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Cat litter - merged
Caz2_2
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Hi We have 1 cat and 2 kittens that we recently gave a home too. The cat litter is costing me a small fortune, does anyone out there, make their own.
I have tried wood shavings that i can get for free but it sticks to their paws and is walked all over the house plus they liked rolling in it. Failing that would anyone like 2 very mis-behaved farrel kittens. They have eaten all my tomato plants, chase the adult cat all over the house and are a pain in the ....
Thankyou in advance from an exasperated kitten owner.
I have tried wood shavings that i can get for free but it sticks to their paws and is walked all over the house plus they liked rolling in it. Failing that would anyone like 2 very mis-behaved farrel kittens. They have eaten all my tomato plants, chase the adult cat all over the house and are a pain in the ....
Thankyou in advance from an exasperated kitten owner.
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I would actually be interested in this!! We use Catsan for my cat, which is quite expensive, but she's not too keen on using any other litter. Also Catsan says it contains the odour, but that's not true. When I come downstairs in the morning I can always smell that sh's done a we in it!!!
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The "best" is the clumping stuff from Sainsbury's. Contains odour and clumps really well, so v.easy to use. Unfortunately it costs an arm and a leg.
I've discovered Lidl's cat litter. It's clumping too though the lumps that come out tend to break so it can be slightly messy. However at £1.89 for a massive big bag (about twice as much as Tesco's economy bag) it is really good value. Over here (N.I. it was a Cheaper offer recently at 99p so I bought loads!).
Otherwise the Tesco cheapo stuff, £1.25 or so, isn't too bad though it's non-clumping.
According to various articles I've read to change the cat litter for fussy puddy cats start mixing the new into the old v.gradually increasing the amount of new until you get to a point where you can discontinue the old. It might take a while if your kitty is really smart.0 -
My furbaby is extremely fussy over what he'll do-do in!
In Asda a pk of their "own brand" litter was actually equal to "Bob Martin" (? the famous brand chappie?) recycled stuff - yes, even by per k weight.
It's great stuff! Much cheaper than Catsan; superior to Asda's own brand and Mr I'm-to-posh-to-do-it-in-cheapstuff is well happy to have a do-do, wheeeshhh and scratch in it
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PMS Pot: £57.53 Pigsback Pot: £23.00
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I buy Litter Purrfect, I buy it from Costco (not seen it anywhere else)- but I'm not sure how much it is, but it is fantastic at clumping and lasts for ages. I have two big cats - (only two years old, but they like their food - and what goes in must come out!!)
If you don't like the smell, maybe one of these will work...
http://www.petplanet.co.uk/product_group.asp?dept_id=46&pg_id=228
I bought one to stop the litter going everywhere as mine like to kick it out the box, or to paw the wall - it kept their paws clean, but didn't cover up their business very well....howerver, it also works at keeping the smell in!!!!0 -
Cat Breeders secret .. use Layers Pellets.
It comes in large sacks from Pet City and farmers-type shops. A large sack will cost you about £5 and will last absolutely ages. Use the pellets quite thickly and it'll 'clump' into a 'pancake' which is easy to scoop out. The pellets are very good at absorbing smells and any liquid.
Yes, Layers Pellets is, in reality, chicken food! So a *major* advantage is that if kittens eat it, as they occasionally do when investigating their surroundings, it won't hurt them as it's already food. There have been very bad outcomes from kittens eating 'super-clumping' cat litter....0 -
A covered litter tray does work best plus it gives the cats a little privacy which I have found over the years with different cats that they do like!
Personally I use the wood pellets which are fragranced and much nicer to handle. More expensive but well worth the extra to me. As my cats go outside its really only for emergency use if they are stuck inside or just now when there is snow on the ground and they don't want to go outside :eek:0 -
I was also going to suggest a covered litter tray as one of my cats uses it. You can put it outside so that you don't get the smells. It also helps weans the cat off using a litter tray.
I have often wondered if you can use a paper shredder to shred your financial documents (all MSEphiles should do this) and then put them in the litter tray. Of course they may stick to the cat's' feet!0 -
Ah the shredder, well we also have guinea pigs and my daughter comes to the office every so often and spends some time shredding the contents of the bin and the guinea pigs and hamster love the result.
Cheap and recycling in one go. Sadly, today one of our guinea pigs died very suddenly so not a happy daughter tonight 0
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