I had to get one to keep one in my room for one of my cats because she is a literal scaredy cat and won't go anywhere else. I clean it pretty much every
day, but I still feel like the odor is noticeable. And no, I definitely can't afford expensive litter, so are there any household products or something
inexpensive I can use?
What helps with cat litter box odor?
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Posts: 956 (04/17/2009 12:25 PM) |
baking soda (powder)? the stuff in the orange box just sprinkle it on. but really scooping it every day and changing the litter a lot is your best bet
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Posts: 27774 (04/17/2009 12:29 PM) |
I was wondering the same thing. I was actually thinking about making this same topic today.
I wonder if there's an air freshener with baking soda or something in it that would work? I wouldn't want a freshener that just covers up the smell. |
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Posts: 18318 (04/17/2009 12:30 PM) Best Newcomer '06
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Baking soda is an air freshener by itself.
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Posts: 27776 (04/17/2009 12:31 PM) |
Yeah, but I mean something that'll look spray something out into the room.
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Posts: 4214 (04/17/2009 12:32 PM) |
scoop it out everyday and put baking soda in it. the cat box isn't in my room, but i'm a freak about weird smells so this is what I do everyday.
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Posts: 4227 (04/17/2009 12:32 PM) |
I was thinking baking soda too, but couldn't remember if that was right or not
I can just sprinkle it in the little and it won't bother my cat at
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Posts: 27778 (04/17/2009 12:33 PM) |
I'll have to try that. After my cat goes, the entire room smells. Even after I scoop it.
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Posts: 4215 (04/17/2009 12:33 PM) |
SparklyBlonde wrote: you can get one of those air freshners that don't plug into the wall, but are battery powered and spray a squirt of freshner every five minutes. I put one of those behind my garbage can. |
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Posts: 44 (04/17/2009 12:34 PM) |
Arm & Hammer makes a cat odor baking soda product; worked pretty well the few times I used it.
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sometimes the kind of food they eat impacts the stink factor. I've heard dry catfood makes a big difference but I've never had a cat who would eat it
exclusively.
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Posts: 27779 (04/17/2009 12:38 PM) |
dropthecannoli wrote:Yeah, wet cat food makes things really stinky but it's all my cat will eat. He'll eat dry food every now and then but he'll nearly starve himself if he only has dry food. |
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Posts: 4216 (04/17/2009 12:42 PM) |
dropthecannoli wrote: you must have some spoiled cats! both of my cats only eat dry cat food.
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Posts: 873 (04/17/2009 12:44 PM) |
In my world, anything only works when the cat actually covers the stuff up. My older cat refuses to do that so I cover the smell with automatic air fresheners
that run off batteries.
I also use odor absorbers. They're round and kinda flat and put them on top of eat litter box. You can usually find them in the cat litter isle or the air freshener isle. They're made by Citrus Magic. It won't get rid of everything though. But it'd probably work better if she covered it up. I think my life would be easier if she just covered it up. But nooooooooo. And naturally, she's a cat that prefers open litter boxes rather than covered (although she will use one if she feels like it) so I'm just up a creek without a paddle there. |
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Posts: 18322 (04/17/2009 12:45 PM) Best Newcomer '06
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MandsLB8 wrote: Not spoiled - all of them were adopted and had become accustomed to canned food with previous owners. Even the shelter fed them canned. Like Sparkly said they'd nearly starve before they'd touch dry food. I think if they'd started out with dry food I wouldn't have had that problem. |
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Posts: 3216 (04/17/2009 2:23 PM) |
GinaJezebel wrote:From what I have heard that is really a waste of money and it is just better to use regular baking soda. We usually clean ours out every day and we have no smells and we have a cat that goes a lot. There are times we clean it out more than once a day, but rare. Every once in a while we put in baking soda, when the one cat doesn't feel like covering... |
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Posts: 183 (04/17/2009 3:31 PM) |
It also depends on the brand of cat litter..I have gotten some really expensive brands, only to have them stink right away, then bought some cheaper brands and
have them work very well, just switch around until you find a good one.
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Posts: 9717 (04/17/2009 5:01 PM) |
We use Arm & Hammer Super Scoop and it works really well! It already has baking soda in it, which helps. Make sure you are scooping every day to help
maintain freshness!
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Posts: 27790 (04/17/2009 5:02 PM) |
squadgirl wrote:What brands worked well for you? OMG my cat JUST finished pooping 30 seconds ago and it is so bad. 
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Posts: 187 (06/26/2009 4:27 PM) |
SparklyBlond: Like Lo Timbalake, I like Arm & Hammer Super Scoop. Plus, I stock up on baking soda and add a bit each day when I scoop.
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Posts: 9992 (06/26/2009 4:28 PM) |
MandsLB8 wrote: I know right? I've never had a cat that ate wet food at all. My cat eats exclusively dry food and water, and she still has the stinkiest poos ever.
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