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Light weight cat litter

KathyPet — Wed, 18 Feb 2015 19:47:16 GMT

Last month I purchased my first container of light weight cat litter. I purchased the Tidy Cat brand. I know this light weight litter has been out for a while and there are other brands available but I had never tried it. Wow! What a great product! They have cut the amount of clay in it way down so in addition to not requiring my husband to get it out of the car for me because of the weight of the container this stuff clumps beautifully and you don't get the accumulation of urine soaked clay sticking to,the bottom of the box. This is really a huge advance in kitty litter and I will never use the clay based products again. Anyone else tried it???

Re: Light weight cat litter

JeanLouiseFinch — Wed, 18 Feb 2015 20:02:28 GMT

I love it too! I once tried to economize and buy the big package of litter from Costco. I could barely lift the thing, and I'm no weakling. That was a one time only purchase. The savings wasn't worth the difficulty. The lightweight litter is great!

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Tissyanne — Wed, 18 Feb 2015 21:04:11 GMT

I have wanted to try this, but read that it gets all over the cats fur and makes a mess. Can anyone tell me if this has happened with your cat.

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KathyPet — Wed, 18 Feb 2015 23:08:12 GMT

I have not noticed any additional dust or that it settles on the cat any more than regular clay litter.

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Tinkrbl44 — Wed, 18 Feb 2015 23:18:35 GMT

KathyPet, I can't believe you wrote about the Tidy Cat brand !

I had a great coupon for a large TC Litter and spent 20 minutes comparing them all the other day ..... 24/7, Glade, Dual Power, Instant Action, etc ... and they all looked and smelled alike! .... The contents are identical and the granules seem all the same.

I finally gave up and got the Natural one (natural fibers) and mix it 50/50 with crystals.

Glad you found one you love .... and thanks for the recommendation!

Tink

Re: Light weight cat litter

vermint — Wed, 18 Feb 2015 23:43:54 GMT

I tried this, and while I loved the light weight and the performance...it seemed to "track" worse. Also, one of my cats is a "litter kicker" and oh, man, did she ever have fun with the lighter weight. She kicked PILES of it out of the box, and that box does not have low sides, either.

Re: Light weight cat litter

Tinkrbl44 — Thu, 19 Feb 2015 00:49:20 GMT

I had to get a litter box with the cover (the cat gets into a large hole on top) because the dog kept trying to fish out the little poopies .... it was a GREAT investment !

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Tissyanne — Thu, 19 Feb 2015 09:52:50 GMT

On 2/18/2015 vermint said:
I tried this, and while I loved the light weight and the performance...it seemed to "track" worse. Also, one of my cats is a "litter kicker" and oh, man, did she ever have fun with the lighter weight. She kicked PILES of it out of the box, and that box does not have low sides, either.

That is what I read. We have a litter kicker too, oh my.

Re: Light weight cat litter

vermint — Thu, 19 Feb 2015 16:19:11 GMT

On 2/18/2015 Tinkrbl44 said:
I had to get a litter box with the cover (the cat gets into a large hole on top) because the dog kept trying to fish out the little poopies .... it was a GREAT investment !

I may have to try that!

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Tinkrbl44 — Tue, 24 Feb 2015 02:13:08 GMT

On 2/19/2015 vermint said:
On 2/18/2015 Tinkrbl44 said:
I had to get a litter box with the cover (the cat gets into a large hole on top) because the dog kept trying to fish out the little poopies .... it was a GREAT investment !

I may have to try that!

Here's the one I got .... Clevercat:

http://www.petco.com/product/14467/Clevercat-Top-Entry-Litterbox.aspx#description-tab

Re: Light weight cat litter

vermint — Tue, 24 Feb 2015 17:30:09 GMT

On 2/23/2015 Tinkrbl44 said:
On 2/19/2015 vermint said:
On 2/18/2015 Tinkrbl44 said:
I had to get a litter box with the cover (the cat gets into a large hole on top) because the dog kept trying to fish out the little poopies .... it was a GREAT investment !

I may have to try that!

Here's the one I got .... Clevercat:

http://www.petco.com/product/14467/Clevercat-Top-Entry-Litterbox.aspx#description-tab

Thanks, I will check that out! I'm a little afraid that my cats won't use a covered box, as they've never had one (and we all know they are picky critters!), but it just might be worth a try.

Re: Light weight cat litter

stevieb — Tue, 24 Feb 2015 17:52:15 GMT

Covered boxes are generally not recommended.

Re: Light weight cat litter

Tinkrbl44 — Tue, 24 Feb 2015 19:03:52 GMT

On 2/24/2015 stevieb said:
Covered boxes are generally not recommended.

Not recommended by WHO .... and WHY ??

Re: Light weight cat litter

Tinkrbl44 — Tue, 24 Feb 2015 19:11:02 GMT

On 2/24/2015 vermint said:
On 2/23/2015 Tinkrbl44 said:
On 2/19/2015 vermint said:
On 2/18/2015 Tinkrbl44 said:
I had to get a litter box with the cover (the cat gets into a large hole on top) because the dog kept trying to fish out the little poopies .... it was a GREAT investment !

I may have to try that!

Here's the one I got .... Clevercat:

http://www.petco.com/product/14467/Clevercat-Top-Entry-Litterbox.aspx#description-tab

Thanks, I will check that out! I'm a little afraid that my cats won't use a covered box, as they've never had one (and we all know they are picky critters!), but it just might be worth a try.

Oh ...... I'm glad you said that ...... they recommend you just change the box and not use the lid for the first few days, so they can get used to the higher walls .... most cats think of it as "more privacy" so they get used to it pretty quickly ..... and then try the lid and see how they react. If they won't use it with the lid, take it off and give it a few more days.

Actually, even if they never acclimate to the lid (which is unlikely) the taller walls will definitely help with the litter kicking problem.

I had a little stool nearby that I placed next to the tall walled box, so Bogey could just jump in, do his business, and leap out onto the stool when he was done. When I put on the lid, he jumped onto the box lid, and then placed his head in the hole and went "down the chute".

Frankly, I was really surprised how fast he took to it, and definitely likes the privacy!

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Mama Mia — Tue, 24 Feb 2015 20:33:15 GMT

We tried the Tidy Cat lightweight litter, $12.48 a box, so it is expensive for us to start with. I is much dustier than the regular kinds, and believe me, I have tried them all. It also tracked much more, so we went back to the regular kind. It is hard for me to lift, but have no choice.

Re: Light weight cat litter

NickNack — Wed, 25 Feb 2015 01:10:05 GMT

On 2/24/2015 stevieb said:
Covered boxes are generally not recommended.

I've heard this, too.

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Jeremiah 2911 — Wed, 25 Feb 2015 01:33:56 GMT

We tried the lighter weight cat litters and unfortunately, it adhered to the paws and the underbelly fur of our four long-haired cats. It was stuck to the entire body of our little Persian cat (she must have rolled in it...)

Our cats tried (in vain) to groom themselves and we had to brush it out of their fur.

What wasn't stuck in the brush (and/or stuck in their digestive systems) -- was tracked all over the house.

Wasn't a good choice for our long-haired cats -- much too messy.

If you have short haired cats it may work fine for them.

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Tinkrbl44 — Wed, 25 Feb 2015 18:28:16 GMT

On 2/24/2015 Jeremiah 2911 said:
We tried the lighter weight cat litters and unfortunately, it adhered to the paws and the underbelly fur of our four long-haired cats. It was stuck to the entire body of our little Persian cat (she must have rolled in it...)

Our cats tried (in vain) to groom themselves and we had to brush it out of their fur.

What wasn't stuck in the brush (and/or stuck in their digestive systems) -- was tracked all over the house.

Wasn't a good choice for our long-haired cats -- much too messy.

If you have short haired cats it may work fine for them.

I've read that the clumping litters can be dangerous to little kittens' digestive systems .... and to be careful. For older cats, it's supposed to be fine.

I guess every Cat Parent has to weigh the odds and preferences .... both theirs and their kitty's preferences.