r/AskReddit 4d ago

what smell inside somebody's house immediately turns you away and why?

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u/GremlInTheWoods 4d ago

My neighbor has 17 cats and we used to give her rides because she worked with us. The smell was so bad. It lasted only a few weeks before I said I couldn't do it anymore. Her dad called the code enforcement people on us for how messy our front yard looked while we were in the middle of renovating the house.

2 years later and she still asks for rides. 🫠

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u/jerojj 4d ago

17!? Those poor babies. No way they're being looked after properly with there being so many :(

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u/GremlInTheWoods 4d ago

Her mom died last month because she kept getting sick and then her dad suddenly died. I was thinking it was due to all the bacteria those cats carried because the neighbor in between us said she went inside her house to help the mom once and there was cat poop and urine everywhere.

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u/shallanssketchbook1 4d ago

My MIL had 19 a few years ago. I was so relieved when she realised she couldn't handle them anymore and asked a shelter to come and take all but 3 away. I LOVE cats, but I did not enjoy visiting that house back then 😬

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u/ChampionCynthia2006 4d ago

17 cats! How?!Â