clumping litter stuck in paw!

From: Cheryl

(PawsForThought) dumped this in
on 18 Apr 2004:

I had tried that but it didn't work in my case. It got some of it off
though, but not enough. I'm trying to remember which clumping litter
I was using at the time. Could have been Tidy Cat, Everclean or the
Arm & Hammer one.

I've used A&H for years and the only clumping on body parts has been on
poor Shadow's butt hairs.

LMAO, poor Shadow
Does A&H come in a plastic tub? I think the one that turned to cement on
Queenie came in a plastic tub if I'm remembering right.

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in article , PawsForThought at
olitter wrote on 4/18/04 9:22 PM:

From: "billn"


"PawsForThought" ---------------
From: boot's mom

will anything clean this stuff off or do I have to take her to the vet
to have it cut out ?

i'd like to keep her on the clumping stuff, but if they all cause this
masonry problem, yikes.
------------------------------------------
When my last cat was 17 and very sick with CRF, she started getting that
clumping litter stuck between her paws too. You're right, that stuff is
just
like cement. I had to use cuticle scissors to cut it out. I recommend
taking
her to the vet though as it was very difficult to cut out. For a clumping
litter, I highly recommend Shweat Scoop. It is all natural, doesn't have
any
of those nasty chemicals like Fresh Step, clumps naturally but doesn't
turn to
cement on their paws.

Just because I'm tired of the dust and mess of the clumping litter I've been
using thru my kitties 4 years, yesterday I bought a bag of SwheatScoop. Put
it out today in one tray and so far they prefer it to the clay, clumps nicer
and not as hard, seems like less dust.

bill n [Smoochie and Mooch]

I'm glad to hear Smoochie and Mooch like their new litter Just a tip, I
use
a large garbage bag to line the box. It's must easier to scoop it. For some
reason the Shweat Scoop tends to stick to the box if you don't use a liner. I
believe the manufacturer suggests using a non-stick spray like Pam. But I
find
the liners to work really well.

Another good thing about Shweat Scoop is that unlike clay litter that is mined
and never decomposes, it is biodegradable.

Lauren
________
I tried that corn one one time and the cats wouldn't use the box it was in.
I left it next to the regular one for months. I wonder if they would like
Swheat scoop. I sure would like less dust.

karen

in article , PawsForThought at
olitter wrote on 4/18/04 9:22 PM:

From: "billn"


"PawsForThought" ---------------
From: boot's mom

will anything clean this stuff off or do I have to take her to the vet
to have it cut out ?

i'd like to keep her on the clumping stuff, but if they all cause this
masonry problem, yikes.
------------------------------------------
When my last cat was 17 and very sick with CRF, she started getting that
clumping litter stuck between her paws too. You're right, that stuff is
just
like cement. I had to use cuticle scissors to cut it out. I recommend
taking
her to the vet though as it was very difficult to cut out. For a clumping
litter, I highly recommend Shweat Scoop. It is all natural, doesn't have
any
of those nasty chemicals like Fresh Step, clumps naturally but doesn't
turn to
cement on their paws.

Just because I'm tired of the dust and mess of the clumping litter I've been
using thru my kitties 4 years, yesterday I bought a bag of SwheatScoop. Put
it out today in one tray and so far they prefer it to the clay, clumps nicer
and not as hard, seems like less dust.

bill n [Smoochie and Mooch]

I'm glad to hear Smoochie and Mooch like their new litter Just a tip, I
use
a large garbage bag to line the box. It's must easier to scoop it. For some
reason the Shweat Scoop tends to stick to the box if you don't use a liner. I
believe the manufacturer suggests using a non-stick spray like Pam. But I
find
the liners to work really well.

Another good thing about Shweat Scoop is that unlike clay litter that is mined
and never decomposes, it is biodegradable.

Lauren
________
I tried that corn one one time and the cats wouldn't use the box it was in.
I left it next to the regular one for months. I wonder if they would like
Swheat scoop. I sure would like less dust.

karen

boot's mom wrote in message . att.net...
ack.

a few questions and thanks in advance.

I noticed miss boots limping a bit yesterday and being after checking
her back feet, I saw that she has dried clumping litter stuck all in
between her toes and her pads.

yuck.

I tried pulling some of it out by hand, and using a wet washcloth but
the stuff is like cement!

she's also a squirmy one and after a few minutes of *that* she just
wasn't into letting me near her long enough to work on it.

will anything clean this stuff off or do I have to take her to the vet
to have it cut out ?

she's relatively old...15...and has a bit of arthritis in her hip which
she's being treated for, but she's not flexible enough to groom her back
legs and feets like she used to which I think is what may have caused
the situation going on now.

she's been using the regular large curd clay litter all her
life...fresh step brand only...she's suuuuuuuuper picky...any other
brand and i'm running around with the simple solution sprayer... I
switched her to clumping a month or so ago to better monitor her urine
volume...she had some very mildly elevated levels of this and that, and
her vet wanted me to watch her fluid intake and output for any changes
for the next few months.

so, I thought the clumping stuff might be a good solution.

shyeah, right.

i'd like to keep her on the clumping stuff, but if they all cause this
masonry problem, yikes.

is there a brand or type of this kind of litter that isn't
so...adherent? or should I just switch her back to the regular clay?

Just use the cheapest that you can find. They're all the same. If you
think not, then you've been sold a false bill of goods.
We don't even use regular litter. We use paper run thru a shredder.
That way, it doesn't cost us a dime AND we don't have the kind of
MAJOR WORRIES that you seem to be entangled in. I mean, really...
Aren't we making a mountain out of a molehill here?



IBen G.

boot's mom wrote in message . att.net...
ack.

a few questions and thanks in advance.

I noticed miss boots limping a bit yesterday and being after checking
her back feet, I saw that she has dried clumping litter stuck all in
between her toes and her pads.

yuck.

I tried pulling some of it out by hand, and using a wet washcloth but
the stuff is like cement!

she's also a squirmy one and after a few minutes of *that* she just
wasn't into letting me near her long enough to work on it.

will anything clean this stuff off or do I have to take her to the vet
to have it cut out ?

she's relatively old...15...and has a bit of arthritis in her hip which
she's being treated for, but she's not flexible enough to groom her back
legs and feets like she used to which I think is what may have caused
the situation going on now.

she's been using the regular large curd clay litter all her
life...fresh step brand only...she's suuuuuuuuper picky...any other
brand and i'm running around with the simple solution sprayer... I
switched her to clumping a month or so ago to better monitor her urine
volume...she had some very mildly elevated levels of this and that, and
her vet wanted me to watch her fluid intake and output for any changes
for the next few months.

so, I thought the clumping stuff might be a good solution.

shyeah, right.

i'd like to keep her on the clumping stuff, but if they all cause this
masonry problem, yikes.

is there a brand or type of this kind of litter that isn't
so...adherent? or should I just switch her back to the regular clay?

Just use the cheapest that you can find. They're all the same. If you
think not, then you've been sold a false bill of goods.
We don't even use regular litter. We use paper run thru a shredder.
That way, it doesn't cost us a dime AND we don't have the kind of
MAJOR WORRIES that you seem to be entangled in. I mean, really...
Aren't we making a mountain out of a molehill here?



IBen G.

I tried that corn one one time and the cats wouldn't use the box it was in.
I left it next to the regular one for months. I wonder if they would like
Swheat scoop. I sure would like less dust.

karen

I've got to take the plunge and change litter. We're still using old-fashioned
Tidy Cat clay litter. Now that we have more cats, it's disturbing how much of
it I'm disposing of. I'd like to use something with less volume to throw away.
Maybe a scoopable litter. Right now I change five litterboxes every other
day/third day.
I just hate to mess with a good thing. I'm afraid if I screw with the equation,
*someone* will show their protest by wee-wee-ing on the carpet. Or worse.

Sherry

I tried that corn one one time and the cats wouldn't use the box it was in.
I left it next to the regular one for months. I wonder if they would like
Swheat scoop. I sure would like less dust.

karen

I've got to take the plunge and change litter. We're still using old-fashioned
Tidy Cat clay litter. Now that we have more cats, it's disturbing how much of
it I'm disposing of. I'd like to use something with less volume to throw away.
Maybe a scoopable litter. Right now I change five litterboxes every other
day/third day.
I just hate to mess with a good thing. I'm afraid if I screw with the equation,
*someone* will show their protest by wee-wee-ing on the carpet. Or worse.

Sherry

"boot's mom" wrote in message
tt.net...

ack.

a few questions and thanks in advance.

I noticed miss boots limping a bit yesterday and being after checking
her back feet, I saw that she has dried clumping litter stuck all in
between her toes and her pads.

yuck.

I tried pulling some of it out by hand, and using a wet washcloth but
the stuff is like cement!

is there a brand or type of this kind of litter that isn't
so...adherent? or should I just switch her back to the regular clay?



I have never had this happen. I have used Better Way for a number of years.
It can be hard to find, but it is an exceptionally soft type of clumping
litter. It does not form hard clumps from urine -- they are soft, and I am
careful when scooping to avoid breaking them. If it did happen, I think I
would take my cat(s) to a vet or groomer for cleaning because this sound
like they could be injured while trying to clean between the toes. It may
even painful for her when you try to work on her paws since you say that she
has arthritis in the hips (and therefore could also have some in the feet).
Incidentally, have you checked to make sure your cat's stools are
well-formed? This almost sounds like the cat is stepping in diarrhea.

MaryL

"boot's mom" wrote in message
tt.net...

ack.

a few questions and thanks in advance.

I noticed miss boots limping a bit yesterday and being after checking
her back feet, I saw that she has dried clumping litter stuck all in
between her toes and her pads.

yuck.

I tried pulling some of it out by hand, and using a wet washcloth but
the stuff is like cement!

is there a brand or type of this kind of litter that isn't
so...adherent? or should I just switch her back to the regular clay?



I have never had this happen. I have used Better Way for a number of years.
It can be hard to find, but it is an exceptionally soft type of clumping
litter. It does not form hard clumps from urine -- they are soft, and I am
careful when scooping to avoid breaking them. If it did happen, I think I
would take my cat(s) to a vet or groomer for cleaning because this sound
like they could be injured while trying to clean between the toes. It may
even painful for her when you try to work on her paws since you say that she
has arthritis in the hips (and therefore could also have some in the feet).
Incidentally, have you checked to make sure your cat's stools are
well-formed? This almost sounds like the cat is stepping in diarrhea.

MaryL

"PawsForThought" ----------------
From: "billn"


"PawsForThought" ---------------
From: boot's mom

will anything clean this stuff off or do I have to take her to the vet
to have it cut out ?

i'd like to keep her on the clumping stuff, but if they all cause this
masonry problem, yikes.
------------------------------------------
When my last cat was 17 and very sick with CRF, she started getting
that
clumping litter stuck between her paws too. You're right, that stuff
is
just
like cement. I had to use cuticle scissors to cut it out. I recommend
taking
her to the vet though as it was very difficult to cut out. For a
clumping
litter, I highly recommend Shweat Scoop. It is all natural, doesn't
have
any
of those nasty chemicals like Fresh Step, clumps naturally but doesn't
turn to
cement on their paws.

Just because I'm tired of the dust and mess of the clumping litter I've
been
using thru my kitties 4 years, yesterday I bought a bag of SwheatScoop.
Put
it out today in one tray and so far they prefer it to the clay, clumps
nicer
and not as hard, seems like less dust.

bill n [Smoochie and Mooch]

I'm glad to hear Smoochie and Mooch like their new litter Just a tip,
I use
a large garbage bag to line the box. It's must easier to scoop it. For
some
reason the Shweat Scoop tends to stick to the box if you don't use a
liner. I
believe the manufacturer suggests using a non-stick spray like Pam. But I
find
the liners to work really well.

Another good thing about Shweat Scoop is that unlike clay litter that is
mined
and never decomposes, it is biodegradable.

Good idea. I just might do that. Right now it isn't a problem as it's
very deep, but as it goes down I'll probably run into that problem.

bill n