I doubt that the litter could cause an infection, but the dust could
possibly be a carrier from one cat to another.  Personally, I would
rather have other product drawbacks than put up with a high dust
level, and I have an exhaust fan to clear the dust when I pouring
litter.

I would *never* flush any nonbiodegradable litter - especially a clay
based one.  It will certainly clog filters in a modern sewage system
(or settle out at obstructions as it tended to do in a mobile home
park I used to live in downstream from somebody who flushed litter -
the backup occurred under my home) and fill up septic tanks and/or
lagoons or cesspools in more primitive systems.  I don't for a second
believe claims that a clay based litter is flushable - it *can't* be
good for the sewer system.  The golden rule of using sewers is not to
put anything into them except what they are intended for.

If I were not driven by cost factors (it takes about 120 pounds to
change all my litter pans), I would seek out a low dust, hard clumping
brand that the cats liked and handle it the old fashioned way (except
that I can just dump the siftings and used litter in my unused
four-acre field instead of putting it in the garbage).

T.E.D. (tdavis@gearbox.maem.umr.edu - e-mail must contain "T.E.D." or my .sig in the body)

I just discovered something called Clump N Flush - "high performance
scoopable corncob litter".  The bag states it is "macimum odor control,
easieast clean-up available and safely flushable".  So far it's the best
"biodegradable" I've bought.  I tried Swheat but if you didn't have about 4
inches in the pan it would stick to the bottom of the pan.  This stuff is
lightweight and doens't give off a bad odor, nor do I find it dusty like
most scoop litters.  I also seem to use less of it then the others.

You can find it in Petco or Pet Supplies Plus (which I think is local
chain).  Have not ventured into PetSmart to see if they carry, but I did not
find it on their website.

I have been using a litter made from paper.  I have only been able to get it
at PetsMart.  It is called "PaPurr".  It is flushable and clumping which
looks like sand.  I love it and will continue to use it as long as I can
find it.  Look for a sage green bag.  It has far less dust than other
clumpables.  I still do not flush, even tho I could with this litter.
Shirley

For my kitties I use the paper litter which is made from recycled newspaper.
It's light, dust-free, easy to clean, it absorbs odors, is environmentally
friendly, non-toxic, and best of all my kitties love it.

You may want to read the article "An opinion on cat litter types" by
Caroline Swindell. It lists the advantages and disadvantages of the
different types of litter. Here is the link:
http://www.flippyscatpage.com/catlittertypes.html.

For more information visit this page:
http://www.flippyscatpage.com/health.html and look under LITTER & LITTERBOX
TRAINING.