Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

My normally very well behaved cat suddenly decided that he would start peeing in my basement. WTF!$#%&!!! No worries, he's healthy had him checked by the vet and there is no obvious cause for the TEMPORARY bad behavior. Good God, please let it be temporary!! Well, I had no idea exactly where the odor was coming from... I went through the basement many, many times trying to pinpoint where the odor was coming from with no luck. My hope was to spot treat but that wasn't possible given that I couldn't determine exactly where the odor was coming from. I turned to amazon for some help. After reading many, many reviews I decided to give this product a try. I love their enzyme spot treaters for the occasional accident in the house and was happy to stick with this company as I've had very good results with their products in the past. I have a hoover carpet cleaner (shampooer). The instructions for the cleaner say 2 ounces of cleaner mixed with the water in the dispenser. The first time I cleaned the carpet I went with the 2 ounces. I thoroughly cleaned the carpet and left it to dry. The smell was absolutely HORRENDOUS (way worse than prior to applying the solution) as the carpet dried. The enzymes were hard at work breaking up all the rank cat urine that permeated every inch of my basement but I was not aware of this process just yet. As the carpet dried the smell persisted, it was absolutely awful!! After approx 24 hours of drying time I ventured back down into my basement. HOLY MARY, MOTHER OF GOD..... the stench! I gagged, nearly threw up in my mouth and promptly reloaded the carpet cleaner with a higher concentration of solution, this time 4 ounces added to the water in the dispenser. I, again, thoroughly "shampooed" the carpets and left the enzymes to do their work. Again, it stunk to high heaven for a good 24 hours as the enzymes worked their magic and the carpet dried. After the second shampooing and 24 hours of drying the smell was slightly, and I do mean slightly, better. Take 3..... I braved the stinky basement yet again and loaded the carpet cleaner with 6 ounces of solution (3x the amount recommended by Hoover). I cleaned the hell out of the carpet, hitting all areas twice praying to the Gods that this would work. 24 hours later... still stinks! 36 hours later... still stinks, who the hell am I going to call to get this stink out of my basement?? It's nauseating!! 48 hours later... I think it might be getting better but I can't be sure maybe i'm just getting used to it :(. Hey friends, will you come over and let me know if my house smells terrible?? LOL. I left my house for the weekend, came home another 48 hours later and smelled nothing as I walked through the front door (yeah, it was THAT bad). Cautiously optimistic I venture down the basement steps.... the smell is GONE. Not a single trace of odor!!. The gag-worthy cat urine smell has left the building!!! Here I am a week later and the stink remains banished from my basement!! Moral of the story: IT TAKES TIME, A LOT OF TIME, TO WORK!! Those little enzymes continue working long after applied. The smell may get WAY WORSE before it gets better!! Thank you Nature's Miracle for yet another great product for the pet lover's of the world!!!