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Post by lotsofcats on May 1, 2015 9:57:49 GMT
As you can imagine with 7 cats I use a lot of cat litter, especially as 6 of them are indoor cats. At the moment I use the wood-pellets type in the garden cat pen and grit type in the house. I can put the waste wood-pellet litter on the garden but the other goes in my bin, which is very heavy by the end of the 2 weeks when it is ready to be collected. In September our local council are changing our bins to small ones and still to be collected only once a fortnight so I am not going to be able to manage to get rid of the cat litter this way as it is full to overflowing with the larger bin! I have decided I will have to use all the wood-pellet type or another sort that can be flushed down the toilet. Obviously I will need to buy in bulk and I wondered what does everyone else use and what do you recommend? I only buy small bags from Wilkinsons at the moment as they have stopped selling the larger bags.
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Post by dutchkitties on May 1, 2015 11:03:09 GMT
Greenwoods (Zooplus) can be flushed down the toilet.
(I use Biokat micro. We have underground containers in the streets, so I dump two or three times a week a 1/3 filled bag.)
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Post by Deleted on May 1, 2015 11:47:54 GMT
I use Worlds Best and cannot recommend it highly enough It's made from whole kernel maize and you can flush it down the loo no problem. I imagine it would be ok to put on the compost heap too (tho' Neil has said no to that It's hard enough getting him to eat veg as it is without him convincing himself it's grown in poo ).
I've only got Hattie using a tray indoors now so a 12.7kg bag costing £25 lasts about two or three months But even when I had four indoor cats in 2012 that size bag easily lasted six weeks or so
Edited to change bag size: It's 12.7KG not grams Pah....I still work in pounds and ounces!!! Nae wonder I get confuzzled!
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Post by ebony on May 1, 2015 12:01:54 GMT
I just use the grit variety, but I might change from it particularly as when I empty the bag of it the dust from it seems to be one of the triggers for Ebony's asthma so even though she's fine using it once it's settled in the tray when I'm changing the litter I've got to make sure Ebony's not in the room during litter change.
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Post by zahada on May 1, 2015 12:35:53 GMT
I use Worlds Best and cannot recommend it highly enough It's made from whole kernel maize and you can flush it down the loo no problem. I imagine it would be ok to put on the compost heap too (tho' Neil has said no to that It's hard enough getting him to eat veg as it is without him convincing himself it's grown in poo ).
I've only got Hattie using a tray indoors now so a 12.7g bag costing £25 lasts about two or three months But even when I had four indoor cats in 2012 that size bag easily lasted six weeks or so I was watching some programme on tv and they said that only 3 P's should be put down the loo. Pee, poo, paper (toilet). Nothing else. Edit to say - probably was radio 4, not tv.
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Post by zahada on May 1, 2015 12:43:34 GMT
Yesterday's news is made from recycled paper - might be lighter???
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Post by dutchkitties on May 1, 2015 12:50:22 GMT
Greenwoods Montmorillonite Cat Litter | Great deals at ... www.zooplus.com/...litter/greenwoods...litter/greenw... It is water soluble so individual clumps can be flushed down the toilet. This fine grained litter is 99% dust-free so it is kind to your cat's paws and doesn't stick to ... New! Greenwoods Natural Clumping Cat Litter | zooplus
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Post by puddycats on May 2, 2015 15:05:08 GMT
I have been in a quandary as to what cat litter to change to now that Tigerino have unfortunately discontinued theirs. I have always been happy with it as it is a quite fine wood based (so soft on paws) flushable litter. After much searching, I was going to try World's Best but was put off by the negative reviews (although not all) and decided to try Cat's Best Nature Gold as it had so many good reviews on Zooplus and again is flushable. It has just arrived actually but I am bit disappointed in the size of the wood pellets as they are quite large compared with what the cats are used too. Just have to wait and see how they get on with it. On the plus side it is supposed to reduce tracking with long haired cats, a problem I have with Callie as it seems to go everywhere with her and I have to say it is not much better with Oliver Twist! So anything to cut that down goes down well with me, especially as I have to have 2 litter trays in the bedroom (another story!). Two cats 5 litter trays (as I say another story!). Best of luck Jenny.
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Post by tonib on May 3, 2015 0:39:15 GMT
We used PAH Wood pellet litter but have changed some of the litter trays to clumping litter. It started when Penny was not using the litter tray. We got Sivo cat litter originally which was very good but thought we'd give Pets at Home's version a try as it was a cheaper. It's certainly been popular & the 2 remaining wood pellet litters are hardly ever used now. (Don't forget that our cats are allowed out so the trays aren't a necessity for some of the cats) Roman has even been known to come in to use one! We also changed 3 of the trays to covered ones (although we don't use the flap) & these are the ones with the clumping litter in. We keep the litter reasonably deep (to the depth recommended) & it works well so long as you leave any fresh deposits for a little to allow the clay to dry it out otherwise it can be a bit sticky. We do get some tracking, despite some mats in front but we did with wood pellet! Volume wise we take up less space in the wheelie bin with this litter than we did with wood pellet especially as we use the Litter Lockers to store the clumps & just have to bin their bags once full. However with the number of cats & hence volume you have lotsofcats it must be a different matter. Must admit the used litter is definitely heavy in comparison to the wood pellet - which we used to put in the wheelie bin as well. What on earth do the council expect to achieve by smaller bins unless they are providing more recycling options as well? There's just 2 of you plus cats (I think) so what would a family of 4 or more do with the new bins?
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Post by Deleted on May 3, 2015 8:57:06 GMT
I was watching some programme on tv and they said that only 3 P's should be put down the loo. Pee, poo, paper (toilet). Nothing else. Edit to say - probably was radio 4, not tv.
I must admit I don't flush mine down the loo (the cat litter! ) as with it only being Hattie who uses the tray I find it easier just to scoop it into a nappy bag (25p for 100 at Sainsburys) and bung it in the bin.....plus the bathroom is the opposite side of the flat and knowing me I'd drop stuff all over and Neil would be the one who put his foot into a bit of cat turd!!!
Puddycats ~ I once tried Cats Best and found it just as good as Worlds Best as regards clumping and odour control but, as you say, the pellets were SO big and it drove me spare having to constantly pick them up with a dustpan & brush as they trailed around the flat!!! That was the only negative about it. I just prefer Worlds Best because it's so fine that even the frailest oldies will happily use it as it feels soft beneath their paws
Ebony ~ 'normal' litters are terribly dusty Perhaps a wood-based or something like Worlds Best would be better?
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Post by ebony on May 3, 2015 15:39:01 GMT
@gillykat - where can I get worlds best? I can only find the dusty litters in Ashington and in the village where I live (basically the shops in the village only sell the really dusty cat litter hence why I prefer to go to Asda to get their own brand because their litter seems less likely to trigger poor Ebony's asthma)
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Post by Deleted on May 4, 2015 4:24:41 GMT
Pets at Home in Cramlington do it but I tend to just order it online from Zooplus or Monster Pet Supplies and get it delivered.
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Post by smilesbetter on May 4, 2015 7:45:48 GMT
My mum has recently started using home made sawdust and couldn't recommend it more, many people at work actually buy sawdust for this reason. I have just started using Cats Best (the completely basic normal one) and love it. Previously used Biokats Fresh but wanted to avoid clay. So far no complaints re: the change from Carlotta so it must be okay as she will take any excuse to pee on my mans clothes or Rosas blankets/beds. Mieze will use the cat litter tray no matter what,even if it's currently being occupied, so her approval doesn't count for much.
Had tried a paper based cat litter before, urgh... What a smell. I'd say never again but had to buy it last time as the supermarket was out of the other bio stuff so I'm going to have to use it today.
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Post by spider on May 4, 2015 8:43:51 GMT
we use a zooplus own brand its a fine grit stuff but he has to use it before he goue out in the morning tohispen cos if his paws are wet it sticks to them and its all over the place we also use it coz its not very dusty we used sawdust when we has spider and it worked well
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Post by lotsofcats on May 5, 2015 9:50:03 GMT
What on earth do the council expect to achieve by smaller bins unless they are providing more recycling options as well? There's just 2 of you plus cats (I think) so what would a family of 4 or more do with the new bins? 3 adults plus 7 cats and 2 dogs! The council already provide recycling bags for cardboard, boxes for waste food, paper, plastic, bottles and cans plus another bin for garden waste.
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