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I've only really been around ONE cat who has very strong ammonia smelling urine... a cat I pet sit for. You walk into the room his litter box is in and it hits you like a wall. Even working at a vet and being around tons of cats and litter boxes, I've just never smelled it much. Stinky tom cat pee yes... but straight up ammonia not so much.
Until lately.
I think I've traced it to the litter. I've used a ton of different litters and never really had a problem with any of them, but still haven't found that "perfect" one. A while back I bought a big bag of World's Best. A while later, I bought a box of Swheat Scoop. The plan was to use one in the box in my room and another in the box in the dining room. It seems like ever since I started using the Swheat Scoop there has been a strong ammonia smell whenver I scoop the box, but I never have that problem with the World's Best.
I'm also not sure if its just that she uses the box in my room (Swheat Scoop) a lot more than the other box so the fact that there is just more urine is attributing to it. Next time I'm due to dump the litter I'll try World's Best in both to see if I still smell the ammonia.
Its not a really strong odor that can be smelled from far away, just when I get down and start scooping.
Any thoughts?
Until lately.
I think I've traced it to the litter. I've used a ton of different litters and never really had a problem with any of them, but still haven't found that "perfect" one. A while back I bought a big bag of World's Best. A while later, I bought a box of Swheat Scoop. The plan was to use one in the box in my room and another in the box in the dining room. It seems like ever since I started using the Swheat Scoop there has been a strong ammonia smell whenver I scoop the box, but I never have that problem with the World's Best.
I'm also not sure if its just that she uses the box in my room (Swheat Scoop) a lot more than the other box so the fact that there is just more urine is attributing to it. Next time I'm due to dump the litter I'll try World's Best in both to see if I still smell the ammonia.
Its not a really strong odor that can be smelled from far away, just when I get down and start scooping.
Any thoughts?