How do I get rid of cat odor?

I am furious with you. All of our animals are raised domestic, but it's not my responsibility to raise the cats or clean up after them. I have taken more than a dozen cats to the shelter since I met my husband, some from his mom's house, some from here. Too many is too many. Shame hubby not me, because he hasn't learned yet. I have nothing to be ashamed of. I am just trying to take back my own home.

Do you believe how this women acts? The heck with the smell, the animals need more.

Thank you wachit. I will look into this. margie...if you have read any of my other discussions you would know I adore dogs and horses. I can tolerate cats and have for a long time but I am allergic to them. The smell is getting a little over powering and my husband (a retired janitor) does not seem to care. He only cares that his cats are pampered and loved and spoiled rotten. That is fine. My dog is spoiled rotten for sure, but I clean up after him. I am not asking him to get rid of all the cats, but two need to be put down which any animal lover in their right mind will understand. The other two need to be kept clean and cleaned up after. People accuse me of being judgemental at times and that may be true in the best of times. However I also know when I am being unfairly judged. Back off.

One of them is almost 15 years old and has bad hips. She seldom lands on her feet. The other is only a couple years old but has always had bad skin and digestive problems. It never uses the box ...but it will go BESIDE the box almost consistently. If I put him out he doesn't go off the porch and does his thing right on the porch. I have had several friends agree with me that both these two would be better off put to rest but hubby won't agree with me.

Read above about how two cats need to be put down...one is very old and crippled and the other has numerous health problems.

We are talking about fixed cats and boxes in the house. Check above... one of them goes next to the box, no matter how clean it is!!

Thanks, that is what I am thinking.

Thanks.

I have used vinegar for years on puppy stains in the carpet. The thing is to discourage the animal from using the same spot again. It has a smell they don't like but it washes out their own smell.

vinegar is also acidic baking soda is better !

I can feel it! That is why I am suggesting this odo-ban product, because it works so much better than febreeze. Febreeze seems to just cover up the odor, where this product neutralizes the smelll.

Thanks alot. If I get a chance to go to Walmart I will check it out. I went over the place with full strength lemon cleaner this afternoon. It's hard to tell if it worked or not after you live in it for so long.

I have used many many bottles of febreeze surface and febreeze air spray. It doesn't do the trick. Can anyone feel my pain??

Thanks. Someone else suggested OUT, so maybe I can find some.

Thank you James. I totally agree with you.

Any idea what the ingredients are? thanks.

Thanks, I will check back here.

I've just emaild the company to find out. Unfortunately, it is not listed on their website and the price has gone up since I bought it. When they respond, I will let you know.

That's a thought I never had, that the cat doesn't like the litter. I will suggest this to my husband.

No one is reading. I swear. I have a cat litter box and I check it to make sure hubby is keeping it clear for them. They do use it, but one in particular goes NEXT to it. Second, the two out of four cats need to be put down because they are sick and not behaving right on top of making messes because basically they can't do any better. Two are healthy. I don't think it's worth it to be spending money on cat food for sick cat when it costs twice as much to feel them than it does for a dog (comparing the leading brands right down to the storebrands...dog food is about half price). You should see these two in particular. Anyone outside of my family who has seen them agrees they need to be put out of their misery. It would still mean I had two cats but at least they would be clean cats and basically healthy. I don't have the patience to put up with these poor animals.

Have you tried using different litter? YOu already know cats are finnicky. Our cat pees next to the litter box if my husband doesn't clean it OR IF HE DOESN"T LIKE THE LITTER! (PS, I SWORE your discussion said you didn't have a box because they all went outside) YOu also did not state the animals were sick. If they are ill, and food, exercise and things can't improve them, then put them out of their misery, What are you waiting for? If it is a sick cat peeing all over the house - the illness might be encouraging it. And maybe you need to consider not having more pets in the future if you can't put up with the cost of feeding an animal, and you seem to get pretty irritated by these animals. I wonder why you have any at all. We have 4 dogs and a cat. One of the dogs has liver disease and he used to go in the house, until we got a dog door. he's not in pain, he just drinks more water than usual and pees a lot more. I'm keeping him until his life is miserable. I made him that promise. But there are accidents. It's why we have a rug scrubber and copious amounts of Nature's Miracle on hand. Sometimes there are accidents and illnesses, just like with children, and stinky messes have to be cleaned up. it's part of pet ownership and if you don't like it, you don't have to have pets.

That's a good idea. I have used it to clean puppy accidents out of the carpet because it also leaves behind a scent they don't like so they won't use the same place again.

Probably they have some really good expensive products, right? I will stick with vinegar, thanks.

It's not on the cats themselves, duh.

THERE IS a box in the house. Some of them use it and that's fine but there is the one, one of the sick ones, who goes BESIDE the box or sometimes most anywhere in the house except in the box. I'm ready to scream.

The problem is not just in surfaces, the air is permeating the house but I have indeed sprinkled baking soda many times in certain places.

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There's a thought.

I'm not sure what you are saying...

Thanks for the suggestion.