I have always used clay litter. I want to try the clumping litter but do not which one to try. I want one that does not have a lot of dust as it causes my cat to cough. Is there a brand that is pretty much dust free? Thanks for your help.
What Is The Best lumping Litter?
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I've read Scoop Away from several sources, so that's what I'm using right now. The Scoop Away website insists that it ships dust free and that any dust is from shipping and handling breaking up the granules. Maybe, but it is dusty. My new plan is to take new boxes of the stuff and de-dust it by pouring it (outside of course) from a couple feet up into a 5 gallon can, then pouring it back into the box, hoping that the two pours will reduce the dust.
Otherwise it works pretty well, and the kitty is fascinated when I scoop it out. I have a corner covered tray, and twice a day I remove the top and scoop into a Litter Genie (+1 positive vote for that little appliance). The kitty runs and puts her front paws up on the side to study what I'm doing--unearthing all the stuff she worked so hard to hide. If the scoop gets too close, she swats at it with her paw. I finally learned to stop using a liner, and now everything is easier, except for a deficiency with the scoop. That will be in a separate thread, as I don't wish to hijack this one.
As to odor, not bad, but the litter box is in the laundry room and I have a TrueAir filter running there 24/7. It works pretty well and can be used with or without fragrance chips. It has 3 activated charcoal filter elements and a two speed fan, which I generally have on the low speed, where it is very quiet. Here's a link: Amazon.com - Hamilton Beach TrueAir Room Odor Eliminator - Air Purifiers
Otherwise it works pretty well, and the kitty is fascinated when I scoop it out. I have a corner covered tray, and twice a day I remove the top and scoop into a Litter Genie (+1 positive vote for that little appliance). The kitty runs and puts her front paws up on the side to study what I'm doing--unearthing all the stuff she worked so hard to hide. If the scoop gets too close, she swats at it with her paw. I finally learned to stop using a liner, and now everything is easier, except for a deficiency with the scoop. That will be in a separate thread, as I don't wish to hijack this one.
As to odor, not bad, but the litter box is in the laundry room and I have a TrueAir filter running there 24/7. It works pretty well and can be used with or without fragrance chips. It has 3 activated charcoal filter elements and a two speed fan, which I generally have on the low speed, where it is very quiet. Here's a link: Amazon.com - Hamilton Beach TrueAir Room Odor Eliminator - Air Purifiers
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Hmmm, I hardly ever go to Petco anymore, so I haven't heard of it until you mentioned it. I've looked it up though, and it seems they've just changed their store brand litter to this "So Phresh"? If it's not dusty, I'd probably try their unscented one, perhaps in the future.
Cute kitty in your avatar, btw!
Cute kitty in your avatar, btw!
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This was in response to the poster who asked about anyone using "So Phresh" litter from Petco before it got moved to the clumping litter thread! Somehow the order got mixed up, though, so it looks confusing to read, lol.
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I used Arm and Hammer Double Duty. We live in a small townhouse but I never smell anything. It clumps very well also. Make clean up a breeze. I also use litter genie litter disposal. It takes 2 minutes to clean in the morning and at night
Update on Scoop Away dust. The mfr claims it ships dust free but may get bounced and knocked around in shipping and handling. Maybe. I tried pouring it back and forth between the litter box and a 5-gallon pail three times. Each time it produced a small cloud of dust. The litter scoop still kicks up a little dust, so I'm not sure the pouring helped. While some dust blew away, the pouring may have broken up bits further creating as much dust as I was removing.
Incidentally, I'll have an update in the Scoop thread today as well, now that I have three more to test. One at first glance looks like the clear winner.
Incidentally, I'll have an update in the Scoop thread today as well, now that I have three more to test. One at first glance looks like the clear winner.
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I use arm and hammer and I love it. I keep two litter boxes (one medium size and one tiny) in my bedroom and unless I totally space on scooping I can never smell anything. By the way I'm super lucky to have two cats who will use a pretty dirty litter box bc I have a fairly inconsistent schedule and will sometimes go 4-5 days without scooping by accident! Still no smell! Honestly, that's part of the problem...if I can't smell it, I'll forget to scoop it!
This is the only litter my wife lets us use. I don't like to take care of it every day, and Scoop Away accommodates by staying tightly clumped. Arm & Hammer and Tidy Cats do not work as well if you have multiple cats and aren't religious about it. Or, in our opinion, even if you are good about it, Scoop Away is still better.
Its odd to read the post above which is talking about Arm & Hammer in the exact same way. Maybe we'll have to try it again.
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I don't really understand either. I scoop as often as Leelu uses the box, usually 2-4x/d. It takes about 5 seconds, I really don't see the point of putting it off. If I'm home and I walk by the box and see that she used it, I scoop it. I really don't want her to walk in her poop and then track it all over the house so it's as much to her benefit as to mine.
I use world's best unscented and it works fine for us.
I use world's best unscented and it works fine for us.
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Yeah, it isn't it a fair review and it's so not fair to the cats. Cats are very clean and I'm sure they don't like walking on pee and poop so they can go to the bathroom, but they don't have any other choice if people don't scoop the box. It's sad.
I think our Sophie feels the same way--about having to lick herself. I guess that's why any time we accidentally leave a bathroom door open, she goes in and unrolls the toilet paper.
Agreed!
Update on Scoop Away dust and scooping. It must seem like I have too much time on my hands, even though I don't. I just like to get things resolved to the extent possible.
Scooping litter. From here and other places, I've concluded that Scoop Away is the best, although it is dusty. My own experience with it bears that out--it clumps very well. I bought at Walmart today a 38 pound package for $12.98. It has two inner boxes.
Dust. As a combination de-dusting and storage solution, I bought the following from Home Depot: Two Homer's All Purpose 5-gallon buckets at $2.85 each, plus one Homer leak-proof lid for $1.68. I dumped the 38 lbs of Scoop Away into one of the buckets. A fair amount of dust arose. Then I dumped the first bucket into the second. More dust into the air. By the fifth pouring, the dust was noticeably reduced. One more pour and then I put the lid on it. The two buckets fit one inside the other, so the storage bucket is inside the 2nd bucket.
If you have to carry the litter to the litter box, as I do, you may not want to store 38lbs of litter at one time. Luckily the two-inner boxes allow you to use just 19 pounds at a time. The second 5-gallon bucket will be used also as temporary storage of the litter during my weekly litter box washout. Pouring the litter back and forth does reduce the dust, in my limited experiments, at least. Storing the second bucket inside the first reduces floor space for storage.
From my thread on scoops, I reiterate my final selection was also not easy. Several runners up are hanging on hooks in the garage. My final selection was not a litter scoop at all. The Joseph Joseph Colander Scoop ($7 from Amazon) with the holes enlarged with a 13/64" drill seems to be the best. The holes allow clean litter to pass through while catching even the smallest clumps. The scoop overall is very sturdy, even with the drilled out holes.
That's it. I hope my excessive study saves some time for someone else who also overthinks problems!
Scooping litter. From here and other places, I've concluded that Scoop Away is the best, although it is dusty. My own experience with it bears that out--it clumps very well. I bought at Walmart today a 38 pound package for $12.98. It has two inner boxes.
Dust. As a combination de-dusting and storage solution, I bought the following from Home Depot: Two Homer's All Purpose 5-gallon buckets at $2.85 each, plus one Homer leak-proof lid for $1.68. I dumped the 38 lbs of Scoop Away into one of the buckets. A fair amount of dust arose. Then I dumped the first bucket into the second. More dust into the air. By the fifth pouring, the dust was noticeably reduced. One more pour and then I put the lid on it. The two buckets fit one inside the other, so the storage bucket is inside the 2nd bucket.
If you have to carry the litter to the litter box, as I do, you may not want to store 38lbs of litter at one time. Luckily the two-inner boxes allow you to use just 19 pounds at a time. The second 5-gallon bucket will be used also as temporary storage of the litter during my weekly litter box washout. Pouring the litter back and forth does reduce the dust, in my limited experiments, at least. Storing the second bucket inside the first reduces floor space for storage.
From my thread on scoops, I reiterate my final selection was also not easy. Several runners up are hanging on hooks in the garage. My final selection was not a litter scoop at all. The Joseph Joseph Colander Scoop ($7 from Amazon) with the holes enlarged with a 13/64" drill seems to be the best. The holes allow clean litter to pass through while catching even the smallest clumps. The scoop overall is very sturdy, even with the drilled out holes.
That's it. I hope my excessive study saves some time for someone else who also overthinks problems!
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We use the Purina Max clumping litter (used for previous cat as well) and works well with minimal dust and odour. We scoop once a day (we have one 7 month old kitten) and he pees lots and of course always right after we clean the litter lol. He's kind of the opposite of the male cat stereotype of not drinking enough water...Tapio loves his water dishes
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