cat box

United States
July 23, 2007 7:48am CST
i have 5 cats and i have a really hard time keeping the litterbox from smelling they each have their own box but the house still smells of cat urine what do i do i have tried all different kinds of cat litter tried scrubbing the boxes with bleach still no help i have tried air fresheners and all of that can any body give me a idea on what to do obviously i dont get much company!!HELP!!!!!!
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@Rosepetal (352)
• United States
23 Jul 07
I agree in that you might want to change the litterboxes more frequently. Also, maybe the brand of litter you use is not working well. I use a brand called The World's Best Cat Litter. I like it because is is made of corn that cannot harm my cat. It seems to keep the odor at bay as well.
• United States
23 Jul 07
i wonder if they even sell that kind never heard of it but i will look and see i have tried about every different brand i can find and i havent hit on the right one yet definitely not generic to save money i would rather spend more money on something that works thanks
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• United States
24 Jul 07
i will definitely look for it next time i shop thank u i never thought of that its better for the earth 2 anyways thanks
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• United States
24 Jul 07
The corn litter is something that just started to be made a year ago or thereabouts. It is a relatively new product. I have only been able to find it at Petsmart. We use it in the one litter box because it generates less dust.
• United States
24 Jul 07
i have 5 also-i rinse out their boxes frequently,and put a bit of baking soda in the bottom before i add the fresh litter.there is also a "stick-up" air freshener above the box. four of mine are males,and usually they have stronger urine,but it's really not bad at all with the baking soda.
• United States
24 Jul 07
thats another thing to try never thought of it duh u use it in your frig why not the cat box thanks for the input
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• United States
24 Jul 07
Yeah, baking soda is nice. I occasionally (due to finances) stretch out the life of the litter by adding baking soda.
• United States
24 Jul 07
If they are using the litter box only, and no area in the house, then switch gradually to pine litter. You will never ever smell urine. It is bio degradable. But, you must mix it to ease them into it. They are small pellets of natural pine. I have two cats, and never do you smell urine in this house. The tracking of litter is cut 90% down too. Good luck. Please give it a try.
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@Calais (10893)
• Australia
23 Jul 07
Maybe the litter trays need to be cleaned more regularly, or maybe try another style of litter..
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• United States
23 Jul 07
thanks i will i already change them everyday i gotta find an answer to this dilemna its driving me nuts thanks
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• United States
24 Jul 07
That would have been my suggestion; but if you are cleaning everyday, you need another solution.
@vladpp (37)
• Australia
24 Jul 07
Im assuming there is a window in the room, try installing an exhaust fan, their about $40 and blow the air outside.
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• United States
24 Jul 07
good answer theres only 1 problem with that i dont have enough outlets in the house otherwise i would try it thanks
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• Portugal
23 Jul 07
Are you sure they are really doing their things in their boxes? Here at home we had to buy some kind of repellent because the cat sometimes didn't wanted to bother to go to the box and urinated in some furniture, After we applied that product it didn't happen again. I think she learnt a lesson.
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• United States
23 Jul 07
i am curious what kind of repellant u used my furniture doesnt smell there is just that odor but i am willing to try anything if it will work thanks can we exchange cats lolol
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@morgandrake (2136)
• United States
24 Jul 07
I found that chumping litter helped keep our litter boxes fresher. But considering that you said that you have tried different types of litter, I presume that you have already tried that. Personally, I would aviod scrubbing down the cat boxes with bleach. One, it is not good for kitties. And two, I find that it reacts badly with cat urine--it reminds me of mixing certain cleaning supplies together; call it chemical warfare.