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cat litter suggestions?
I'm looking for suggestions for the best cat litter as far as least
messy. And by least messy I mean doesn't get tracked all over the house as much as other kinds. I'm using VetBasis now, which seems only a bit better than the normal kind of grocery store clumping kinds. |
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wrote in message oups.com... I'm looking for suggestions for the best cat litter as far as least messy. And by least messy I mean doesn't get tracked all over the house as much as other kinds. I'm using VetBasis now, which seems only a bit better than the normal kind of grocery store clumping kinds. We like S'wheatScoop which clumps well, is flushable (but we don't flush it), has a decent smell, seems to last forever if scooped often (we do it 2-3 times/day as soon as box is used), and doesn't get all over the floor. We also use a litter mat that helps a lot with the tracking, and we keep a tiny brush and dustpan right by the litter box, and sweep up the remnants every time WE use the bathroom. :-) |
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Suddenly, without warning, animzmirot exclaimed (08-Jun-05 5:44 PM):
wrote in message oups.com... I'm looking for suggestions for the best cat litter as far as least messy. And by least messy I mean doesn't get tracked all over the house as much as other kinds. I'm using VetBasis now, which seems only a bit better than the normal kind of grocery store clumping kinds. We like S'wheatScoop which clumps well, is flushable (but we don't flush it), has a decent smell, seems to last forever if scooped often (we do it 2-3 times/day as soon as box is used), and doesn't get all over the floor. We also use a litter mat that helps a lot with the tracking, and we keep a tiny brush and dustpan right by the litter box, and sweep up the remnants every time WE use the bathroom. :-) I've probably tried every kind of litter out there over the years. Meep shows her displeasure with a litter by the length of time she moves it around before and after using it: clumping clay - worried about what it'd do to her innards, she'd get lots stuck to her feet. wood pellets - the sawdust becomes annoying, and it makes way too much noise - she's a digger and it's just beyond the bedroom wall. paper (like Yesterday's News) - Meep hates the stuff, and never stops digging. S'wheat Scoop - it clumped WAY too hard and stuck like concrete to the box sides. Meep's a wall pee'er so keeping it deep made no difference. I currently use Worlds Best Cat Litter, and we are all happy. It clumps but not hard, is flushable, doesn't track too bad, keeps the smell down completely, isn't too dusty, and lasts a long time between complete dumps. My only problem is I'm overseas and it's not available here - I have to order it online, and 'cause it's heavy I pay about another 50% of the price to ship it out here. jmc |
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animzmirot wrote: wrote in message oups.com... I'm looking for suggestions for the best cat litter as far as least messy. snip We like S'wheatScoop snip ... and doesn't get all over the floor. We also use a litter mat that helps a lot with the tracking, and we keep a tiny brush and dustpan right by the litter box, and sweep up the remnants every time WE use the bathroom. :-) Doesn't get all over the floor? I use and really like Swheat Scoop because it flushes well, controls odor well, etc etc, but it is really light and dusty, and gets everywhere. It even sticks to our medium-haired cat's fur, then falls off as he runs through the house. We use a litter mat, but that only helps a bit. I like it enough that the minor mess it makes won't make me switch litters, but I definitely wouldn't think of it as it as non-tracking. YMMV, I guess -- Jennifer |
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"Jennifer" wrote in message oups.com... animzmirot wrote: wrote in message oups.com... I'm looking for suggestions for the best cat litter as far as least messy. snip We like S'wheatScoop snip ... and doesn't get all over the floor. We also use a litter mat that helps a lot with the tracking, and we keep a tiny brush and dustpan right by the litter box, and sweep up the remnants every time WE use the bathroom. :-) Doesn't get all over the floor? I use and really like Swheat Scoop because it flushes well, controls odor well, etc etc, but it is really light and dusty, and gets everywhere. It even sticks to our medium-haired cat's fur, then falls off as he runs through the house. We use a litter mat, but that only helps a bit. I like it enough that the minor mess it makes won't make me switch litters, but I definitely wouldn't think of it as it as non-tracking. YMMV, I guess -- Jennifer I found S'wheatScoop dusty and tracking too. I wear a mask when I scoop and am always sweeping up. The room in which the litter was kept can quickly get covered with a fine film of dust. I also found it clumped very hard. It takes a lot of effort to scoop out the clumps. But it doesn't stuck on the cat's paws like clay litter does. Winnie |
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On 8 Jun 2005 14:03:59 -0700, "Jennifer" wrote:
I use and really like Swheat Scoop because it flushes well, controls odor well, etc etc, but it is really light and dusty, and gets everywhere. It even sticks to our medium-haired cat's fur, then falls off as he runs through the house. We use a litter mat, but that only helps a bit. I like it enough that the minor mess it makes won't make me switch litters, but I definitely wouldn't think of it as it as non-tracking. It gets around a bit on my floor too, but it the pieces are so tiny that I don't feel them like I did with clay litter. There's no worry of the cats (and dog) ingesting it. And while there is a little bit of dust, it doesn't bother my asthma. I was just at a cat show as a vendor, and the kitty litter station was about 6 feet from the edge of my booth. I spent the weekend blowing my nose and having a full scale asthma attack. I didn't have my inhaler with me the first day since I haven't even needed it for over a year. I felt like I was trying to breath with a 20lb cat on my lungs. It has been almost a week, and I am still coughing and getting out of breath. All because every scoop of the litter sent a little cloud of dust into the air. It's been so many years since I used clay litter that I forgot how bad it was. I love the swheat scoop, and I don't ever want to go back. Also, it helps to keep it really deep. Then the globs don't get to the bottom and get hard to scoop. Even the pee down the side isn't bad if scooped a couple times a day. And since mine love to pee in the corners, I tend to pile more litter in the corners to help keep it deeper there. You can also spray the bottom of the pan with cooking spray. I sued to do that til I switched to liners. Now, I can just peel the liner away from the clumps if there is a hard chunk on the side. -- Meghan & the Zoo Crew Equine and Pet Photography http://www.zoocrewphoto.com |
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