Keeping the house smelling normal with a cat!

Always had cats (so I might be nose blind to it) but they generally don't smell. Only when left for the day whilst at work and the kitchen smells a bit because that's where their litter tray is. Open back door clean out litter tray and it's fine.
 
Cats themselves do not/should not smell. If your cat smells it's probably broken and/or retarded. Fix it.

cats some ultra unique animal that doesn't smell? :confused:

humans have the advantage of chemical cleaners and we still smell.
 
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

but houses with cats don't smell of poo or **** they smell of cat.

go for it though lick your arm all over then give it a sniff every so often see how it starts to smell.
 
Last week I saw a cat dig a hole in the garden, pooped into the hole, and then buried it.
:cool:

did it wipe its arse?

if i said i saw a man go into the bog, have a poo then flush it, pull up his pants and walk out.

We would not be describing him as a clean gentleman.
 
Surprised so many of you use litter trays at all for adult cats unless you all live in flats.

I currently have a kitten, and one of my adult cats under house arrest as he keeps running off for days at a time. Moving in less than a fortnight means I can't risk him not being around so two of them using litter trays.

Normally I'd have one inside just in case but they would rarely be using them.
 
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 just sniffed a cat and it didn't smell any worse then my hairy arm. I refrained from licking either my arm or the cat.

Cat's pooing and weeing in the house is the big problem. Litter trays are really disgusting.
 
I just sniffed a cat and it didn't smell any worse then my hairy arm. I refrained from licking either my arm or the cat.

Cat's pooing and weeing in the house is the big problem. Litter trays are really disgusting.

a cat your used to cause smokers say their clothes don't smell too...


but seriously lick your arm and see how bad saliva starts to smell after a while
 
I work in peoples houses and the only time I know if they are pet owners is when they have a dog. There's that unmistakable smell of dog as soon as you walk in, closely followed by me sneezing all day.

Cats don't smell of anything to me. I do own one, but even when i didn't i couldn't smell cats in peoples houses. Unless they had a litter tray, which only like 5% do.
 
a cat your used to cause smokers say their clothes don't smell too...


but seriously lick your arm and see how bad saliva starts to smell after a while

it's not the same...

cats are designed to clean themselves humans aren't.

cats don't smell

stroke a cat and smell your hand.
then do the same with a dog

a cat your used to cause smokers say their clothes don't smell too...
I smoke and my clothes don't smell of smoke.

I asked my ex-wife who didn't even know I started smoking again if my coat smelled and she said she couldn't smell anything.

was just checking since I don't want my son to know I smoke.
 
it's not the same...

cats are designed to clean themselves humans aren't.

so humans are "designed" to have access to soap?:confused:

musta sucked for the tens of thousands of years before we invented it then.


I smoke and my clothes don't smell of smoke.

they do.

I asked my ex-wife who didn't even know I started smoking again if my coat smelled and she said she couldn't smell anything.

shes being polite



was just checking since I don't want my son to know I smoke.

he knows
 
humans had access to steams , rivers , lakes etc

seriously stroke a cat and smell your hand then do the same with a dog.

dog will make your hand stink, the cat wont

How do cats groom themselves?

The cat’s barbed tongue serves many purposes. It:

Removes dead or loose fur
Strips away the scent of food from the whiskers and the fur, reducing the chance of being detected by nearby predators
Helps rid the coat of fleas and other parasites
Increases circulation
Controls body temperature
Speeds healing
Feels good
 
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.

Ha my cats don't leave their wet food very long :)

Surprised so many of you use litter trays at all for adult cats unless you all live in flats.

I think a lot of people are in flats. That's why I use one.
 
Also i agree about clay, awful stuff! Tried it once as sainsburies only had that in stock and we threw it away!

Im probably making it sound worse than it is, it doesnt stink but its a noticeable odour for me.

Hang on, your cat can go out but you have a litter tray? Therein lies your problem, make it poop outside and all will be well.

As for catsan, I dunno, we tried it many times and Sainsbury's own one was always a bit better (IMO). But yeah, if you're going to keep the litter tray available all the time, make sure it's an enclosed one and get in straight after he/she's gone.
 
My nephew use to stink of cat!! He couldnt smell it himself.

Many times i have been to someones house and instantly i could smell they had a cat!
 
My cat does all her buisness in the niegbours gardens i have no litter trays in my house they are disgusting .And she eats raw chicken so no catfood smell and my house if free of any animal smells .
 
Decent litter, decent food, a water fountain and a cat flap.

try Oko+ litter from zooplus, catsan was crap, excuse the pun :p

And if your getting a kitten see if you can get him used to being bathed ASAP thats my one regret wiht our, he'll tear my arnms off now if I try lol
 
My cat does all her buisness in the niegbours gardens i have no litter trays in my house they are disgusting .And she eats raw chicken so no catfood smell and my house if free of any animal smells .

My next door neighbours cats crap in my garden too. She gets it all back though!! :D
 
This thread is the first time in my 32 years I have heard anyone say cats smell lol. The only thing I found to the contrary after a quick google of 'do cats smell' was a click bait article and answers on forums relating to litter tray smells.

Pretty sure some are getting confused with the smell of a litter tray/food and a cat.
 
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