Cats and Apartments

My daughter and I are currently living back at my parents house while I wait on my approval for our new (hopeful) apartment.

Since Haylie absolutely adores my parent's cats, I am debating buying a kitten after we settle down in our new place.

I'm worried that a cat will make our apartment smell funny

I'm a naturally clean person, so doing a litterbox everyday is not a big deal to me and I've raised kittens before so I know what I'm doing.

Has anyone had ONE cat in an apartment? How did it go for you?

You should see how much it is going to cost.....at my last place, to have a pet. Was a 250 dollar pet deposit and a hundred extra bucks a month.

Quoting Mrs. Bonhote is expecting:“ You should see how much it is going to cost.....at my last place, to have a pet. Was a 250 dollar pet deposit and a hundred extra bucks a month.”

Oh I'm not worried about the pet deposit or anything, that's all taken care of should I decide to get the kitty

we have a cat and the only time you know hes here is when you see him.
His litter box is the biggest smell but if its cleaned out daily you dont even know its there.

Quoting Emory's Mama *BCF* VB OHT:“ we have a cat and the only time you know hes here is when you see him. His litter box is the biggest smell but if its cleaned out daily you dont even know its there.”

Same with my dads cats...He also keeps a little odor catcher thing on the cats box for some extra help. He cleans his every day.

Quoting Mrs. Bonhote is expecting:“ Same with my dads cats...He also keeps a little odor catcher thing on the cats box for some extra help. He cleans his every day.”

I think the kind of litter used is the biggest factor in the stench. My SIL's cat has made her apartment smell so bad and they use the cheapest litter you can find.

OP we use the tidy cats Breeze litter system, its little pellets that dont absorb anything then theres a pee pad underneath that you change weekly. The pellets you change monthly. Its amazing and since we got that you cant' smell the litter box at all.

We just got two kittens and they don't smell up our apartment... but we have a really big apartment... so I don't know. I sometimes can smell the litter, but it is in our laundry room right next to our living room, and I am also pregnant... so, yea. Hubby can't smell it and doesn't seem to bother him...

when we had sarah you couldn't smell her unless we hadn't cleaned the box. and we live in a TINY ass appartment like house. ask mom and dad when they get home from visiting. so i say go for it!

Quoting Emory's Mama *BCF* VB OHT:“ I think the kind of litter used is the biggest factor in the stench. My SIL's cat has made her apartment ... [snip!] ... you change weekly. The pellets you change monthly. Its amazing and since we got that you cant' smell the litter box at all.”

yes the type of litter you use makes a big difference as well!