Litter Box Question (Burmese)

I was at the hairdresser today, and our conversation turned to cats.
She said that a friend of hers keeps different litterboxes for use by
different breeds of cats, and that the cats are trained so the Burmese
kitties use litterboxes far away from the commonly used rooms of the
house, while the other kitties use litterboxes in a more accessable
area.

The reason? According to the friend, the urine of Burmese cats is so
concentrated and strong that it "stinks up the joint". The friend says
it's not dietary, as all the kitties in the household are on the same
diet and get the same snacks, it's just the way the different breeds
are.

I've never heard of such a thing - that the urine of one breed of cat
would be so much more... overpowering than that of another breed? Is
this true or something from someone's overactive imagination?




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"Jeanne Hedge" wrote in message
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I was at the hairdresser today, and our conversation turned to cats.
She said that a friend of hers keeps different litterboxes for use by
different breeds of cats, and that the cats are trained so the Burmese
kitties use litterboxes far away from the commonly used rooms of the
house, while the other kitties use litterboxes in a more accessable
area.

The reason? According to the friend, the urine of Burmese cats is so
concentrated and strong that it "stinks up the joint". The friend says
it's not dietary, as all the kitties in the household are on the same
diet and get the same snacks, it's just the way the different breeds
are.

I've never heard of such a thing - that the urine of one breed of cat
would be so much more... overpowering than that of another breed? Is
this true or something from someone's overactive imagination?

Never heard of any such thing myself, and it doesn't seem very logical, but
I don't know flip about purebred cats, all I've ever been owned by were
moggies.

Hugs,

CatNipped

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Cheryl Perkins wrote:

Jeanne Hedge wrote:

I've never heard of such a thing - that the urine of one breed of cat
would be so much more... overpowering than that of another breed? Is
this true or something from someone's overactive imagination?

It doesn't sound very plausible to me, although I am not an expert on cat
urine.

Well, I believe it! I don't know about urine, but in spite of the fact
that my three cats all eat the same food, only Smudge's poop could summon
the Environmental Protection Agency. It's not the input, it's the
system!

Joyce

Nikki (Burmese) says pooh on this............she went on to say "her pee
don't stink".
Seriously, both cats eat dry Iams (lamb & rice) and the litterbox is not a
problem even tho in my bedroom.
I should add that both cats do drink a fair bit of water......perhaps this
helps??
Lorna and the non-stinky Nikki & Chessie


"Jeanne Hedge" wrote in message
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I was at the hairdresser today, and our conversation turned to cats.
She said that a friend of hers keeps different litterboxes for use by
different breeds of cats, and that the cats are trained so the Burmese
kitties use litterboxes far away from the commonly used rooms of the
house, while the other kitties use litterboxes in a more accessable
area.

The reason? According to the friend, the urine of Burmese cats is so
concentrated and strong that it "stinks up the joint". The friend says
it's not dietary, as all the kitties in the household are on the same
diet and get the same snacks, it's just the way the different breeds
are.

I've never heard of such a thing - that the urine of one breed of cat
would be so much more... overpowering than that of another breed? Is
this true or something from someone's overactive imagination?

Jeanne Hedge wrote:

I was at the hairdresser today, and our conversation turned to cats.
She said that a friend of hers keeps different litterboxes for use by
different breeds of cats, and that the cats are trained so the Burmese
kitties use litterboxes far away from the commonly used rooms of the
house, while the other kitties use litterboxes in a more accessable
area.

The reason? According to the friend, the urine of Burmese cats is so
concentrated and strong that it "stinks up the joint". The friend says
it's not dietary, as all the kitties in the household are on the same
diet and get the same snacks, it's just the way the different breeds
are.

I've never heard of such a thing - that the urine of one breed of cat
would be so much more... overpowering than that of another breed? Is
this true or something from someone's overactive imagination?

Jeanne Hedge, as directed by Natasha

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Definitely overactive imagination. If the litter box is changed
regularly there is no smell at all. Stale urine will smell from any
cat. B & C are Burmese and FSP is a pure bred blue smoke persian - no
difference from oredinary mogs - and I have also had plenty of them.
The most ghastly smell in the world is the spraying of an unneutered
tom,agh.
I once had an unneutered tom spray on a soft padded easy chair. In the
end I gave up trying to clean it and threw it out, the smell never went
away!

Bev
--
The email of the species is more deadly than the mail.

"Jeanne Hedge" wrote in message
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I was at the hairdresser today, and our conversation turned to cats.
She said that a friend of hers keeps different litterboxes for use by
different breeds of cats, and that the cats are trained so the Burmese
kitties use litterboxes far away from the commonly used rooms of the
house, while the other kitties use litterboxes in a more accessable
area.

The reason? According to the friend, the urine of Burmese cats is so
concentrated and strong that it "stinks up the joint". The friend says
it's not dietary, as all the kitties in the household are on the same
diet and get the same snacks, it's just the way the different breeds
are.

As a breeder of Burmese I have to say that this is a load of rubbish, I have
friends who breed other breeds and have never noticed any difference between
their smells and those of my chosen breed. Now the stud boys...............
well that is a different story!!!!!!

People who come to my house often comment that there is NO cat smells here.

Lois in defence of her kitties.

Jeanne Hedge wrote:

I've never heard of such a thing - that the urine of one breed of cat
would be so much more... overpowering than that of another breed? Is
this true or something from someone's overactive imagination?

Well, if they're maturing intact males..... but that's true
of any breed, SFAIK.

Bev wrote:


The most ghastly smell in the world is the spraying of an unneutered
tom,agh.
I once had an unneutered tom spray on a soft padded easy chair. In the
end I gave up trying to clean it and threw it out, the smell never went
away!

When I was taking Patches (a three-year old intact stray) to
the vet's for his operation, he urinated copioulsy in his
carrier and it spilled over onto the seat of my car. I
thought I was going to have to sell the car to get rid of
the smell, untuil daily saturation with Nature;s Miracle
finally did the trick. (But it took a while!)


Bev

Jeanne Hedge wrote:
I was at the hairdresser today, and our conversation turned to cats.
She said that a friend of hers keeps different litterboxes for use by
different breeds of cats, and that the cats are trained so the Burmese
kitties use litterboxes far away from the commonly used rooms of the
house, while the other kitties use litterboxes in a more accessable
area.

The reason? According to the friend, the urine of Burmese cats is so
concentrated and strong that it "stinks up the joint". The friend says
it's not dietary, as all the kitties in the household are on the same
diet and get the same snacks, it's just the way the different breeds
are.

I've never heard of such a thing - that the urine of one breed of cat
would be so much more... overpowering than that of another breed? Is
this true or something from someone's overactive imagination?

Sounds strange to me, but I don't know. Anyway, I thought Burmese peed
in the sink ;-) or is that only in New Zealand?
--
Adrian (Owned by Snoopy & Bagheera)
A house is not a home, without a cat.

Thanks to everyone who replied. I thought this friend was crazy too,
especially after being told all the kitties were on the same diet.

Now to straighten out my hairdresser with a few expert opinions ^_^




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