I bought an early no-name model that smelled like chemicals. My cat smelled it twice &amp; never went near it again. Does this one smell like that? Thanks
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I did not notice any nasty smells. We did wash it before using it the first time, just in case.
14435
I bought mine years ago but do not recall any offensive odor, my cat was interested in it before I even put it together. Perhaps contacting the manufacturer and asking if they might know what the cause of the odor is would help.
40813
It shouldn't have that smell. Mine didn't but I returned this anyways and got another brand which is lightweight and better :)
356044
Probably you and your cat will get bored with the lavender scent. It is really smelly. Especially if your cat is not used to the collar, I would advise you not to use it in a trip. You'll better try Feliway Spray.
278405
I have not washed it yet. My cat is indoors only and I just wipe and or vaccum the excess cat hairs. It looks clean and there is no odor. When I do need to wash it I will post my experience. Word of advice, wash it in a front loader or a top loader washer that does not have a agitator.
368059
Is the smell from the pad or the pellets? I don't notice anything...but only 1 cat, change the pad 1x a week, and change the pellets 1x month. With more cats, need to change everything more often, or have more than one box (w/ 2 cats, I had two boxes, but maintained the 1x week/1x month schedule).
1767211
I apologize for my previous response about the air fresheners. The Oreck bags are 'original' and a knock-off. The bag was very easy to replace and fit perfectly. I have not noticed any dust or smell since putting the first bag in. I have 2 cats any have not seen any hair flying around because of a bad fitting or loose fitting bag. You can expect to receive the best.
35991
It doesn't have a smell at all really in my opinion(and I can have a sensitivity to smells, chemicals, etc). I've had mine for about a year now, but I think when I first opened it there was a vague plastic smell, but nothing overwhelming. When you are using it, I don't notice a smell.
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i jsut checked the bottle I just recently bought which says Oratene and saw a little sticker on the front saying that they had changed the name but it is the same product. Now is goes by Oratene. It's helping with my cat's bad breath and bad teeth.
567165
Mine had a very very very faint plastic smell, not an odor. A day after setting it up, it was completely gone. The dog loves it!
1134378
I didn't have any odor, I guess because I always shampooed it right away. I have a chihuahua.....if you have cats, that's a different story.
1963114
I have had this fore about 2 years now and I cannot remember any chemical smell for it at all, not even when it was new. We have machine washed ours at times, if you want to try to get the smell out. Hope all works out.
1710304
I don't think that it smells at all. I don't remember it being smelly when it was new either.
627430
The shape of the box doesn't impact the smell level. Since you are cleaning regularly, consider changing the cat's diet.
844939
I don't. But if I put it in the box after kitty has seriously smelly times, the smell is gone almost instantly.
2181030
I've had mine for over a year and the only time I ever noticed an odor was when some poop got stuck on the inside of the globe. I'd check that. Also, depending on the odor, is it possible your cat peed on the outside...ie, didn't get his/her butt all the way in?
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I don't recall any offensive smell with mine, maybe a new/or packaged smell but once it was out of the box and assembled, it was fine. I believe this is a great product and the answer to all of the kitty litter problems I had previously experienced.