flickr find: a clumping cat litter green alternative
You can truly find anything on Flickr — this post by Ilona is a great example. She talks about her search for an environmentally friendly cat litter both she and her cats could love. Her recommendation? Feline Fresh: “Here it is, almost four months later, and we’re still using the same $13.50 bag of pine litter!!! I figure that at the end of this month I’ll dump the box which now has the last of the bag in it, and start fresh. STILL no odor, still clumping perfectly, still the most amazing stuff around.” What’s more, Ilona says that Feline Fresh lasted four times longer than her usual $9 pail of clumping litter. Sounds like Feline Fresh is definitely worth trying. (Incidentally, Ilona’s other photos are worth a look — she takes beautiful pet portraits.)
April 23rd, 2008 at 7:04 am
I use “World’s Best” litter. It’s made from whole-kernel corn and works really well for me. Controls smell, clumps well, and is flushable. One (small) bag usually lasts about 2 months for our one cat. Their site is: http://www.worldsbestcatlitter.com As far as I can tell, it is all natural.
April 23rd, 2008 at 10:25 am
I used World’s Best, Swheat Scoop, Feline Pine, and right now I’m testing the litter called “Space” which they sell at Trader Joe’s. World’s Best and Swheat Scoop were good, but I have a dog that LOVED to eat the litter, and they honestly didn’t hold the smell as well as the Pine, OR “Space” - I’m still unsure about Space because they are made of full silica pellets - so they don’t have dust, but I’m not sure how biodegradable they are. Anyone have info? You can see examples here: http://flickr.com/photos/charnel_doze/407131992/ (not my photo)
I think though, I may switch back to pine, or at least, try & find clumping pine.
April 24th, 2008 at 2:48 pm
We also use world’s best and flush it
April 24th, 2008 at 6:40 pm
We always used Swheat Scoop for Rem, and it worked wonderfully. It was clean, non-dusty, clumping, held odors well, and was (importantly) soft to the touch, so he wasn’t digging through chemical rocks (ugh).
May 31st, 2008 at 9:55 pm
I’m sorry to say
but we tried it and it does not work in our house. It clumps well, but it does not control odor well enough for us. We usually use clumping litter (unscented). I think if we had the litter box in a larger, more ventilated area that we didn’t use, like a garage, it would be fine. As it stands, the only place for the litter box is in our small kitchen so I think we’ll have to switch back.