Feline Pine cat litter - how best to transition?

kaeli wrote in message . ..
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The thing is, they all despise the texture of the FP.

That's familiar.

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Any suggestions from users of this litter?

Yes, I suggest not using it. I was a user of it briefly (well, my cats
were - I was quite happy to **** in it meself, like), but I had
similar problems to you. I suspect that the smell of FP is something
else that counts against it, as well as the texture.


Is there a different litter with NO dust that isn't hard pellets or at
least smaller, finer pellets?

I'm using WBCL and one of the silica crystal litters (I forget which).
I'm impressed with the latter; there's no dust at all and it tracks by
far the least of all litters I've tried. I was worried that my cats
would hate the texture (esp. after my attempts to use feline pine),
but they prefer it to WBCL.

WBCL is sort of OK. It's not dusty, but it is cornflowery. I find
various floury pawprints all over the place. On the bonus side, if you
need to thicken a sauce you can just dibble your cats paws in the
liquid and bob's your uncle.

I looked at Sweatscoop, but it said "less
dust" - I'm looking for NO dust. My only concern is the dust, so all
suggestions appreciated (it does need to be available at one of the
local pet stores - I have Petsmart, Petco, and Pet Supplies Plus here).

Swheatscoop is sort of OK, sort of. It's like WBCL but with the added
'benefit' that it epoxies itself to the litterbox so that you need to
get the bench grinder out, come litter change day.

HTH,
Steve.

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HTH,
Steve.

Dude, you crack me up. *LOL*
Silica crystal litter on the to-try list.

Thanks.
*still giggling*

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HTH,
Steve.

Dude, you crack me up. *LOL*
Silica crystal litter on the to-try list.

Thanks.
*still giggling*

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Kaeli,
I guess I was lucky because none of my 7 cats boycotted when I switched
from Swheat Scoop to Feline Pine. I didn't follow the rules, I just made
the switch.

There is some tracking with Feline Pine but not as much as with the
other.

If you want to try Swheat Scoop you may want to use liners. If you are
near one of the super warehouse stores like Sam's Club you can get a box
of 220 45-50gallon commercial trash can liners. After you unroll one
unfold it but don't open the bag up, leave it doubled. Lay it flat in
the box and pour the litter in. I then use a circular elastic cord
around the rim on top of the liner and tuck the extra plastic in the
cord.
I found the cords at Walmart either in the hardware dept. or where they
have storage containers like Rubbermaid.

This has made changing the litter boxes much easier and at about $.08 a
liner it is much more economical than the "real" litter box liners.

I do feel like the Feline Pine is a better value than Swheat Scoop and I
think it is better at controlling odor. WBCL is difficult to find where
I live and when I have found it it seemed pricey.

Michele
(N.C.)

Kaeli,
I guess I was lucky because none of my 7 cats boycotted when I switched
from Swheat Scoop to Feline Pine. I didn't follow the rules, I just made
the switch.

There is some tracking with Feline Pine but not as much as with the
other.

If you want to try Swheat Scoop you may want to use liners. If you are
near one of the super warehouse stores like Sam's Club you can get a box
of 220 45-50gallon commercial trash can liners. After you unroll one
unfold it but don't open the bag up, leave it doubled. Lay it flat in
the box and pour the litter in. I then use a circular elastic cord
around the rim on top of the liner and tuck the extra plastic in the
cord.
I found the cords at Walmart either in the hardware dept. or where they
have storage containers like Rubbermaid.

This has made changing the litter boxes much easier and at about $.08 a
liner it is much more economical than the "real" litter box liners.

I do feel like the Feline Pine is a better value than Swheat Scoop and I
think it is better at controlling odor. WBCL is difficult to find where
I live and when I have found it it seemed pricey.

Michele
(N.C.)

In article ,
enlightened us with...

I do feel like the Feline Pine is a better value than Swheat Scoop and I
think it is better at controlling odor. WBCL is difficult to find where
I live and when I have found it it seemed pricey.


The WBCL is available here and it's not overly pricey.
I think I'm going to try the crystals first, though.

Thanks!

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In article ,
enlightened us with...

I do feel like the Feline Pine is a better value than Swheat Scoop and I
think it is better at controlling odor. WBCL is difficult to find where
I live and when I have found it it seemed pricey.


The WBCL is available here and it's not overly pricey.
I think I'm going to try the crystals first, though.

Thanks!

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From: (Steve G)


Swheatscoop is sort of OK, sort of. It's like WBCL but with the added
'benefit' that it epoxies itself to the litterbox so that you need to
get the bench grinder out, come litter change day.

We use Swheatscoop but what we do is put the empty litter box inside a large
garbage bag. This acts as a litterbox liner. Then we fill it. I've found
that the Swheatscoop doesn't stick to the sides of the box using this method.

Lauren
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From: (Steve G)


Swheatscoop is sort of OK, sort of. It's like WBCL but with the added
'benefit' that it epoxies itself to the litterbox so that you need to
get the bench grinder out, come litter change day.

We use Swheatscoop but what we do is put the empty litter box inside a large
garbage bag. This acts as a litterbox liner. Then we fill it. I've found
that the Swheatscoop doesn't stick to the sides of the box using this method.

Lauren
________
See my cats: http://community.webshots.com/album/56955940rWhxAe
Raw Diet Info: http://www.holisticat.com/drjletter.html
http://www.geocities.com/rawfeeders/ForCatsOnly.html
Declawing Info: http://www.wholecat.com/articles/claws.htm