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Wholsale Cat Litter?

post #1 of 7
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With 14 cats in my home and 8, sometimes up to 10 large litter boxes running at a time, I tend to go through a lot of litter. I am paying $11 currently for a 40lb tub. I have been searching the internet for a bulk supplier that, I would assume, sell it a bit cheaper.
I thought we had found a possible solution with "Pet Supply Plus", they advertise clumping litter in bulk for just 14 cents a lb. But come to find out, what the do is have a large barrel with "clumping litter" advertised clearly on the barrel which is actually just any litter where the bags have broken open on shipment to the store. Since most clumping litter comes in plastic pails or hard boxes, that doesn't happen often and what is mostly in their barrel is just non-clumping clay litter. If that is what I wanted I could buy it cheaper at Wal-Mart.
There must be some place that will sell it wholesale, assuming I am willing to buy a large enough quantity. I live in Indiana and would like to find a place that would ship it directly to me. I could buy 1000 lbs even 2000 lbs at a time if necessary.
I have tried other types of cheaper bedding but my furry people just won't use it. (they had a great time with the pine bedding, they seemed to think it was a new type of toy, I had litter all over the house.

Any help would be greatly appreciated
post #2 of 7
Goodness, how on earth will you be able to store a short ton (2000lbs) of litter? I hope you have a shed or barn.
post #3 of 7
Thread Starter 
LOL... storage is not a major issue, although Ideally I would be able to just get 1000 lbs... I could find room for up to 2000 lbs if that is what I had to buy to get a wholesale price. It's not as is if cat litter will spoil. Just have to keep it dry.
post #4 of 7
My best luck has been coupon deals-currently petsmart had buy 20$ worth and get 5$ off coupons on the shelf/taped to bags/boxes of litter that worked out well.

I also started using pine horse pellets from tractor supply. 6$ for 40 lbs. currently have over 1000 lbs of litter in my storage area...also have 33 cats-30 in house fulltime tho.

Do you have any brand preferances or are you open to anything?
post #5 of 7
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no brand preferances at all. Currently I buy whatever I can find on sale that is cheap or that I can find coupons for.
I clean litter boxes weekly and currently go through about 50-75 lbs a week. I have tried several alternatives to clumping litter, never had much luck with anything. God only knows how my critters became soooo darn spoiled and picky. I'm sure it not because of me, must have been my husband. LOL
All I'm really concerned about is that it clumps relatively well.
post #6 of 7
I have found that as long as you scoop daily (or at least every other day) and keep the boxes themselves clean (you can transfer the litter to a clean box now and then), you really don't need to change clumping litter very often. I can usually get 2-4 months out of it before it stops clumping and starts smelling. The guy who invented clumping litter never fully changed his litterbox for his cat's entire 16-year lifespan.

You can certainly get more than a week out of clumping litter. . .give it a try!

As for bulk buying, check with a locally-owned feed store/pet store. They may be willing to sell you a pallet for just above their cost.
post #7 of 7
I've often wondered this myself. I used the Tidy Cat blue and a local store puts it on sale 10.99 for a 40lb box every so often and I take the opportunity to stock the house!! I've been too embarrassed to asked if I bought a certain amount if they would give me an extra discount.
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