Thank you Bobbie Sue. I like Fresh Step for all the same reasons. It is just that this litter tracks every where. I have hard wood floors and I don't want scratches from walking on the ton of litter that goes everywhere, floors, furniture and rugs.
Thank you Bobbie Sue. I like Fresh Step for all the same reasons. It is just that this litter tracks every where. I have hard wood floors and I don't want scratches from walking on the ton of litter that goes everywhere, floors, furniture and rugs.
I use a mat called roll away. Does a decent job if the cats don't just jump it like a hurdle.@AngelsMom1988
I have been looking at litter catching mats like this one: https://smile.amazon.com/iPrimio-Trapper-Repellent-Plastic-23-Inch/dp/B00WPZ63Q8/ref=sr_1_8?s=pet-supplies&ie=UTF8&qid=1490294292&sr=1-8&keywords=litter+mat
Our litter boxes are in the laundry closet/room and directly in front of the washer and dryer (it's not a big space). I sweep it a lot; but when we got rid of our old pedestal front loader washer there was a TON of litter under the washer. Tons! And then the hose from the broken washer poured some water on it and I had a huge mess to clean up before they came back in with my new washer. :doh3: This sort of mat seems like a good solution to preventing it from getting under there to begin with. It's a little pricy and there are other versions. But it might be worth it.
We use Tidy Cat in the red jug and the girls can track it 8 feet outside of the laundry room. I'm always sweeping the carpet just outside the laundry room when I scoop the boxes. Noodles sometimes makes a mad dash out and you can just hear it scatter. So it might not catch it all; but for those normal, non acrobatic exits it looks promising.
No...I don't work for Dollar Tree, but there is one less than a mile from my house.
Is the litter only sticking to the fur on her paws, or is she sitting directly on the litter to pee and litter is sticking to her britches and private parts? If it's just sticking to her paws, you can use a pair of men's round-tip nose/ear hair clippers to trim the fur between her toes short.Thank you very much to everyone for the suggestions. I will definitely consider the Primo Trapper Mat. I have a Dirt Devil Extreme Power hand-held vac that I use for quick litter clean-ups around the mat. The issue is that the Fresh Step litter is sticking to Angel's fur. The litter drops on anything she sits on. The litter is in my sofas and chairs, area rugs and anywhere she walks throughout the house. The litter leaves blue spots on anything she touches that is made of fabric. So far I have been able to remove the blue spots from my upholstery. The upholstery was treated, but I don't know how long the treatment will hold up to the repeated cleanings.
If the litter just tracked for a few feet from the box, I'd be a happy pet parent. But everything in the house get litter on it, so the litter isn't just tracking, it is sticking to her fur and falling off. So I have used bad terminology to be wanting a low-track litter. I should have said a non-sticking litter.
This was not an issue with the Fine Feline litter. I had a few particles of litter near the box and nowhere else. If Angel did not develop an aversion to the scent, I wouldn't be looking for solutions to the litter being distributed all over everything in the house,
Long hair litter is just fancy talk for silica gel crystalsIf your cat is willing to use crystal litter, try Dr Elsey's longhair litter: https://www.chewy.com/dr-elseys-precious-cat-long-hair/dp/32366
It's lighter than clay litter, excellent at odor control, doesn't track quite as much (IMO), doesn't stick to fur, and has a very light scent (I think it's the attractant herbs). It's not clumping litter, but it does absorb the urine very quickly. (Oh, and it's a very light green so it doesn't stain the floors/furniture. I got another brand of the crystal litter with the dark blue bits and am very annoyed with how the blue gets everywhere :/)