Cat urine odors

Question

With seven cats and three litter boxes, we are chasing odors all the time. Any one help?

Lorraine Krummel · Answer

Mix baking soda into the litter. It absorbs the odor.

Kris · Answer

The vet told us to have this number of cat boxes: #of cats + 1
Granted, that will be hard in your situation, but if you can find space for any extras, I think you'll notice a difference. My best luck has been with multi-cat, hard clumping litter.

Eglehawk · Answer

Baking soda in the litter
and if they spray your furniture sprinkle baking soda leave over night then vacumm

Vance Edwrads · Answer

Ijust moved, and the previous tenant had cats and also smoked the odors werethroughout the house. The landlord compensated me for repainting all theinterior walls, I added the Air-ReNu paint additive that a friend recommendedand thankfully, the house stays smelling clean and fresh. One application workscontinuously and will last for 10-12 years.

Darla · Answer

Get a big spray bottle of enzyme cleaner for cat odors from the pet store. It's expensive but definitely worth it! I use Arm & Hammer cat litter and it contains baking soda.

Pam Perkins Zirbel · Answer

@Marica Edwards ....get rid of the cats!! ROFL...sorry...just joshing!! We have 11 cats and 2 dogs!! ONLY 4 litter boxes [right now we live in an old 1842 one room school house converted!! NO room!! But are looking NOW for an obvious 2+ bedroom place and MORE than the 760 sq. ft. house now!] We use Arm and Hammer Multi Cat clumping. There are different fragrances and have tried a couple different ones, but the 'plain' [I will call it] has worked great!! Some of the 'smelly' fragranced litters make it WORSE!! I believe baking soda IS in it, but have also learned to clean them every other day. My MS and Fibro are a pain, literally, to clean them....but it works. Sometimes it is ALSO what they are eating. We feed them Iams multi cat indoor weight [SOME that has helped, LOL...but some are chubby regardless!!] Good luck hon!! Sorry I couldn't be of more help!!!

Gill Moreton · Answer

White vinegar, neat then washed off gets rid of tom cat smell very well. Vinegar diluted with water good as general floor wash. Even though the vinegar smells at first it does disappear.

Shari · Answer

Three litter boxes for 7 cats does not seem like enough litter boxes to me. With just 3 boxes, you would almost have to be scooping 3 or 4 times per day, if not more, to keep the odor at bay. I have just 1 cat and 2 litter boxes. Also, I found all cat litters are not equal when it comes to eliminating odors. In my opinion, the Fresh Step brand is the best. I get the 38 lb. box at Walmart for about $16.00. I also think cat food stinks and notice the room where my cat eats has an unpleasant odor that I can only attribute to the bowl of dry food I leave sitting out for her.

Carole · Answer

I agree you need more litter trays. I know first hand the odour as I volunteer at an animal shelter cattery. Despite each cat having their own litter tray, until they are cleaned out and for kittens that is an ongoing all day thing - constantly scooping the poop for kittens - the odour can be quite strong. I would have more trays, disinfect the trays daily (ensure you use a disinfectant that is safe for cats and use the type of litter that clumps around any wet spots and poop and deodorises. If you have a garage that has an internal door to the house, I would keep the litter trays in there and have a cat flap to the internal door between the house and the garage. That would keep the smells to one area rather than all over the house.

Rachel Z · Answer

You should add 1 more litter box. Another thing is to add baking soda to the litter after you change the litter box. For any stains, def use white vinegar. The white vinegar neutralizes the odor. You should scoop every day as well. I have 4 with 2 litter boxes...and change once a day. I also use a good cat litter like Arm & Hammer or something along those lines. When you scoop, do you remove the used litter from your home immediately? I put 2 grocery bags in an airtight container and dispose of once full. I never put it in my normal garbage because it would smell too much.

Susan Brown · Answer

I have 4 cats right now. I got a big bin from Walmart because 3 of the cats are very tall and long. I use Tidy cats and scoop in the morning and at night. I also have 7 litter boxes total. 1 cat genie (the second one went bust) 2 litter robots, 2 litter spinners, 1 regular box, and the huge bin. The cat genie has a clog right now so it is out of commission. I know it sounds excessive, but I do not count on the litter robots or cat genie. They have had issues and needed repair so I have the backups. I only kept them because 3 of the cats prefer this type of box and they are all males. When they die I will get big bins from Walmart instead. I ordered a product from Jackson Galaxy called Fizz. It takes care of all the other issues. Good luck, hopes this helps.

Karen · Answer

I have 6 cats (all rescue) I use SCOE 10X for any urine mishaps. I order it online and it has saved me. I also use The Breeze system cat litter boxes (Walmart) the is for me the easiest and best method. It uses pellets and litter pads. 2 cats go out for their business so that helps.

Elizabeth Agius · Answer

You definitely don't have enough littler boxes for 7 cats... cats like their boxes clean so unless you are scooping at least daily there will be problems. Rinsing out the boxes and using a gentle cleaner ever other week would help too. Thanks for caring for so many kitties

Lee Cunningham Green · Answer

I also have 5 cats, I clean the cat room ... daily I did invest in the newer litterbox the one that uses the clump litter, it rolls the messy away and falls to a drawer below which can be emptied everyday. I also have a large traditional littler box that I also clean daily, it is not that tough to do and doesn't take much time, it is much better than waiting a week and cats don't like dirty litter boxes. Every day is the best way. I totally understand rescuing all my furries and feathers are rescues.

Grouchy · Answer

A few years ago I had a very big cat who when she 'went' could clean out a house full of guests in about 4 minutes! AWFUL SMELL! TO THE MAX! I tried all kinds of things as mentioned above with only limited success until I went into a local pet store and the lady sold me something that came in a small brown glass bottle with a medicine dropper--herbal brew of some sort of which I don't remember the name nor have a bottle left over--several drops on kitty's food and no more stink problem! AMAZING!

Shelly · Answer

purification essential oil from Young living and baking soda, sprinkle on the litter

Gary Mckinley · Answer

Take six of your cats to the pound and put the seventh outside.

Jules · Answer

10 ounces of hydrogen peroxide 3 tablespoons of baking soda Just a drop or two of your favorite dish , keep in dark bottle as it HP, let it stop fizzing before capping as it will slowly seep out of spray bottle, it will take the odor away, it kills it.

Catlady93 · Answer

I use Odo-Ban liquid (diluted) in a spray bottle on the littler after one poos in the box.

Sonia · Answer

You should have 7 cat litter boxes...and the largest you can get.....I use The Worlds Best Cat litter from Walmart, Lavender scented works well and goes a long way and clean out the litter boxes 2x a day.

Sylvia Todd · Answer

Out works well for me. My fiance usually takes his dog with him OTR, but once when he turned in a 2 week notice, he left the dog with me and his parents. I would pick him up in the evenings, but they had him during the day. They had a CAT, a very large cat who apparently urinated on our dog blanket. Vinegar, Febreez, washing with soda, NOTHING got the smell out until I tried Out. It has enzymes in it that break down the smell.

CK · Answer

You probably need more litter boxes and pay for the good stuff in litter. Other than that, there are lots of other good possibilities here :p

Julie Yeary · Answer

Something in the Lysol is poisonous to cats

Grouchy · Answer

Hey folks, in case you didn't get my comment, the stuff I used requires just a few drops in the cat's food--and end of problem! Get it? That's all! Unless you like messing around with boxes of cat litter and all that.

Barbara · Answer

I believe the rule of thumb is one kitty litter box for each cat. I have 4 cats, 3 litter boxes are in the laundry room and a 4th one in a former bedroom, used now as an office.
They are cleaned as they are used. If there is a smell after cleaning I spray Glade, sparingly, in the air around the box(es).

Infomaster · Answer

There is a product called NEUTROLEUM ALPHA. My introduction to this product was after a home fire: all our clothes smelled of smoke. After washing each batch at least three times, they stilled smelled smoky. Then, I heard about this and bought it. On the bottle, it said: removes odor from skunks and dead cattle.

I mixed 1/2 teaspoon in a one pint sprayer, then sprayed the clothes when I put them in the drier. The clothes came smelling like new. I was able to treat all our clothes using about 1/2 of that spray bottle.

The odor of the mixed product is not unpleasant. Recently, my son's shoes stunk so bad, he could not bring them inside the house. Normally, I would has sprayed each shoe about 2 squirts from the spray bottle; they were so bad I did several squirts on each shoe. Several minutes later, the shoes did not smell, but the NA was rather strong.

Search online to find a location near you, if you want to try it. As I recall, the pint cost less than ten dollars.

Auds Gouldson · Answer

More litter trays is the way..I have 7 cats and several litter trays inside and outside the house, I also have 3 toms, all of them have been done but one of them sometimes sprays in the house, I use a clear mouthwash with alcohol in to kill the smell (cos his pee still smells despite being done) and then wash down with disinfectant, that sorts the problem

Libby Wick · Answer

I've never had a problem with litter tray odour, even with 5 cats. It's recommended to have one tray per cat, + an extra one. I've always used a good quality clumping litter with deodoriser. It's easy to remove the clumps and the litter is very economical, even though more expensive than others, because the clumping action means the waste is quickly absorbed into one tiny bundle rather than affecting the whole tray. The problem with odour is usually due to poop coming into contact with wee. Like a baby's nappy - when the two connect ammonia is created and that causes the worst stink. Fine clumping litter is the way to go .... for me and my fur babies :D I do have a neutered Bengal boy who sometimes sprays inside. I blot up the liquid then clean the area with diluted white vinegar - a brilliant, economical, home made cleaning product. Hope that helps.

PainterNoni · Answer

I just adopted 4 grown cats (one of which is pg).....i have one huge litter box, and pay a premium for the arm & hammer clumping litter. Easy to clean daily.....and no smell!!!

Loretta · Answer

The rule of thumb is one box to each cat plus one. It should help cut down on the odor.

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