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Cat Forum / Cat Anecdotes / December 2004Litter Box Question (Burmese)
I was at the hairdresser today, and our conversation turned to cats. She said that a friend of hers keeps different litterboxes for use by different breeds of cats, and that the cats are trained so the Burmese kitties use litterboxes far away from the commonly used rooms of the house, while the other kitties use litterboxes in a more accessable area. The reason? According to the friend, the urine of Burmese cats is so concentrated and strong that it "stinks up the joint". The friend says it's not dietary, as all the kitties in the household are on the same diet and get the same snacks, it's just the way the different breeds are. I've never heard of such a thing - that the urine of one breed of cat would be so much more... overpowering than that of another breed? Is this true or something from someone's overactive imagination? Jeanne Hedge, as directed by Natasha ============ http://www.jhedge.com > I was at the hairdresser today, and our conversation turned to cats. > She said that a friend of hers keeps different litterboxes for use by [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > would be so much more... overpowering than that of another breed? Is > this true or something from someone's overactive imagination? Never heard of any such thing myself, and it doesn't seem very logical, but I don't know flip about purebred cats, all I've ever been owned by were moggies. Hugs, CatNipped > Jeanne Hedge, as directed by Natasha > > ============ > http://www.jhedge.com > I've never heard of such a thing - that the urine of one breed of cat > would be so much more... overpowering than that of another breed? Is > this true or something from someone's overactive imagination? It doesn't sound very plausible to me, although I am not an expert on cat urine. I'd like to know how she trained the cats to use one litterbox instead of another, and how she knows they always use their own. I know some cats in houses with more than one litterbox might *choose* to only use one, but the idea of teaching a cat 'no, not that one, use this one in the basement' seems a bit odd. I can't really see most cats going along with it, certainly not if no one was looking.  SignatureCheryl >> I've never heard of such a thing - that the urine of one breed of cat >> would be so much more... overpowering than that of another breed? Is >> this true or something from someone's overactive imagination? > It doesn't sound very plausible to me, although I am not an expert on cat > urine. Well, I believe it! I don't know about urine, but in spite of the fact that my three cats all eat the same food, only Smudge's poop could summon the Environmental Protection Agency. :) It's not the input, it's the system! Joyce Nikki (Burmese) says pooh on this............she went on to say "her pee don't stink". Seriously, both cats eat dry Iams (lamb & rice) and the litterbox is not a problem even tho in my bedroom. I should add that both cats do drink a fair bit of water......perhaps this helps?? Lorna and the non-stinky Nikki & Chessie > I was at the hairdresser today, and our conversation turned to cats. > She said that a friend of hers keeps different litterboxes for use by [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > would be so much more... overpowering than that of another breed? Is > this true or something from someone's overactive imagination? > I was at the hairdresser today, and our conversation turned to cats. > She said that a friend of hers keeps different litterboxes for use by [quoted text clipped - 17 lines] > ============ > http://www.jhedge.com Definitely overactive imagination. If the litter box is changed regularly there is no smell at all. Stale urine will smell from any cat. B & C are Burmese and FSP is a pure bred blue smoke persian - no difference from oredinary mogs - and I have also had plenty of them. The most ghastly smell in the world is the spraying of an unneutered tom,agh. I once had an unneutered tom spray on a soft padded easy chair. In the end I gave up trying to clean it and threw it out, the smell never went away! Bev SignatureThe email of the species is more deadly than the mail. > The most ghastly smell in the world is the spraying of an unneutered > tom,agh. > I once had an unneutered tom spray on a soft padded easy chair. In the > end I gave up trying to clean it and threw it out, the smell never went > away! When I was taking Patches (a three-year old intact stray) to the vet's for his operation, he urinated copioulsy in his carrier and it spilled over onto the seat of my car. I thought I was going to have to sell the car to get rid of the smell, untuil daily saturation with Nature;s Miracle finally did the trick. (But it took a while!) > Bev > I was at the hairdresser today, and our conversation turned to cats. > She said that a friend of hers keeps different litterboxes for use by [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > diet and get the same snacks, it's just the way the different breeds > are. As a breeder of Burmese I have to say that this is a load of rubbish, I have friends who breed other breeds and have never noticed any difference between their smells and those of my chosen breed. Now the stud boys............... well that is a different story!!!!!! People who come to my house often comment that there is NO cat smells here. Lois in defence of her kitties. > I've never heard of such a thing - that the urine of one breed of cat > would be so much more... overpowering than that of another breed? Is > this true or something from someone's overactive imagination? Well, if they're maturing intact males..... but that's true of any breed, SFAIK. > I was at the hairdresser today, and our conversation turned to cats. > She said that a friend of hers keeps different litterboxes for use by [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > would be so much more... overpowering than that of another breed? Is > this true or something from someone's overactive imagination? Sounds strange to me, but I don't know. Anyway, I thought Burmese peed in the sink ;-) or is that only in New Zealand? SignatureAdrian (Owned by Snoopy & Bagheera) A house is not a home, without a cat. Thanks to everyone who replied. I thought this friend was crazy too, especially after being told all the kitties were on the same diet. Now to straighten out my hairdresser with a few expert opinions ^_^ Jeanne Hedge, as directed by Natasha ============ http://www.jhedge.com |
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