Keeping the house smelling normal with a cat!

kinger8938 said:
May try catsan, litter tray is out the living room so thats not a prob!

What food do u lot use? We have been trying Sheba but that seems the stinkiest so far!
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Natures menu, encore, feline fayre, cooked chicken, Lily's kitchen. All much better than Sheba, which is probably less than 10% meat/fish (go look at the packet right now)

It's like giving your cat McDonald's every day. We'd stink if that's all we ate too.
 
"Cats" don't really smell.... I recently had an outdoor cat (and before that cat, I had 2 other outdoor cats at the same time) and have an indoor cat.

- use a clean bowl every time you put out new soft/wet food (you wouldn't eat food of a day or 2 old dirty plate so why let the cat)
- don't leave wet/soft food out for more than 5-6 hours especially in hot weather, make sure it and the cats water bowl is left in a cool shaded place (if the cat isn't eating the soft food then cover the bowl with a plate or something until she/he does want to eat)
- clean the litter tray out every day and don't let pee clumps and poo sit there for most of the day... (don't bother with the under lining sheet, just have the plastic tray and litter)
- we use Sanicat Cat Litter
- put the litter tray in a room that isn't really used i.e. utility room and isn't near/close to rooms like the lounge/living room etc.

My house may have a cat smell and I have just gotten use to it... however, my house doesn't smell anywhere as bad as some other non-animal owners...

Essentially don't be lazy and you shouldn't have a "serious" smell problem.
 
stuman said:
get rid of the cat. It's the only way.

you'll think the smell is gone, but people will notice it.

"cats are very clean animals". Bullpoop.
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They are if they go outside like any other animal would. Cats are especially clean as they usually prefer to **** in other peoples gardens. :D
 
Have 2 cats and my house doesn't smell.

Decent quality litter changed regularly and kept in the bathroom. Cat food can smell but again using better quality food helps. Also only giving them enough wet food for a meal and only as much as they'll eat - leave them dry food to snack on.
 
Microchip cat flap coded to the cat and teach it to use the garden/s as its toilet.

Don't leave wet food out (not a problem with mine as he only gets 2-3 small pouches a week and devours them in minutes) and give the cat a good brushing once a week.

We've had anti-cat visitors that didn't suss our house had a cat until he came into the room.
 
Trifid said:
They are if they go outside like any other animal would. Cats are especially clean as they usually prefer to **** in other peoples gardens. :D
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but you can still smell the actual cat.

its walking around covered in its own spit lol its gonna smell.

interesting you can try this yourself lick your arm all over and leave it for 10 minutes then give it a sniff.
 
i dont have cat or dog, every house i visited has cat or dog smell quite bad, especially the dog

funny enough very SINGLE cat/dog owner said their house doesnt smell at all

which is why i will never own a car or dog, ever
 
Cats themselves do not/should not smell. If your cat smells it's probably broken and/or retarded. Fix it.

For the litter tray... Catsan + change it twice a week = no smell at all.
 
I have two cats and there is very minimal smell in my flat.

I use catsan litter, clean out the number 2's morning and evening and anywhere its been pee'd on.

Rest of the cleaning routine is the same as if I didn't have cats, brush every other day, hoover a fee times a week, mop once a week.

My cats are quite clean themselves and are just indoors all the time.
 
poop scoop daily, make sure you get all the moist litter, don't let your cat spray around he house.

also waste of time typing you have cats and don't smell anything other visitors to your house will notice smells you don't


and yes cats don't smell they are very clean animals and wash themselves all the time.

it's not the cat that smells it's your house usually because the litter tray isn't poop scooped multiple times a day.
if you leave urine soaked litter in there on a warm day it's gonna smell
 
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What I have learnt:

- Wet cat food cannot sit about for too long before it starts to smell.
- Keep the bowl clean and free of dried on food.

- Keep a scoop near the litter tray and cover "Presents" moment you notice them.
- Keep litter try clean as possible.
 
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