I have recently had the misfortune of living in the middle of WWP (World War Pee). One or more of my resident cats suddenly decided that they did not like Amelia, the little blind kitten I took in last March. A marking war began waging in my house.

There is nothing more upsetting than turning over to go to sleep at midnight only to find yourself literally faced with cat pee on pillow, blanket and bedspread! Who wants to strip the bed and do laundry in the middle of the night and how do you get cat urine out anyway?

Not only was my bed marked four separate times, but three cat beds, two dog beds, the couch, a rug, an upholstered footstool and the tile floor were all hit over the course of three weeks. I had to throw my dog’s large cedar bed away as there was no way to clean that effectively. Everywhere I went, I found myself detecting, or at least thinking I was, the nasty smell of cat urine. Not a pleasant odor in anyone’s home, and certainly not in mine where I pride myself with being able to maintain a litterbox-odor-free environment.

Luckily I have been reviewing a new bio-friendly product called Fizzion from a company that makes bowling lane cleaners, of all things. This product is being marketed for removal of pet stains as it breaks down uric acid, but it goes far beyond that. Old stains of different natures are removed as well, and permanently it seems. Those old kibble upchuck stains that won’t come out due to the dye and gastric acids? Gone! The company also has a Drop and Mop floor cleaner.

Fizzion comes in tablet form. Add it to hot water in a spray bottle, it becomes your online defense against carpet and hard surface stains. But how to wash pet beds effectively? Through trial and error, this is how I managed to save them…

I first diluted the urine by soaking the bedding with water and squeezing as much out as possible before attempting to wash. In the case of the cat and dog beds, I took them outside and blasted them with the hose. Not easy to squeeze, but if you hang or lean them at an angle, gravity does the work for you in time.

Working with the developers closely, I was instructed to dissolve two Drop and Mop tablets in hot water. (I found that crushing them first with a hammer made this go much faster.) I then added this to the washing machine which contained the pre-rinsed, bedding and half a tub of hot water. I let this soak for several hours. After the presoak, I added more water to the solution in the washer along with my normal detergent and washed as usual. (The company suggests that if you have a second rinse option to use it.) I threw everything into the dyer, hoping for the best.

Funny how, once your nose has detected cat pee, you continue to think you smell it even when it’s gone. This was the case when I buried my nose in the freshly washed and dried cat bed pillows, but it dissipated upon cooling to room temperature. The cats and dog are thankfully again using their beds appropriately. In my experience, Fizzion has saved my multispecies home and pocketbook.

I love this product, but the only difficult part is finding a source. Since it’s so new, only one local store in Santa Maria carries it. Buy it online at Fizzion and try it yourself on all your stains. You will not be disappointed.

Fizzion has generously offered a discount coupon to my readers to be used at their online store. If you want to try this fantastic product, and you should, go to their website and enter Catalyst1211 into the coupon code box. This is good through the end of the year and can be used multiple times. Please share with your friends.

I have just been informed that Drop and Mop is being reformulated to be stronger and a disinfectant. With this in mind, it may not be color safe for fabrics. If it were me, I would rather save my pet bedding by washing it, even if the colors bleed, than replace them. I’ll try the new product out when it is released, but first on a load of pet towels.