How to get rid of old cat pee smell???

Not really about the care of cats, but I'll give it a shot here anyway.

My friend is trying to sell her house. Well, the cat she had about 5 years ago was sick and pee'd in the corner. The carpet's been replaced, but not the baseboard. She painted the baseboard over the weekend and the smell came back.

What can she do to get rid of the smell? Any particular products she can use? She doesn't want to replace the baseboard since she's moving. Sounds terrible, but can she just cover the smell with something? Air freshener isn't doing anything. Would an enymatic cleaner do anything at this point?

Confused here...is it the rug or the baseboard?

Ok...I broke out our "Bible" called The Queen of Clean!
This is what it says word for word:
Neutralize pet urine odor whith diluted white vinegar (25% vinegar to 75% water) sprayed on carpets. Always test in an inconspicuous spot before treating a large area.

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Hope that helps you Heidi!

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Nature's Miracle works like a charm for us...Rocky left our living room smelling like cat urine for a long time, but since he was nutered, he stopped spraying and I used this stuff to get rid of the smell.....Good Luck!

Shell, it's in the baseboard. The carpet has been replaced since the cat pee'd there.

Kathy, does the Nature's Miracle work on wood as well as carpet? She said it's really strange because the smell only came back after she painted the baseboard, so something in the paint re-activated it.

I haven't used it on wood so I really don't know....I am sorry I am not much help to you though...

Sent you an email!