Originally posted by JillLovesMinnie14yrs
FORGET ABOUT THE SCOOPABLE LITTER.

Unfortuneatly you will have to change the boxes every day. I have 7 cats, so I figured I'd take the shortcut of changing the litter every now and than, scooping in the meantime. Problem is, you can't get rid of the urine already stuck to the pan. Every morning I get up , empty all 5 boxes, scrub them with dish soap and a brush, and they are good to go. Scoopable is so expensive, too. Just buy 1.99 litter you'll use to for one day. What's probably happening is the boxes are dirty and smelly to them (even though you scoop) , and a cat will not use a dirty box, especailly a finicky one, and urinate/deficate elsewhere
Actually, I've only found one scoopable litter where the urine + litter stuck to the bottom of the box. It was the cheap kind and I found that I had to scrape the bottom of the box along with scooping the litter. Ever since I switched back to the slightly more expensive stuff, it clumps just fine. I only have 3 kitties so it may not be as big of a problem as with 7. I guess we all have our own preferences. My boxes get scrubbed completely ever week along with scooped completely once, mostly twice a day.

Miss Meow helped me solve my problem. I couldn't figure out why I was having more of of smell problem now than before and it is the circulation of air. I haven't had to turn on the air or heat since the weather became much cooler because chilly outside keeps the perfect temp inside. I'm going to start running the fan for a few hours a day and that should take care of the problem.
Thanks for your input.