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  1. #1
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    Maybe try a few strategically placed (but hidden) bowls of baking soda or vinegar near the box(es). Like, in a decorative bowl on a bookshelf or something. I know vinegar is good at countering cigarette smoke (don't know about it's effectiveness with cat pee smell, besides as a cleaning solution) and baking soda absorbs any smells.

    I agree about Febreze. I can't stand that stuff.

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    I use Tidy Cats Multiple Cats, but they also have a Small Spaces which is meant for places like ours (mine is ~700 sq ft and also just one giant room besides the bedroom). I've got two cats. I have found that it's not usually the litter per se that stinks up a house, but rather the places your cats urinate outside the box. My little fat orange girl kept peeing under my piano and I would infrequently detect the odor of cat pee - mostly when I'd been away for a few days. I didn't figure it out until I caught her doing it (never saw wet spots on the carpet, ever). I steam cleaned the carpet in my entire apartment and now it doesn't smell - I've even had third parties tell me it smells fine (also got my orange kitty to stop peeing under the piano).

    You might sniff test your carpet or invest in a cheap blacklight to see if there are any hidden sources of urine odor.

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    yikes! I would hope that none of them does that, but one never knows. I have all hardwood and no carpet, so I'm hoping that there isn't a secret corner where one is peeing. I know that one of them likes to pee on plastic bags if I leave them out after putting the groceries away. And because of her strange behaviour and the fact I can't really trust her anymore (she's 18 and isn't quite herself anymore), the cats are banned from the bedroom so I know they don't do anything in the bedroom.

    I know that the pine pellets themselves have an odor so I think I just need to find a good air neutralizer.

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    You're smart to think about this. We fed the cat in the neighboring apartment when we lived in Chapel Hill a couple of times (and scooped poop) when the couple and their young daughter went out of town, and it STANK. This was an 1100 sq ft apt. with only one cat. I almost couldn't stand to go into it. We had Paisley (our Boston Terrier), but our apt. didn't smell at all, even if we'd been gone for several days or more and would notice it if it did, when we walked back in.
    Emily

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    Our litter box is drowned out by the Essence of Labrador that permeates our house.

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    Quote Originally Posted by channlluv View Post
    Our litter box is drowned out by the Essence of Labrador that permeates our house.

    Roxy
    Ours is currently drowned out by the essence of puppy pee.

    I am reading these suggestions with much interest!
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    Try SwheatScoop or World's Best Cat Litter. I have 2 cats in a small apartment and there never is a urine smell. It also clumps really well so it's easy to get it all scooped up. i scoop twice a day.
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