Nickel said:
Maybe I can sprinkle it on the dog.
Clean and deal with pet smells using baking soda
Instead of buying expensive cat litter, I buy the cheapest and add a box of baking soda. The box is easier to clean and there is little smell!
To clean your kitty's pan, soak for 10 mins. half filled with water and about a cup of vinegar. Dump the water and scrub the pan with baking soda and a damp paper towel or rag. Dry and it's fresh and ready to fill.
Another reader wrote this: "I found that pouring a little baking soda into my cat's litter box keeps the odors out longer. Also my cat had a little accident on the carpet. Getting rid of the urine smell was awful. Nothing worked until I mixed in Lemon Essential Oil with the Baking Soda. Now you can't even tell.
Another reader adds: I have an OLD cat who has taken to urinating on the cement floor in my basement, in one spot only. This can get quite annoying and smelly. I had been sprinkling the area with baking soda hoping to abate the smell. To further clean up the area I decided to apply a splash of vinegar. The foaming action and a little scrubbing cleaned it up quite well!
Pets other than cats:
This reader says: My son wanted a ferret as a pet so bad, but he had a hard time keeping the cage clean. The smell alone from the ferret is bad enough. I suggested to him that he put a layer of baking soda under the bedding after every cleaning. He tried it and it worked great!
Dusting your dog with baking soda several hours before a bath will kill a lot of fleas and odor. Be sure to wash or rinse off the baking soda thoroughly.
To get a white horse or other animal ready for show, rub a paste of baking soda and water into stains on their coats. Brush well to remove it.
One pint of peroxide to two tablespoons of baking soda and one tablespoon of dish soap will take skunk smell off your pet. It works fantastically.
Dissolve baking soda in water, soak dog scarves, hang outside on line to dry. Tie dried scarf around dogs neck. Almost eliminates doggy odor entirely. I do up a bunch all at once and change as needed.
When I change my bird cage, I sprinkle a layer of baking soda on the bottom of the cage pan and then cover with corn cob bits I buy from the pet store. I find I can go a week between cleanings and there is no smell from the cage. Prior to the baking soda, I found that the smell would bother me after a few days and would end up cleaning the cage more often but the baking soda does the trick to keep bird odors down.
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) and loads of bleach for the whitey tightys. I dont really need for it to smell all kinds of good. My nose is too sensitive but really Im just CHEAP.
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