Flushing Clumping Litter

"claudel" wrote in message
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wrote:
I'm new to caring for cats. Can I scoop out the waste from a litter box
filled with clumping litter, sift it and flush it? The only litter I'm
flushing is that clinging to the waste. It seems I should be able to,
bit I'm asking as my toilet seems to be clogging a bit from doing that.
Thanks!


Signs point to "no".

My sewer won't take the clumps either so I dump
them in a plastic grocery bag, knot the top, and dump
into the trash...

Claude

That's also what I do, and I have never noticed any odor.

MaryL

On 25 Jul 2005 16:48:40 -0700, " ,
clicked their heels and said:

I'm new to caring for cats. Can I scoop out the waste from a litter box
filled with clumping litter, sift it and flush it? The only litter I'm
flushing is that clinging to the waste. It seems I should be able to,
bit I'm asking as my toilet seems to be clogging a bit from doing that.
Thanks!

only if it says you can and generally, only if you have sewer and not
septic.

I use A&H "Easy Flush".

--
Janet B
www.bestfriendsdogobedience.com
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jmc wrote:
But, there is flushable clumping litter, like Worlds
Best Cat Litter or Swheat Scoop. I use World's Best, my cat loves it.

Yep, I've been flushing Swheat Scoop for a year or so with no plumbing
problems.

--
Jennifer

Just try scraping this stuff wet off the bottom of a cat litter can be a
chore if you have a cat like mine who digs to China. I would never flush it
I'd be afraid of it blocking up the pipes. I simply scoop twice a day and
tie the waste in a plastic baggie and toss in the trash instead.

Celeste

wrote in message
oups.com...
I'm new to caring for cats. Can I scoop out the waste from a litter box
filled with clumping litter, sift it and flush it? The only litter I'm
flushing is that clinging to the waste. It seems I should be able to,
bit I'm asking as my toilet seems to be clogging a bit from doing that.
Thanks!

223rem wrote:
wrote:

Ozzie's litter box lives in the bathtub, which means we often end up washing
scattered kitty litter down the drain before a shower.

Yuck. That's *really* gross.

Anyway, get Arm&Hammer flushable litter.


So sorry to have "grossed you out." But we live in a 1 Bedroom
apartment in Manhattan, and the bathtub just happens to be the best
(only, really...) place to keep the litter box. The tub is always well
scrubbed before a shower, but there is always a bit of scattered litter
that gets washed down the drain.

I'll look into the A&H flushable litter, if it is locally available,
which might have less of an impact on our shower drain. Does it clump
as well as multi-cat formulas (I think we use Tidy Cat Multicat), and
how well does it keep odor down? Living in such a tiny place, odor
control is pretty important, and the Tidy Cat does a pretty good job
for us.

Cheers,

Adilah

wrote:
So sorry to have "grossed you out." But we live in a 1 Bedroom
apartment in Manhattan, and the bathtub just happens to be the best
(only, really...) place to keep the litter box. The tub is always well
scrubbed before a shower, but there is always a bit of scattered litter
that gets washed down the drain.

I'll look into the A&H flushable litter, if it is locally available,
which might have less of an impact on our shower drain. Does it clump
as well as multi-cat formulas (I think we use Tidy Cat Multicat), and
how well does it keep odor down? Living in such a tiny place, odor
control is pretty important, and the Tidy Cat does a pretty good job
for us.

Cheers,

Adilah

Just FYI - that little bit of litter can cause HUGE problems in the
plumbing system, over time. And once those problems get tracked back
to you and your litter box in the shower, you will be paying for all of
the repairs. NOT a good idea.

Shower drains are not intended to take anything but water. They are
smaller than waste drains, and need to be treated more delicately.
Flushable litter is ok down *some* sewer drains but never should go
down shower drains, either. Regular litter and any drain is just a Bad
Idea.

-L.

-L. wrote:
wrote:
So sorry to have "grossed you out." But we live in a 1 Bedroom
apartment in Manhattan, and the bathtub just happens to be the best
(only, really...) place to keep the litter box. The tub is always well
scrubbed before a shower, but there is always a bit of scattered litter
that gets washed down the drain.

I'll look into the A&H flushable litter, if it is locally available,
which might have less of an impact on our shower drain. Does it clump
as well as multi-cat formulas (I think we use Tidy Cat Multicat), and
how well does it keep odor down? Living in such a tiny place, odor
control is pretty important, and the Tidy Cat does a pretty good job
for us.

Cheers,

Adilah

Just FYI - that little bit of litter can cause HUGE problems in the
plumbing system, over time. And once those problems get tracked back
to you and your litter box in the shower, you will be paying for all of
the repairs. NOT a good idea.

Shower drains are not intended to take anything but water. They are
smaller than waste drains, and need to be treated more delicately.
Flushable litter is ok down *some* sewer drains but never should go
down shower drains, either. Regular litter and any drain is just a Bad
Idea.

-L.

Fortunately we live in a wonderful co-op where repairs such as opening
a litter-clogged drain are completely covered by our maintenance fee.
Until we can get on the list for a two-bedroom apartment, poor Oz is
going to have to keep on peeing in a box in the bathtub.

Cheers,

Adilah

Well, I've been kinda of doing a bit of both. I find I can get away
with flushing the solid waste with no problems. The other clumps are
larger and I bag those. So far, so good!