" and in fact, I won't even have them in my yard. The reason, their scent reminds me of cat piss. "
THis is a common complaint against boxwood. Anyone who's been around old houses with old landscape box knows this rather unattractive odor. Doesn't bother me as much as cats do
It's not a problem with bonsia boxwood though. They don't give off much of any odor.
Boxwood is an excellent bonsai subject as is tough as nails