Our cat litter is so dusty! We have been using the Arm and Hammer Multi Cat, and for some reason, it just seems exceptionally dusty lately.
I need a low dust one, so suggest away, thanks!
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Our cat litter is so dusty! We have been using the Arm and Hammer Multi Cat, and for some reason, it just seems exceptionally dusty lately.
I need a low dust one, so suggest away, thanks!
I lovelovelove feline pine. They're pine pellets, definitely no dust, though it turns to a slightly damp sawdust once peed on (the sawdust stuff doesn't go airborn, even if you have cats that are litter-flingers). The sawdust actually scoops pretty well in the scooper I had to get the clumps out of my old cat litter (it doesn't fall through the holes at all). And it just smells like pine needles when they use it.
It does take a little while to get kitty to adapt to this stuff from normal cat litter, I had to mix the two for a couple weeks to switch them.
I use the wood pellets, too. I've tried them all throughout the years, and I keep coming back to the pellets. Feline Pine's the best in terms of scent; the one I use now is meant for horse stalls so isn't pine but works the same. I believe there's one that works opposite, made of wood, very fluffy and clumps when wet.
feline pine or yesterdays news
we try get pelleted newspaper or wood products both seem to work well. get whatever is cheapest at moment. right now have a subscribe and save think on amazon.com set up for feline pine because no place near us sells it.
I mainly use Fresh Step clay and yes it does have dust. I also have on litter box with Yesterday's News. I'd use it in more litter boxes, but my cats will only pee in it, they won't poop in it. No idea why, so we use both litters.
We've tried several of the plant/tree-based litters, and my cats hate them all. So we're stuck with clay, which is still better than pee on the floor. Precious Cat Ultra, while expensive, seems to be less dusty than some of the others.
We use Tidy Cats Scoop for multiple cats. It's dusty and they track it all over the dang house...but they don't object to it, so we're sticking with it for now.
Feline Pine here, too. I love it because we scoop out the poo and the remaining 'sawdust' can go into our compost.
I use Swheat Scoop (its made from wheat hulls). I like it because it is clumping, but not dusty or goopy and my cats like it just fine - its not pellets and has a texture more like clay littler. They fling it around the litter box area, but they don't seem to track it around the house. It's really good at odor control.
Until the passing of our dearly loved kitties, we used a silica litter. Loved it! Very little dust, not as much tracking, no mud slicks from clay - worked great for us.
We used to use swheat scoop but they changed their formula recently and we found it extremely dusty after that. We now use the World's Best Cat Litter multicat formula, and it has earned its' name with our three cats:)
Arm & Hammer here, too. It has been dusty lately, now that you mention it. Where do you get Feline Pine?
Deb
We've been using Swheat Scoop, but are making a switch to cheap clay litter because one of our cats has decided that she "doesn't do" the nice expensive litter. That flushes. And doesn't stink. *grumble*
But like Becky says, it's better than pee on the floor!
Tortilla was not a fan of Yesterday's News, Feline Pine, Pine Pellets, Arm & Hammer or Fresh Step. We went through hell finding one she liked and kept peeing on the floor to let us know we weren't getting it right. She finally decided she likes Swheat Scoop, my little Schnauzer likes to get in the box so I am not sure who is getting it all over the floor.
I don't think it is too dusty and good at odor control. I also like that they have a program after so many boxes you can send in for a coupon for a free one. I think it is a little more expensive but Tortilla is happy and we aren't cleaning pee anymore which makes us happy!
We use Swheat Scoop.
Cats will not get silicosis from it. Clay litter might cause silicosis.
Cats can ingest and it will pass through their system safely.
It can go down the drain and will eventually decay and not clog the pipe (in reasonable quantity) Clay litter will eventually clog the pipe.
It weighs a lot less than clay
Pine pellets are similar but instead of clumping in Swheat Scoop, Pine pellets will turn into powder.
I guess Shweat Scoop is eco-friendly. We really haven't noticed the dust problem. They do offer regular and multi-cat formula. They are slightly different.
We recommend using Swheat Scoop to the adoptive family of a very young kittens.
I get Feline Pine at Target (~$8), it's about 2/3 the price of PetSmart (~$12) for the big bags.
They also recently created a new "clumping" formula that isn't pellets, and I'm trying that this week because someone has decided her dainty little paws can't stand on the pellets when she poops (though it's ok for when she pees? I don't get it).
Casey's pretty good about using her box, unless the girls leave their bathmat on the floor after they shower. Something about peeing on a damp bathmat (or towel) just seems to be irresistible. Makes me crazy!
Deb
I tried swheat scoop and didn't care for it. It tended to sink to the bottom and form a gluey cake. So I switched to World's Best and generally like it. I love the environmental and health aspects of it and it's easily the best clumping litter I've used. But it SMELLS! I don't know if Ruthie pees acid or something, but after a few days it gets so smelly she refuses to use the box. So I have to dump the whole box a lot sooner than I did with any of the others. I'll probably stock with it, but I have to be very vigilant about cleaning or someone will start using my kayak instead:mad:
We've found that combining Swheat Scoop with Tidy Cats makes for the BEST litter. The Swheat Scoop keeps the dust down, and the Tidy Cats makes the clumping even better. Our kittens seem to like it this way, so we'll stick with it!
SheFly
I used Tidy Cats when I still had a cat...I had wanted to use something else but Sir Tigger just would NOT use anything else. He would keep his legs crossed and sent me dirty looks and, of course, I caved.
3+ on using Tidy Cat because it's better than pee on the floor. It is dusty but it's easy to scoop, and most importantly, the cats use it.
My elder cats aren't picky, but my youngest was an only cat before she joined us and does not like to share litter boxes. I've found Precious Cat works - and she isn't offended if someone else has been there (once). She refused to use the box with Feline Pine, Wheat Scoop, or other natural / recyclable litters - or if I mixed it. I prefer her going IN the litter box. ;)
We don't use any of the commercial cat litters. Instead, we use pine, cedar or aspen bedding litter. Our cats have been happily using this for years (at least 10 years now) and it makes us happy: no dust, no stray pellets all over the place to step on, nothing harmful in the litter and does not smell bad or like cat litter. You can see where they've peed (discolors the wood chips) and we just scoop it out and refreshen in between major cleanings.
How full do you fill the litter box? With The World's Best Cat litter, less is more. So we fill ours a little less than half the depth. We clean it twice a day with three cats. One litter box lasts for us about a month and a half, before it starts to get funky. Of course, we top it off now and then. But one 34 pound bag lasts us about 3 months, which is way longer than the 40 pound Swheat Scoop bag did.Quote:
Originally Posted by NoNo
World's Best does have a specific smell all it's own, naturally, which takes a little getting used to at first. I don't know how to describe it but it doesn't smell foul, just different. It uses corn and all the fibers of the corn absorb so well, that it clumps amazingly and doesn't have much dust. It's great!
Funny I started to use the same litter and its gotten everywhere.... I love the oder control but my cat is tracking it all around the hosue. Gross! I wonder why you don't have hte ame problem?Quote:
Originally Posted by Eden
Does anyone use an auto scoop litter pan for their kettehs? I was looking at them online and debating if they would be worth the investment especially being as I have to leave for 2-4 weeks at a time occasionally. I'm having the neighbor check in but I really hate to ask her to scoop poo :rolleyes: