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Tres Gay	What type of cat litter do you use?	Lead	[-]
Posts: 4675 (12/21/09 10:21 PM) Registered user Reply Quote More Recent Posts	If at first you don't succeed; call it version 1.0 Remove this ad A year or two ago y'all helped me greatly when you advised me to switch from regular litter to clumping litter. My house was crazy stinky (and not the original funk scent it came with) because the cat room was so much smaller here than at my other house. The clumping litter is very expensive though. I've also read that some vets think that clumping litters are bad for cats. I couldn't afford the recycled newspaper litters nor the pine pellet litters, but I found out that Equine Fresh is the exact same product as Feline Pine. $6 for 40 lbs of Equine Pine vs $12 for 20 lbs of Feline Fresh. The products are both biodegradable and can even be composted. I'm not sure I'd eat veggies composted with cat shit, but that would be fine for flowers. I could probably even just dump the stuff over the fence and help keep bunnies, squirrels, foxes, snakes, and raccoons away. Have any of you used Feline Pine and/or Equine Fresh for your cats, rabbits, or ferrets? If so, did your pet like it? Did it keep odor down?
ESugar		#1	[-]
Posts: 2955 (12/21/09 10:25 PM) Registered User Reply Quote More Recent Posts	All the cats in my neighbourhood seem to prefer my Miracle Grow garden soil. Maybe give that a shot.
El Bingo Gringo		#2	[-]
Posts: 4220 (12/21/09 10:26 PM) Registered User Reply Quote More Recent Posts	I use the toilet. Cat litter itches my ass.
Sloansalad		#3	[-]
Posts: 5581 (12/21/09 10:26 PM) Demanding little fucker Reply Quote More Recent Posts	I shop like a Mongol raider. I walk down the aisle and randomly grab a bag of cat litter without any regard to quality, brand or price.
goner1		#4	[-]
Posts: 7519 (12/21/09 10:26 PM) Registered User Reply Quote More Recent Posts	i found truly brand the best, but that a Zellers store brand so that won't help you. howevs, i only used that because of the dogs. before i got the dogs, i loved the clear whitish silica stuff for cats! i just didn't want the dogs eating it cuz that would be dangerous. the clear silica type was the best at absorbing urine and having no urine odors.
Tres Gay		#5	[-]
Posts: 4677 (12/21/09 10:28 PM) Registered user Reply Quote More Recent Posts	Goner, how do you keep your dogs out of the cat box? I gave up and put a baby gate across the door to the cat room, but there must be a better way.
DeadTwista		#6	[-]
Posts: 7344 (12/21/09 10:29 PM) Reply Quote More Recent Posts	True story. I ran over my neighbors cat a year or so ago. Tossed it away. They put up posters. Oops! He is an idiot cop who beats his wife. I'm sure his/her cat is in a better place. When I say I better place I mean an abandoned lot down the street.
Tres Gay		#7	[-]
Posts: 4678 (12/21/09 10:34 PM) Registered user Reply Quote More Recent Posts	One of the neighbourhood dogs killed my neighbour's kitten He's also attacked other cats and small dogs. John Q Law said they can't do anything until the dog hurts a person. I'm worried that a kid will see his puppy getting attacked, try to intervene, and get mauled.
goner1		#8	[-]
Posts: 7520 (12/21/09 10:36 PM) Registered User Reply Quote More Recent Posts	ugh. it's impossible Tres. my cat has passed away this year tho. but one way to do it is have the litter box in a closet that has a sliding door on it and just leave a cat sized opening to get into the closet. you may need to block the slider with a stick tho so dogs can't nudge it. i also had the cat box up on top of a chest freezer before. before getting a new cat, i would have a cat flap door cut into one of the bedroom doors and have one bedroom accessible just to the cat and not the dogs.
Piranhahaha		#9	[-]
Posts: 13436 (12/21/09 10:50 PM) Reply Quote More Recent Posts	I use Ever Clean in combination with a LetterMaid Elite Mega with an upgraded power supply. But he normally poops outside.
Kitten Gloves		#10	[-]
Posts: 10785 (12/21/09 10:52 PM) Registered User Reply Quote More Recent Posts	If at first you don't succeed; call it version 1.0 Remove this ad Tres, I use the clumping litter also and can usually find it for about $3 per 15lbs at WalMart, depending on what brand is on sale that week. I have macguyvered my dog out of the litter box with a piece of plywood and a well placed trashcan.
lilmzcan		#11	[-]
Posts: 3024 (12/21/09 11:02 PM) Reply Quote More Recent Posts	Clumping litter is the only way to go. There was negative information about it at one time but if you google it you'll see it rarely causes a problem and mostly in kittens. I tried using regular litter and in the end I found I used a lot more because I couldn't scoop it out and had to dump the whole box often. Scoopable ,clumping litter goes a lot further and absorbs the ammonia smell so it's worth the extra cost.
WesternBulldogs1		#12	[-]
Posts: 6115 (12/21/09 11:25 PM) Registered User Reply Quote More Recent Posts	This will be the first Christmas without my Jordan in 18 years. t.ears
lilmzcan		#13	[-]
Posts: 3027 (12/21/09 11:30 PM) Reply Quote More Recent Posts	Aw he's my cat's clone.Sorry .It's so hard to lose a pet. Best thing you can do is get another pet -there are so many that need you.
DeadTwista		#14	[-]
Posts: 7346 (12/21/09 11:35 PM) Reply Quote More Recent Posts	WesternBulldogs1 wrote: This will be the first Christmas without my Jordan in 18 years. t.ears We are having Chinese food on Christmas eve if that helps.
Tres Gay		#15	[-]
Posts: 4682 (12/21/09 11:37 PM) Registered user Reply Quote More Recent Posts	WB, one of the reasons I want to get back off of the clumping litters is because I want to adopt another cat. I adopted a kitty this summer that had health problems and wasn't expected to live long. She died much faster than anyone expected, and I suspect that the litter may have had something to do with it ... she either had a heart attack or an extreme respiratory crisis. I couldn't afford a necropsy. Obviously the stuff doesn't hurt the cat I have, but if I get him another little friend who knows?
squashthebeef		#16	[-]
Posts: 24456 (12/21/09 11:40 PM) Found a guy with a cat on his head Kinda blurry Could be anything Reply Quote More Recent Posts	Sorry Tres, in civilized climates cats shit outside.
Tres Gay		#17	[-]
Posts: 4683 (12/21/09 11:55 PM) Registered user Reply Quote More Recent Posts	Buddy the Cat does prefer to shit outside, mainly in the neighbour's flower bed. Sometimes he gets lazy though.
squashthebeef		#18	[-]
Posts: 24458 (12/22/09 12:05 AM) Found a guy with a cat on his head Kinda blurry Could be anything Reply Quote More Recent Posts	Oh, by the way, I got a pm from Tres. The rest of you can suck it.
Kitten Gloves		#19	[-]
Posts: 10787 (12/22/09 12:13 AM) Registered User Reply Quote More Recent Posts	WesternBulldogs1 wrote: This will be the first Christmas without my Jordan in 18 years. t.ears Awww, I'm so sorry.
Kimbob the Magnificent		#20	[-]
Posts: 9330 (12/22/09 12:40 AM) Yes, smarter than you Reply Quote More Recent Posts	If at first you don't succeed; call it version 1.0 Remove this ad I stopped using the perfumed/clumping litters because one of my cats has horrible skin allergies. Now I just use cheap old johnny cat and a cat pan liner and I just dump the entire thing every other day. I go through litter way quicker but it's cheaper so the cost ends up being the same (plus no more shots at the vet).

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