After many, MANY years of having at least one feline my husband and I (who now have three, thank you) have figured out a fabulous way to keep the litter box area clean, organized and relatively odor-free! As a plumber once said while working in our bathroom, "You have 3 cats? You'd never know it! Believe me, some of the places I've been... you KNOW it."
I am a crazy cat lady, for sure, but I like to maximize the "cat" and keep the "crazy" to a minimum, at least when it pertains to felines.
We use Arm & Hammer Odor Alert or Arm & Hammer Multiple Cats litter (I prefer Odor Alert even with 3 cats, but that's me) mixed 1/2 and 1/2 with Cedarific Natural Litter. It is a very odor-absorbent combo and the Cedarific helps cut down on the amount of dust from the A&H litter, which is still considerable. We use Arm & Hammer Litter Deodorizer for a topical solution to smell when we have guests over or it's 3am and you just want it to GO AWAY.
I also buy vanilla scented car deodorizers and hang one about every month or two in the room with the litter boxes. It helps a lot! We live in a 1200 sq. foot apartment in New York City and I prefer smelling something refreshing as I walk past the hall closet with our two large litter boxes. We use Cats Rule litter boxes because we have 3, large, male cats.
Scoop every day. There is no way around this with multiple cats unless you have a house with a basement. Make sure at last once every three months you change ALL the cat litter out so there is no urine soaked litter that will make it smell exponentially horrible each time they use it.
And make sure the boxes have plenty of room for the cats to access it. You want to make it as attractive and user-friendly for them as possible. Don't put it/them in a high-traffic area. Cats are suspicious animals and they, like us, don't like to do their business while there are a bunch of people watching or nearby. Privacy is key.
Those are my nuggets of wisdom! Enjoy your clean, fresh-smelling cat home!
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