Good Afternoon!
I suspect this has been posted a lot in the past. But I’m considering new Litter… I have been out of the litter box game for a while.
To explain: 2 Cats. Male Maine Coon 16 pounds + Male Siamese 4.6 pounds…. The Siamese poops more!
Litter: Tidy Breeze Pellets. I clean litter box daily! + Litter Genie
Cost: I use 2 bags per box x2 boxes = ~ $52/month + Pee Pads ~ $22/month… so it’s pricey. But that’s not what’s bothering me lately.
I feed my cats grain free WET food only – occasionally they have “looser” stools – mostly the Siamese… and it smears all over the pellets and the box. My only option is to… deep clean the entire box and use new pellets –… this has happened multiple times already. I was told because the Siamese is still a kitten – that can happen (doesn’t mean infection). Also told some dry food would help solidify it... But the only good dry food I've found is Dr. Elsey - and my Maine Coon had a reaction towards it.... unsure what the cause was. The only difference is the pork since no wet food has it (can you even be allergic to that??) or possibly some random ingredient.
Also when this does happen – I can’t clean it until I have a day off (due to work). The pellets don’t exactly have odor control and I live in a small apartment. So the smell is making me seriously nauseous! Right now I have the litter boxes on my 2nd floor patio… and I THINK that made it worse with the sun?? It smells like a sewer out there.
So I’m thinking… since I scoop daily – why not try another litter type? There are a lot on the market it seems. If looser stools/diarrhea happens, it would be easier to scoop out completely. I read “clumping” litter isn’t good because it can cause an obstruction when they clean themselves. I choose the pellets because I didn't want to deal with tracking of litter
Any recommendations on non-clumping litter that is somewhat cost effective + has some odor control + minimal tracking? Also – this new set-up where I have it outside on the patio – is that a bad thing? I live in Tampa – so the temperatures right now are a nice 70s – I suspect it would become a problem in the summer.
Thanks!
I suspect this has been posted a lot in the past. But I’m considering new Litter… I have been out of the litter box game for a while.
To explain: 2 Cats. Male Maine Coon 16 pounds + Male Siamese 4.6 pounds…. The Siamese poops more!
Litter: Tidy Breeze Pellets. I clean litter box daily! + Litter Genie
Cost: I use 2 bags per box x2 boxes = ~ $52/month + Pee Pads ~ $22/month… so it’s pricey. But that’s not what’s bothering me lately.
I feed my cats grain free WET food only – occasionally they have “looser” stools – mostly the Siamese… and it smears all over the pellets and the box. My only option is to… deep clean the entire box and use new pellets –… this has happened multiple times already. I was told because the Siamese is still a kitten – that can happen (doesn’t mean infection). Also told some dry food would help solidify it... But the only good dry food I've found is Dr. Elsey - and my Maine Coon had a reaction towards it.... unsure what the cause was. The only difference is the pork since no wet food has it (can you even be allergic to that??) or possibly some random ingredient.
Also when this does happen – I can’t clean it until I have a day off (due to work). The pellets don’t exactly have odor control and I live in a small apartment. So the smell is making me seriously nauseous! Right now I have the litter boxes on my 2nd floor patio… and I THINK that made it worse with the sun?? It smells like a sewer out there.
So I’m thinking… since I scoop daily – why not try another litter type? There are a lot on the market it seems. If looser stools/diarrhea happens, it would be easier to scoop out completely. I read “clumping” litter isn’t good because it can cause an obstruction when they clean themselves. I choose the pellets because I didn't want to deal with tracking of litter
Any recommendations on non-clumping litter that is somewhat cost effective + has some odor control + minimal tracking? Also – this new set-up where I have it outside on the patio – is that a bad thing? I live in Tampa – so the temperatures right now are a nice 70s – I suspect it would become a problem in the summer.
Thanks!