What type of cat litter is good? How to tell if the cat likes the current cat litter?

Cat litter is a must for cats, as it is the cat's toilet. Of course, if your cat knows how to use human toilets, you don't need to prepare cat litter, but this is very rare. There are many kinds of cat litter, so how do you buy the right one?

What type of cat litter is good?

There are several types of cat litters sold on the market, including bentonite cat litter, tofu cat litter, pine cat litter, crystal cat litter, and zeolite cat litter.

Bentonite cat litter

Advantages: affordable price, good clumping properties, good water absorption, and the bentonite waterproof blanket sand with added deodorizing factors also has a good deodorizing effect.

Disadvantages: It will produce a lot of dust, which will have adverse effects on the cat's respiratory tract and cause respiratory infections and other problems.

The exception is high-quality bentonite, which is also very expensive.

Tofu cat litter

Advantages: environmentally friendly, dust-free, fast water absorption, good deodorizing performance, can be poured directly into the toilet, and is in line with Shanghai's garbage classification policy.

Disadvantages: The clumping property is not as good as bentonite, and the price is higher than bentonite, about 20 per bag. It can be used for about 25 days.

I don’t recommend the low-priced tofu cat litter on Taobao, such as the one that costs 9.9 yuan with free shipping. It has none of the characteristics of tofu cat litter and is very ineffective.

Pine cat litter

The raw material is pine sawdust. It is strongly not recommended for cat owners living in residential areas, but it can be considered for catteries.

Advantages: affordable, good water absorption, good odor-masking effect.

Disadvantages: Many cats don't like the smell of pine wood and tend to hold their urine. The clumping effect is not very good, and it is easy for water to leak out, and once it spreads, it will spread into a large area. Although the price is cheap, it consumes a lot of sand. 0.5 cubic meters of sand can be used up in about a month.

Crystal cat litter

Advantages: good looking, less dust, fresh smell, good water absorption and deodorization performance.

Disadvantages: Contains chemical ingredients, does not clump, and cannot confirm the number of excretions.

Zeolite cat litter

Advantages: No dust at all.

Disadvantages: It is cumbersome to use, requires a urine pad underneath, and the poop needs to be picked out.

Paper sand

Advantages: less dust, easy to clean, light weight and easy to carry.

Disadvantages: high price and poor deodorizing effect.

How to tell if cats like the current cat litter

If a cat doesn't like the cat litter we have chosen for it, it will usually show the following behaviors: scratching the litter box, standing outside the litter box or jumping out quickly after entering, and "pooping" directly next to the litter box. When we find that the cat has any of the above behaviors, please change to another cat litter and try again.

Many brands of cat litter have small packages. Before buying in large quantities, select a few well-known brands of cat litter and let your cat try them one by one, and choose according to its preferences. Cats generally like cat litter without smell, so try not to choose cat litter with strong fragrance.

For cat owners, when choosing cat litter, you should consider whether it is easy to clean and has strong adsorption capacity. In addition, the amount of dust is an important consideration. You can pinch a small handful with your hands and twist it. Cat litter with relatively clean fingers will produce less dust.

Why is there cat litter but no dog litter?

All cats are relatively consistent in size. Unlike dogs, which are divided into large dogs, medium dogs, small dogs and puppies, large dogs have larger feces, which makes it inconvenient to use cat litter. In addition, cats and dogs have different behavioral habits. Cats love cleanliness and like to be clean. After going to the toilet, they have the habit of burying their feces to cover up their own smell.