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You all have clearly never smelled cat pee and cat poop. Now that is pungent and nauseating. I like cats, but their pee and poop make me cringe. Studies show
by vee-kay 1y ago
You all have clearly never smelled cat pee and cat poop.
Now that is pungent and nauseating. I like cats, but their pee and poop make me cringe.
Studies show that cat urine contains more concentrated urea and ammonia than other pets’ urine, making it especially pungent.
High Concentration of Waste:
Cat urine is highly concentrated due to their evolution from desert-dwelling ancestors. This adaptation allows them to absorb more water, resulting in urine that contains a higher concentration of waste products.
Breakdown of Urea:
When cat urine sits in a litter box, bacteria begin to break down urea, a component of urine. This process releases ammonia, which contributes to the strong, unpleasant odor.
Presence of Mercaptans:
As urine decomposes, it also produces mercaptans, sulfur compounds that emit a skunky smell. This intensifies the overall odor of cat urine over time.
Hormonal Influence:
Unneutered male cats produce urine with a stronger smell due to hormones used for marking territory. Unspayed females also have potent-smelling urine, especially when in heat.
- floren 1y agoDid you prompt an LLM for a list of reasons why cat waste smells bad? If so, why did you think it was a good idea to paste that here?
- vee-kay 1y agoI just did a quick search for "why cat pee is so pungent", and pasted the info here, since it felt relevant to this discussion.
- hilbert42 1y agoMy grandmother didn't like the neighbors' male cats because they used to pee on her vegetable garden. Once peed upon the smell was so bad you'd chuck the vegetable out (no amount of washing would remove it).
- cogman10 1y agoWe never had that problem with our cats. They left the garden alone for the most part. The one thing I'll say about the stinky cat, it keeps rodents away better than anything else. The cats at my parents' house eventually died off and when that happened the mice started invading the house. Once they bought some more cats, the mouse problem went away again.
- hilbert42 1y ago"Did you prompt an LLM for a list of reasons why cat waste smells bad?" Don't know about vee-kay but most of those facts I learned from my grandmother, it's pretty common knowledge. The remainder—mercaptans—I learned in o-chem. LLMs not necessary.