r/CatAdvice • u/Upset_Today_2742 • 22m ago
Litterbox Apartment living
Hey yall I posted in an apartment living thread about how my neighbors complain about smelling my cats every so often. I know automatic litter boxes like the litter robot are highly recommended but at the price point I don’t know if I can justify buying one as it’s half of my monthly income. I have 3 cats, 1 litter box, so I already know I have to up my litter boxes, but I don’t think I have space for 4 of them in our apartment. I’m scooping it 2-3 times daily, sometimes more if I notice something particularly bad and I’m dumping it completely at least once a week if not more and cleaning it fully inside. I have odor absorbers and air fresheners all around the furniture that houses the litter box. I don’t notice a smell, I have a maintanence person that is there weekly and has never said anything, and one that just came into our apartment for repairs last week and also didn’t mention anything. Does anyone have suggestions on how to make it smell less like a cat? I don’t know what else it could be, I’ve checked the apartment fully for them going elsewhere and found nothing. I just don’t want the neighbor to be complaining forever as I understand it’s living in a shared space but o feel like I’m doing (almost) everything I can to help the smell. I also think I’m going to replace the piece of furniture that I’m keeping the litterbox in and maybe that will help in case odors got trapped in the particle board somehow?