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Feline Pine Scoop Litter - Does not Scoop!
My cat has developed a cough and the vet and thought it may be the
silica dust from the litter. The x-ray did not show anything serious. He was given Prednisolone which helped for a while then the cough and wheeze started up again. I tried the wheat litter Swheat only they licked the dust off of their feet and got loose & smelly stools. I tried the corn litter - World's Best. Once again they licked the dust off of their feet and got loose & smelly stools. I tried Feline Pine pellets - not a big hit. I added it gradually as suggested and they finally started to use it but the scooping was a hideous chore. And they didn't like it. Now we are on Feline Pine Scoop and the clumping is lousy. They track it all over because it is soooo fine. I have to vacuum at least twice a day. I have seen recommendations from users on how well it clumps. I just don't get it. And the cough has returned. Both of my cats eat raw diet (Feline Instincts) with Turkey and Wellness Super5 Mix Low Calorie. The diet solved their bowel/digestive problems completely. Is there a clumping cat litter without silica and no pellets? Any ideas? Thank you! |
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Feline Pine Scoop Litter - Does not Scoop!
"sfmary" wrote in message ups.com... My cat has developed a cough and the vet and thought it may be the silica dust from the litter. My cat has asthma and allergies and the best litter I have found is Target brand scented litter. It has very little scent and veryyyyy little dust. |
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cybercat wrote:
My cat has developed a cough and the vet and thought it may be the silica dust from the litter. My cat has asthma and allergies and the best litter I have found is Target brand scented litter. It has very little scent and veryyyyy little dust. Sounds good. I wonder if we can get that over here. It's worth asking I guess. I am looking for a new brand because the one that I am, using is so dusty & clumpy that I find my own asthma starts, never mind the poor cats!! Anymore idea's/ recommendations welcomed too please? Sheelagh -- Sheelagh "o" Message posted via CatKB.com http://www.catkb.com/Uwe/Forums.aspx...ealth/200708/1 |
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Feline Pine Scoop Litter - Does not Scoop!
"sheelagh via CatKB.com" u33188@uwe wrote Sounds good. I wonder if we can get that over here. It's worth asking I guess. I am looking for a new brand because the one that I am, using is so dusty & clumpy that I find my own asthma starts, never mind the poor cats!! Anymore idea's/ recommendations welcomed too please? I was so surprised that this Target store brand litter has so little dust and fragrance. It costs about $3.60 for 14 lbs, too. What brands do you get over there? Wonder if you could do some online research? |
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Feline Pine Scoop Litter - Does not Scoop!
sfmary wrote:
My cat has developed a cough and the vet and thought it may be the silica dust from the litter. The x-ray did not show anything serious. He was given Prednisolone which helped for a while then the cough and wheeze started up again. I tried the wheat litter Swheat only they licked the dust off of their feet and got loose & smelly stools. I tried the corn litter - World's Best. Once again they licked the dust off of their feet and got loose & smelly stools. I tried Feline Pine pellets - not a big hit. I added it gradually as suggested and they finally started to use it but the scooping was a hideous chore. And they didn't like it. Now we are on Feline Pine Scoop and the clumping is lousy. They track it all over because it is soooo fine. I have to vacuum at least twice a day. I have seen recommendations from users on how well it clumps. I just don't get it. And the cough has returned. Both of my cats eat raw diet (Feline Instincts) with Turkey and Wellness Super5 Mix Low Calorie. The diet solved their bowel/digestive problems completely. Is there a clumping cat litter without silica and no pellets? Any ideas? Thank you! I'm in Canada & have 2 cats & gave up on the dusty stuff which was aggravating my asthma. For a couple years I've been using mainly Costco's - Simplicity Plus - very lightly scented clumping dust-free & about $8.35 US for a 50 lb box, or right now from Sam's Club - Litter Clean - which is lightly citrus-scented dust-free & very hard clumping, also the same price for the large (lime green) box. Both brands are almost completely non- tracking. My cats show no preference & always use their litter boxes (I use covered). I like having the litter in large boxes as opposed to the bags I used to get & don't mind lugging & storing them in the garage. M. -- Message posted via CatKB.com http://www.catkb.com/Uwe/Forums.aspx...ealth/200708/1 |
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Feline Pine Scoop Litter - Does not Scoop!
On Aug 15, 2:33 pm, "cybercat" wrote:
"sfmary" wrote in message ups.com... My cat has developed a cough and the vet and thought it may be the silica dust from the litter. My cat has asthma and allergies and the best litter I have found is Target brand scented litter. It has very little scent and veryyyyy little dust. Sounds great only I don't have a Target near me. If I had a car it would be OK. But I don't and I don't have access to one. The shipping is too expensive. I wish I knew the supplier for the Target Litter because it is probably available at Safeway or PetCo under a different brand name. |
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Feline Pine Scoop Litter - Does not Scoop!
We used to use clay litter but switched to Feline Pine (regular) a couple of
years ago. I was given some clumping litter last month by a friend who's little Gypsy went to the bridge, and it lasted a day and a half. Stinky, dusty, tracked everywhere...eww....We went back to the Feline Pine regular (non clumping). I found out about it from a friend who does rescues and often has more than 20 cats around the house at a time. He had figured out a combination of various kinds of litter that he'd put in various configurations in the litter box (one kind around the sides for where they tend to urinate more, another kind for the bottom and other in the middle, etc.) but when he switched to FP he said he had less odor trouble, tracking trouble, respiratory trouble and his litter bill is less than half of what it was before. He's a scientist, and a completely devoted slave--I trusted him. You need the box that is made specially for it (link from their website to it) and it's not cheap but overall we use WAY less FP than we used of any other kind so it more than pays for itself. It's very little dust (I have allergies and asthma--why do I have 3 cats??) and I have no problems with it and neither do they. I did have to look a bit to find just the right scoop with the right sized holes. You can probably snip or dremel a standard scoop if you have to. Using the special box and following the instructions but it's SO worth it. I no longer choke in the kitty-loo room (unless one of them lays down a real stinker). I do know a couple of slaves who's kitties did not like it and would not switch, but ours had no qualms. We have only 2 boxes for three girls (we scoop through the day since I home office) and we have no issues with them not using the boxes. Well, except when we let them outside in the garden which is why we had to build the "cat containment" to keep the herb garden clean.... http://www.davidandmollie.com/kittie...es/guarden.jpg You can find more on their website...can't remember it but google can find it... -- ie ride fast, take chances. "sfmary" wrote in message ups.com... My cat has developed a cough and the vet and thought it may be the silica dust from the litter. The x-ray did not show anything serious. He was given Prednisolone which helped for a while then the cough and wheeze started up again. I tried the wheat litter Swheat only they licked the dust off of their feet and got loose & smelly stools. I tried the corn litter - World's Best. Once again they licked the dust off of their feet and got loose & smelly stools. I tried Feline Pine pellets - not a big hit. I added it gradually as suggested and they finally started to use it but the scooping was a hideous chore. And they didn't like it. Now we are on Feline Pine Scoop and the clumping is lousy. They track it all over because it is soooo fine. I have to vacuum at least twice a day. I have seen recommendations from users on how well it clumps. I just don't get it. And the cough has returned. Both of my cats eat raw diet (Feline Instincts) with Turkey and Wellness Super5 Mix Low Calorie. The diet solved their bowel/digestive problems completely. Is there a clumping cat litter without silica and no pellets? Any ideas? Thank you! |
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Feline Pine Scoop Litter - Does not Scoop!
cybercat wrote:
Sounds good. I wonder if we can get that over here. It's worth asking I guess. I am looking for a new brand because the one that I am, using is so dusty & clumpy that I find my own asthma starts, never mind the poor cats!! Anymore idea's/ recommendations welcomed too please? I was so surprised that this Target store brand litter has so little dust and fragrance. It costs about $3.60 for 14 lbs, too. What brands do you get over there? Wonder if you could do some online research? Obvious, yet brilliant Idea, Lol ) Thanx for that one. doing that right now & will let you know the results. I have looked for the one that you mention (Target), but it is not on the site that I found, & they only ship within the USA . Having said that, there are thousands to try out, out there to choose from, & I don't know half of the brands. Has anyone ever tried those silicon based granules @ all? I just wondered how they work ( for how long for too), & if they are any good? The other question that springs to mind, is what are the wood based ones like? And, is it hard to get your cat to convert to a new type of product? Sorry for so many questions, but I really do want to do a complete change, then stick with it Sheelagh "o" -- Sheelagh "o" Message posted via CatKB.com http://www.catkb.com/Uwe/Forums.aspx...ealth/200708/1 |
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Feline Pine Scoop Litter - Does not Scoop!
sheelagh wrote:
Has anyone ever tried those silicon based granules @ all? I just wondered how they work ( for how long for too), & if they are any good? I used them once when I had such a bad dose of flu that I couldn't even face walking the 5 minutes to my local shop and that was all they had in the garage over the road. They seemed to last slightly longer than the usual brand (but not long enough to justify the fact they were 3 times dearer than the usual brand) and were good at stopping odours and relatively dust free and we had minimal tracking with them But I didn't think it justified the expense also one of our cats didn't seem keen on standing on the stuff Lesley Slave of the Fabulous Furballs -- Message posted via http://www.catkb.com |
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Feline Pine Scoop Litter - Does not Scoop!
I've been thinking of your post but didn't have any other litter to
add that didn't have silica or pellets, BUT I saw a tv commercial last night for Feline Pine scoopable. It's not pellets and clumps: http://www.naturesearth.com/scoop.html There's a store locator on the right side of the page. I hope this helps you. |
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