Arm & Hammer does ok, but i think tidy cats does better - that's why i switched. i haven't found that the little pieces cause that much odor - i just scoop them when i get home w/a handheld scooper.
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clumping contest!
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I find that my guys don't care for those little pieces, and it's pee, it smells to me. LOL I try and scoop them up with the litter scoop, but they are too fine. I have heard of a scooper from one of the threads on here, that is suppose to work at getting even those little pieces. I will have to look into getting that. Thanks for the info though. :-)
Look in the kitchen utensil section of your grocery store- they have ladles with small holes in them that work really well on the fragments. I don't use it every time I scoop as they drain really slowly and it takes forever to scoop a whole box, much less four. But if the fragments really annoy you it might be something you'd like.
Also- when my husband scoops he does it really vigorously and tends to break up the urine balls way worse than I do. Maybe slow down a bit and try "zen scooping"?
Also- when my husband scoops he does it really vigorously and tends to break up the urine balls way worse than I do. Maybe slow down a bit and try "zen scooping"?
i saw that, too - you mean this one. i thought it was interesting, but mine are working ok enought for me not to buy a special one.
I don't have a littermaid, but on the Dr. Elsey's website it says that it does work with automatic litterboxes. I think that the pee clumps be hard in 10 minutes... I've scooped sooner that that & they were hard.
Littermate (a litter box additive that you mix with clay litter to cause clumping) typically clumps like little concrete blocks. If your cat pees down the side of the box, sometimes it breaks up, but when they pee in the middle, it's solid balls. If you don't have the box filled above the 3" mark as they suggest, it doesn't work as well. Been using it for about 18 months now and love it.
http://www.littermate.com/
I've tried Dr. Elsey's litter and while it is very good, it's a lot more expensive than using Littermate, which clumps better and controls the smell better.
http://www.littermate.com/
I've tried Dr. Elsey's litter and while it is very good, it's a lot more expensive than using Littermate, which clumps better and controls the smell better.
I only buy WBCL (small animal and cat) it clumps really well (especially compared to swheat scoop, I tried it once and it was so sticky)
I got some of the Tidy Cats Multicat with the new litter lock technology over the weekend. Seems to clump much better than the old formula so far - no more of those little pieces.
Sorry to be a hijacker here but your cats are adorable! Especially the smudge faced one!
LOL!!! That is so funny!! I tease my LuckyGirl and call her Shirley Temple! I swear she tap dances in the litter!!! She kicks
Just got it and filled the box. Skittles so far does not mind it. I think it does clump better.....
Kiwis just aren't into clumping litter here. I think we've got two brands and after we found out some local kittens had stomach problems we just went back to our normal litter. It was all the rage here a few years ago for a little while.
I've used Tidy Cat for several yrs with good result, but need something that works better on odor control. The new Tidy Lock formula may be hard-clumping and pretty much crumble-free, but my cats still manage to scatter it all over our hardwood floors. I can't use a litter mat because I have one cat who thinks those are for urinating on.
I tried the new Small Spaces Tidy Cat and it had a horrendous scent! The smell is driving us crazy, so I bought some Feline Pine today to see how it works. Does anyone know if chicken feed is good at odor control?
I don't care if it's flushable. I save my plastic grocery sacks and bag up the waste anyway.
I tried the new Small Spaces Tidy Cat and it had a horrendous scent! The smell is driving us crazy, so I bought some Feline Pine today to see how it works. Does anyone know if chicken feed is good at odor control?
I don't care if it's flushable. I save my plastic grocery sacks and bag up the waste anyway.
