I already use Ultra Precious Cat Litter... the blue bag. It clumps VERY good. Little to no dust. Unscented... no sneezing cats. The price IS very comparable to other
decent litters. I pay 15 to 16 bucks for 40 pounds.
Anyway.... I'm not one to leave good enough alone.
Soooooo I thought I would try the Long Haired Litter, to change things up a little.
Not that poop or litter sticks to Lilly, but she does have long and thick hair, plus "bloomers." Lilly is not a small cat. She (and her hair) take up a lot of space in a litter box. I thought maybe she would like more room. Less of this litter seems to be required. Less litter = more head room. All my boxes are covered, due to the over the side shooters.
I get it that uncovered boxes are the better choice. But....all my boxes are jumbo or x-large... as big as I can buy. I don't use scented or dusty litter. I scoop at least once a day. I always have at least as many boxes as cats. (I don't always follow the +1 rule either.) All the boxes are in different areas... spread throughout the house. No one goes potty outside the box. I'm guilt free.
With all that said...
The Long Haired Litter is not clumping litter. I didn't realize that when I bought it. No biggie.
I put the litter in two extra boxes. One at one end of the house. The other at the other end.
The first two days...everyone checked out the litter. They scratched and played... had a good time... but didn't use either box. On the third day, I added the "known" litter to one. That got things rolling.
I like that it is light weight.
I like that less is needed. With the other litter, if it isn't deep, the cats dig to the bottom...and the clumps stick to some of the boxes. I used almost half of this litter.
With this litter...less litter makes it to the floor.
With our cats being fed mostly raw and some canned... most of the litter box "deposits" are urine, instead of poop. This stuff really "soaks" up the urine! Less scooping.
I don't exactly understand what it is made of or from. This is what is stated on the website:
Precious Cat Long Haired Litter is safe and healthy for your cat. Precious Cat Long Haired cat litter is an amorphous silica gel infused with hydrolyzed herbs to draw cats to the litter box. Long Haired litter traps urine and odor on contact and has the right particle size that long haired cats prefer. Long Haired litter will not adhere to the cat’s long fur and it will not color the coat.
Safe and healthy for your cat
Particle size long haired cats prefer
Traps urine and odor on contact
Biodegradable
Hypo-allergenic
Easy to scoop
Low tracking
Non-toxic
http://www.preciouscat.com/long-haired-litter/All the cats seem to like it. The less work and it being non heavy... I may change to using it only, or at least in more boxes.