WTF - Basement smell like cat piss suddenly - we don't have cats!!!!

[Anonymous]

I am astounded at the wide variety of things I have learned smell like cat pee. Very informative! I will now worry about all of them (well, not the boxwood).

[Anonymous]

"I am astounded at the wide variety of things I have learned smell like cat pee. Very informative! I will now worry about all of them (well, not the boxwood). "

Me too. I wandered on here trying to figure out why my kitchen smells like cat pee ( right by basement door that is forever damp and usually flooded). So I'm gonna buy a hazmat suit ( dangerous mold), a snake net ( rat snake) and a cat cage ( retarded kitten that must be peeing there)....and go put a dehumidifier down there. But I just want to be prepared.

[Anonymous]

Rat snake? Where-TF do these things live? PP who mentioned them, do you live out in the country? Please say yes.

[Anonymous]

Some other things that smell like cat pee;

Slowly emitting gas (from a gas stove left on) smells cat pee- ish to me

Varnish or wax used on old wood furniture also can smell of cat pee. I haven't figured it out yet, but a combination of old wood, mold and varnish can smell.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Rat snake? Where-TF do these things live? PP who mentioned them, do you live out in the country? Please say yes.

Hello hello, there are snakes in DC proper.

http://www.wjla.com/articles/2013/05/rat-snakes-fall-from-trees-in-adams-morgan-89389.html

[Anonymous]

Im the p who mentioned rat snake back in 2012. We live in mclean so its not quite great Falls type country but we do see a fair amount of animals.
Rabbits, Deer, chipmunks, raccoons, Fox, mice, snakes.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Rat snake? Where-TF do these things live? PP who mentioned them, do you live out in the country? Please say yes.

Hello hello, there are snakes in DC proper.

http://www.wjla.com/articles/2013/05/rat-snakes-fall-from-trees-in-adams-morgan-89389.html

OMG vomit!

[Anonymous]

is it possible that someone in your house is smoking crack cocaine? lol seriously thou, it smells like cat piss ive heard...not sure thou

[Anonymous]

maybe your husband is a junkie lmfao and you just dont know it! well now u do!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP here. The guy from Normandy told DW it wasn't a cat piss smell, but was in fact the smell of mold in the early stages. We caught it in time. About a $250 repair for a 10 x 10 section of w2w carpet.

Um. That fixed the carpet. What about the leak that caused the carpet damage.

[Anonymous]

Wet carpet pad gives off this smell even if carpet feels dry to the touch. Pull carpet back and check or you'll have mold problems later.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Our old wooden front door smells this way. Could there be a water problem there? We also have a storm door...

OMG! MY husband thinks I am nuts b/c I keep telling him that our very very old wooden front door smells like a cat peed all over it!!!!! You just made my day. WTF is causing that smell?

The neighbors cat!!!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP here. The guy from Normandy told DW it wasn't a cat piss smell, but was in fact the smell of mold in the early stages. We caught it in time. About a $250 repair for a 10 x 10 section of w2w carpet.

Um. That fixed the carpet. What about the leak that caused the carpet damage.

Right, and there was no mold yet right? Hope not.

[Anonymous]

our new basement is pretty humid and we hadn't gotten a dehumidifier for the first few weeks. it started smelling like piss. but once we got the dehumidifier and kept it running, the smell went away.

[Anonymous]

Don't forget camel crickets! They can stink up a joint, too!