i finally have an embarrassing story

my family adopted 2 cats a year ago.

if you know where this is going, congratulations, you don’t have to read further. but feel free to stay for the entertainment!

when we first got them, everything was cake. they potty trained pretty quickly - we were happy about that; but as of late, our cats have been peeing EVERYWHERE around the house: on our clothes, in the tubs, on the floors, etc. we’ve changed their litter brand about 3 time already.

my closet is one of their hotspots. my clothes are organized in an open compartment, so they are kind of accessible.

while all of this is going on, i still allow them into my room, but i try to keep my closet door closed at all times. unfortunately, i do tend to forget to close it if i’m in a hurry or distracted.

today, i grabbed my uniform as per usual and stuffed it in my bag to change at work. on my way to work, i don’t smell anything so i’m thinking everything is ok…

it’s not until i arrive to work and change inti my uniform and realize that i wreak of cat pee. i realize the smell is coming from my pants. at this point i don’t know what to do; i can’t just go home because 1. it’d take over an hour to go, change, come back and settle in. 2. my other pieces are in my hamper, so i have nothing to really change in to

we work is a clinic that is quite small, so odors get trapped easily and last pretty long. my coworker came out of a room and told me that the patient smelled like cat pee. my heart started racing, and i stayed silent. later on, the provider came out and said that the back smells like cat pee. for a while i just sat there quietly while they speculated which patient it might’ve been: “i didn’t smell it on her when i was in the room with her/it’s stronger in the lab…” SCREAMING INTERNALLY just wishing they would stop talking. “i even smell out here, i can still smell it”

i don’t know how they haven’t realized it’s me yet. or they might have by now. i’m just really embarrassed and angry. don’t know what to do

i used the micro-k*ll medical grade wipes to wipe my pants down, but the odor is still kind of there.