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Cat Forum / General Topics / June 2008Any ideas to deaden a human sense of smell?
My husband swears he smells cat pee all over our house. I smoke, so I don't smell it. We have fought for years over this. We just had the old living room furniture removed and new comes Monday (we are covering it with plastic). There is no way today the house smells like it. I think it is in his head. This may lead to divorce. I'm so sick of hearing it and I will not give up my cats. He knew how I loved them when we married. Anyone ever heard of anything to deaden or lessen a person's sense of smell? he might smell it it could be in the carpet or on the walls try a black light or have a professional come in and clean the house > My husband swears he smells cat pee all over our house. I smoke, so I > don't smell it. We have fought for years over this. We just had the old [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > will not give up my cats. He knew how I loved them when we married. Anyone > ever heard of anything to deaden or lessen a person's sense of smell? > he might smell it > [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] >> Anyone ever heard of anything to deaden or lessen a person's sense of >> smell? hehe, I wrote this in the heat of anger, I know there is nothing to deaden his sense of smell and it was a silly question. But I did take your advice and used a black light. I found ONE little dribble in the room he said he smelled it in. That stuff must be so strong. We just had the carpets cleaned yesterday in the rooms with carpet is why I thought he was imagining it. The dribble was in a room with hardwood. (I am so tired of fighting about this though, *sigh*) Maybe I'll just make a daily chore of going around the house with a black light and making sure there is none. >> he might smell it >> [quoted text clipped - 21 lines] > fighting about this though, *sigh*) Maybe I'll just make a daily chore of > going around the house with a black light and making sure there is none. Urine odor can be trapped in fabric -- furniture, draperies, even wall covering. It does not have to be a spot where the cat has actually urinated, and the smell can be *very* unpleasant. Try burning some candles occasionally (the type marketed as "odor absorbing"), but be *very careful* that the candles are in a place where your cats cannot get burned. Either stay in the room with them, or place them in some sort of container well out of the reach of even very agile cats. Also, there is some odor absorbing gel that is sold in small plastic cannisters with holes in the lid. Leave one or two of them in each room where there is some "offending" odor. These gels are *not* powerful enough to eliminate odors from actual urine stains, but they help with odor that is in the air such as litter box odor (there really should not be any from litter boxes, though, if the boxes are cleaned frequently). MaryL >>> he might smell it >>> [quoted text clipped - 38 lines] > > MaryL Thanks MaryL I have a TON of scented candles and I think they work, otherse say it just coveresup problems. I'm gonna get some "odor absorbing" ones tomorrow. Great news..I got a pill down baby tonigt. Even afte I have notdone this for weeks, as soon as I get a glass cup, a spooon and a can of tuna or wet cat foord from the cabinet, they all swarm to the kitchen whereever they are, I have to admit to 7 of them.That's what is tough giving a pill to ONE in 'treat' food but not letter the others have any.Of course, I put baby in another room w/hers and gave the rest one teaspoon each to shut them up. But first I even snuck the can of food, pill, spoon & glass bowl OUT IN MY CAR to mix it up and they STARED OUT THE DOOR AT ME IN THE CAR!!!!Cats can be really creepy sometimes. Too smart! We have laid down light plastic self adhesiving cover around all the walls in our liivng room & Hall , where ever we have carpet and will cover the new couch & chair when it comes tomorrow. That's the best Iknow how to do. I am going to the vet too tomorrow to demand there must be someing along the line of what they are giving me in tablet or liquid form. I know you guys don't know me, but I'm a try to ge a very good person to eveyone I know an my only fault is once I take on a pet, it' s mine for life. They are my kids to me since I didn't hae any.I deal with their illnesses and spent boocoough bucks on em cause I love them. I am also going to dedicate every other day to crawling around the house wiht a black light & make sure there are no sparys we did see and also invest in the Feliway products. they work, they are good, but expensive, but it's better than replacing your carpet & furniture, huh? thanks for listening fellow animal lovers and If I can ever help you...let me know. I had extensive experince with a cat with diabetes and a cat with renal failure giving the insulin shots and IV for the renal failure. Both lives happy and healthy for 3 more yerars that the vets gave me. Take are all! MeMe So. Indiana >> he might smell it >> [quoted text clipped - 21 lines] >though, *sigh*) Maybe I'll just make a daily chore of going around the house >with a black light and making sure there is none. Keep the cats. Get rid of the PITA husband. You'll be MUCH happier! >>hehe, I wrote this in the heat of anger, I know there is nothing to deaden >>his sense of smell and it was a silly question. But I did take your advice [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > > You'll be MUCH happier! Ask eHarmony dot com if they can supply you with a noseless husband....... > My husband swears he smells cat pee all over our house. I smoke, so I > don't smell it. We have fought for years over this. We just had the old [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > will not give up my cats. He knew how I loved them when we married. Anyone > ever heard of anything to deaden or lessen a person's sense of smell? Have you tried arsnic? ;^) > > don't smell it. We have fought for years over this. We just had the old > > living room furniture removed and new comes Monday (we are covering it [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > > Have you tried arsnic? ;^) have you? Why not? > My husband swears he smells cat pee all over our house. I smoke, so I > don't smell it. We have fought for years over this. We just had the old [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > will not give up my cats. He knew how I loved them when we married. Anyone > ever heard of anything to deaden or lessen a person's sense of smell? The old "Air-Wick" bottles of the forties used to contain a chemical that paralyzed the olfactory nerves, thereby making your home, "smell good". Probably many of the new deoderizers work the same way.... 1. Sometimes if people don't like cats, they can imagine that so you might want to ask some close friends who will be honest with you. 2. Clean the litter box every day. Also, make sure you buy the type of litter that has odour control and store it in a place distant from where your husband might sit. 3. If any of your cats has messed somewhere, this can be difficult to remove. You have to purchase a special product from a pet store to remove it and may have to apply it several times. 4. Cook onions, bread, cake, or bacon every day. They will make your house smell so nice they should make your husband not notice anything else. Onions will last the whole day. 5. It's true that, given an ultimatum by a partner, about choosing EITHER their pets or children OR them, most people will choose the pets or children. If you get divorced, make sure you find a cat lover THE NEXT TIME. They do exist and this is extremely important for cat lovers. Keep in mind also, that if you divorce you may have to move and pets always limit the choices where you can live. _____________________ >> My husband swears he smells cat pee all over our house. I smoke, so I >> don't smell it. We have fought for years over this. We just had the old [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > paralyzed the olfactory nerves, thereby making your home, "smell good". > Probably many of the new deoderizers work the same way.... > >> My husband swears he smells cat pee all over our house. I smoke, so I > >> don't smell it. We have fought for years over this. We just had the old [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > >> Anyone ever heard of anything to deaden or lessen a person's sense of > >> smell? Someone may have already mentioned this, but DISTANCE will deaden the smell. Like if the cat-jealous person is in another house, he won't be able to smell anything offensive. |
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