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Sun 10 Oct, 2004 08:58 pm
Our cat left a delightful "gift" tucked away in my daughter's room, in the form of a dead squirrel. We only found it after it became ripe enough that we could track down the source of the odor! The body's been disposed of, Squirrel Homicide is on the job, the little squirrel chalk outline is on the floor, the cat's pleading the Fifth, but the stench remains despite my best efforts to rid the room of it. Any good ideas for a non-toxic way to get rid of the stink of squirrel death?
I'd start by burying it in baking soda until you find out. No harm could come from that.
Good idea! I'll go try that right now!
Foiled again! Everyone knows about baking powder!
Organic fluids from decomposition have probably seeped out and permeated into the surface where the corpse was deposited.
You need to thoroughly wash and disinfect that area to dissolve any deposits, then neutralize whatever remnants you haven't been able to remove... the baking soda will help, so will a layer of scented cat litter left on the spot and allowed to soak up the smell before being removed.
Wishing you success...
Ooh, it sounds like an episode of CSI! I love that show! Where can I get some of that stuff they spray around to show the blood deposits?
Just kidding. Thanks for the advice. I'll spend the afternoon working on the area in my rubber gloves.
blacksmith..... a skunk placed in the offending room
may solve the problem!!!
Commiserations, I second baking soda, scented
cat litter, open windows.
Well, so far I've tried baking soda, deodorizing carpet cleaner twice and I'm leaving the cat litter on overnight. It stinks less, but it still stinks. Tomorrow, I'll vacuum up the cat litter and spray on a disinfecting spray that "destroys odors" according to the label.
If that doesn't work, I'm tearing down the room and remodeling...
Could the stench have gone through the carpet and into the floor boards? If the floor is covered, you might peel back the rug and dump on a bit of bleach.
hmmm, rent an ozone machine? I don't know if they work for that. Oh, and you have to leave for 24 hours..
Re seepage into the floor, it's concrete under the carpet. I don't know if that makes a difference. Personally, I've never known concrete to carry odors before.
blacksmithn--
Concrete is porous to some degree and would absorb some stench. Can you bleach, dry and seal that patch of concrete.
If your nose hasn't zonked out from overload, you might get down and personally check the concrete for lingering odors.
if it is in the closet, I suggest tearing up the carpet there and tossing. Then get the ozone and go to town. Lots of products out there cover it up and that's it.
Good luck.
Nah, it's not in the closet. It's about a foot from one wall in the middle of the room.
I'll vacuum up the kitty litter when I get home then hit it with the disinfectant spray and see what happens.
Hey, that disinfectant spray did the trick! It really did kill the stench-- that is, it got rid of it, it didn't just mask it with a more powerful smell.
For future reference, it's Bissell Disinfectant Spray. I got it at Big Lots for $1.99.
Thanks Blacksmith, I'll remember that
next time we get skunked.
Greater love hath not father than.....
Is the cat a habitual Mighty Hunter?
Yes, the cat is the Great Terror of mice, lizards, birds and small rodents. A veritable Grim Reaper of the garden. Not bad for a 14 year old feline who is otherwise scared of his own shadow. I just wish he'd keep his prey outdoors instead of bringing it in to share with his family.
blacksmithn--
You are an unappreciative biped.
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