[lace] Re: Cats (Sympathy Needed)
Cats hate the smell of grapefruit. (Not only is it a deterrent, but it is used in commercial cleaners for animals stains as it has bacteria killing properties). Perhaps you can find a way to put the smell outside of the cabinet, even cotton balls in small fabric bags, hung from door knobs or a dozen other variations. Not sure that a 'potpourri' would be appropriate inside the cabinet as it could affect lace much later. I had a very old cat going into kidney failure and she used a spot. I cleaned it thoroughly with a composition I made up that included vinegar and baking soda, then placed grapefruit peels around an upside down laundry basket I had set over it to allow it to dry. She never went back there and though it could have been a through cleaning (I could never get a whiff of cat thereafter), the grapefruit likely did the trick. I also used it on a corner of a kitchen rug she had piddled on after washing it, and she never went back there, either. At times I used grapefruit oil instead (where it was safe to use oils), and have used grapefruit seed extract for safe disinfecting of non-bleachable things. Of course most of this info is generally non-applicable to lace itself. HTH, Susan Reishus - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
Re: [lace] Re: Cats (Sympathy Needed)
Great to know. Is there anything like that for dogs? Hugs, Lin and the Mali Overton, NV USA On Sun, Apr 7, 2013 at 9:27 AM, Susan Reishus elationrelat...@yahoo.comwrote: Cats hate the smell of grapefruit. (Not only is it a deterrent, but it is used in commercial cleaners for animals stains as it has bacteria killing properties). Perhaps you can find a way to put the smell outside of the cabinet, even cotton balls in small fabric bags, hung from door knobs or a dozen other variations. Not sure that a 'potpourri' would be appropriate inside the cabinet as it could affect lace much later. I had a very old cat going into kidney failure and she used a spot. I cleaned it thoroughly with a composition I made up that included vinegar and baking soda, then placed grapefruit peels around an upside down laundry basket I had set over it to allow it to dry. She never went back there and though it could have been a through cleaning (I could never get a whiff of cat thereafter), the grapefruit likely did the trick. I also used it on a corner of a kitchen rug she had piddled on after washing it, and she never went back there, either. At times I used grapefruit oil instead (where it was safe to use oils), and have used grapefruit seed extract for safe disinfecting of non-bleachable things. Of course most of this info is generally non-applicable to lace itself. HTH, Susan Reishus - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/ -- Hugs, Lin and the Mali Always remember that no matter how useless you feel, youre someones reason to smile. - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
Re: [lace] Re: Cats (Sympathy Needed)
Mint (the plant) or mint (the sweets). Mine cannot stand either. Or onion (perhaps not near lace items). Agnes Boddington - Elloughton UK Great to know. Is there anything like that for dogs? Hugs, Lin and the Mali Overton, NV USA - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
