Kitty Litter with Less Dust

There are lots of different types of litter

I use a corn based litter called World's Best Cat Litter, it still has a little dust to it, but its corn dust instead of clay dust, there is also SwheatScoop which is the same but wheat - I find WBCL clumps better and the clumps are not as sticky causing a mess in the litterbox

Feline Pine and Yesterday's News etc come in pellet form, but are not clumping litters (FelinePine does have a clumping formula but I find it more dusty than regular litter and so light it tracks everywhere)

Then there is crystal based litters, good ones will not have dust but most cats don't like them, but the dust particles it does have are related to respiratory issues

My cat Riley has breathing problems and the one I use for him is Dr. Elsey Precious Cat. It is more expensive but worth it, since it is virtually dust free, but still scoops well.

They sell it at Petsmart, etc.

http://www.petfooddirect.com/Product...ing-Cat-Litter

Awesome!

Cats being forced to breathe that litter dust - especially in the covered litter pans - is one of my pet peeves.

I, too, have found the "World's Best Cat Litter" acceptable.
PetSmart's store brand - copying the "World's Best Cat Litter" brand - is not as good - it creates more dust than World's Best Litter.

Another vote for World's Best.

Wood pellets will work if you do not mind non clumping litter..

I personally use chicken feed (similar to worlds best and swheet scoop mixed together and not as processed) this for me works well with 5 cats and 4-7 boxes

I second Swheat Scoop and especially world's best for low dust. Both are very low dust, World's Best probably the best overall--if you don't mind shelling out a few extra dollars each time, it is worth it.

Stay away from anything clay based, basically. The dust isn't even just annoying and cough inducing, clay has silicates in it, which cause lung damage over time that is permanent if you have cats that "churn" the litter up a lot and create a sort of dust storm whenever they use the box. If you hear your cats coughing when they're using the litter, change the litter to something less dusty!

Swheat Scoop I had mixed results with--it seems to track on my cats' paws more easily and get all over the floor and doesn't clump as well.

Regarding the price of World's Best, while it is more expensive per bag, I find I do not have to do a complete change as often so it doesn't work out that much more per month compared to the price per bag

Dr Esley's Precious Cat (found at PetSmart) is the best clay by far, with almost no dust, but we can't use it because my cat Dexter gets asthma from clay littler.
Check their web site for a full cash rebate for one bag, any size.

We use Worlds Best Cat Litter, scoop....
it has dust but it not toxic like the additives in clay.
It you want to try it, call the company and ask if they will send you some coupons.
Facebook and twitter have occasional offers too.

I switched Batman to World's Best Cat litter and while his little paws get quite dusty after it's been trampled for a while, it's totally safe for him (and me) so the dust doesn't bother me - it's a good type of dust When he leaves the litter box, his little paws are all white from the dust and he has to lick them off, but I think that's much safer than his (and my) lungs breathing in silica dust.

Patches (my feral who is in her own room) is using the Arm & Hammer Essentials/Naturals - it seems to be completely dust free. My only complaint about that stuff is it's so light weight, it tracks everywhere, but I'm working on figuring out better litter mats, etc.

Maybe its because Batman is black, its more noticeable, but I have never noticed mine having really dusty paws with any litter?

It only happened when we switched to World's Best - he didn't get white paws from the Arm & Hammer multi-cat. He just doesn't match his litter I'm thinking since it's safe to be ingested, it's ok that he licks it off his feet.

Edit: I should clarify that I really do like World's Best litter. Been using it a couple weeks now and so far, I really like it.

Isis, my black beauty, has yellow dust on her face and paws after using the box filled with WB.
If I see her, I simply wipe off her face, if not, she does.
I will say that she looks really silly with a yellow streak down her face.

With Dexter, my white kitty, the dust does not show on his fur.

I have to change out the litter in a couple of days and am thinking of using less and changing it out more frequently because after a couple weeks of stomping, scratching and various other maneuvers, the granules tend to break into powder.

Hi xine, welcome to the Cat Site If you hate dusty litter and you don't mind a non-clumping litter, I highly recommend Tidy Cats original (in the yellow & red packaging)

Its dust control is really really great, and so is the odor control, however here's the con: Scooping it is not exactly easy because it "crumbles". To solve that, I use a chef spoon exclusively for litter. (Pic provided below. The 2 in the middle because they don't have slots)


Yes it's a strange solution but it works. Often you can buy these at a 'dollar' store.

If you find a litter you like but it's dusty and you don't want to switch, you can start a handheld vacuum such as the Dustbuster a few feet away from the litter box, then bring the vac to the cloud and "bust" the cloud. (Yes, another strange solution

Once again...if you have a PetSmart in your area and want to use a scoopable clay litter, give Dr. Elsey Precious Cat a try. Almost no dust and no scent at all.
http://www.preciouscat.com/
Other stores might carry it too. Check on their site.
Good luck.

I use Nature's Miracle, 100% natural, it's corn based, very little dust that I have noticed (but there is some about 1%) and it's flushable.

We use Worlds Best which is corn but dusty. Is Nature's Miracle all corn and does it have an artificial scent?

natures miracle is a mix corn and pine ( not sure but I remember pine scent being mentioned on the bag ) when you open the bag it is corn and shredded pine

i saw this on the preciouscat website. sounds good. never tried it but it says it's dust free http://www.preciouscat.com/precious-pine-p-4.html

that is very close to wood stove pellets but much $$$

I've been wanting to switch to something less dusty as well and will definitely have to try some of these!

Question - is there a process to get cats accustomed to a new litter type, similar to slowly switching dry food types? I've used Fresh Step clay for Sophie since the day I brought her home - the odor control is excellent, but it is EXTREMELY dusty. She is pickier with her litter than she is with food, however, and any other type of litter I've tried (crystal litter, Yesterday's News pellets) has been totally rejected. Can you mix types together? Or maybe set up a second box with the new stuff? Or is it just "they'll use it or they won't"?

Also, just to throw my 2 cents in...Yesterday's News litter pellets seem to be 100% dust-free, however I wouldn't recommend it, based on my own experience. I used the stuff once - when Soph was spayed, I was directed to use a natural litter b/c the clay/clumping litters can be very irritating to the incision. Sophie is a digger/wants everything buried, and this stuff just didn't work. Odor control was nonexistent (and that's important to me because her box is in my bedroom!) - after Sophie urinated in it once, I could smell it quite clearly. It's not really possible for them to bury their solid waste properly, either, because the pellets are so large. The size and hardness of the pellets themselves made them very hard on her tiny feet, too. ...And to make matters worse, Soph (a 5-mo-old "baby" at the time) found the pellets tasty and tried to eat them! It was very hard to clean up as well; it's not really scoopable. I ended up having to take a chance with the irritants in the clay litter because Sophie was actually "holding it" rather than use the stuff.

Just my experience - I'm sure it works well for some, but with a cat who is very particular about her box (she will go in there even when she doesn't have to "go," just to make sure everything is properly buried/hidden) and used to clay litter, it just flat-out didn't work.

I have lots of litter boxes with 5 cats, so I usually do 2 of the old litter, 2 mixed and 2 of the new litter - mine are fairly good about litter switches as long as I do that, but they definitely have their preferences.

One time there was no WBCL in any stores locally, and I got some regular clumping just to do until I bought more WBCL, a few days later when the store got it back in, I have never seen my cats all run to the litter boxes so quickly (they had been using the regular clumping) - I was still pouring in litter! So now I always keep a bag and buy when I am down to one sealed bag

Our kitties know what they like.

They are great if you have cats that will use a covered litter box, only one of mine will and he tends to play in it more than use it

I've been wanting to change Neko's litter and found one i love. I read all the previous posts and was deciding between Dr.Eisley's Precious Cat or Swheat Scoop. Well I subscribe to Cat Fancy and there is always a $1 off coupon for Swheat Scoop in the magazine so I thought i'd try it.
My main concern was finding a litter that didn't have fragrance, such as what we were using- Tidy Cats. Tidy Cats is a great deal, 27lbs for under $10! But, I was just getting tired of that smell, esp. when mixed with kitty poo and urine. YUCK! Plus, the urine lumps always broke and I'd have all these little pieces that would go right through the scooper.
Well Swheat Scoop is great! Neko doesn't mind it (I did put a remaining layer of tidycats on top of the SS so she would get use to it). When I go to clean it, to me, It doesn't smell as bad; the urine clumps MUCH BETTER, and there's less tracking! My litter trap mat gets most of it which wasn't so with tidy cats.
Plus Swheat Scoop has a program where you buy 12 get one free. Each bag has one of these coupons; save 12 then mail to the address given to receive your coupon.
So happy

WBCL does this also (it is ending soon though, and they are starting something new), but so does my local pet store (with pretty much all premium products, including Orijen) - they track it for you as you buy so you can keep your reward coupons/barcodes for the products own rewards program too

That's Awesome!! I wish i had that kind of promo for Neko's Food! $16.99 for the small bag of NV Prairie!! Luckily she eats wet too and not exclusively on the expensive kibble! Thanks for the info though; if we start seeing problems with SS then we'll try WBCL. So far though, we like it!

You may find that you go through a lot of different litters before you find one that suits both you and your kitties. The type of box makes a difference as well. My cats won't use closed boxes, but even if they did I wouldn't want to use closed boxes just to keep the dust contained. The poor kitties would be breathing in even more.

I have all kinds of stories about trying Fresh Step, World's Best, Pine Pellets, and Dr. Elsey's Precious Cat. Some of them I couldn't stand the dust and scent or poor odor control, some of them the cats won't use.

I ended up with the Walmart brand Special Kitty which is very low dust and excellent odor control. It's a clay litter that's more of a sandy texture that the cats prefer over beads or crystals. The kind in the green box is the closest to unscented that I've found.