RICE. The name Rice in Ireland is derived from the native Gaelic O'Maolchraoibhe Sept of Counties Down and Armagh. This Sept name was also anglicized as Mulcreevy. The Rices of Munster Province are usually of Welsh origin, the name being taken from settlers named Ap Rhys. The name Rhys is also used.
Ear Mites. Your cat's ears are the perfect place for a tiny ear mite to settle down and raise a family, or a few dozen of them. These parasites feed on the wax and oils in your cat's ears, creating a brownish, coffee-ground-like discharge that can give off a foul odor.
Being able to identify that smell is genetic and not everyone can, so take advantage of it. Certain diseases definitely have different smells -- yeast (skin or ear infections), bloody feces/diarrhea -- and then there's that fetid dead cat smell that has an unknown cause but is usually the sign of a fatally sick cat.