[fuzz de mtl]

well. it's quite easy to see why clumping litter is bad.

that stuff clumps to be hard. it gets stuck on a kitten/cat's paws. cats naturally lick everything off. so they ingest it.

you're not even meant to flush clumping litter cos it blocks plumbing. (my toilet overflooded once). now can you imagine that inside your cat's intestine's? how is that stuff meant to get out of your poor kitty's body?

a key ingredient in clumping litter is betonite (or something liek that) and basically that's the stuff they use to make cement. that's like concrete inside a cat's body. especially bad for kittens.

and all the dust. you'll find it dusty when you pour clumping litter. now your cat will like to go in and pee on this nice clean litter. they breathe in this dust that contains clumping ingredients. not good for lungs.

i used to use clumping litter until i read more on it. now i switched to the regular non clumping litter (can't afford the organic environmentally friendly stuff.) it's more difficult to clean, but it's a living creature's health we're talking about.

 

[fuzz de mtl]

yeah i have to say it's very true. non clumping is a pain to clean. swheatscoops, a clumping but non betonite litter, is supposedly extremely good. but way out of my budget.

that having been said, my cats used clumping for a couple of years and they're ok. but i would definitely keep kitties away from it. i'm mostly worried about ingestion so i'd rather play it safe than end up at an emergency vet.

apparently you should keep post surgery cats away from clumping too.