> Our rescue litter left yesterday for PetSmart to find their forever homes.
> This prompted a marathon clean up the kitty litter they scattered everywhere
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> What could cause the strong odor?

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> circa Sun, 27 Jun 2004 10:21:47 -0400, in rec.pets.cats.health+behav,
> Wendy (wendypart@nospam.com) said,
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> Laura
Yes, she was spayed when she was found as a stray. She was around 1 1/2 yr.
old when they found her.
What's urea smell like? Never really analyzed the smell of cat pee. The
other two boxes didn't have much of a smell - just the normal, mild, oh it's
a cat box I'm messing with smell. Her's could peel paint.
W
Laura R. - 27 Jun 2004 19:45 GMT
circa Sun, 27 Jun 2004 12:34:11 -0400, in rec.pets.cats.health+behav,
Wendy (wendypart@nospam.com) said,
> Yes, she was spayed when she was found as a stray. She was around 1 1/2 yr.
> old when they found her.
>
> What's urea smell like? Never really analyzed the smell of cat pee. The
> other two boxes didn't have much of a smell - just the normal, mild, oh it's
> a cat box I'm messing with smell. Her's could peel paint.
Urea is the "fresh pee" smell. Ammonia is what forms when urea breaks
down. If the urine in the box was strongly ammoniac, it may just be
that it had been sitting in the box for a while (perhaps none of the
cats have really been using the box much and the urine was a couple
of days old). Other than that, pee-stink ain't my thang. :-)
Laura

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-L. : - 29 Jun 2004 01:34 GMT
> > circa Sun, 27 Jun 2004 10:21:47 -0400, in rec.pets.cats.health+behav,
> > Wendy (wendypart@nospam.com) said,
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> W
UTI, kidney malfunction, liver issues all come to mind - make sure
they do bloodwork and a urinalysis at the vet.
Good luck,
-L.