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Multiple cats - Clumping or non-clumping litter?

post #1 of 10
8/8/11 at 7:07pm
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Hey everyone, I have a question.

I now have 3 cats and currently use unscented clumping litter in 2 litterpans. I've noticed that ever since we got the third cat, their urine clumps have been sticking together and when I scoop them out of the litter, it's a HUGE mound of clumped litter which I have to throw out rather than nice, small balls like before.
We are going through a LOT more litterlocker bags aswell as litter and I was just wondering if switching to non-clumping would be a better idea?

I got my third cat from my local shelter and I noticed that they used non-clumping litter, so that's where I got this idea from.

I just want to know if using non-clumping litter with multiple cats is a good idea? Simply because we are now going through way too much litter and bags like I said before
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post #2 of 10
8/9/11 at 4:59am
I think it is up to you which type of litter you use.

The reason shelters use non-clumping cat litter is normally cause of price or that is what the public donates.

I have two indoor and two indoor/outdoor cats and have six litter boxes all of which have non-clumping cat litter. The bowel movements are removed two or more times a day and the whole boxes are completely cleaned one time a week. This system works for me and my cats.

The only thing I will say about having used both (clumping at work) and non-clumping at home is that clumping seems far more convenient. But maybe this is just a case of the grass looking greener on the other side .
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post #3 of 10
8/9/11 at 5:35am
I would think you would end up going through more litter if you use non clumping instead of clumping actually, simply because you would have to dump the whole box fairly often. I couldn't imagine NOT using clumping truthfully, but it's different for everyone. You could always try it and see how you make out.
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post #4 of 10
8/9/11 at 12:19pm
I think it's possible that since you have 3 cats using just 2 boxes that the boxes are being over used between cleanings which is resulting in the clumps becoming huge. Since the usual recommendation is one box per cat plus one for the house, I wonder if adding at least 1 or ideally two more boxes would result in easier cleaning and smaller clumps.

That is my guess anyway.
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post #5 of 10
8/9/11 at 1:05pm
I'd go with Melisine's idea...add another box...One other thing, maybe try to scoop 1 more time a day so that you remove the clumps before they have the chance to pee on top of them again... I have 3 cats and just 2 boxes (I used WBCL multi-cat formula clumping) and the only way it works for me is to scoop 2x a day.

Artgecko
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post #6 of 10
8/9/11 at 4:32pm
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Originally Posted by artgecko View Post
I have 3 cats and just 2 boxes (I used WBCL multi-cat formula clumping) and the only way it works for me is to scoop 2x a day.
Yeah..... That's what I'm thinking if switching to non-clumping will waste more litter in the long run ..

Boo
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post #7 of 10
8/9/11 at 5:11pm
Shelters use non-clumping litter because they dump the boxes every day and non-clumping is cheaper. If you don't dump the box at least once a week, the odor from non-clumping littter will put you out of the house!

I agree that you need 1-2 more litterboxes. That should really help with this issue.
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post #8 of 10
8/10/11 at 4:43am
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Originally Posted by Willowy View Post
Shelters use non-clumping litter because they dump the boxes every day and non-clumping is cheaper. If you don't dump the box at least once a week, the odor from non-clumping littter will put you out of the house!

I agree that you need 1-2 more litterboxes. That should really help with this issue.


The more cats, the more extra (and fast) clumping you want IMO!
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post #9 of 10
8/10/11 at 4:49am
We have 3 cats and 4 litter pans. I use clumping litter and it works well for us. I scoop in the morning, when I get home from work and again before bed. Although I swear they have a preference for one litter pan and it gets used more than ther others (dang cats!!!)The cats are happy and the litter never smells.
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post #10 of 10
8/11/11 at 12:49pm
I can't even imagine using non-clumping litter in a six-cat household. Clumping all the way for me!

AC
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