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Old July 10th 03, 09:05 PM
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From: (Karen M.)

(PawsForThought) wrote in message
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From: Laura R.


PawsForThought ) said,
I find little dust w/ the WBCL, but am now (wondering if the newer

formula
is the culprit?)

I use Swheat Scoop and a woman who works for the company told me to mix

a
1/4
teaspoon of vegetable oil into the litter in the box. She said to stir

it
really good and that will help with any dust. I haven't tried it yet,

just
wonder if anyone else has heard of doing that. Maybe it would work with

the
WBCL?

Why not just use a cooking oil spray instead of doing all that
mixing?

Laura


Maybe because you wouldn't be able to measure it accurately and end up with

too
much oil? I do know though that they recommend spraying the box itself

with
the cooking oil spray to keep the litter from sticking to the box.
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So that's the secret to the Swheat Scoop! I swear sometimes it was
like prying a rock apart trying to get the clumps from the litter box.
I just started using a scoop litter called PaPurr Scoop litter, made
from recycled paper. Very little dust and don't see much litter
scatter in the basement. (God bless basements for putting cat boxes
in!) It clumps well too!


Hi Karen!
Yep, that's the secret for non-stick box, or what I do is use one of those
heavy duty black garbage bags and stick the box inside. Then I use a twist tie
to close up one end and that's how I get a litterbox liner and the Swheat Scoop
doesn't stick. Then when I change the box, I turn the bag inside out while
carefully pulling out the litterbox and then just toss the garbage bag.

Lauren
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Old July 11th 03, 12:42 AM
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I use the Arm and Hammer clumping type. Not too dusty, a box lasts my
one cat for weeks, I never have an odor problem.
I won't mess with success - he has never refused to use it.

about the cat sitting in it: are you maybe putting too much in the
box? I keep mine about and inch and a half deep.

val
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Old July 11th 03, 12:42 AM
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I use the Arm and Hammer clumping type. Not too dusty, a box lasts my
one cat for weeks, I never have an odor problem.
I won't mess with success - he has never refused to use it.

about the cat sitting in it: are you maybe putting too much in the
box? I keep mine about and inch and a half deep.

val
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Old July 11th 03, 02:30 AM
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How do you like that? I had been using Scoop Away, but since Kami was
diagnosed with asthma, I stopped because it was dusty and the fragrance
would aggravate her. I tried Arm * Hammer, but it's not much different
even though there's no fragrance. The thing with her tear ducts
started after that so then I switched to PaPurr. It seems to have
fragrance, too, but it's definitely not as dusty and she hasn't had a
coughing fit for a while (though the tear ducts things is off and on).
The only other one I see consistently available with Swheat Scoop. All
I would need then if for her to develop a wheat allergy. LOL!


I switched to sWheat scoop because of Seamus's asthma, but found it to
be a lot more dusty than I hoped, plus both cats just thought it was
one big snack bowl. I switched to scoop away (unscented) and found
that to also be a bit dusty, and slightly scented. Just bought some
new boxes last week and they must have changed the formula. It now
seems to have no dust at all, the particles are just a tad bit bigger,
so even less tracking, and there is absolutely no odor at all. Nice
surprise.

just thought I would mention it,
Teri
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Old July 11th 03, 02:30 AM
teri
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How do you like that? I had been using Scoop Away, but since Kami was
diagnosed with asthma, I stopped because it was dusty and the fragrance
would aggravate her. I tried Arm * Hammer, but it's not much different
even though there's no fragrance. The thing with her tear ducts
started after that so then I switched to PaPurr. It seems to have
fragrance, too, but it's definitely not as dusty and she hasn't had a
coughing fit for a while (though the tear ducts things is off and on).
The only other one I see consistently available with Swheat Scoop. All
I would need then if for her to develop a wheat allergy. LOL!


I switched to sWheat scoop because of Seamus's asthma, but found it to
be a lot more dusty than I hoped, plus both cats just thought it was
one big snack bowl. I switched to scoop away (unscented) and found
that to also be a bit dusty, and slightly scented. Just bought some
new boxes last week and they must have changed the formula. It now
seems to have no dust at all, the particles are just a tad bit bigger,
so even less tracking, and there is absolutely no odor at all. Nice
surprise.

just thought I would mention it,
Teri
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Old July 11th 03, 03:15 AM
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Don't your cats' claws put holes in the bags?

Amazingly they don't. They did when I tried those regular litterbox liners
but
not with the heavy duty garbage bags I get from the hardware store.

Lauren


You're lucky. Mine shred the liners something awful. I tried garbage bags too,
but finally just gave up using liners. It's Bootsie. She claws *everything* to
cover up, especiallly the sides of the pan, and even the wall.

Sherry
 




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