World's Best Cat Litter users--has it clogged your pipes?

I've been using it for about four years now and flush it. Lately I've been hearing gurgling noises from the toilet when I run water in the sink, or even when the dishwasher was running last night! I'm thinking the pipes are probably getting clogged. I'm going to put some Liquid Plumber down the sink and tub drains and see if it makes any difference. I really don't want to have to stop flushing but I don't want to have to pay a plumber to clean all my pipes out either!

I never flush my litter, that is what I use my bags my groceries come in, then it goes out in the trash. I don't know about other people, I never even thought about flushing the litter.

I love the World's Best Litter, but I have only been using it for about 9 months. I was alittle concerned about it possibly building up in the toilet pipes(or whatever it is called) though, even though I have not had any problems or symptoms.

Just last month I bought some Drano Prevention build-up remover. It says it uses natual enzymes & is safe for all pipes, toilets and septic symptoms. Anyway, it does say that "the initial use my cause loosened build-up to slow or, in rare cases, block the flow of water. Don't worry--this means Drano Prevention is working to relieve build-up. Simply plunge and repeat treatment......"

Well, I put it down all three commodes in my house (though the house isn't "new" I was thinking of construction debris and just gunk, because we have really hard water), and it was funny, the only one that did run slow after the first treatment was the one I flush the litter down. I did what it said, and after that it has been back to normal. But I think that does show that there must have been some sort of buildup in that particular commode.

Anne

I only tried World's Best one time, but my kitty refused to use it. I ended up mixing it with a regular clumping litter and couldn't flush the combination. A friend of mine clogged up his toilet with a supposedly flushable litter, don't know if it was World's Best. However, he did say he dumped a lot of clumps in all at once. I read somewhere recently that the way to do it is drop the clumps into the toilet, let them sit for at least five minutes until they fall apart, then flush.

Yikes doesn't seem worth the wait to flush it right! I use grocery bags too. Just one more reason I hope they don't do away with plastic!! Sorry we need our poop bags--it's what I use to scoop the yard too!!

Another thought about flushable litters is that it is illegal to flush litter in California, and it is being talked about in other states. The reason is that the cat wastes are causing illnesses in some of the costal animals, although I can't remember if it is seals or otters that are having a problem. If I had a yard, I would use the organic litter and compost it.

I would only use a flushable litter--but that is just my choice--I love the convenience of it. I also love the fact that it is about half as heavy to lug around. I have read that it is illegal in California, but I think it is the cat poop that is the concern.

I have read in many articles that the clay litters are filling the land fills--so the wood litters that can be put in flowerbeds or the corn or wheat litters that can be flushed are much more environmentally friendly from what I have heard.

Anne

I've been flushing World's Best for four years. So far no problems. I do live on the third floor of an apartment building and the plumbing is a bit different.

The sink in my bathroom runs slow but that's probably because of too much tooth paste, hair and soap products.

If I did not flush I would not be able to keep my cat.

IMO the California law is just a little bit ridiculous. First of all, how are they going to enforce it? Go around knocking on doors to see what kind of litter people are using? Outlaw the sale of flushable litter in California?

Even if it were enforceable, I don't think the law can possibly have the effect the lawmakers intended. What about the people who bypass litter altogether and teach their cats to use the toilet? What about all the cats--wild and domestic--who use the great outdoors for their toilet? Do the lawmakers think that doesn't get into the groundwater?

Since we own our home I would not flush clumping litter for fear of the high cost of a plumber. If we didn't own our home, then I guess I wouldn't care as it would be someone else's problem.

I never flush mine either. It gets scouped into fragranced nappy/diaper bags

I wouldn't have flushed before WBCL, and in fact it was some time after I had completed the switch before it dawned on me that I could be flushing. Now, my girls don't contribute a lot, because they also use the one Mother Nature provides outdoors, but even so, one flush is much less than what a human contributes, particularly if you scoop whenever you see it needs it. The bit of litter that goes in there is all corn -- natural, biodegradable. I hope I don't live to regret my decision to flush, but I really don't expect to.

Originally Posted by rapunzel47

I wouldn't have flushed before WBCL, and in fact it was some time after I had completed the switch before it dawned on me that I could be flushing. Now, my girls don't contribute a lot, because they also use the one Mother Nature provides outdoors, but even so, one flush is much less than what a human contributes, particularly if you scoop whenever you see it needs it. The bit of litter that goes in there is all corn -- natural, biodegradable. I hope I don't live to regret my decision to flush, but I really don't expect to.

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I got nervous when one time I thought I'd flush and the toilet got stopped up a bit - made me very hesitant to do it again.

Originally Posted by Yourlovingcat

Another thought about flushable litters is that it is illegal to flush litter in California, and it is being talked about in other states. The reason is that the cat wastes are causing illnesses in some of the costal animals, although I can't remember if it is seals or otters that are having a problem. If I had a yard, I would use the organic litter and compost it.

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I do not flush the litter, but I do scoop out the feces and flush that. The urine clumps I scoop and deposit in the plastic grocery bags and put in the trash.

I can't imagine how cat waste can cause any more illnesses in either pets, wild animals or people, than can people waste, or waste in landfills and washing down the gutter from all outside animals.

Originally Posted by GoldyCat

IMO the California law is just a little bit ridiculous. First of all, how are they going to enforce it? Go around knocking on doors to see what kind of litter people are using? Outlaw the sale of flushable litter in California?

Even if it were enforceable, I don't think the law can possibly have the effect the lawmakers intended. What about the people who bypass litter altogether and teach their cats to use the toilet? What about all the cats--wild and domestic--who use the great outdoors for their toilet? Do the lawmakers think that doesn't get into the groundwater?

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Exactly! What a crock!

We use the wood stove pellets and I would NEVER flush any kind of litter down any toilet. Even if its claimed to be ok.

I also scoop their WBLitter into perfumed nappy bags [emoji]128077[/emoji][emoji]128516[/emoji]

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I also scoop their WBLitter into perfumed nappy bags [emoji]128077[/emoji][emoji]128516[/emoji]

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This is a 7 year old thread. But I'm glad you bumped it though, I'm adopting a cat within the next month (first cat I've had since all those kitties long ago when I was a child living at my parents), and already have my bag of World's Best litter ready. I plan on flushing it as well. It's made of corn, and lots of reviews say its completely fine to do. I live in a condo, so its just so much more convenient to do so I think then go and throw out trash bags every day down to the basement (I couldn't imagine that keeping baggies of cat poop in the house would smell too good).

Like several others, I'm not in a position to bag or compost used litter. I'm in a third floor apartment, and live in a city where they've mostly banned plastic shopping bags. I do dump a 3 gallon bucket of water into the toilet about once a month as a way to flush the pipes. I've been using World's best for about 10 years, though, without issues. If I didn't flush it, I wouldn't be able to have a cat. 

Just noticed CheshireCat and I are in the same boat.