Clumping litter

[Velvet]

Does anyone else use clumping litter?

Ive notced such a varience in the quality of it. Some is just awful & no matter how deep you have to really dig deep & hard to get it off the bottom of tbe tray. By far the kitts prefer the fine sand type texture

Does anyone find it actually lasts weeks? Even with cleaning through it twice daily i find i still need to change the whole thing at least twice a week

Also what do you use to clean your trays? At momement i use fairy liquid & disinfectant, should i use anything else?

[yola]

My litter lasts for weeks and weeks between changes as long as I keep the tray well topped up and the cats (3 indoor cats, 3 trays) don't seem too concerned by this.

I used Petex for the last 13 years and have recently switched to Pets at Home own brand which is really no different to the 'better' branded product.

[angieh]

I use Cats' Best for my two, although I have to say that both cats now being outdoor boy and girl, they only use it when the weather is bad. I wanted a recyclable litter and I have composted this without any trouble, after having removed solids. I had no complaints about it and when it was in regular use I used to take out the clumps daily - they are flushable - and would clean out the whole tray once a week, although it could be left longer.

I washed the tray with detergent and hot water, rinsed well and then used a pet disinfectant spray.

[dandysmom]

I tried clumping litter years ago and the two cats at the time disliked it very much, so I reverted to the store brand unscented clay. With just one cat my litter lasts quite a while. Clean with hot water and detergent.

[calismum]

My two piddle as if it is a competition just now. I have gone from wood pellets to Catsan non clumping to Catsan cluumping and back to Catsan non clumping. I really don't like the clumping - find it difficult to extract the clumps and I think the tray keeps a residue. I tend to leave it quite shallow and top up during the day. Empty the whole lot at night. Use fairy and warm water to clean.

My plan it to use a litter quitter and train them to use the toilet! (we have a spare loo that's rarely used so I think this would be the best way forward.)

[PoshPuss]

Sorry to be daft but whats the difference between clumping and non clumping? I use Catsan, granules, or at the moment Sophisticat (cheaper greyer granules). I tend to scoop out the solids and flush then change the tray when I can see where Posh has been, or when she refuses to use it- fussy madame.

[angieh]

With the clumping PP, the litter makes a lump (or clump) when it gets wet - ie. when puss wees on it! In theory, it is easier to extract said lump ................... and more economical as (again theoretically) you don't need to change all the litter every time.

[PoshPuss]

Thanks Angie. I don't think clump extraction will fool super sniffer ah well...

[Tink]

I have tried out and now converted to Dr. Elsey's Precious Cat Ultra Litter. It is clumping and lasts very long, just top it off too. All the cats prefer it as I have only one box with the clumping (have to keep that stuff away from the ferrets) and they all three prefer to go in that box..it gets a lot of traffic with the three of them

[dandysmom]

I've never had but the one box; started with one box, one cat; when Misty came she used it too; when I got a third Patches also used it. This was in my pre-Catsey days and never thought of needing one per cat plus an extra. Mine weren't fussy, apparently.