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Cat Forum / General Topics / June 2005whats the best cat litter??
looking for the best kitty litter... > looking for the best kitty litter... Whatever suits your fancy.. There's clay-based... non-clumping (normal) - extremely cheap in the short run; house smells horrible if you miss cleaning it for a day. clumping - cheaper than non-clumping in the long run because you just remove the stuff that's clumped and top up (though I'd suggest changing completely once a week); you may have to try a few brands to get one that you and kitty like; some brands have issues like perfume smell additives (why?) and dust. Don't let the kitten eat it (but I've never seen that happen) and there's Organic based (wheat and corn chaff or pine)... no idea of pros/cons, it's more expensive, but it's compostable. and then there's weird stuff, crystals or somesuch that you wash every week or so and replace every few months. HTH Hi, I used Arm & Hammer unscented clumping (clay) litter with my current cat (until she developed diabetes) and my previous cat and might go back to it. I mistakenly thought she had ingested some and that was causing her to drink alot of water and then have excessive pooling of urine and the dust was always a problem. (Most clay litters say they are 99% dust free but every one I tried would send CLOUDS of dust up every time you added some.) I then tried ScoopAway and found the pooling problem was worse (my cat was in worse shape so I can't blame the litter now). I then tried One Earth which was ground up corn cobs but has a terribly strong scent of Yucca which bothered me and the cat. I am now using Feline Pine scoopable (they also make a non-clumping). It is sawdust, which a) smells nice but is in no way overpowering (I only smell it when I sift for deposits) so it is otherwise unscented as far as I am concerned (and I live in a small apt so scented litter is a reason to buy another litter) and b) it is clumping beautifully. It does track very much though which the non-clumping version might not do (they are pellets) and often my cat comes out of the box looking like she has Maori war paint on (She's a black cat so yellow sawdust shows up vividly). Hope this helps. Cheers, John L Arm and Hammer is great for odor control and scoop away for multiple cats...even though I only have one, I still use it. The scoop away seems to leave less dust. Added suggestion, get sifting bags. You get a set and sift out the waste. Very simple and easy. The bottom bag is great for getting rid of the used litter because it's a regular bag without the holes to sift with. I can't live without them now and I even have an "igloo" litter box with the dome on top and the stairs that help get the litter off their paws on the way down. I forget what it's actually called...at any rate, it's an abnormal shape and the large bags still work. Beth > Hi, > [quoted text clipped - 23 lines] > > John L I use Purina Maxx scoop. In the bucket.. it's a fine grain clay base and clumps up very well. it also has a light deoderizing smell. scoop and top up every other day. works great > Arm and Hammer is great for odor control and scoop away for multiple > cats...even though I only have one, I still use it. The scoop away seems to [quoted text clipped - 36 lines] > > > > John L thank for the info...i have two cats and they have two boxes...i have been useing fresh step...but the piss smell after a week is bad... >I use Purina Maxx scoop. In the bucket.. it's a fine grain clay base and > clumps up very well. it also has a light deoderizing smell. scoop and top [quoted text clipped - 48 lines] >> > >> > John L If you have more than one cat you gotta change litterbox completely about once a week (else the smell). We use TidyCat hard-clumping "multiple-cat odor control - long lasting" in their extremely large litterbox. This is hard to believe but long ago we tried all those organic kinds of litter and these cats would *eat it*! They especially liked the wheat-based....we couldn't let *that* continue, so have used the "sand" kind for years now. Experiment w/what works best for you. > thank for the info...i have two cats and they have two boxes...i have been > useing fresh step...but the piss smell after a week is bad... [quoted text clipped - 56 lines] >>> > >>> > John L > thank for the info...i have two cats and they have two boxes...i have been > useing fresh step...but the piss smell after a week is bad... what kind of kitty litter is that? pat I use generic (store brand) clumping... a 15kg box lasts a month with 4 indoor/outdoor cats. >>I use Purina Maxx scoop. In the bucket.. it's a fine grain clay base and >>clumps up very well. it also has a light deoderizing smell. scoop and top [quoted text clipped - 57 lines] >>>> >>>>John L > thank for the info...i have two cats and they have two boxes...i have been > useing fresh step...but the piss smell after a week is bad... I hate to scoop, so I've always used regular Fresh Step, and add extra litter after the first week, then dump it the second week. I never smell her cat box unless I'm two feet away from it. I only have one cat. I reckon some cats waste is worse then others, if the OP's cat box is extra rank, maybe he/she should consider using higher quality cat food? >thank for the info...i have two cats and they have two boxes...i have been >useing fresh step...but the piss smell after a week is bad... No matter what litter you use, you will have less odor if several times a week you sift the litter into a clean box and wipe the used box down with disinfectant. Sifting gets all the clumps and you don't break up clumps stuck to the bottom. If I have rescued kittens, I can have up to 15 boxes to clean and this is the only way I can keep odor down. I use World's Best by the way. BarB Arm and Hammer scoopable - no odor, relatively dust free - a 30 lb. box lasts my cat about 5 months. |
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