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KITTY LITTER DUST!
In article , William
Graham wrote: "DanS" wrote in message ... In article , Matthew wrote: "DanS" wrote in message ... In article , Kyla% wrote: Kitty Litter dust can be harmful to humans as well.. we have 4 cats and now use one that is 99% dust free... I've used litters that are supposedly 99% dust free and still feel like I'm in Pigpen's dust cloud when I fill the litter box. Can anyone recommend a brand of scoopable that really is low on dust?? Dan In another group Phil had an idea take the litter outside and shift it back and forth betweeen containers till the dust is out I'd thought about doing something like that, or stirring it around in the litterbox while waving the vacuum cleaner hose over it to suck up the dust. The, "clumping" type is more dust free than the other.....Easier to work with, too....... Actually, I meant clumping. I was thinking that I scoop out the clumps and called it "scoopable" but I meant "clumping". |
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KITTY LITTER DUST!
"DanS" wrote in message ... In article , William Graham wrote: "DanS" wrote in message ... In article , Matthew wrote: "DanS" wrote in message ... In article , Kyla% wrote: Kitty Litter dust can be harmful to humans as well.. we have 4 cats and now use one that is 99% dust free... I've used litters that are supposedly 99% dust free and still feel like I'm in Pigpen's dust cloud when I fill the litter box. Can anyone recommend a brand of scoopable that really is low on dust?? Dan In another group Phil had an idea take the litter outside and shift it back and forth betweeen containers till the dust is out I'd thought about doing something like that, or stirring it around in the litterbox while waving the vacuum cleaner hose over it to suck up the dust. The, "clumping" type is more dust free than the other.....Easier to work with, too....... Actually, I meant clumping. I was thinking that I scoop out the clumps and called it "scoopable" but I meant "clumping". I wonder how these automatic, "self cleaning" ones they advertise on TV work.....Are they safe for the cat? - I mean, I would hate to have one of my cats get caught in the mechanism. Do they know if the cat is currently using it? You could enclose it in a box, and vent it to the outside with a small muffin fan if it really bothered you that much.....If nothing else, It would get the smell out of the house...... |
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KITTY LITTER DUST!
"William Graham" wrote in message I wonder how these automatic, "self cleaning" ones they advertise on TV work.....Are they safe for the cat? - I mean, I would hate to have one of my cats get caught in the mechanism. Do they know if the cat is currently using it? I've had three Littermaids and finally came to the conclusion that I was wasting money. The first was replaced under warranty. It died a few weeks after the one year warranty expired. When the third one screwed up I tossed it and didn't bother getting it replace under the warranty. It's almost as easy to scoop a regular litter box as it is to toss and then replace the waste tray from one of the automatic units. As far as knowing it's running, you can hear it straining the litter. In the beginning, my cat would watch it running and I'm sure she was jumping into it occasionally just to see it run, but she wouldn't jump in if it was running at the time. |
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KITTY LITTER DUST!
(de-lurking for a minute)
I know it's not scoopable, but I use the recycled newspaper litter, for four reasons: Dust free, so much lower risk of respiratory problems and airborn greeblies, low odour (it seems to mask ammonia very well), cheap so instead of scooping I just tip the whole lot in the bin every day and it can be bought in bulk, and environmentally friendly. I'm in Australia so not sure what is available to you, but after testing many litter brands and types, this seems to be the best combined value for money/odour control/healthwise of the brands available to me. Another good alternative if you can find it is lucerne pellets, often can be bought in bulk at feed stores for a few dollars a litre. |
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KITTY LITTER DUST!
On Mon, 28 Jan 2008 20:11:13 -0500, "Upscale"
wrote: "William Graham" wrote in message I wonder how these automatic, "self cleaning" ones they advertise on TV work.....Are they safe for the cat? - I mean, I would hate to have one of my cats get caught in the mechanism. Do they know if the cat is currently using it? I've had three Littermaids and finally came to the conclusion that I was wasting money. The first was replaced under warranty. It died a few weeks after the one year warranty expired. When the third one screwed up I tossed it and didn't bother getting it replace under the warranty. It's almost as easy to scoop a regular litter box as it is to toss and then replace the waste tray from one of the automatic units. As far as knowing it's running, you can hear it straining the litter. In the beginning, my cat would watch it running and I'm sure she was jumping into it occasionally just to see it run, but she wouldn't jump in if it was running at the time. This topic comes up often and most folks think that Littermaid is a waste of money. Having looked around a bit I almost bought this one: http://www.litter-robot.com/ It is NOT cheap, around $300. I didn't buy it because I'm going to have the bathroom redone soon and I'm going to try to have a litter box area where an electric eye turns on a fan/filter when the darlings use the box. I really don't mind scooping but I do hate the dust. Checking the litter is one of the ways we can tell how our felines are feeling and I really hate to give that up. But if I was going to buy one of these things, this is the one I would get. |
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KITTY LITTER DUST!
"dgk" wrote in message http://www.litter-robot.com/ It is NOT cheap, around $300. I didn't buy it because I'm going to have the bathroom redone soon and I'm going to try to have a litter box area where an electric eye turns on a fan/filter when the darlings use the box. I really don't mind scooping but I do hate the dust. Checking the litter is one of the ways we can tell how our felines are feeling and I really hate to give that up. I considered one of those at one point, but it doesn't really seem like there's a lot a space in there for a cat. And although poop might be filtered away quickly, when she pees it would be hitting the sides of the LitterRobot. I know if I was a cat, climbing into that thing wouldn't be pleasant. I think the biggest thing I didn't like about the Littermaid wasn't that it was breaking down (although that was certainly a contributing factor), but that there were so many nooks and crannies for poop to get lodged in and that it was a really big pain in the ass to clean when I wanted to every month or two. Another thing that bothered me with the Littermaid is that the sides of them aren't as high as they could be and my big cat sometimes sprayed over the edge of the Littermaid. D. |
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KITTY LITTER DUST!
On Tue, 29 Jan 2008 11:28:11 -0500, "Upscale"
wrote: "dgk" wrote in message http://www.litter-robot.com/ It is NOT cheap, around $300. I didn't buy it because I'm going to have the bathroom redone soon and I'm going to try to have a litter box area where an electric eye turns on a fan/filter when the darlings use the box. I really don't mind scooping but I do hate the dust. Checking the litter is one of the ways we can tell how our felines are feeling and I really hate to give that up. I considered one of those at one point, but it doesn't really seem like there's a lot a space in there for a cat. And although poop might be filtered away quickly, when she pees it would be hitting the sides of the LitterRobot. I know if I was a cat, climbing into that thing wouldn't be pleasant. I think the biggest thing I didn't like about the Littermaid wasn't that it was breaking down (although that was certainly a contributing factor), but that there were so many nooks and crannies for poop to get lodged in and that it was a really big pain in the ass to clean when I wanted to every month or two. Another thing that bothered me with the Littermaid is that the sides of them aren't as high as they could be and my big cat sometimes sprayed over the edge of the Littermaid. D. Folks seem to really like that Litter-robot though. Of course, they could all be stockholders. I'm not. |
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KITTY LITTER DUST!
I use this one. It claims to be 99% dust free and I find the claim to be
true. http://www.petsmart.com/product/inde...amily&keepsr=1 "dgk" wrote in message ... On Mon, 28 Jan 2008 20:11:13 -0500, "Upscale" wrote: "William Graham" wrote in message I wonder how these automatic, "self cleaning" ones they advertise on TV work.....Are they safe for the cat? - I mean, I would hate to have one of my cats get caught in the mechanism. Do they know if the cat is currently using it? I've had three Littermaids and finally came to the conclusion that I was wasting money. The first was replaced under warranty. It died a few weeks after the one year warranty expired. When the third one screwed up I tossed it and didn't bother getting it replace under the warranty. It's almost as easy to scoop a regular litter box as it is to toss and then replace the waste tray from one of the automatic units. As far as knowing it's running, you can hear it straining the litter. In the beginning, my cat would watch it running and I'm sure she was jumping into it occasionally just to see it run, but she wouldn't jump in if it was running at the time. This topic comes up often and most folks think that Littermaid is a waste of money. Having looked around a bit I almost bought this one: http://www.litter-robot.com/ It is NOT cheap, around $300. I didn't buy it because I'm going to have the bathroom redone soon and I'm going to try to have a litter box area where an electric eye turns on a fan/filter when the darlings use the box. I really don't mind scooping but I do hate the dust. Checking the litter is one of the ways we can tell how our felines are feeling and I really hate to give that up. But if I was going to buy one of these things, this is the one I would get. |
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KITTY LITTER DUST!
In article , Bob
wrote: I use this one. It claims to be 99% dust free and I find the claim to be true. I may have to try this because the Scoop Away I currently use is WAY too dusty. Thanks! |
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KITTY LITTER DUST!
You're welcome.
It's cheaper too ;-) "DanS" wrote in message ... In article , Bob wrote: I use this one. It claims to be 99% dust free and I find the claim to be true. I may have to try this because the Scoop Away I currently use is WAY too dusty. Thanks! |
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