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Cat Forum / Health and Behavior / January 2006Great cat litter scoop
A friend gave me a "Litter-Lifter" cat scoop for Christmas. I love it!! Now, it may sound a little strange to hear that someone "loves" a litter scoop, but this one is so different that it really does deserve all the raves. It is heavy-duty, wide and long enough for a really good scoop, and the tines are placed in such a way that all clumps are retained and all non-used litter drops through -- all without shaking it, so the clumps do not break up. I have used all types of scoops through the years, but this one is a marvel. If you're interested, go to this site to see what I'm talking about: http://www.litter-lifter.com/index.html (And, no, I have no financial interest in this company.) MaryL > A friend gave me a "Litter-Lifter" cat scoop for Christmas. I love it!! > Now, it may sound a little strange to hear that someone "loves" a litter [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > > MaryL OK, Mary, I just ordered one on your recommendation. It doesn't look that much different from the regular scoops I use though! Wonder what the secret is. But at $8.50, with free shipping and handling, the price is certainly reasonable. Will write a review when I get it! Sherry > > A friend gave me a "Litter-Lifter" cat scoop for Christmas. I love it!! > > Now, it may sound a little strange to hear that someone "loves" a litter [quoted text clipped - 17 lines] > > Sherry OK, here's the review: I got the scoop just ten days after I'd ordered it via snail mail with a personal check. I thought that was *extremely* good service. You're right about the design, it is difficult to tell from the picture but it *is* different and quite effective. I like the length of the scoop (best for big boxes though). I liked it enough to order another one. Sherry > OK, here's the review: I got the scoop just ten days after I'd ordered > it via snail mail with a personal check. I thought that was *extremely* [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > > Sherry Damn, now I have to order a couple. Thanks, guys, for the rec! -L. > A friend gave me a "Litter-Lifter" cat scoop for Christmas. I love it!! > Now, it may sound a little strange to hear that someone "loves" a litter [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > financial interest in this company.) > MaryL A very good idea, using triangular tines but what about all that wonderful exercise in building up the wrists and forearms from sifting and shaking and scraping? Will it work with Swheatscoop, the wheat litter? probably. >> A friend gave me a "Litter-Lifter" cat scoop for Christmas. I love it!! >> Now, it may sound a little strange to hear that someone "loves" a litter [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] > and shaking and scraping? Will it work with Swheatscoop, the wheat > litter? probably. I haven't used Swheatscoop, but I think it would work well. I have a friend who uses World's Best Cat Litter (a clumping litter made from whole kernel corn), and she thinks these scoops are fantastic. As you have noted, part of the secret seems to lie in the triangular tines, which permit clean litter to quickly flow through but which trap even small amounts of waste (clumps). They are also longer and wider than other scoops, so it takes far fewer "lifts" to clean a litter box. I even think I'm going to save some money because I don't think I will need to completely change the litter box with new litter as frequently as in the past. From now on, I'll just have to do without that wonderful exercise you mentioned. :o) MaryL Photos of Duffy and Holly: >'o'< Duffy: http://tinyurl.com/cslwf Holly: http://tinyurl.com/9t68o Duffy and Holly together: http://tinyurl.com/8b47e > I haven't used Swheatscoop, but I think it would work well. I have a friend > who uses World's Best Cat Litter (a clumping litter made from whole kernel [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] > Holly: http://tinyurl.com/9t68o > Duffy and Holly together: http://tinyurl.com/8b47e The web site is a bit confusing. I could not get all 20 [they say they now have] of the colors to choose from. I preferred the cream that I saw in one photo but was not listed in the text options. I'm tired of my vast array of blue scoops. They also might consider telling about the free shipping up front and checks only. That's different. Like a literal cottage industry. Build a better mouse trap and the world will come to you. Your cat's photo, Duffy, at the adoption center. Looked awfully forlorn. Is that one reason why you chose? >> I haven't used Swheatscoop, but I think it would work well. I have a >> friend [quoted text clipped - 28 lines] > literal cottage industry. Build a better mouse trap and the world will > come to you. Yes, I think this is a great product, but the web site needs some work. > Your cat's photo, Duffy, at the adoption center. Looked awfully > forlorn. Is that one reason why you chose? The photo of Duffy is *exactly* what caught my interest. He looked like a little old man -- forlorn and waiflike, as you said. Then I read the description on Petfinder and discovered that he is blind and had been at the shelter for several months. Kitten season was approaching, and I knew space would be at a premium. He was already living on "borrowed time" because that shelter only guarantees that cats and dogs will kept for 14 days before euthanasia. The poor little guy just tugged at my heartstrings. As it turned out, he is much younger than I expected, he became a gorgeous cat with good care, and he is the dearest, sweetest cat that anyone could ever hope for. So, his adoption turned out to be a real blessing for *me* and not just for him. MaryL > > Your cat's photo, Duffy, at the adoption center. Looked awfully > > forlorn. Is that one reason why you chose? [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > > MaryL That's good. I gather he was not the cat laying on the back at the top of a tall piece of furniture then? He does look much better and not worried like before. You rescued the fellow for sure since blindness would make him unlikely to be adopted. >> > Your cat's photo, Duffy, at the adoption center. Looked awfully >> > forlorn. Is that one reason why you chose? [quoted text clipped - 22 lines] > worried like before. You rescued the fellow for sure since blindness > would make him unlikely to be adopted. Actually, that *is* Duffy, if I understand the photo you mean. Duffy may be blind, but he does almost anything that any sighted can can do. He loves to climb and is truly a little gymnast. He will swirl up and down his cat tree and is almost fearless. MaryL >>> > Your cat's photo, Duffy, at the adoption center. Looked awfully >>> > forlorn. Is that one reason why you chose? [quoted text clipped - 30 lines] > > MaryL To clarify, because I suddenly realized that I have photos of both cats at the location I think you described -- Holly is my black cat, and Duffy is gray and white. As far as I am concerned, they are both "perfection cats." MaryL > Actually, that *is* Duffy, if I understand the photo you mean. Duffy may be > blind, but he does almost anything that any sighted can can do. He loves to > climb and is truly a little gymnast. He will swirl up and down his cat tree > and is almost fearless. > > MaryL Yes, indeed, that's from your Duffy alblum, photo is titled "Upside down." He is laying on his back with his upper body hanging off the top edge upside down. That's pretty amazing for a cat that cannot see. Very nice. Comfy. Not a care in the air. He looks almost as though he is sleeping while extended precariously over the edge of the top of the bookcase. http://www.picturetrail.com/gallery/view?p=999&gid=4688654&uid=2364916&members=1 >> Actually, that *is* Duffy, if I understand the photo you mean. Duffy may >> be [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > > http://www.picturetrail.com/gallery/view?p=999&gid=4688654&uid=2364916&members=1 Duffy loves that position. In fact, I had two carpeted poles made specifically because I was afraid he would slip and fall from the polished wood of the hutch (that's a computer hutch in the picture). I had one pole mounted to the side of the hutch (for climbing), and the other pole is mounted horizontally along the front top edge of the hutch (to give Duffy something to grasp if he started to slip or fall). That's what he is leaning out from in the picture, almost on his back. MaryL Suddenly, without warning, MaryL exclaimed (26-Dec-05 11:59 PM): > A friend gave me a "Litter-Lifter" cat scoop for Christmas. I love it!! > Now, it may sound a little strange to hear that someone "loves" a litter [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > > MaryL Actually, my first thought is that it is kinda strange a friend gave you a litter scoop for Christmas. True cat lover's friend, there :) Does look like a good scoop though. jmc > Suddenly, without warning, MaryL exclaimed (26-Dec-05 11:59 PM): >> A friend gave me a "Litter-Lifter" cat scoop for Christmas. I love it!! [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] > > jmc Yes, she's a true cat lover's friend. However, the scoop was only one of a number of items she gave me for Christmas. It was a great gift package! MaryL
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