The two problems I was looking to solve: 1. My cat tracks scoopable clay litter everywhere. We just moved and the litter box is no longer out in a seldom used utility room on the other side of the house. It is in our living area and because he did not have as far a distance to walk back from, the litter did not have time to dislodge from his toes before he got to the furniture and I was finding it everywhere. It was gross enough that it would track down the hall in our old house, I could not put up with litter on our furniture. 2. I cannot stand the smell of scoopable clay litter itself. Every time I poured litter in a fresh pan, added litter to a pan, or the cat scratched in the box it kicked up dust and I could smell the litter in the room. (Note that cat box odor wasn't a problem I was trying to solve because we scoop the box several times a day.)
I've tried Feline Pine and Swheat Scoop, both of which my cat ate. He is just dumb. I love him. I had to find another solution, so I gave this a try.
What I love: It solved both of my problems perfectly. Although he does kick a few pellets out of the box when he uses it, the litter does not stick in his toes and track. The furniture is now litter-free. The litter itself does not smell or create dust AT ALL. Problems solved! I also like that a 15-pound bag lasted almost 4 weeks so I feel that it is an affordable option. I'm very happy that it is an environmentally friendlier option than clay-based litter. I'm also really happy because I did not like that the cat and I would breathe in litter dust and I was always concerned about him ingesting scoopable litter when he cleaned his paws, but neither is an issue anymore either.
The downside and what other people will not love: You cannot scoop this litter. At. All. Plus, the litter does not control the odor of feces. AT. ALL. When he defecates, the easiest thing for me is to clean it like we clean up after our dogs in the park with an eco-friendier cornstarch doggie bag. I'm used to the dogs so it doesn't bother me but it would be a real problem for some folks. You also cannot scoop the urine. If you let it dry completely, you can get it out but it isn't nearly as easy as with scoop litter. I experimented and found that it did not create any noticeable odor problems to leave the urine in the box but I did not try it longer than three days. I put enough litter in to last for a couple of days without running out, cleaned out the feces each time, and left the urine for up to three days. I emptied the entire box and started with fresh litter. Odor was not a problem and I did not feel that I was going through litter any faster. However, I generally do like to scoop the urine when it dries because I just like the idea of my cat walking into a box with old urine in it.
Other points to consider: My cat HATED the litter and refused to use it. For the first week, I poured a big scoop of his old litter on top of and in the center of the newspaper litter and steadily decreased how much I poured in until he got used to the feel of the pellets. Now that he's used to is, he has no problem using the box. The second bag I bought was a similar product called Fresh News and we just started using it. If it works as well as Yesterday's News I will use it from now on because it has baking soda in the pellets for more odor control and it is 100% recycled newspaper whereas Yesterday's News is not labeled 100% recycled newspaper and I saw other people mention online that they found small metal and plastic particles in the litter because Purina uses factory floor sweepings in the litter to control their costs. I'll write a review of Fresh News once I've used it for a few weeks.
Overall, it is five stars because it solves the two problems that are important to ME. Not everyone would like the product as much as I do because of the scoop issue, but it definitely works for odor control. If you have similar issues with litter, I think you should give this type of litter a try.
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