Stinky Kitty no more

I love having cats. I *hate* having cat boxes.  It doesn’t matter how much you clean them – unless you do it every time they use it, it’s gonna stink.

We have 2 cats. That means we have TWICE the stink.  So when I was offered the chance to review a product that promised to take the stink away, well – I was dubious to say the least.  Nothing short of sending someone over to change the box every hour or so would help, I thought.

In walked Clean+Green Litter Box Refresher into my life.  Ok, another spray. True.  But one day, after complaining to my son – WHOSE JOB IT IS TO CHANGE THE BOX – to go CHANGE THE BOX, I walked out into the kitchen and there was no stink.  So I said “Thank you for changing the box”, and he replied “I didn’t. I used that stuff”.

Seriously – I’m not making this up.  No more stinky cat.  No more smelly catbox.  I looked in the box.  Sure enough, HE HAD NOT CHANGED IT (grrr) – but there was no stink.  I was sold.   Designed to work on contact, it is fragrance free (thankfully), and cleans and eliminates odors in the litter and litter box.  But here’s the best part.  It uses ALL NATURAL ingredients in doing so.  In a household where I have 3 children and 2 pets, all natural is what appealed to me most of all.   

• Works Instantly and Easily
• All Natural Ingredients
• Powerful and Effective
• Safe for Pets, People and the Planet

There was another product, though, that I was sent to review along with Clean+Green Litter Box – CLEAN+GREEN – Carpet & Upholstery for Cats.

This one promised to take care of stains.  Every rug in our house is this cream/tan color.  Therefore, every rug has one stain or another, either from the cats or the kids.   Sure enough, after a rather unfortunate incident involving cats and well… a stain on the floor, I grabbed the can of and, following the directions, sprayed as though the cats lives depended on it – and in a way, it did) – by the time hubby came home, the stain was gone.

So that was pretty cool  – but here’s an even cooler – nay- AWESOMER example of it’s cleaning power.

One morning, my youngest (who was 2 at the time) had wandered into the kitchen before coming in to say hi to me when he got up.  He came in to say hi to me CARRYING A CONTAINER OF SPAGHETTI SAUCE.  You guessed it.  It fell. On. the. rug.  The rug that carries a very hefty damage deposit on it.  I was beside myself, because obviously we can NOT afford to lose that security deposit because I wasn’t paying attention to my toddler!

I had made this sauce from scratch, so I knew there was also hamburger fat in there from the meatballs, along with the very heavy tomato sauce.  I was in trouble.  BIG trouble.

First, I grabbed a warm towel and some dish washing liquid.  That didn’t work.  Then I grabbed the scrub brush.  That didn’t work.  Finally, I grabbed the Clean+Green Carpet & Upholstery cleaner and sprayed as my last hope.  It took some of the stain out, but by then, I was resigned to being out another thousand dollars.

It wasn’t until later – when hubby came home and the stain, although lighter, was still there that I realized I really was in trouble.

A few days later, I walked into my room.  I walked back out and back in, trying to figure out what was different. 

Then I yelled for my oldest son.  HE couldn’t believe it.  I couldn’t believe it.  The stain – there was actually 4 or 5 different spots where the sauce had literally BOUNCED out of the container – they were all gone.  G O N E.  Talk about a lifesaver!  Talk about AMAZING.  I’d even considered taking pictures of the stain to blog about it, but after I saw that it wasn’t working, I didn’t want to be reminded.  Now I’m sorry I didn’t because it was a great example of a product in action.

As far as I’m concerned, Clean+Green products will be in my arsenal for years to come.  Being an all natural solution to just a few of life’s sticky, stinky problems is what got it in the door – but being an EFFECTIVE solution is what will keep it in my cupboard.

You can find Clean+Green products – of which there are actually 6, formulated for different problems and pets, here – and also at retailers.  Right now, they have a $5 rebate on the website just for trying it!  You can’t lose!

 

Disclosure:

My special thanks to Kel & Partners for this opportunity.  I received 1 can each of Clean & Green Litter Box Refresher and Clean & Green Carpet & Upholstery cleaner to review.