I thought it was my son who had the problem and could NOT understand why I couldn't get the cat pee smell out of his New Balance football cleats. Seriously, they smell so bad we can't have them in the house. They are out on the deck full of baking soda hoping to clear out the smell. They have been washed, dried, sprayed to high heavens with Febreze, all to no avail. I'm going to contact NB and request a replacement ASAP. ... View related article.