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Clumping pine litter: decent odor control but tracking is terrible - i even got a small hand vacuum cleaner and keep it permanently in one of the bathrooms.
Before i tried paper, corn and pine cat litters - all of them either have an odor (i clean boxes twice a day) control problem or tracking or even both.
While in Petco recently i noticed CitraMax which is made of orange rinds - has anybody tried it? i found mixed reviews on the web.
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Posted 15 November 2005 - 08:57 PM
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Posted 15 November 2005 - 09:09 PM
I use those little white crystal ball things. Don't know what my cat uses.
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Posted 15 November 2005 - 09:16 PM
Helena, why in Hobbies & Crafts? Kitty litter seems an uninspiring medium for a woman of your gifts. 
Is it the Feline Pine that tracks? We get a little scattered around the litter box, but it doesn't seem to migrate beyond that.
Haven't tried the CitraMax.
Is it the Feline Pine that tracks? We get a little scattered around the litter box, but it doesn't seem to migrate beyond that.
Haven't tried the CitraMax.
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Posted 15 November 2005 - 10:39 PM
Twice a day?
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Posted 15 November 2005 - 10:45 PM
I need to replace litter in one of the two boxes once a day - the only downside of having great big cats (unless you count sitting on my chest at 3 AM).
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Posted 15 November 2005 - 10:54 PM
I have four boxes. 
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Posted 15 November 2005 - 10:58 PM
True but they only have to go half as often.
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Posted 15 November 2005 - 11:01 PM
My cat has a pristine clean cat box going on 2 years now. She also has a door.
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Posted 15 November 2005 - 11:57 PM
Replace litter? Why not get clumping litter? Every day, I scoop out the clumps and get rid of them. Leaves a completely clean litter box. Every few days, I add some litter to replace what was clumped and removed. And when the need arises, I change the whole thing - it's in a drawstring liner, which makes the whole thing very easy.
I use Low Track Ever Clean. Very little tracking, good clumping, no problems.
I use Low Track Ever Clean. Very little tracking, good clumping, no problems.
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Posted 16 November 2005 - 02:35 AM
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I use Low Track Ever Clean.
is it flushable?
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Posted 16 November 2005 - 02:40 AM
No, it's not. I scoop the poop and flush that (it's just poop after all), but I don't flush the pee clumps. I keep small plastic bags near the box, put the clumps in the baggie, seal the baggie, and throw it in the big trash.
Most clumping litter isn't flushable - if it clumps well, it basically means that it's forming little pieces of cement-like substance (well, cement that isn't quite hard yet), and you don't want that in your plumbing system.
Ever Clean is the best litter I've ever used - totally odor controlling. I get the extra strength, low track one.
Most clumping litter isn't flushable - if it clumps well, it basically means that it's forming little pieces of cement-like substance (well, cement that isn't quite hard yet), and you don't want that in your plumbing system.
Ever Clean is the best litter I've ever used - totally odor controlling. I get the extra strength, low track one.
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Posted 16 November 2005 - 02:54 AM
You can also get a litter mat. These are mats you put next to the litter box, so that when the cat jumps out, the step on the mat and whatever is on their paws, stays on the mat.
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Posted 16 November 2005 - 02:57 AM
the new pine one i got is clumping and flushable but as i mentioned the tracking is a real problem.
i used to buy brown bags (the small sandwich ones) for this purpose: i get black opaque to pick after the dog ...
man i just realized how much poop i scoop every day after three pets
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I keep small plastic bags near the box, put the clumps in the baggie, seal the baggie, and throw it in the big trash.
i used to buy brown bags (the small sandwich ones) for this purpose: i get black opaque to pick after the dog ...
man i just realized how much poop i scoop every day after three pets
"Love your experiments (as you would an ugly child).
Joy is the engine of growth. Exploit the liberty in casting your work as beautiful experiments, iterations, attempts, trials, and errors. Take the long view and allow yourself the fun of failure every day." Bruce Mau
Joy is the engine of growth. Exploit the liberty in casting your work as beautiful experiments, iterations, attempts, trials, and errors. Take the long view and allow yourself the fun of failure every day." Bruce Mau
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Posted 16 November 2005 - 04:08 PM
helena, on Nov 15 2005, 09:57 PM, said:
man i just realized how much poop i scoop every day after three pets
Yes, every time I have the temerity to think I own a cat, I realize who scoops whose poop!
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