- Joined
- Nov 24, 2014
- Messages
- 128
- Purraise
- 41
This is a bit of a weird one.
Firstly, my sense of smell is very odd. Somethings I smell with greater than average acuity, other things I don't notice unless they're pointed out, and certain scents I just don't smell. Cat pee is one of those things that linger on the edges of my ability and it smells kind of the same as caramelized onions to me for whatever reason.
This is a wonderful thing, because it means that I can get cheap rent! The previous tenant where I am living abandoned some cats inside who weren't found for several weeks.
This was years ago, but the smell lingers...
(you'd think my landlord would be adverse to pets after this, but he loves cats and was very happy to hear I'd taken in a stray)
Anyway, the problem! Since Mr. Tucker was found outside with no ID, but since there was a lot of evidence to suggest he'd recently been in a home, I didn't want to spend large amounts of money on him at the vet until I was certain an owner wasn't going to come out of the woodwork. I waited nearly three weeks, got sick of boy cat behaviour (just because I can't always smell the pee, doesn't make it pleasant to find a peed-on pillow), got him neutered.
Since then, there haven't been any obvious damp spots. But I'm fairly certain he's been spraying somewhere in my bedroom. The smell of onions is strong! But... it being a small house, this could be actual onion smell from the kitchen. I'm not the best at distinguishing.
The litter bin is cleaned twice a day and he's definitely using it. If he is spraying... it doesn't hugely matter because I don't notice it and the house already has a cat smell which is never going away. BUT, I obviously don't want him peeing on my work uniform without me noticing, because other people definitely will
, and I don't want him getting into the habit of thinking this is okay, because he is a young cat and verily, I will probably be moving one day to somewhere without pre-existing cat odours.
So! Tips on:
1. getting rid of OLD cat pee smells (like, several years old)
2. detecting new cat pee without being able to smell it (I was thinking black light?)
3. getting rid of the new cat pee smell
4. convincing cat that, even though the house smells otherwise, the only place he ought to be going is in his litter bin
would all be appreciated, and thanks in advance.
Firstly, my sense of smell is very odd. Somethings I smell with greater than average acuity, other things I don't notice unless they're pointed out, and certain scents I just don't smell. Cat pee is one of those things that linger on the edges of my ability and it smells kind of the same as caramelized onions to me for whatever reason.
This is a wonderful thing, because it means that I can get cheap rent! The previous tenant where I am living abandoned some cats inside who weren't found for several weeks.
Anyway, the problem! Since Mr. Tucker was found outside with no ID, but since there was a lot of evidence to suggest he'd recently been in a home, I didn't want to spend large amounts of money on him at the vet until I was certain an owner wasn't going to come out of the woodwork. I waited nearly three weeks, got sick of boy cat behaviour (just because I can't always smell the pee, doesn't make it pleasant to find a peed-on pillow), got him neutered.
Since then, there haven't been any obvious damp spots. But I'm fairly certain he's been spraying somewhere in my bedroom. The smell of onions is strong! But... it being a small house, this could be actual onion smell from the kitchen. I'm not the best at distinguishing.
The litter bin is cleaned twice a day and he's definitely using it. If he is spraying... it doesn't hugely matter because I don't notice it and the house already has a cat smell which is never going away. BUT, I obviously don't want him peeing on my work uniform without me noticing, because other people definitely will
So! Tips on:
1. getting rid of OLD cat pee smells (like, several years old)
2. detecting new cat pee without being able to smell it (I was thinking black light?)
3. getting rid of the new cat pee smell
4. convincing cat that, even though the house smells otherwise, the only place he ought to be going is in his litter bin
would all be appreciated, and thanks in advance.
