"Robotech_Master" wrote

I've noticed that one of the flavors of cat litter I can get (I use
Arm & Hammer) calls itself "Multicat".

Given that I'm about to be a multicat owner, I'm curious what the
difference is between that and "ordinary" litter. I have seen that
the texture of the granules is noticeably different, but I'm wondering
why.

Generally a slightly higher amount of odor control material added. You can
do the same with a sprinkle of baking powder added to regular and for much
less. But as others have said, nothing really beats frequent scouping and
occasionally just dumping the whole pan in the trash then rinsing it out
with a hose.

If you do not plan to have a dog, clumping litter is a good way to go as
it's much easier to scoup. Just be sure the layer is about 2 inches deep or
it wont be enough to 'catch pee and clump'.

Do you plan to have 2 litter boxes? Some do but I only took to 2 boxes when
I had 4 cats at once. 4 cats BTW will (if friendly) try to share a box but
not even clumping litter will keep it from being a sodden mass daily.

Side advice since if I track right your thread, you've had cats before but
not in a bit of time and never 2? Go for the largest pan you can get and
forget those mechanical 'self scouping' ones (seldom work without help daily
and way too expensive, you'll spend as much time fixing them as just a
regular box takes to scoup). I dont bother with liners either, just an
added expense and it's just as easy to take the pan to the trash can and
upend it there. Besides, as I use clumping litter by the time it's 'dump
the box' the cat will have shredded the sides so much that you cant just
lift out the liner anyways.