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New Litter : Feline PINE
I was getting tired of cleaning up normal litter from all over the place
after the cats track through the house, so I found this new litter. It's called Feline Pine. Has anyone ever used this stuff? It's great. The urine turns into SAWDUST! and does not smell at all. You scoop the poop and flush and that's it. You change it every week or two when all the pine pellets turn into sawdust. |
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New Litter : Feline PINE
On 2006-09-06, 123456789 wrote:
I was getting tired of cleaning up normal litter from all over the place after the cats track through the house, so I found this new litter. It's called Feline Pine. Has anyone ever used this stuff? It's great. The urine turns into SAWDUST! and does not smell at all. You scoop the poop and flush and that's it. You change it every week or two when all the pine pellets turn into sawdust. We've been using it for a few months. It has upsides and downsides compared to the clay-based litter: On the one hand, Romeo tracks far less of it when he comes out of the litter box, it's much easier to clean, has no unpleasant odor (just a slight sawdust odor), and it's more environmentally friendly (we simply spread it over the dirt in the backyard, instead of throwing it out with the trash). I've found that their recommendation of one inch of litter lasts just about two weeks (sometimes a day or two less). However, I've calculated that it costs somewhat more than twice what the least expensive clumping litter (the type we used before we switched). I'm also suspicous that the Feline Pine may have caused Romeo to get sick, though this is only a suspicion at this time. He's been lethargic and sleeping more than usual for the past couple of weeks, and now he's not eating and has been losing weight. I'm bringing him to the vet tomorrow to see what's up. I'm suspicious of the Feline Pine because we've found some of it on his bed (we never used to find the clay-based litter on his bed), and this has caused me to suspect that the urine-soaked litter has been sticking to his paws, and when he licks his paws to clean himself he's been ingesting some of the urine-soaked litter. I'll see what the vet says tomorrow before I decide whether to switch back to the clay-based clumping litter. -- ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Nature is a revelation of God; Art a revelation of man. --Henry Wadsworth Longfellow War is good for business - invest your son. --antiwar bumper sticker from the 1960s ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Joe Negron from Sheepshead Bay, Brooklyn, NY, USA |
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New Litter : Feline PINE
123456789 wrote:
I was getting tired of cleaning up normal litter from all over the place after the cats track through the house, so I found this new litter. It's called Feline Pine. Has anyone ever used this stuff? It's great. The urine turns into SAWDUST! and does not smell at all. You scoop the poop and flush and that's it. You change it every week or two when all the pine pellets turn into sawdust. Yep, that's what we use! I like the fact there is no smell and it composts very easily. We used a recycled paper pellet before and there is more tracking with Feline Pine, but the difference in smell is worth it. Rhonda |
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New Litter : Feline PINE
On Wed, 06 Sep 2006 16:38:47 GMT, Joe Negron
wrote: On 2006-09-06, 123456789 wrote: I was getting tired of cleaning up normal litter from all over the place after the cats track through the house, so I found this new litter. It's called Feline Pine. Has anyone ever used this stuff? It's great. The urine turns into SAWDUST! and does not smell at all. You scoop the poop and flush and that's it. You change it every week or two when all the pine pellets turn into sawdust. We've been using it for a few months. It has upsides and downsides compared to the clay-based litter: On the one hand, Romeo tracks far less of it when he comes out of the litter box, it's much easier to clean, has no unpleasant odor (just a slight sawdust odor), and it's more environmentally friendly (we simply spread it over the dirt in the backyard, instead of throwing it out with the trash). I've found that their recommendation of one inch of litter lasts just about two weeks (sometimes a day or two less). However, I've calculated that it costs somewhat more than twice what the least expensive clumping litter (the type we used before we switched). I'm also suspicous that the Feline Pine may have caused Romeo to get sick, though this is only a suspicion at this time. He's been lethargic and sleeping more than usual for the past couple of weeks, and now he's not eating and has been losing weight. I'm bringing him to the vet tomorrow to see what's up. I'm suspicious of the Feline Pine because we've found some of it on his bed (we never used to find the clay-based litter on his bed), and this has caused me to suspect that the urine-soaked litter has been sticking to his paws, and when he licks his paws to clean himself he's been ingesting some of the urine-soaked litter. I'll see what the vet says tomorrow before I decide whether to switch back to the clay-based clumping litter. I have been using a pine pellet litter for close to a year now, and haven't had any problems. I buy pellet bedding, which is 4.75 (US) for 40 lbs. You should be able to get some at a feed store or agricultural store, and I have also heard of people using the pellet stove pellets - the cost is about the same. Mishi |
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