Trying to find a source where I can buy Releve Pet Stain and Odor Remover.
I have a bottle in front of me and haven't been able to find it anywhere.   
On the back it says copyright VMx Pet Products Corp, Secaucus NJ 07094
and St. Thomas, Ontario N5P 3W7, Canada.

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Request for Question Clarification by clouseau-ga on 12 Aug 2002 19:54 PDT

Hello smatterchoo,

I came across a number for VMx and called after hours. The line was
answered as Hartz Mountain. This leads me to believe that Hartz has
purchased VMx.

Would you please check here
http://164.109.81.94/showroom/showdetl.cfm?&User_ID=388620&St=7392&St2=70755973&St3=63208832&DS_ID=2&Product_ID=615&DID=6
to verify that this is, indeed, the product you are looking for? If
so, I will post this as a final answer.

Regards,

-=clouseau-ga=-

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Clarification of Question by smatterchoo-ga on 14 Aug 2002 02:16 PDT

The Hartz bottle shown in clouseau-ga's request looks nothing like the
Releve bottle, but that doesn't necessarily mean anything.

Hello smatterchoo,

Although the customer service person on my call to Hartz Mountain
claimed that their acquisition of VMx was proprietary company
information and could not be confirmed or disclosed, a lead from
another GA researcher (thank you!) showed that by doing a whois, the
following information is available:

Domain Name: VMX.COM 
Registrant: 
Hartz Mountain Corp (VMX-DOM) 
400 Plaza Drive 
Secaucus, NJ 07094 

So we now know that Hartz Mountain is the registered owner of the VMx
website and can extrapolate that they have acquired the company.

The customer service rep at Hartz Mountain also did claim that the
Hartz Mountain Pet Stain and Odor Remover was a reformulation of the
Releve product and I strongly suspect that that explanation might have
been in anticipation of a possible dissatisfaction with the Releve
product and her attempt to divert a potential complaint.

That being said, we know that Releve is no longer and the Hartz
product is either identical and repackaged, or has been improved, at
least in the opinion of the folks at Hartz Mountain. I strongly
suspect that if you were satisified with the results you obtained from
Releve, you will be equally happy with the Hartz product.

Regards,

-=clouseau-ga=-

excellent sleuthing

All I found was old registration information for their flea
extermination product.  A couple of sources still seemed to sell it,
but no evidence of stain and odor remover.  Wish I could have helped!

As the owner of an ill kitty who can't always control himself, I have
had great success with a product called Nature's Miracle.  I've used
it in the washing machine, spot treated rugs, and poured it on
mattresses, without a hint of smell afterwards.  It's sold at Petco
and Petsmart that I know of, probably other places as well.

For cats, the best product I have found is OdorMute, although I have
not used Nature's Miracle. (I also once used OdorMute to successfully
treat a car, after a gallon of milk was accidentally left in the back
seat in the summer, and erupted.) Like Nature's Miracle, OdorMute is
enzyme-based, but comes in powder form.

Nature's Miracle:
http://www.ferretstore.com/nm-001.html

OdorMute:
http://shop.petmarket.com/odormute.html

I called Hartz Mountain this morning and they were a little sketchy.
They would not tell me if they acquired VMx. What they did say is that
the product has undergone a reformulation since it was sold by VMx and
that their product ( as noted and linked above) is VERY similar.

-=clouseau-ga=-

Check Ebay.  Someone was selling a Releve product there. Item No. 2046299228.
Good luck.