from sight. I checked this with the UV light and its gone, along with the smell. It was so gone when I went back to Steam Vac up the area I sprayed and cleaned I could not even see the area that had stain on it, I had to put my hand down on the carpet to find the wetness. In the past I have never found anything even close to this product, and believe me I have tried everything. Thanks Rocco...... $49.99 price is well worth it and even more, but I love the price.
8. Follow up: As stated above it worked wonders which I can't say enough about it. I did notice the next day the stain color was back but only when I used the UV Flashlight can I see it. The stain was about 1/4 as bad as it was when I first started the process. I applied the formula on three different occasions along with steam cleaning the areas but it still show;'s where the pee stains were with the UV Flashlight, I cannot see it without the flashlight. The smell is gone. Bottom line for me, you can't go wrong by using this product, it took the smell out and removed the stain when not using the UV Light.
PS: After receiving the cleaner the company that I purchased it from even went out of their way to send me step by step instructions to help me use the product, which I have never in the past had a company do that. They usually sell the item and that's it, not this company they go above and beyond to make sure you are satisfied. ★★★★★★★★★★ 10 Star Rating
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