Monday, May 24, 2010

We have a self cleaning litter box and we empty the receptacle frequently, but there still seems to be an odor

in our home. Any ideas for how to eliminate this odor?
Answers:
Before you put fresh litter in spray the litter box w/ nature's Miracle it is designed to get rid of those "oders".
Wash it out with bleach or vinnegar at least once a week. Rinse well! Urine soaks into plastic.
put baking soda in the litter
Could be the litter you use. My wife has two cats and uses fresh step. Seems to work really well. Also a scented candle in the room where the box is would help. Yes baking soda also.
clean the litter box it's self and add more baking soda to the litter as it is not aborbing all the smell. also put a box of baking soda near the box open and it will help absorb the orders
cats urine contains trace amounts of amonia and can continue to smell even after being whiped clean. if the cat has urinated or deficated in a place somewhere around the litterbox then it sees that as part of the litterbox as well and will continue to deficate or urinate in that spot untill you have gotten rid of all traces of the scent, and remember just because you cant smell it doesnt mean your cant cant
get rid of the cat. sorry had a cat that would spray the house and it stunk to high heaven. couldn't take it anymore so I had to get rid of my cat.

Maybe cat is not going in litterbox all the time and is spraying around the house like the furniture and walls and such.

use, baking soda carpet freshner for pet odors, and no vaccum spray for your carpets that you spray just before company arrives, and baking soda in the litter pan.

hope it helps.
i really dont know if this will help you or not but my mom and grandmother always cleaned theirs with apple cider vineger, and dried it real good and then would sprinkle baking soda in before they put the liter in there and i swear you never smelled any cats in our home i really hope that this helps you
I have one as well paid $250. and I find that I have too go check it twice a day and I use baking soda in the premium litter I use.the secret is cleaning it often..I raise Desert Lynx and had 12 cats here up until two weeks ago when kittens were ready too be placed. All my company say, I don't smell cats in here, its because I frequently during the day make sure they are clean.that is the only way too elimmenate odors.I am so proud of the compliment..I don't smell cats in here at all..!!
Try a different type of litter. Watch commercials for the best and cheapest ones! We have a kind sold at meijer that is blue crystals and white crystals. Its amazing.
Are you sure there making it in the box lol. but all the suggestions above me are realy good ideas.
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Ask a local pet store if there is a solution to making the odor go away from the litter box. If not try looking for a different litter to use that is better.
Use a premium cat food. Then the cat's digestive system won't be working overtime trying to digest corn and other junk. There will be less poop and it won't stink nearly as much. If you feed canned food, maybe you should cut back the amount. Canned food tends to make for stinkier poop.
use baking soda in the litter, just sprinkle some on top, it helps take the smell away like in your fridge. also you can use fabreze or some other similar thing like oust.
You should empty, wash, and rinse your litter box at least once every couple weeks. Baking soda in the kitty litter would help too, or you may just want to swich brands. A can of air freshener nearby never hurts either =)

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