cat litter

[Fran]

I haven't heard of sophisticat Azz, where do you buy it?

[Az]

The smaller pet shops sell it. And pets @ home do it but not sure what colours...

[madpiano]

Lol, this is actually quite an interesting thread for me, as I have to use a Litter Tray for the first time (my other cats always used mother nature), and I am going through Litter like no tomorrow. I have tried (so far, and we only had him 3 weeks):

- Fuller's Earth - it's ok. It's basically just gravel. Clumps, but breaks apart during scooping, so need to change whole litter every other day
- Thomas - exactly the same stuff as Fuller's Earth, not sure which one is cheaper
- Tescos Value - dead cheap, big bag only cost 1.28, doesn't clump, so ended up changing whole tray twice a day, made it same price as others
- Best In - the stuff they sell at corner shops, very similar to Tesco Value. Both of them are very dusty, but the cat didn't like this one much, not sure why
- World's Best - quite expensive, but wow, is it worth it. No dust (yes, no dust), fairly lightweight, no perfume/deodorizers, but smells of cornflakes, which is kind of nice. Clumps exceptionally well (the soiled parts are just solid clumps, no breaking apart, no little bits left over), looks very different from other cat litters (more like little granules), and locks odour in straight away. It says on the back of the bag you can leave in the tray for a month (with regular scoopings), but I guess I will change it every 2 weeks. Cat is not sure about it yet though. Possibly because it is quite soft and his little paws sink in a bit when he jumps in. He hopefully will get used to it, as I love it. Price-wise it's a bit of a shocker (8.50 for the small bag which fills a big litter tray), but if it lasts all month, it would be cheaper than others. Doesn't stick to paws, and he doesn't dig to China in it (yet), so it stays in the tray.
- will also try: Catsan, Cat's best (a german ecological one made from paper), Sophisticat and clean paws.

Has anyone tried Catsan Clumping Litter yet ? Does it clump well ? I don't think I like non-clumping stuff.

Cheers
Mad

[Jac]

Hello Mad, welcome to Cat Pages. hope you enjoy it here. Were a friendly bunch and like your signature a bit on the Mad side!

[dinahsmum]

Good post Madpiano!

Hi, and welcome to CatPages

[Mags]

Hi Madpiano, welcome to Catpages...I hope you will like it here, we'll chat about anything!
If you go to the Introductions thread you can introduce yourself and your cats to us as we would love to hear more about you all!

[CathyW]

Originally Posted by madpiano

Lol, this is actually quite an interesting thread for me, as I have to use a Litter Tray for the first time (my other cats always used mother nature), and I am going through Litter like no tomorrow. I have tried (so far, and we only had him 3 weeks):

- Fuller's Earth - it's ok. It's basically just gravel. Clumps, but breaks apart during scooping, so need to change whole litter every other day
- Thomas - exactly the same stuff as Fuller's Earth, not sure which one is cheaper
- Tescos Value - dead cheap, big bag only cost 1.28, doesn't clump, so ended up changing whole tray twice a day, made it same price as others
- Best In - the stuff they sell at corner shops, very similar to Tesco Value. Both of them are very dusty, but the cat didn't like this one much, not sure why
- World's Best - quite expensive, but wow, is it worth it. No dust (yes, no dust), fairly lightweight, no perfume/deodorizers, but smells of cornflakes, which is kind of nice. Clumps exceptionally well (the soiled parts are just solid clumps, no breaking apart, no little bits left over), looks very different from other cat litters (more like little granules), and locks odour in straight away. It says on the back of the bag you can leave in the tray for a month (with regular scoopings), but I guess I will change it every 2 weeks. Cat is not sure about it yet though. Possibly because it is quite soft and his little paws sink in a bit when he jumps in. He hopefully will get used to it, as I love it. Price-wise it's a bit of a shocker (8.50 for the small bag which fills a big litter tray), but if it lasts all month, it would be cheaper than others. Doesn't stick to paws, and he doesn't dig to China in it (yet), so it stays in the tray.
- will also try: Catsan, Cat's best (a german ecological one made from paper), Sophisticat and clean paws.

Has anyone tried Catsan Clumping Litter yet ? Does it clump well ? I don't think I like non-clumping stuff.

Cheers
Mad

we buy pettex get it from a farm shop 6-99 approx last for a week,absorbs the smells ect.clumps nicely.
but did u know tot to use clumping litter when training a kitten,they can breath it in and it will clump up in their lungs and kill them,
what part of london u in??

[madpiano]

I am in south london, so no farm shops here, lol.

World's Best is actually fine to use with kittens, because it has no dust and is all natural (they can eat it as well, with no problems). Not sure what the Catsan is like. He is 12 weeks old now, so he should be ok with any clumping litter ?

[Luke]

Originally Posted by boys mum

we buy pettex get it from a farm shop 6-99 approx last for a week,absorbs the smells ect.clumps nicely.
but did u know tot to use clumping litter when training a kitten,they can breath it in and it will clump up in their lungs and kill them,
what part of london u in??

i have never heard of this happening, we have allways usec clump forming litter and all our kits have been fine

[Naomi]

I use the corner shops own, 99p a bag lol

Was using Teco's premium, was like pellets but once they'd weed on it it turned to sawdust. They got that stuff everywhere, they'd flick it out of the tray