charlie b wrote:
Looks like the possible courses of action a

(A).
1. shoot the cat(s) - there are four possible
offenders
2. use the blood to try and get the stain out
3. acid etch the floorwith oxalic acid AFTER
rinsing the blood off
4. rinse the oxalc acid off with water
5. allow to dry for several days
6. seal the wood with shellac
7. sand with 180 grit
8. apply 3 coats of poly, lightly sanding
between coats after 48 hours of dryng time
9. have the teenager do 1-8
10. shoot the teenager - or at least wing her

OR

(B)
Shoot the cat(s)
Replace the floor
and
Shoot the teenager

OR

(C)
Shoot the cat(s)
Seal the stain and carpet the room
then
Shoot the teenager

OR

(D)
Seal the teenager AND the cat(s) in the room
But don't shoot her or the cat(s)

I'm going to suggest "C" but am expecting
the mother to object to shooting the cast(s).
Not sure how she'll go on shooting the
teenager.

Am also working on an OUTDOR,
four unit, two story Cat Condo
with sun porches. Will post
plans and photos to a.b.p.w. when
complete. I'd prefer to make it
a cat mosoleum (sp?) but there's
the Mother issue.

Thanks for the suggestions though.

charlie b

ps - how do teens survive teenhood
when it seems they lose all their
senses during that period?
Must be one of those exceptios
to Darwin's Theory

pss - did I mention
the dog?
the three turtles?
the bunny rabbit?
the four doves?
the two lizards?

Did someone suggest shooting
the mother?

Several years ago I had a similar problem. Fixed it by doing two
things:
1) Sanded the surface of the affected wood flooring to remove the
finish (I think it was Varathane in my case), poured bleach (undiluted)
onto the affected flooring and left it in a puddle for a few hours so
that it would soak into the hardwood flooring. I repeated this step
about 5 times over the course of a week or so and it made a significant
improvement.
2) Then I called in a company that specializes in cleaning up homes
after a fire and they sprayed (using an outdoor garden type sprayer) a
green solution that smelled like mint. They sprayed the subfloor (from
the open basement) and they sprayed the flooring where the cat went.
This spraying was done two or three times over a week for about 2
months and that did it.
Hope this helps - it sure stinks!