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[-] TrojanRoomCoffeePot@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago

Sort or related question, is that why their piss reeks like concentrated jenkem?

[-] AllNewTypeFace@leminal.space 1 points 1 month ago

That’d be ammonia, a metabolic byproduct of their carnivorous diet.

[-] SoleInvictus@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Not trying to be that guy, but it's urea, which breaks down to ammonia due to microbial action once it's out of the cat. If a cat is pissing ammonia, it has big problems and needs to see a vet.

Other contributors to awful cat piss smell are mercaptans, the same compounds responsible for the scent of skunk spray, and pheromones and fatty acids released when the cat is spraying versus normal urination. It's all compounded by cats being adapted for arid environments so their urine is much more concentrated than human urine.

I love cats but they're gross little fuckers sometimes.

[-] ArsonButCute@lemmy.dbzer0.com 0 points 1 month ago

Isn't all Jenkem concentrated?

[-] TrojanRoomCoffeePot@lemmy.world 0 points 1 month ago

I'm under the impression that the basic product itself isn't a concentration, but more of a fermented brew.

[-] ArsonButCute@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 1 month ago

Wait is Jenkem the... Substance or is Jenkem the fumes that come off of the... Substance 🤢

[-] TrojanRoomCoffeePot@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago

The substance itself, in the same way that the smoke coming off a cigarette isn't tobacco.

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