Your House Smells Like Cat Because of These 8 Things (Not the Litter Box)

The Cat Room Manual, my 46 large-print lessons on living with cats, and a free chapter: margieknowscats.com You scoop every day, yet visitors still ask where the cats are, and the smell is almost never the cat or the litter box. Margie, who spent twenty years in her county shelter's cat room and has lived with cats for forty, walks through eight everyday things that quietly hold odor in a home, from air fresheners and favorite blankets to the vacuum, stale winter air and old accidents hiding in the carpet pad. You'll come away knowing how to find the real source, how to wash and rotate your cat's things without wiping out the scent she needs to feel safe, and one small job to do tonight. She also explains how to track down an old urine spot with a UV flashlight and which cleaners to avoid. Margie is not a vet and says plainly when a change in your cat's habits means a vet visit. 0:00 Intro 1:06 Air Fresheners Mask Smell 3:06 Soft Furnishings and Throws 4:26 The Feeding Corner 6:04 Vacuum and Closed Air 8:24 Old Plastic and Accidents 12:27 The Big Clean Day 14:24 Weekly Routine and Tonight's Task