Roxie Supply Co. Stain & Odor Eliminator for Strong Odor, 32oz

We tried rehoming a cat and had her locked up in my son’s room while he was away at college to give her time to acclimate. Even though she had a litter box right there she had been peeing on the carpet in a few places under the bed. With him coming home for spring break we needed to get it cleaned up and smelling good. We have a home steam cleaner and tried that multiple times with other cleaners but the smell kept coming back.

In the past when we had professional carpet cleaners come in they used products similar to this so I went looking for it. It was one of the more expensive options but I needed something that worked. When I got it I soaked the spots and after letting it sit an hour or two I used the steam cleaner with fresh water to rinse out the carpet but the smell was still there. It was better but still there. I was sure it was because she had soaked the padding under the carpet.

So I tackled it again spraying a ton of this product on the area and then I took the sprayer on the steam cleaner wand and continued to soak the carpet to work the product down in to the pad underneath. Then after an hour I used the steam cleaner again to suck it all out and finally the smell was gone. So the product does work but you need to get it worked all the way in to where the smell is. I pretty much emptied the bottle and with multiple cats at home that like to barf I think I’m going to need a lot more. Maybe they will have a Black Friday sale some day. 🙂

I’m not the kind of person who would just have animals peeing all over my house. And since these reviews are a good place for stories, I will tell mine. To explain.

Our cat arrived around a year and a half ago. For some reason, people tend to dump cats/litters of kittens off at my house. I live near open fields, maybe they think we’re a farm, idk. Usually I’ll just rehome them. One particular cat I took a real liking too. Very chill, easy going. Not needy. I took the usual steps to make sure no one was missing him. No chip. No claims to him on social media posts.
He was social, litter trained, stays off my counters, very tolerant of my little one. Probably dumped, like many others. I liked him so talked my husband in to letting me keep this one.
Soon I started to see exactly why he was was dumped. I have never known such a fussy cat in all my life. O.m.g.
First of all his stomach is incredibly sensitive. Every time he would eat, puke everywhere. Every single time. Ok. I did a bit of research and started buying a VERY expensive brand of cat food. Seemed to work. Cut the puking down by 95%. Ok.
After a while, he started climbing into the bathtub and kitchen sink. He would sit there and beg to be given a drink straight from the faucet. Would not touch the water bowl, no matter how often I changed the water. Just beg for faucet water CONSTANTLY. Drove me insane. The puking and the cat constantly sitting under faucets, incessantly meowing, was getting old. But by this time one of my older kids had fallen completely in love with this cat. I didn’t want to break my sons heart and I didn’t want him ending up at the pound or dumped somewhere else. So I problem solved by buying him a cat water fountain. Probably the most ridiculous thing I’ve ever purchased, but it worked. No more begging in the sink. Ok.
Moving forward, and the reason for me buying this product, his highness decided he was going to get fussy about cat litter. Every time I would replace litter with new, he would turn his nose up at the litter box and pee on the floor. Directly in front of the litter box. If I even added fresh litter on top of the old, pee on the floor. I started buying unscented cat litter. That did seem to make a lot of difference, but now I had an awful smell in my house. I tried every home made concoction the internet could come up with , every product Walmart offered, to no avail. The smell always returned. Nothing like waking up in the morning, walking out into the hallway only to be hit in the face by the smell of cat pee. Dont get me wrong, I like the cat. He is cute and fluffy and nice. But the puking, pet fountain, peeing in front of the litter box, stink was wearing on me.
Once again I took to the internet. I found a product called Angry Orange. Got good reviews. Seemed kind of potent. In those reviews I saw many people mention this product as well. Not wanting to deal with the smell any longer, I ordered both products. So if one didn’t work, I could try another right away. I was desperate.
I decided to try this spray first. And then try the orange stuff if this didn’t work. I haven’t even tried the orange stuff.

This spray took care of it the first time used. Like, completely gone. Like it was never there. And since purchasing this product my cat has gone on the floor a couple of times (bc I had the nerve to scrub out the box and put all new litter, pshh). I’ve used this product right away, every time, and there is never a smell after. Some people complain about the smell of this stuff. But I honestly dont mind it. It smells like cleaner. Which is 100x better than the smell of cat pee, imo. And it doesn’t linger. Once its dry, the cleaner smell is gone. Afterward there is no stain on the carpet. Absolutely nothing to indicate an incident.
Thanks to this product my son gets to keep his precious floof ball, (who I’ve named His Imperial Majesty, Mr. Swiffer the Fat. ) and I dont have to deal with that awful smell ever again. I will be buying a gallon of this stuff to keep on hand. It is expensive but its completely worth it.

Okay, so my husband and I were bamboozled by an orange tabby kitten that was hanging out on our back porch, begging for food. Long story short, we brought him inside and gave him his own private litter box (far away from our two girl kitties) and pampered him and fell in love really fast. And because we were in a financial bind, couldn’t get him neutered right away. We slowly introduced him to his new sisters and he seemed fine. THEN he started spraying all over our house. He literally sprayed everything our girl kitties had touched, including blowing up their litter boxes and spraying the heck out of them. I mean, anything he could back his booty up to, he did. The cleanup process from anll of that has been a nightmare. Our house smelled horrible. I’m a fastidious housekeeper and him spraying all over the house sent me into a consistent, non ending panic attack. I was scrubbing his grody spray spots while I cried. My nose can smell an ant fart from an block away, so I’m extremely bothered by cat urine or feces stinches. I bought some products at WalM that claimed to remove the odor from fabrics and carpet, etc. Those did not work and I was really upset and discouraged.

I went on Amazon and read the reviews for this stuff and they looked the most promising of all the “Spray sprays”, so I ordered it. Let me just tell you right now…that this stuff is worth every penny!! It’s a god send! It has a mild minty fragrance to it. It LITERALLY obliterated ALL EVIDENCE OF him spraying. It’s like it never happened! I am so incredibly relieved that I found this. I bow down to whoever the scientific mastermind that was behind the making of this product. I will never not have this in my house. This stuff is the HOLY GRAIL of odor removers. If you’re on the fence, just hop off right now and hit “add to cart”. You will not regret it!

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

I never write reviews but I felt compelled to share this one. I recently inherited a house and all of its contents, including three cats. The male is supremely unhappy with me and my own cats moving in on his turf and he has been spraying EVERYWHERE. I was mad that he got my work laptop, but I was seeing red when he got my brand new couch mere days after delivery. I tried my usual cleaning trick, Angry Orange spray and scrubbing with a rag, easily a dozen times but the evil pee smell persisted. I stumbled upon this page and bought it based on the huge number of positive reviews. Let me tell you, this stuff works MIRACLES. The pee smell actually disappeared after only 2 quick applications (I missed a spot the first time). I will keep buying this product for as long as I live with angry and vindictive cats (i.e., forever)! Seriously, stop reading now and just click Buy It Now!!!!!