I had that smell once. Turned out to be some worms left in the trunk that had died and stunk up the whole car. Of coarse I scrubbed the car inside top to bottom before I figured that one out. ... View related article.
If it will be an indoor cat I would get a female because Males spray their nasty cat goo on everything. If it will be an outdoor cat I would go either way. ... View related article.
I have seen some people burn theirs off in a fire. Others say spaying the pan with easy off and placing in a black bag for a while takes off the gunk. to where you can re-season it. ... View related article.
My brother and his friends use to eat something like that during their college days except it was Ramen noodles with vegetable beef soup. They called it "Scrounge Salad" ... View related article.
The best repellant for mice is to keep a clean house and make sure breads and cereals are in conatiners mice can't chew through. ... View related article.