How can people that own cats keep their house from smelling like cat feces/urine?

Answer 1

Cleaning the litter box every day helps, so does making sure that they have all been fixed and de-wormed

Answer 2

Litter box should be cleaned daily.

Scoopable Flushable litter is the best for this. Just scoop directly into toilet and flush, no bags, no smell.

Baking soda added to the litter will help with the smell as well.

Change the cats food. Most cheap cat foods will make the cat have an extra strong odor on the opposite end. If indoor cat Purina Indoor Formula is one of the best for the price, WAY less than Iam's.

Get a small or bathroom version of the Ionic Breeze from Sharper Image store (store, online, ebay), this will remove any odors from the air in that room.

Get a larger litter box that has a cover lid on it with a charcoal filter in the top.

Place a large basket of potpourii in the room with the litter box.

Get an industrial bathroom scent machine. Every few minutes it shoots a small scent into the room.

Buy high quality candles in the house.

Fabreeze the house

Answer 3

Use a high quality litter and keep 2 litter boxes. Clean them twice a day,put a washable mat under them to catch the litter that comes off their feet after using the litter boxes. Also there are special dry cat foods that help control the ammonia in their urine,that cuts down on the smell. Like having a child ,having any pet is a responsibility, I wouldn't expect my child to live outside with all the risks so I wouldn't let my cat live outside. Also spay or neuter, its better for you ,the cat and all the unwanted animals being euthanized in shelters everyday. Pets are for life not convenience. Good luck and I wish you well.

Answer 4

I have three cats and three litter boxes. I clean them twice a week and always make sure to add baking soda with each cleaning. Make sure there is a large amount of litter in each box so that the waste can be completely covered up by the cats.

Also, Febreeze on fabrics and the carpet works wonders. Even a neutralizing scented plug-in next to the litter boxes will help with immediate smells as soon as the kittens go potty.

Answer 5

Get a litter box. Fill it with good quality kittie litter fillers -clay (not clumping), crystals, pine, pellets - don't settle for the cheap stuff. Get rid of cat solid wastes immediately after cat moves bowels - don't allow feces to stay in litter box until the next change, even if you decide to change the litter filling everyday. I change mine every two to three days. I always scoop out cat feces and the wet parts of the litter immediately after the cat has used the box and add more litter filling each time. I throw out the old litter fillings completely every 2 or 3 days and scrub the box clean before refilling it. In the winter, I add baking soda to the filling. Seems to wok fine.

Answer 6

1. Get a covered litter box and keep it clean. Unscented, clumping litter will encapsulate the smell.

2. Use an all natural citrus "odor eliminator," for occasional smells, rather than the traditional, over-perfumed cloying air freshener. Another alternative is to light a match or candle. Soy candles are best so you are not polluting the air you are trying to clean. Ionic Breeze-style air cleaners are great with dust but I have not found them to eliminate odors, as they claim. Anyone else have any luck with a particular brand?

3. Have your male cats neutered before they begin to spray.

4. For any "accidents," or spraying, wash or clean the item in lemon juice. Get one of the really big bottles of concentrated lemon juice it's only a few bucks compared with the second mortgage necessary to buy "Natures Miricle," what's the miricle, exactly, that people actually buy it? Back to the lemon juice: Say you havea to wash clothing that has been sprayed, you will want to fill the wahing machine with water, probably hot or warm, and add a few CUPS of lemon juice. Let the items soak, then wash with detergent as usual.

5. Cats are pretty clean animals so you will rarely need to bathe them. You should still get them used to this and nail clipping at an early age. There is a special ointment for their eyes, in case soap gets in them, cotton balls for the ears to prevent water getting in. They hate the ointment and the cotton balls will not last the duration of the bath, so you may choose to wing it. line the wash tub with some anti-slip material so your cats needn't panic at being out of control. Use warm water and any, I repeat any, mild PH balanced shampoo. Perhaps a children's tear-free, all-in-one shampo/conditioner. Only use overpriced shampoos if the cat has a flea problem or ringworm or the like.

You sound like a responsible pet owner determined to keep her non-pet friends. Good for you! Either that or you don't want to be called "that weird cat lady down the street." Consider, that if you have more than 3 cats the danger is very real(!)

Answer 7

I assume that you have a litter box, correct?

If you keep it clean, you should be okay. Scoop every day and empty it completely every couple of days. Clean the area around the box frequently and make sure that the litter box itself is kept clean, because cats will often accidentally spray urine outside of the box.

There are cleaners that will eliminate the smell of cat urine- try asking someone at a pet supply store like Pet Supermarket or Petsmart.

Answer 8

Use a clumping litter such as Tidy Cat. Make sure it is "clumping" litter with odor control. Scoop the clumps out every day and the box or the house won't smell. Also, even if you only have one cat, use the litter that says it is for multiple cats. This kind has more odor control.

I have 2 cats and you would never know there was a cat in my house.

Answer 9

What you need to do is get an automatic litterbox. Basically every time your cat gets in the box to do #1 or # 2 the scoop arm of the litter box will make a pass and scoop the "mess" up and deposit it in a container. They are a little costly, but they're worth it. Dump the container when you get home and your done. Your litter will actually last lobger this way as well. So in time the automatic litter box will pay for itself.
Cost - I've seen anywhere from $80.00 to $120.00.

Answer 10

My cat is trained, and only goes in the litter box. I do my part by keeping the litter box clean. I scoop it every day, and scrub it with bleach once a week. My home does not smell like a cat lives there. If you keep the box clean, the cat will use it. Cats will snub a dirty litter box, and go somewhere else.

Answer 11

You must keep the litter box clean all the time. Scoop every time the cat uses the box and clean out the whole box at least once a week. I learned this from the Vet the hard way. My cat had a Urinary infection because I didn't know to clean it completely once or more a week.