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A question for fun even though it's really no fun to be surrounded by the strong smell of male cat urine, not knowing WHERE it's coming from!
Clearly I'll just have to clean the whole house thoroughly but decided to ask this question for fun and maybe get to learn something new!

Dear I Ching: Where did my cat pee?
Answer: Hexagram 39.5.6 - 52

Well.... honestly this gives me no clue at all but if I actually find out where I'll let you know!
 
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Ok. Mistery resolved. So the problem was this hormonal spray my cat had left somewhere and I could not find out where. The smell was basically everywhere but I found out he is a true gentlecat and more educated than I thought he was because he only "sprayed" on his litter.
Actually I think it explains the hexagrams.. Details; you know how cats tend to "sweep up" the litter which result in it forming a little "mountain? Well usually cats do their things and then they cover it up but this time my cat had sprayed on top of this "litter mountain", marking his territory that way, without covering it.
Both hexagrams represent a mountain. Hex 39 shows a mountain with a cavity on top of it, containing water. Hex 52 also shows a mountain - it is quite an immobile hexagram and gives the idea of something standing still, something very local.

A good exercise in keeping an open mind when interpreting hexagrams!
 

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Water on the mountain is very good for litter box, and I doubt I would have thought of it. 39.5, "Friends come": friend is the one who changes the litter. And 39.6 "Going leads to obstructions, Coming leads to great good fortune" suggests attending to the ordinary.
 

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Omg I hate cats for that very reason, my roommates have two male cats and me being pregnant and all I can smell EVERYTHING, so the smell is very strong and overpowering.. I feel nauseated and disgusted.. I finally moved their box Into a closet.. It's much better but if it were my choice id get rid of them haha. Btw is there anything that can be done about that sickening smell?
 

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If the (dear sweet!) cats have peed on something porous (clothes, carpet, etc.), try an enzymatic cleaner. There are different brands, available at pet stores. The enzymes will miraculously "eat" the pee, which will not only remove the smell for you, it will remove the smell for the cats and reduce the possibility that they will continue to pee in/on the same spot. Caveats: (a) you must be careful to folllow the instructions (thoroughly saturate, let dry naturally, don't launder first), (b) it's expensive.

If the problem is the odor from the litter box itself, frequent scooping is (of course) the easiest solution, and then getting the scooped waste immediately out of the house. Unfortunately, you may not have much control over how often your roommates scoop and scrub their cats' boxes.

Other things to try: covered boxes instead of open ones (some covered boxes have charcoal filters in the lids), and/or sprinkling some baking soda in the litter. Personally, I haven't found that those things make a lot of difference, though maybe even a little difference would be worthwhile for you. There are scented litters, but (to me) a lot of the fake "scents" are unappealing in themselves. What seems to happen, too, is that you smell the scent AND the pee. Also, cats sometimes don't like scented litter, and then don't use their boxes. BUT, they are all things you could try.

Are the cats neutered?

There is some chance that unusually strong urine could indicate a health problem.

[Edited] Maybe try lining the boxes if they're not already? (Pet stores sell boxes of different-sized pre-made litter box liners.) I recommend using TWO rather than one, so the cats don't scratch through them. Liners won't help the smell from fresh pee/poop, but it will keep the box itself from having stale pee on it.
 
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Well maybe they aren't cleaning it out properly.. I know if they were my cats if be cleaning out that litter box with fresh soapy water two times a week and scooping once or twice a day.. I will talk to them about that. I don't think they spray anywhere we have hardwood flooring the smell emanates from their litter box, so nauseating... And strong. We use maxx scoop I think it's scented but yes the smell or urine and poop mixes with the perfume smell... Doesn't help at all. Although moving the litter box to the closet has helped a lot. Hopefully it remains like this and it's not as strong.. Our place was beginning to smell like an outhouse.. I felt very badly for our neighbours and embarrassed to have someone come over.. Just gross.
 

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I couldn't live like this haha I've been living here for a month and it upsets me a lot.
 

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There's plenty of advice on controlling cat odors, and I'd expect any large grocery store to carry an assortment of products. I have an indoor-outdoor cat that insists on taking care of business outdoor, so I have never had a cat odor problem.

http://www.petplace.com/cats/how-to-reduce-litter-box-odor/page1.aspx

http://www.petproductadvisor.com/buyers-guide/selecting-the-right-litter-for-your-cat/124/page1.aspx

The problem will be to get your roommates to take care of it.

http://www.ehow.com/how_4473931_clean-litter-box-pregnant.html
We all know that when pregnant, women aren't supposed to be on litter box cleaning duty because of the risk of toxoplasmosis. . .

http://www.webmd.com/baby/toxoplasmosis
Pregnancy and Toxoplasmosis
 

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Pocossin, I didn't remember about that! Probably because I've never been pregnant. Thank you.

The articles do say that you just need to stay out of the litter box. Merely living in the same house with cats seems to be okay.
 
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Pocossin is right, you absolutely should stay away from the litter box and try to avoid any little scratches from the cats. You can have a blood test if you want to see whether you've already been infected by toxoplasmosis. In case you've already been infected you can eat medium cooked meat, creams with eggs in it or Parma ham and other raw cured meat without worrying about it. Stay away from the litter box though, just in case.

As for the smell, I used to have the same problem with my cats litter box. Nothing seemed to work, even though I scooped several times a day, every day and had a covered litter box. The scented litter only added a different smell and did not help at all.
The problem was resolved when I stopped insisting on buying the cheap litter and started to opt for the more expensive brands. I now no longer have that smell and I scoop the litter every now and then when I see it's necessary. Before I had to change the litter max every 2 days... now it lasts sooo much longer so actually I am saving money as well even though I buy the more expensive brand!

As for the hormonal sprays the male cats tend to leave around the only way to stop that is to either let them out of the house every time they want (will not stop completely but mostly) OR to have them neutered.
 

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Ok I'll stay out of there..
I moved their box to the closet and the house smells waaaaaayyyyyy better now, let's hope it stays that way!!
 

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