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Cat Forum / Health and Behavior / November 2004changing cat litter need recommendations
I've been using mostly Everclean brand litter with my two cats but want to change to a more heathy chumping with no dust. Odor is a major issue besides dust as we move the box from basement to dining room area during the winter months. Read about feline pine brand but am just not familiar with any other brands except Ever Clean. And brand must be clumping. TIA > I've been using mostly Everclean brand litter with my two cats but want > to change to a more heathy chumping with no dust. [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > brands except Ever Clean. And brand must be clumping. > TIA Try World's Best. It's corn based. Suggest you mix the two at first to avoid sudden change in litter. >> I've been using mostly Everclean brand litter with my two cats but want >> to change to a more heathy chumping with no dust. [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] >Try World's Best. It's corn based. Suggest you mix the two at first to avoid sudden >change in litter. does it clump well? i have scoop away and it's too dusty. i don't think it's good for her. -L >>> I've been using mostly Everclean brand litter with my two cats but want >>> to change to a more heathy chumping with no dust. [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > > -L I use it in my Littermaids and it clumps well. The organic litters are probably healthier for the cats. The WB does have a corn odor and it's best to mix it in gradually to let the cat get used to it. Another one that has less odor is Swheat Scoop. It also clumps well but does not absorb as well and tends to stick to the pan more. Adam >>>> I've been using mostly Everclean brand litter with my two cats but want >>>> to change to a more heathy chumping with no dust. [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] >Scoop. It also clumps well but does not absorb as well and tends to stick to the pan >more. thanks. does it suppress odors well? -L >>>>> I've been using mostly Everclean brand litter with my two cats but want >>>>> to change to a more heathy chumping with no dust. [quoted text clipped - 21 lines] > > -L The corn and wheat litter seem to suppress odors better than clay. >> thanks. does it suppress odors well? >> >> -L > >The corn and wheat litter seem to suppress odors better than clay. My own experience has been the opposite, that a premium clumpling litter like Everclean does a far better job of suppressing odor than do Swheatscoop and WBCL. I've tried a lot of different kinds of litter, and come back to Everclean. YMV. Not me. I cannot abide the smell of clay litter. I suspect I may be allergic to it. The minute it gets used I know it, and I get an upset stomach and a headache. I recently bought some Cat Attract out of desperation (didn't work at all) and my frugal nature won't allow me to toss it until it's used up. But I couldn't keep it upstairs any longer, and moved it to the basement. Even then the odor bothers me whenever I have to open the basement door! > My own experience has been the opposite, that a premium clumpling litter > like > Everclean does a far better job of suppressing odor than do Swheatscoop > and > WBCL. I've tried a lot of different kinds of litter, and come back to > Everclean. YMV. >Not me. I cannot abide the smell of clay litter. I suspect I may be >allergic to it. Same here. I can't stand clay based little. Just pouring the clean stuff into the box would set off my allergies, and it would take half an hour for the dust to settle. Even the dust-free stuff bothered me. I f I am desparate, and the pet stores have closed already, I will buy the crystal stuff. It trackes horribly, but at least it doesn't have that smell. When my mom had cats too, we had litter boxes upstairs. She had her cheap clay litter, and I had my swheat scoop. Everytime she went on vacation (and I had to do her boxes), I would switch them all to my litter. Now, we just have the two boxes in the basement with me. So, no more clay litter in the house. I wouldn't even use it you gave it to me free. I just can't handle the allergic reaction. I can even taste the stuff in the air if I don't keep my mouth shut. I used to wear a mask when changing the box. Now, I am able to do it normally. Sometimes, I catch a whiff of the litter, but it doesn't bother me at all. I suppose it is all personal preference. Most people love flowers and perfumes, yet all but one of those (carnations) make me gag (and cough, sneeze, and blow my nose).  Signature-- Meghan & the Zoo Crew Equine and Pet Photography http://www.zoocrewphoto.com >>> thanks. does it suppress odors well? >>> [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] >WBCL. I've tried a lot of different kinds of litter, and come back to >Everclean. YMV. hmmm, more experiments to follow. thank god Shaina doesn't care what kind of litter i give her. we are on a 3 type of litter (or 4th?) and she deoesn't care. as long as it covers poop, she is happy. i once got her Exquisicat crystals cat litter. it looked like rock salt and when she got into the litter box, as she does right after i clean it, she looked confused because her little paws were sinking in it and sliding. she tried to dig and she was sliding again. i mixed what i had left of Fresh Step litter and it made the mix easier to stand on. after she had her spay surgery, we brought her home and put shredded newspaper into the litter box as the vet told us. she was fine with the paper. -L >hmmm, more experiments to follow. thank god Shaina doesn't care what >kind of litter i give her. I have one cat who checked out the pellet type litter and went and used my bed instead. I had regular litter by the next day. Won't ever use that stuff again. I'd be better off giving him an empty tub than using that stuff. It's funny how some of them have their special preferences. So far, I have been fortunate that I have never had any cats with conflicting preferences. Signature-- Meghan & the Zoo Crew Equine and Pet Photography http://www.zoocrewphoto.com > >>> I've been using mostly Everclean brand litter with my two cats but want > >>> to change to a more heathy chumping with no dust. [quoted text clipped - 19 lines] > > Adam Maybe it's just me but the Swheat Scoop seemed to have a strange odor of it's own that I found unpleasant. W > Maybe it's just me but the Swheat Scoop seemed to have a strange odor of >it's own that I found unpleasant. My cats found the odor objectionable too--they tried to avoid using the Swheat Scoop until they absolutely had to, and then would rush to get out. > Maybe it's just me but the Swheat Scoop seemed to have a strange odor of >it's own that I found unpleasant. I thought it was a lot dustier than all the clay litters we have tried too. Plus the cats ate it. teri >From: Tonya_049@webtv.net (ms. tonya) >Read about feline pine brand but am just not familiar with any other >brands except Ever Clean. And brand must be clumping. We use Swheat Scoop and are happy with it. It's naturally clumping and it's made from wheat. Some people have a problem with it sticking to the box. What we do is use a heavy duty plastic garbage bag as a litterbox liner and have no problems. Lauren ________ See my cats: http://community.webshots.com/album/56955940rWhxAe Raw Diet Info: http://www.holisticat.com/drjletter.html http://www.geocities.com/rawfeeders/ForCatsOnly.html Declawing Info: http://www.wholecatjournal.com/articles/claws.htm We use Swheat Scoop also. I love it because it's all natural (and flushable; if you soak it). There is still some dust but there's no perfume dust cloud. It can stick to the bottom but I keep the litter level pretty deep and it helps. It is a clumping litter. My cat had no problem switching over from Arm and Hammer Crystal Blend. If you clean the litterbox once a day odor shouldn't be a problem. Paige (...) > Read about feline pine brand but am just not familiar with any other > brands except Ever Clean. And brand must be clumping. Not clumping, but the silica crystals / pearls litter is worth a shot. Feline pine doesn't clump either, FWIW. Avoid Odor Lockers, it clumps about as well as a Not Very Clumpy Thing on a day of Low Clumping. Actually the Arm and Hammer flushable I found to be a bit duff in this respect, too. S. I use World's Best and wouldn't change for anything. It's odor free, flushable, non-toxic, hard clumping, not gooey like clay litter, I could go on and on. I did try Swheat Scoop about a month ago because it's about half the price. It was also half as good, honestly. The clumps were not hard and I had trouble scooping. Perhaps it's because I'm totally spoiled by WBCL, but what can I say? It recently started being sold at Petsmart, but I used to buy it from waggintails.com. -Jen Half the people you know are below average. -Steven Wright > I've been using mostly Everclean brand litter with my two cats but want > to change to a more heathy chumping with no dust. [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > brands except Ever Clean. And brand must be clumping. > TIA Precious Cat. I have tried them all and it wins, hands-down. -L. |
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