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[moggymania]

People sometimes ask me why I use natural litters instead of clumping clay.

This little description is precisely why.

(Gratefully snagged from kittiejournals.)

Comments

[nerdinium]

From the article it seems like just the kittens are affected by it - would adult cats get sick also?

[ex_festinal]

is natural litter more expensive? Bison and Phoebe are pooping/peeing machines. I go thru 4 litterboxes full of litter a month. I'm naturally more inclined to spend more $ on their food than their litter. They have NEVER had problems with Tidy Cats (which is clumping) and I always examine Phoebe's hairballs - and they are all fur.

Just wondering how much more expensive natural litter is.

Oooh, cost-efficiency graphs, mark me a dork! lol

[moggymania]

In terms of cost-per-pound, the natural is more expensive. OTOH, in terms of the cost-per-*day* it was less expensive; I found that Swheat Scoop and World's Best both could absorb more water with less litter than the clays did. It doesn't sound like a big deal at first, but with 21 cats worth of pee to deal with, you'd be shocked at how it would add up. *grin* Just estimating as I'm a bit too out-of-it to do math accurately, I'd say that the final cost for Swheat Scoop is perhaps 1/4 to 1/3 what I would spend per month on clays. (I am trying World's Best Cat Litter now, too; it'll take another month or two for me to know its cost-efficiency per pound ratio