What kitty litter do you use and why?

Originally Posted by GoldenKitty45

WalMart's Special Kitty clumping litter - its good with odors and love the clumping litter anyway. I HATE regular clay litter

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This is what I use as well. I like it because it clumps but it has the tendency to track all over the house. So I mix this with Purina Clay kitty litter and so far the mix is awesome. Tracking is cut down, clumping is good, and my house smells just fine.

Originally Posted by Forget-Me-Not

However, it is very dusty and I have little yellow pawprints all over.

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Usually I donâ€[emoji]8482[/emoji]t have this problem. Or so I thought.....but somehow Chester got his foot wet.

This morning not only did I have little yellow foot prints on the floor, apparently he shook his foot and managed to fling little bits of wet litter all over the room.

My little darling is quite the digger and flinger, and as much as I like WMCL it is so expensive everytime (like now) she uses her box and flings half of it out all I think of is maybe it would be cheaper to let her go on shredded dollar bills.....

Fresh Step scoopable. I actually hate the new formula with the "activated carbon" because I think the idea is sort of silly and it seems dustier. The old kind would be dusty or chemically-smelling for only a couple hours after I dumped some new in there, but this new kind stays like that for a while. It's very subtly annoying. But it's the only kind Zissou's ever had and she has not once gone outside her box, so I'm not messing with a good thing.

question for swheat users...Is anyones cat sick and eating it-one of my cats was in late stage kidney failure and a couple other issues(towards end diabetes and hyperthyroid...) anyway he started eating the litter so I had to dump it...I know the symptoms are eating alot but never had heard of cat turning to the wheat litter. RJ

We're using Cat Attract now because Forest has litterbox issues, and the Cat Attract seems to help. I wish it was flushable, but oh well...it's their favorite if not mine. (Mine was the World's Best Cat Litter...flushable and superior odor control!)

I use whatever is on sale, preferring clumpable. Do they make any other type? Currently I use Special Kitty Scented Scoopable...it's just fine.

I keep a small, lidded trash container with a bag liner right next to the litter pan and this makes it really easy to keep the box clean every day. Since I don't have a basement Pixel's litter box is on the same floor as I live so I like to keep up on it.

I don't have the best septic system here so I don't trust flushing anyway. I did like to use it when I lived in an apartment and then I kept her litter box right next to the toilet--such the elegant system.

The grocery store brand of clumping litter. Despite its absurdly low price It clumps very hard and has excellent odor control.

Originally Posted by Forget-Me-Not

I think of is maybe it would be cheaper to let her go on shredded dollar bills.....

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I suspect that some frustrated person somewhere is doing this as we speak.

I buy Litter Select crystals.

I buy it because it comes with puppy pads to absorb the urine... however it doesn't do the best of jobs. I like this litter because it's easy to clean and there's virtually no odor. It also seems to last a bit longer without creating a smell outside the box.

When I go to switch this out I'm going to put some clay litter under the puppy pads to absorb any extra urine, other than the urine and the horrible smell when changing the litter I like it.

Wow thanks everyone! I'm definitely getting rid of the Swheat - it stunk yesterday, yet I scoop it every 1-2 days, and have only had it in there for 2 weeks.

I guess Fresh Step and WBCL seem the most popular, so I'll have a look at them.

And ryanjay - no, my kitty doesn't eat the Swheat (probably because it's too stinky!).

I use WBCL and think it's great, as do my cats!

Sarah, you mention that you only scoop every 1-2 days! This is more than likely the reason that it smells! I scoop infinite times each day and we have never had an issue with smell even when I used a cheap clay litter!

I only scoop every 1-2 days with the Fresh Step and have absolutely no odor problem at all. The box is right under my bathroom sink, so I'd notice if it smelled at all since it'd be first thing in the mroning, and it doesn't. If you have a litter that you have to scoop several times a day with or it smells, wouldn't that be really bad odor control for that litter? What happens if you go out of town for a night?

Originally Posted by Zissou'sMom

If you have a litter that you have to scoop several times a day with or it smells, wouldn't that be really bad odor control for that litter? What happens if you go out of town for a night?

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It is not due to smell that I clean the litter so often, it's for convenience and my cats' preference. If there was a smell, I would primarily look at changing their food, not the litter.

Well, I don't go out of town for a night, but if the situation ever came about, my cats would either come with me or be cared for by my housemate.

I like to use Special Kitty clumping litter. but i can never find it thoe.
I only find Special Kitty clay kind.

I use Tidy Cat Crysyals- it doesn't cause any dust, and it controls the odor very well. I also like it because the particles aren't tiny...and they're easy to clean up if the kitty tracks them out of the litter pan. / When the stores are out of that, i like Fresh Step Crystals and Fresh Step Scoopable- but the scoopable has tiny particles and they track everywhere.

Originally Posted by Sar

I use WBCL and think it's great, as do my cats!

Sarah, you mention that you only scoop every 1-2 days! This is more than likely the reason that it smells! I scoop infinite times each day and we have never had an issue with smell even when I used a cheap clay litter!

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I don't see a reason to scoop after each time she goes. Litter should be good enough for you not to do this - that's why I go for the more expensive long lasting clumping litter. I don't WANT to have to scoop every couple of hours!

We've always had the long lasting litter, and we've always scooped every 1-2 days with no problems. As well as that, it's not a strong urine smell, it's the wheat smell I think. The litter itself was starting to smell after about a week or so of usage, which is surprising for a one cat litter tray!

Originally Posted by sarahp

I don't see a reason to scoop after each time she goes. Litter should be good enough for you not to do this - that's why I go for the more expensive long lasting clumping litter. I don't WANT to have to scoop every couple of hours!

We've always had the long lasting litter, and we've always scooped every 1-2 days with no problems. As well as that, it's not a strong urine smell, it's the wheat smell I think. The litter itself was starting to smell after about a week or so of usage, which is surprising for a one cat litter tray!

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In no way did I intend to upset you. I wish you lots of luck in finding your perfect litter.

I'm not upset, I'm just saying that you shouldn't have to scoop "infinite amounts each day" if you buy a decent kitty litter.

Originally Posted by Sar

It is not due to smell that I clean the litter so often, it's for convenience and my cats' preference. If there was a smell, I would primarily look at changing their food, not the litter.

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If you read my previous post, you would see the reason behind scooping so often.

I also have one cat who will not cover anything and another who won't cover wee. My third cat prefers not to have to spend his time covering the other cats functions, so I maintain clean litter trays.