Black Lite question..

**kitten645** · 09-05-2007, 09:24 PM

Some may know that my 18 year old foster has now decided to pee where he pleases. Been to the white coats and everything is okay. I think it's seperation anxiousity. I've been a stay at home meowmie for the year and a half I've had him and started a full time job recently.
Anywhoo, my question is use of the black lite that is supposed to light up urine stains. I got the black light with Urine Gone! and it doesn't seem to be working very well. I KNOW it's completely useless during daylight hours. I've waited for night and have shown it on places I've SEEN him squat but it doesn't show much. It seems to reflect off of anything white alot...making it glow. I do see some marks from old throw up spots but it doesn't seem to show up the pee stains. Some do very faintly but it takes quite a long slow look to see anything.
Has anyone had experiences with this before? Suggestions or thoughts? I try to get the room as pitch black as possible...very fun with two black cats very curious as to what the heck meowmie is doing! LOL. Any help? Thanks.

**moosmom** · 09-06-2007, 08:10 AM

In order to see cat pee, you need a black light which can be purchased at any pet store. Cat pee glows under ultraviolet light.

**Freedom** · 09-06-2007, 08:47 AM

You can't look directly AT the spot, you need to use your peripheral vision. Then the glowing spot appears more distinctly. It is never really STAND OUT OBVIOUS, but you see it better if you don't look straight on.

**Medusa** · 09-06-2007, 11:38 AM

I've never used mine w/any success either. My 'sniffer' works every time, though.

**kitten645** · 09-06-2007, 11:18 PM

Thanks for the replies. I searched everywhere for a black lite...Petco, Pet Smart and lots of little places and none carried them. That's why I was happy when I saw it came with the Urine Gone!
I'll surely try the peripheral theory tonight.

My 'sniffer' works every time, though

LOL! I haven't resorted to getting on all fours for a snoot full. The smell sticks in my throat for hours when I've happend upon it unintentionally! Do you rent out your sniffer? Care to come to my house and assist? LOL

**Jessika** · 09-06-2007, 11:51 PM

Originally Posted by kitten645

Thanks for the replies. I searched everywhere for a black lite...Petco, Pet Smart and lots of little places and none carried them. That's why I was happy when I saw it came with the Urine Gone!
I'll surely try the peripheral theory tonight.

LOL! I haven't resorted to getting on all fours for a snoot full. The smell sticks in my throat for hours when I've happend upon it unintentionally! Do you rent out your sniffer? Care to come to my house and assist? LOL

Now I know for a fact PetCo carries them, yours may not but the one I worked at did, because I remember kids running around in the store playing with them lol

**jazzcat** · 09-07-2007, 09:31 AM

I bought Urine Gone with the little black light and the light isn't strong enough to really show the urine spots. We ended up buying a large (about 2 feet long) black light. It looks like an under the cabinet light and I carry it around to find any urine spots. It works well but it does have to be very dark in the room and sometimes I have to get just inches above the area with the light.

One problem I found is that where I have cleaned before will often reflect and look like a new spot but it's just the cleaning agents I've used shining back. I also kind of freak out at how dust will reflect the light. The first time I saw little dust particles on the curtains I thought someone has sprayed my curtains. Thanks goodness it was just dust.

I've been using Urine Gone for about a year or so now and I thought at first it was really good but now I don't think as much of it. I wish there was a really good product to totally get rid of the urine enzymes. Nature's Miracle never really worked well for me either. Anyone know of anything that works great?

**kitten645** · 09-07-2007, 09:39 AM

Well I went to every Petco within 30 somewhat miles and none had it. I commute everyday so I hit various ones on the way home..at least 6 different ones. Anyway....
Perhaps the light isn't big enough. I'll try a bigger bulb. I wasn't sure if it was a special black lite or just the ones that were around in the 70's LOL I know Walmart has those so I'll try that.
I know what you mean about the dust

I about had an attack when I checked on the bed...Thankfully no pee..just little cotton "pills" from the sheets