Abused Pepperomia

My son recently decided to "water" my small watermelon pepperomia with urine. I thought he had just over watered it. I moved it to a warm sunny spot to dry out. Later that day, upon closer inspection, my nose told me it wasn't water. I then went on to think it was possibly some sort of cleaner, the cat, and finally it all clicked and I was horrified. It was not looking happy and drooping pretty bad. I immediately took it out of it's pot, discarded the soil, rinsed the roots, and then I repotted it with a new pot and fresh soil. In the next few days after this attempted assassination, some parts of some of the leaves were getting black portions that turned dry and brittle. Okay, so obviously some of it got burned. I have left it alone for a week and the black spots have not kept getting worse, but it still seems pretty droopy. Today, I decided to take off the four leaves that were burned so the plant won't waste energy on them. Any advice to get this guy back on track? I have become quite attached. I also must say that I am very proud of this plant for not totally kicking the bucket. =)

Did you rinse off the plant itself? I think you have done most of what I would have done, also give it some fertilizer to give it a boost.

I would definitely NOT give it fertilizer--it's the nitrogen in son's urine that burned it in the first place, so the last thing I would do is add more fertilizer. Even if it weren't for the excess nitrogen it already got, fertilizing a sick plant is not generally recommended (unless its "sickness" is symptoms of nutrient deficiency). Fertilizing a sick plant is sort of like feeding a 5 course steak dinner to someone who's recovering from surgery--not the best thing for them until they're done recovering!

I think the best thing to do at this point since you've already changed the soil is to hang in there and be patient with it. Make sure you're really careful on the watering, and if you've got it somewhere with really bright light, maybe try moving it somewhere with more indirect light for a little bit until it perks up.

Ah, I forgot about the nitrogen! I agree and take back what I said about fertilizing. Thanks for correcting!

Thank you both very much. I appreciate your time. Let's all say a prayer.

Here is a picture of my plant in critical condition, after I removed the burnt leaves.

hope it survives, just keep babying it!

I think moving it a little out of the light is good advice. Both changing the soil, and the fertilizer burn (concentrated urine) itself can damage the fine roots. The roots may not be able to keep up with the demands of a brighter light source, just now. Give it some time to grow new roots. I'm guessing that as long as you don't overwater, you will start to see new growth fairly soon. The plant will take less water while it is recovering.