Friends, no one thinks cat urine smells good, right?
Some comment sections leave a claw to open my eyes!
Indeed, the smell of cat urine is really "notorious". Some friends always complain that their cat urine tastes strong and makes people feel uncomfortable. It is a challenge to open the poop. After all, it is urine, and it must be a bit odor~ These smells come from the sulfur-containing amino acids in cat urine. They are the normal metabolic output of cats and will emit a strong or light scent.
After the urine is left for a long time, it will be decomposed and emit an ammonia odor, and it will also release thiol, just like a skunk fart.
In nature, cats will mark their territory through urine, so generally speaking, unspained male cats have the greatest odor when peeing! Especially in estrus!
In some families with multiple cats, there is a competitive relationship between cats, which may also make the cat's urine smell worse.
In addition, urine is a concentrated product of metabolic waste, so cats that don’t like to drink water have thicker urine. Older cats have deteriorated kidney function and the urine smell will be relatively greater.
Study found that the peeing smell of shorthaired cats seems to be a little thicker and more striking than longhaired cats.
Researchers speculate that perhaps it is because cats' urine contains sulfur substances and cysteine is closely related to hair growth. Perhaps in long-haired cats, most of these amino acids are used to remove hair. However, if the cat's urine emits an inexplicable smell, it may mean that the cat has certain diseases and be vigilant!
For example, when a cat has kidney disease, the ammonia odor in the urine will suddenly become very heavy.
If a cat has diabetes, peeing will exude a sweet fruity smell.
Also, if the cat is exposed to the smell of urine, pay attention to whether the cat's toilet behavior is abnormal, whether it is unable to urinate, less urine, frequent entry into the toilet, etc. Because cats may have lower urinary tract diseases such as urinary tract infections.
If you want to make the cat's urine weaker, you must find the source of the problem and prescribe the right medicine.
For example, if you are not sterilized, find a good time to sterilize, and seek medical treatment immediately and treat the disease well.
Multiple cat families adjust the relationship between cats, ensure the cat's resources, and make the cat happy and without pressure.
Give the cat more water, feed wet food, give "snack soup", use a water dispenser, etc., find ways to make the cat drink more water and pee more, so that it can urinate 2-3 ping pong sizes a day.
If the cat urinates other places, use a detergent to clean it up as soon as possible, such as biological enzymes, soda + vinegar, and do all the urine should be cleaned.
Clean the cat litter box more often. If you accumulate a bunch of urine balls before cleaning, it will be difficult not to smell~