Tell me about litter

[oneofthegiantsisme]

We've had a rescue cat since May (10 year old, DLH), and I bought wood pellets for the litter tray, as that's what they used at the rescue centre.

It's soooo messy, though - we get sawdust all over the house, on the chairs, scattered around the tray.

He's also prone to missing the tray and leaving puddles on the floor. I don't know if that's anything to do with the litter, or where we've got it, or just his age.

I'm thinking of switching to a different sort of litter when the current bag runs out, but am befuddled by the selection available. Any advice, anyone?

[Dollymixture22]

I use catsan. I have one kitten and two hooded litter trays. Change Boh once a week - sometimes twice.

A large bag lasts about three weeks and costs about £11.

I think it’s one of the more expensive litters, but it seems to manage the smells. I use non clumping abuse a read kittens sometimes east heir litter

[toomuchhappyland]

I use Cats Best as it’s made of paper so it’s flushable. It does a good job with smells too.

[dementedpixie]

I found catsan got smelly quickly. I used a mix of worlds best and cats best smart pellets. Both are clumping litters so you scoop out poo and pee and don't need to change it as often

[oneofthegiantsisme]

Thanks for the suggestions - I'll take a look at those.

[Bloomcounty]

My boy uses one called Worlds Best Cat Litter - it's made of corn, I think. It clumps into quite hard lumps, which makes the pee easy to remove. It's shockingly expensive, but a massive bag does us a month or two (he prefers to go outside, so it's just night time use). It IS a dusty one. I don't think there's many that don't produce some dust, it's a grit, after all. It doesn't get scattered much though as the tray has high sides and all that comes out with him is what's caught between his toes.

We have a hooded tray but as he's now almost 18 and a bit stiff, the lid was making it difficult for him to get in and out, so we removed it. Alas, that brought a different problem and he now sometimes points the wrong way, with his butt out, so pees on the floor. The best solution is a nice big layer of puppy pads under and around the tray - I use four pads overlapping, with the tray in the middle. It's not pretty but it stops pee soaking into my wooden floor. I also use a neutralising spray for the smell when he has his wee accidents.

[oneofthegiantsisme]

Puppy pads is a good suggestion - thanks. We've currently got an Ikea shoe tray under the litter tray, which helps, but isn't perfect.