Thanks for watching! Have you used either of the litters shown here? Did you think Pretty Litter was worth the price? Tell us about it in the comments!
i use pretty litter in one box and arm&hammer in another for 2 of my four cats. i have one cat with cystitis, so i can monitor her with pretty litter.. she also tracks less stuff that ruins hardwood floors. my third cat is a fan of Fresh News. it works for her because she always pees in the same corner so i use a mini dust pan to remove the saturated newspaper litter. she conveniently (and considerately) poops in the second box and being the alpha cat, never covers it. this same litter would never work for the other two. Cat 4 has FIV and lives in the laundry and 12x12' catio. she uses generic clumping litter since there are no hardwood floor considerations.
I have to say, the odor control of the pretty litter is like nothing I’ve ever seen! (Or smelled, LOL!). I’ve always used your standard types of litters all my life, and NONE of them helped control odor for long. Now that I’m using pretty litter I literally have to remind myself to do anything with the litter box, or my cat has to remind me, one or the other. If I could find a cheaper version of it I would, but it has changed everything when it comes to dealing with the litter box, and all for the better. One year now using pretty litter and zero complaints about it! (Except the expense, of course, but worth it!).
I wish! So glad it works for you, I just couldn’t find a way to make it work with my 3 cats. They drink so much water I have to change 2 boxes bi-weekly. (I have 4 litter boxes, they prefer to do their 1 and 2 in different boxes 😂) otherwise it’ll just turn into a smelly slushy 😣 went from like $20/month to $120 and I feel like I’m doing 5 times the work having to completely change it out so often. I notice a strong pee smell after only a day or two! just wish the pee would clump and I’d be sold!
From what I can tell, the majority of people who use Pretty Litter have chronically-ill, usually senior, kitties who have already been diagnosed with serious (and very expensive to treat) recurring illnesses. I switched from clumping clay litter because my 13-year-old girl, Mary, had been hospitalized with severe kidney infections twice in 3 months, and I needed to do everything I could to make her bathroom trips much less likely to cause bacterial transmission. Because crystal litter is so much dryer, and less likely to stay wet and stick to her little lady-parts, it's worth the extra money - especially considering that each hospitalization costs $3,000 or more. #CKD #Hyperthyroidism
I made the mistake of trying Pretty Litter a few years ago and now I'm stuck paying the premium price bc NOTHING works as well as that litter. I've had cats my whole 50+ years and we've tried the fancy self-cleaning boxes, and even resorted to building a mini bathroom for our cats (which is awesome btw) but nothing helped control odor as well as Pretty Litter and the best part.. zero tracking! I used to find litter in my bed on the 2nd floor but not since we've used this litter. Not paid or anything, believe me, I pay them and will continue to do so!
Thanks for this comment. To me it’s worth the premium if the tracking is minimal and the odor is minimal. I had some great clay litter that was good with odor overall but the tracking was terrible. I’m on day 2 with this stuff. I hope it works out.
We have 2 cats so it's actually hard for us to track their health with clumping litter. When we used Pretty litter, we found out one of our cats have UTI (showed up red). It was easy to figure out who had the UTI as we would wait until one would use the litter box and look at the spot they peed. Pretty litter does an amazing job at odor control, but unfortunately doesn't last us 30 days even with two bags as we now just feed our cats wet food so they pee a lot. We alternate using clumping and Pretty Litter so it didn't get super expensive.
That's good but it's toxic & not worth the risk! If you observe your cats like they were your children you also would have noticed very quickly that kitty was having problems because there are symptoms telling you, as well as kitty because his behavior was off!! With kitty's when they are not feeling well you will catch it, as soon as their behavior changes (litter nox habits. food or water intake, listless, nervousness, even lying down as uncomfortable) any changes go to vet. Because with kitty's things happen rather fast!!@ LOVE THEM❣️❣️❣️
I just came to this conclusion myself last week. We have 2 cats and no matter how often I stir the litter, pretty litter seems to only last us about 3 weeks at best. Spending $45~ every 3 weeks or so just doesn't seem worth it. I could maybe stretch it to a month, but it really starts to smell after a couple weeks or so and doesn't absorb as well. Going to try to some clay litter starting next month since it should about 1/4 of the price.
I've been using Tidy Cat clumping litter for many years now. The price is comparable to Dr. Elsey's though the fine particles can be more easily tracked. The plastic jugs also make them easier to carry and store. They're completely recyclable and can be used for other projects. With the equivalent of 8 litter boxes in the house I go through roughly 80 pounds of litter per month, with all the boxes completely cycled during a two month period. The Pretty Litter would be completely impractical for this 6-cat household due to the time for saturation limit and the price. I think I prefer the idea of actually removing the urine-soaked material each week rather than just letting it sit. With Tidy Cat my cost is roughly $9 per month per cat, but I expect that will rise dramatically as rapid price inflation continues. I suggest buying large quantities now and storing in advance of the price increases. I just acquired 8 months of food yesterday to try to get ahead of these increases. One thing to be wary of - some stores now offer the opportunity for customers to bring their own containers to the store and scoop their own litter from a bulk bin. CHECK THE UNIT PRICING! I compared the price per pound for this bulk litter in two different stores and found it to be more expensive than my regular Tidy Cat products.
Your awesome chanel referred me to Dr. Elsey's and 2 months in I love it! I buy 1 40lb bag per month for $19.99 for my 2 cats and it's just the right amount. I was using Fresh Step before, but it was insanely dusty and more expensive. Dr. Elsey's is economical and I love being able to buy a 40lb bag. It does seem to create some dust, but WAY better than other clumping litters I've used. The only warning I seem to hear is that it can clump very solid and hard making it difficult to scoop if it gets stuck to the bottom of the pan, so I suggest making sure you have enough litter in the pan and using a metal scooper over plastic. Thanks for being a cat person
I use pine pellets. I can walk into my house and not think" I gotta change the box". Granted I change it daily, but still, it's more of a dirty stall smell than the gag reflex experienced with other litters that you would experience with a dirty box. And the expense is about 24.00 a year. 😁😼
Me too, and a 40 pound bag can be had for $6 at Tractor Supply as Pelletized Bedding. I tried pine pellets because it's cheap. There are some things I don't mind spending money on, but litter isn't one of those things.
@@lemonlemonade5669 I use a Tidy Cats Breeze box with the slide out drawer removed, on top of a SoPhresh large open litter box available at Petco, with a puppy pad in the SoPhresh box. I give credit for this to Victorian Gardens Cattery here on RUclips, it is her system. If you watch her videos, read the transcripts as she has updated information there from when the videos were made. I have 3 of these setups for my 2 Ragdoll males in a small apartment. You will not smell urine at all as the pine pellets absorb it, and expand into sawdust. The poop, I just scoop with a Litter Lifter pellet scoop, shake the pellets loose, and flush. My 2 boys generally only go once a day, so that's only 2 scoops a day. I would say once a week at the most, I discard the sawdust which in my case has always been dry to the touch. Yes, I have run my hands thru it.
i wanted to try pretty litter since the health indicator peaked my intrest as i worry alot for my 2 boys Thank you for the review!!! i love how honest you are!!!
I'm so glad you mentioned that Dr. Elsey's Ultra has gotten more dusty over the last few years. I had noticed this myself and stopped using it about 3 years ago. I've been trying many types of litter and right now I prefer grass seed litter, although it tracks poorly. Thanks for doing these videos!
I bought Dr. Elsey’s based off this video and I love it! The litter lasted a month with 2 cats and still didn’t smell that much. I bought an air filter to help deal with the dust and wear a mask when I scoop so I’ve had no issues so far.
A lot of people seem to real like Pretty Litter, but I just couldn’t get on board. It’s not about the price, I don’t have a problem with paying more for a superior product. Pretty Litter seemed really nice the first couple days we used it and my cats seemed to like it. We followed the directions, scooping the poop and stirring the litter. After a few more days, the smell started to become really bad, like nothing I’ve experienced with other litters (and we’ve tried almost all of them!). I was coughing and gagging whenever I got within a few feet of the litter box. After a week I had to throw the whole thing out. There was literally a pool of urine at the bottom of the litter box. 🤢 Not sure if I got a bad batch or if I did something wrong (not sure what you can really do wrong with cat litter, I scoop twice daily and have the appropriate number of boxes for my cats). I really wanted to like Pretty Litter, but it nearly made me sick. We’re using World’s Best cat litter now.
It sounds like u didnt have enough litter in the box. They say if that happens with pretty litter that its not enough litter for the size litter box you have it in. If you were to put that same amount in a smaller box you wouldnt have that problem. Just fyi.
@@ashleywood5779 Maybe, but then I’d have a litter box that was too small for my cats. And I’d have to pay for another litter box on top of already buying the most expensive litter on the market. Or I suppose the other option would be to use two bags of Pretty Litter in the larger box. I mean, you’re probably right, the litter box I was using was on the larger side. But regardless, Pretty Litter just isn’t for me. I foster cats and we go through a LOT of litter. When I can afford to spend a little more $$ on litter, I will always chose an eco-friendly kind like something corn, wheat, or pine-based.
@@elizabethann9670 same, I have 6 cats and I need a cheap option, even if Pretty Litter is great, that's so much money. I could literally bring in dirt from outside and it would probably work better lol.
I like to use the pine pellet cat litter... Check this out. You never smell urine, you will smell number two though if it's freshly made, but if it's been buried for more than an hour, you don't really smell it... Don't get me wrong, I scoop immediately when I get home from work, and it isn't as noticable as when they just got finished... Anyway, I think it's the best cat litter, hands down. You can find 20lb. bags of it at some grocery stores for around $12-$13... However, (secret tip coming) you can go to Tractor Supply and buy a 40lb. Bag of pine horse bedding pellets for just under $7.00 a bag.......... Same exact stuff. I'll never use any other kind of cat litter.
Good review, thank you! I have been wondering about Pretty Litter and you answered my questions. I use Dr. Elsey's and I'm happy with it. The perfect llitter has not been created yet.
Yes!! I am on my third bag and LAST bag! Unfortunately, the price point (coming in at $39.40 Canadian per month), is a bit much for me to continue with. I will research further and hopefully find a comparable litter for cheaper.
As someone who uses silica litter, Dr. Elsey's actually makes a similarly fine grained litter (tho it doesn't have the pH monitoring) that lasts longer than pretty litter! Idk what pricing for it is like in Canada though.
So glad you recognized that Dr Elsey’s litter has changed. I started out using the “walnut brand” but everything became covered with a red dust after awhile. That was eight years ago. I started using Dr Elsey’s and my 2 cats were a fan and I liked it also. It appeared to have less dust and less tracking. I started using the litter in one box but in the other litter box, I was started using Arm&Hammer Clump and Seal. I have since adopted a third feral cat that would rather potty outside than use Dr Elsey’s. So I gave him the the choice of Clump and Seal. I have found all three would rather use the Clump and Seal. It isn’t the cheapest but seems to last and has little dust and tracking I don’t plan to go back. Thanks for the video Se
We have three cats and use the Kitty Poo service. I have a chronic lung issue that having the clay litter around causes me significant problems with breathing. We like the Kitty Poo. It does not offer the change in color, health monitoring aspect that Pretty Litter has, but what I really like is that I completely replace the litter boxes each month. Kitty Poo uses recycled materials to create the boxes and the boxes themselves biodegrade quickly. They also offer the option to buy the silica litter only and use a regular litter box. It is expensive. We get 3 boxes delivered every 3 weeks. We don't have children and I look at this service providing comfort for me and my kitties. I tried putting down mats to help collect the silica but my male cat did not like it at all. He quickly urinated on it. I washed it and tried scenting it up with their toys and he quickly let us know that was not going to work. Since then, I purchased a drop cloth I use for painting furniture, which he promptly urinated on. I realized he does not like anything with certain types of odors. Lesson learned for me. BTW, Kitty Poo dust is low compared to clay litters I no longer have a film of dust around the room I have to clean off.
Yay!! Thanks so much for posting this :) I’ve had so many people ask me about Pretty Litter but I’ve never gotten around to using it (for my cats, not myself xD). I’ll be absolutely sure to show this to everyone. I’d say I’m pretty vigilant when it comes to overseeing his cat children, so maybe keeping one litter box with Pretty Litter can work out since I usually take a look into their litter box after they finish going anyways
I have been using Pretty Litter for 3 weeks now and love it! Don't mind the price as long as it eliminates the ODOR, which it does so well! I only have one cat, just one, so the bag of Pretty litter is lasting me about 1 1/2 months. I used to use clay litter which stunk up my house and I just hated it! I will be subscribing to their auto delivery even though Walmart and Target do carry it, unfortunately it sells out so fast at the stores. Also, no dust here... I don't pour it out as high as you did, which obviously does create the dust. Next time instead of pouring Pretty Litter out at 1 to 2 feet above the pan like you did in this video, try pouring it out maybe 2 to 3 inches from the pan ...no dust!
Hi! I just bought my first bag of pretty litter. We are on day 2. It seems like a great litter but after reading and watching so many reviews, I’m unsure. How has your experience been over the year? The odor is my main concern. I only have one fairly small cat.
Thank you for making a video about that, I was wondering! All comments on pretty litter ads are negative and saying this litter adds plastic to the environment, but people don't seem to know that silica crystals are NOT plastic. I think that's something their marketting team also failed to understand as when they awnser to the comments, they just say: "no, we don't pollute, out litter is made of silica crystals" without adressing the fact that people think silica crystals are plastic.
I have 2 neutered boys who turned 1 in April. I have been using Pretty Litter since they came to live with me almost a year ago. I find it easy to clean. You're going to be scooping the whole box looking for the solid waste especially if the cat digs really deep and covers thoroughly. So their box gets a thorough scooping twice a day. Two cats, 1 box. Tried 2 boxes but they ended up both using the same one. Keeping the box clean and stirred I get 3 weeks consistently and sometimes 4 weeks. Not bad for 2 cats. The boys love it and seem to find digging in it easy and comfortable. One thing to know...the litter at the bottom will start to take on a bluish color as it absorbs the urine so stirring and mixing the litter is necessary. Also, I have a good sized litter box and it takes 2 bags of Pretty Litter to give a deep enough coverage. I'm 74 years old and I can carry a bag of Pretty Litter easily. It controls odor well. You walk into my house and you don't smell cats!!! It is pricey but is worth it to me. Hopefully it will come down in price some day soon.
I’ve always thought pretty litter seemed like a great idea for older cats. Cats are really good at hiding pain and illness so it’s a great idea for older cats who are more likely to have health problems.
I use Dr. Elsey’s, I have noticed the dust but it doesn’t bother me as much as others did. I love that the 40 is around 19 dollars. If I have enough litter in there it doesn’t get stuck on the walls or base. So deep cleaning the litter boxes can be pushed out a little more.
Scooping daily, I find 2 litter boxes, with one bag of PL in each, will last a month, before you can start to smell a odor. To really check, get down on hands and knees, to almost cat level. The ammonia is heavy, so has to be really strong to smell at person height. As for dust, I had to chuckle a bit at the video. Pouring any litter for even a foot of more above the box and shaking the box to level it will raise more dust. I pour almost right in the box, moving the bag to spread it out some, then the scoop to finish. I find very little issue with scatter outside the box. They are on a very tight weave fabric mat, and each box change, I just pick it up, and pour what scatter it has into the box before I empty it. One final thing, for me, not mentioned in the video, is that when you scoop clumping litter, you have to dispose of it as trash (aka landfill). Only scooping the solids from PL, you can flush it down the toilet. I scoop into a paper bowl, drop the content into the toilet and flush, give the bowl a quick rinse and then drop that into the recycle bin. After 20 years of using clay, we switched 4 years ago to crystal, and have used the PL the past 3. I will never go back to clay, but, that's just my choice :) Happy kitty time.
I tried pretty litter for a little while when I adopted two additional cats, since it made it really easy to keep track of their pottying and did a really good job sucking out the moisture and stopping the immediate stank issues that they were having while their poos normalized (even though they'd been dewormed before I adopted them, it didn't get all the worms so we had to do that again, plus the antibiotics they'd been on messed up their tracts and we had to do a round of some hardcore probiotics to get that taken care of, but thankfully now their poops are normal cat poops with normal levels of stinkiness). Pretty Litter worked for that purpose, but it was quite the mess and tracked everywhere (and I mean EVERYWHERE - it was in my bed, on my couch, etc) and it hurt to step on it, which made it a huge problem that it got everywhere (I had to wear shoes everywhere in my house while using it), plus the cats REALLY loved digging and flinging it. As an added strike against them, their customer service is abysmal. When it came time for my first renewal, it took over three weeks for them to get the order to me and they tried to refuse to give me any kind of refund when it looked like it wasn't going to arrive at all (after me asking them 4 different times where it was - and every single time it hadn't actually been shipped yet). Dr. Elsey's has a silica based litter (which I discovered and ended up trying because it took so long for PL to get the order to me) that does the same stuff as pretty litter for several dollars cheaper. So if you ever have a specific reason to use a silica litter, skip PL just from their pure trash service alone. Now that all the cats' tummies/GI tracts are healthy again I've switched to a corn based litter that does a really good job and doesn't make as much of a mess, but when it does make a mess it doesn't hurt to step on it.
I was a huge fan of Dr Elsey's litter until it changed. I stepped away from it when it started to stick to the litter pan which it never did before. When my one cat had respiratory issues I used Dr Elsey's Respiratory Relief litter that was a game changer for my aging cat. I've tried the crystal type of litter and couldn't stand the stink it produced after just a few days. Currently I'm using the Garfield litter and my cat likes it, but boy does it track. It kinda clumps, but does have a strange odor, even when opening a fresh bag. My cat uses the Garfield litter for urine and uses his other litter box that has Fullers Earth in it for his fecal deposits - pretty dusty. Thanks for the video.
Many thanks Mallory, I love your channel and your honest opinions and reviews! I tried Pretty Litter and I could not stand the urine smell after a few days. I ended up stop using it after a week. The instructions say we do not have to scoop out urine clumps but I just could not stand the urine smell, even I already scooped out the urine clumps, I have done my best to want to like it but I just could not. Cats do not seem to like the texture. I am now Dr. Elsey's Precious Cat Ultra Clumping Multi-Cat Clay Cat Litter - Unscented, I like that it’s not dusty but somehow I see both my cats’ paws got some after using the litter box. I used to use Arm & Hammer Multi Cat and also Double Duty clumping litter but it’s dusty and one of my cats acted like have asthma when he was digging that litter so I no longer use that. I also tried Arm & Hammer Clump & Seal, no dust but too sandy so the litter stuck in their paws. The granules are smaller than other litters I have used, more like a coarse sand. I do not like the idea of having sand like material stuck in their paws as I am worried they will end up swallowing it when they lick their paws. I wanted to try tofu litter or corn or wheat litter but after doing some researches, I found that some people reported that their cats eat those litter (because they seem eatable to them I guess, and the smell) so these are not the options. I tried Okocat wood pellets but it’s dusty and the warning on the box regarding cancer make me worried so I no longer use them. As for pine pellets, I am concerned about safety after I read a post by one of the people that works in a company that manufacture them, he posted his honest opinion and recommended people not to use pine pellets. Pine oils contained in the wood which may cause respiratory and liver problems. Even some manufacturing companies claim that the pine oils are destroyed in the manufacturing process, leaving the pellets safe, but he said that in reality not all pine oils are destroyed in the process. He did not say which company he works in, so this may apply to just one company and maybe the pine litter made by other companies are safe but I still do not want to take the risk. Paper pellets seem to be the best option but they are way too expensive and not affordable. I still have not found the perfect cat litter that is most healthy and affordable. I am using Dr. Elsey's Precious Cat Ultra Clumping Multi-Cat Clay Cat Litter - Unscented. May I ask if anyone else find this litter stuck in their cats’ paws sometimes? Do their cats’s stool change color?
I use Cats Best, which is a wood fibre litter. It costs me £30 (around $38) for a 13kg bag that lasts my pair around two months. While it's fairly expensive, it does a good job of preventing smells, is very easy to clean, doesn't create a lot of dust and, most importantly, the cats love it! Think it's currently only available in Europe, though
I alternate between both these brands depending on how I'm feeling that month. If I don't want to deal with scooping caked-on litter and throwing away multiple heavy bags of used litter a month, then I will use Pretty Litter. If I don't want to deal with heavy tracking, then I will use Dr. Elsey's. Just depends on what I'm willing to deal with that month lol.
Pretty Litter was also really helpful when I was dealing with bad pain from a back injury. Scooping cat litter and heavy bags are really hard on the body.
I’m thinking about going back to pretty litter because it was great for monitoring my cats health when changing diet. I usually use Yesterdays News which thankfully my cat does like. Yesterdays News is also eco-friendly which I like. That’s a major downside of silica litter. I really hate how dusty most silica litters are though, but Pretty Litter is fairlyyy low dust from my experience after the first time you fill it. The cat never seems to kick up too must dust herself. Probably as little dust as you could realistically hope for.
I haven't tried Pretty Litter but I used to use ExquisiCat crystal litters. I started with the type where you leave the urine in the box and mix it around, like with Pretty Litter, but then they came out with a clumping version. I really liked it because I could get most of the dirty litter out of the box and it was white, so I could see if any of my cats were peeing blood. Unfortunately, one of my recently adopted cats ended up being really sensitive to dust and fine particles of litter. She sneezed a lot and had irritated eyes every time she used the litter box. I tried clay again and many other kinds of litter and eventually had to switch away from fine litter of any kind to pellet-style litters. The cats don't like the feel of pellets as much as finer litter but they all use it and the cat's symptoms cleared up. However, if she hadn't reacted poorly to the clumping crystal litter, I'd probably still be using it in at least one of the boxes. The clumps could be scooped after a few minutes and the litter didn't track far enough to cause problems for humans in the house.
I switched to wood pellets last year. Best choice everrr. No dust, nice natural scent, dirt cheap, biodegradable, odor control and easy to use. $5 lasts me about 2-3 months with multiple cats.
Pine pellets from the farm supply store. Never going back. Cheap as dirt for 40lbs, no gross clumps stuff everywhere, and great odor control (especially if you add some baking soda). It also doesn't track hardly at all. If it does, the pellets are large enough for you to just pick it up and toss it back in the litter box. The fact that it's totally biodegradable and renewable is also fantastic considering the environmental impact of traditional clay litter
@@lseh I think the only drawback is when scooping the poo, the poo is not enveloped in a layer of clumping clay and when scooping, some of the pooh can get on the pooper scooper.
@@lseh I think it depends on the cats and humans involved. Not to mention how it is being used. While you can use a regular litter box with pine litter it honestly ( in my opinion) better to use a sifting box or the tidy cat box. The litter pellets do break down and may get little messy and some cats may not like it. I prefer walnut pellet litter ( which does have draw backs in that it very dark colored, so you need more time scooping fecal matter . It is bit more expensive than pellet litter but cheaper than most other types) To me walnut is less dusty , smells better and has better Odor control.
@@lseh Some cats hate it, so no matter how good the litter it’s useless if your kitty doesn’t like it. Currently, I haven’t found an ideal litter box for pine pellets so I’ve pulled together parts from different litter box systems to make it work. And like others said, the pine pellets don’t stick to the poop and eliminate odors like traditional litters. However, my cat is raw fed so the poop smell is mostly a non issue.
Hello! I love your channel. I've been watching for a few years. I have 3 cats and I had a cat that had crystals. I tried pretty litter so I could monitor him. It was expensive I purchased it at Walmart costing about $34. I found it to be very dusty and small particals tracked everywhere. I had to throw out the whole thing in a week it turned yellow and I could smell a strong urine smell. The only thing I liked about it was that it was lightweight and it changed colors. I went back to my original litter which I love and trust. World's Best Cat Litter. I probably won't buy it again unless my cats had a serious problem like kidney or crystals.
I use tons of litter fresh step / scoop away/Arm & Hammer inside 3 xl litter boxes for 2 young Cats.....I dont skimp out I fill each huge containers with inches high and keep them all clean! My cats LOVE their litter boxes and my female takes her time playing with the litter since she was a kitten she just loves her litter boxes. A clean litter box egual a clean smelling envirment and healthy one!
I have used Scoop Away clumping litter for the last 20 years. I was using approximately $150.-$180.00 a month for 17 cats. I recently tried the equine bedding pellets. I love the fresh smell, but some of my cats are not using the boxes now. Every day I find a pile of poop in front of my washing machine, and pee on the floor in front of my sink. Going to put one litter box in front of the washer and add an extra box with just a pee pad in it. I saw a comment on JG which said a lot of cats won’t use the equine pellets because they don’t like to walk on the hard pellets. Idk, I’m just going to offer my cats extra pee pads at specific areas around my great room. God bless my Bissell Big Green Carpet Machine! 😻
Hey! I just saw your comment. We have litter robot but I’ve realized My girl cat stopped peeing there and started to pee to the carpet… Did pee pads work for you? I’m thinking to use pretty litter in another box but I’m not sure
I’ve used pretty litter for over a year. If you buy it from the company it has a snail mail. So I started buying it from target but it keeps the urine in so it’s smells a lot when you completely clean. I mixed it with crystal litter. This is just my view.
I started using Almo nature natural cat litter it’s 100% plant based, so much better for the environment and it’s the best cat litter I’ve ever used. It’s very fine so my cat likes it on his paws, there’s no odours and it lasts ages, you just scoop the clumps.
Just saw this. I have 8 cats, have always had cats, and there are many more choices now than back in the day when it was all clay. I use 2 kinds: recycled newspaper pellets (Exquisicat, but there are others), and World's Best Litter, which is a corn-based by-product that clumps. The paper does not clump but absorbs liquid and you can see the areas that were wet-- they turn darker and expand. I use the corn product as an option. I have a cat that was feral and likes the feel of the corn "sand", plus she lives in my garage so tracking is not an issue. I can monitor her clumps and solid waste better. I have one litter box indoors with the opening on top (the cats have to jump down to use the box) so minimal tracking. 3 of my cats like this litter. It clumps really well, very easy to clean, has virtually no dust, controls odor really well, and lasts a long time. But, it's expensive and tracks everywhere. The paper product has nearly no dust, must be cleaned daily or at least the 2cd day, or it will smell. It doesn't track at all, but might be kicked out of the box if the cats get really crazy with their digging. Overall very clean especially if you have carpeting. Not expensive. Basically whatever you remove by scooping, you replace. I have one cat with a poor immune system and allergies, who would get irritation between his toes with clay or even the corn litter. He would eventually get infected areas. That has disappeared with the paper litter.
Used Dr Elsey's Ultra litter for a little bit. Big problem was it was so heavy. And the clumps were so huge, even with scooping everyday. Litter didn't last as long, cause the clumps would take up half the box. Clumps would also break apart and stick to the bottom of the box. Oh and my cat scoop would have pieces stuck. It would even stick to my cats butt and get tracked everywhere. Only positive things were it had lower dust than most and did keep odors down. I swapped to Boxiecat, currently using Extra Strength. So far so good.
I would love some additional information in these litter reviews - specifically about safe disposal. Can you put the litter directly in the trash? Is it safe for landfill? Is it biodegradable?
I have used Dr Elsyes..but I have moved to grass seed litter and I love it. It think the odor control is great. Clumps great and fairly light. Also environmentally friendly
I really liked your comparison, even though in my country they don't sell Pretty Litter as far as I know. Though I've got to ask, where is that adorable cushion in the back from? It is just too cute !
I have bought the Dr. Elsey litter for almost 2 years after trying to find odor controlled litter. My cats did not like Pretty Litter because of the texture on their paws. Both of them wind up throwing the litter out of the pans - sometimes violently. Dr. Elsey's controls odors and doesn't have the traction of litter everywhere. I got the impression from the Pretty Litter commercials that they wanted the human to like the fragrance of the litter and cats do not like litter to have a fragrance. That's another reason why I am staying with Dr. Elsey - it's fragrance-free.
I now use walnut pellet litter with the tidy cat breeze box. Walnut pellets, when they break down they tend to not be as dusty as pine. I felt like Oder control Is actually pretty good and the litter itself smells better. I thought about using pretty litter but being that I live in an apartment I wouldn’t really appreciate the tracking. Especially since the current brand does not really track much. (It’s the Naturally Fresh walnut pellet litter and I also use the Amazon brand pee pads) Though, maybe I will buy a bag of pretty litter and sprinkle a little on the pee pad with in the litter box.
I use arm and hammer clump and seal extra odor blasters! With clay litter, the dust makes me sneeze so clump and seal one have a sand like texture. It doesn’t smell( I think because I clean it 4 times a day). It has a 7 day odor control tho so I drop and add new litter every week
We recently noticed our cat was urinating quite a lot, so we decided to buy one bag of Pretty Litter. Sure enough, the color pointed to a metabolic issue and our cat was officially diagnosed with diabetes last week. Even if you only plan to only use one bag, it may be worth it to get an idea of what might be going on with your cat.
Brazenly the clumping kernels I get is called World's Best Cat Litter, sounds like a knockoff but it's actually great stuff pretty good odour control in general, I get it from the supermarket for ease of access because tbh I buy a lot of it: 8lb is $19AUS. I have 2 cats Dru is very old is healthy, messy and pees a lot and Ollie is middle aged and very tidy. The problem is I am very clean with the cats and clear their boxes daily mostly because of Dru's constant use so I'm going thru 1 every 10 -15 days, I would like to make it cheaper but I do really like this stuff for it's odour control - which I boost for Ollie by mixing some baking soda once a week in his box, whereas Dru refuses to use her box with baking soda. PS u responded to my comment on a vet's channel a few weeks ago where I was outlining some severe anxiety I was going thru with Dru being old, your reply was basically to let that anxiety go and well that was really useful for me, I didn't know it was anxiety until it was pointed out and so I just stopped my focus on that stuff which suddenly seemed so minor compared to the good things we feel in our life together. Thank you
I use Fresh Step Crystals. I don't recall the brand but many years ago I used a clumping litter that cemented to my cats paw. It was a nightmare, which is why I switched to crystals originally. Since then I have gotten hand issues and I was kitty sitting a friends cats who used clumping and it was a nightmare. Since my hands don't bend properly or have much strength it was he'll scooping. I've tried many different crystal cat litters and keep returning to fresh step cause its less dusty and last longer. An 8lb bag last two weeks with my two cats, I only have one litter box. I've never had more than one litter box and have never had an issue but then again I do scoop daily if not more. I have a cat and if there is the tiniest turd she gives me hell. She will still use the box if I'm not home but she makes it clear when I'm home. She is so crazy that after she poops she makes me clean it. As you can tell she has me trained.
I used Dr Elsey's litter years ago, but then jumped on the "natural" bandwagon and tried various types of litter. I agree with you about the smell of crystal litter. I found it gross and stopped using it. Now I use pine crumbles that I like very much. I'm concerned that my new cat might be allergic to the litter because he is always pulling out his fur, so I'm going back to Dr. Elsey's which was my go to litter for many years to see he #1 he likes it and #2 if it helps with the fur pulling. Thanks for the video.
I have bought many litters throughout the years, cheap and expensive. It is my cheap litter that does the best clump, deodorizing although dust it is mediocre, but the first 2 things it does the best. Now I only use this litter.
I have tried so many litters. Right now we have Dr. Elsey's Ultra. It does not clump . It soaks to the bottom and turns into a thick mushy smelly gunk. it is dusty. And even spreads dust when kitty buries. Our landlord constantly complains of cat smell when they come in. And never did before. And we only have the one 9 month cat and two litter boxes . I'm going back to my tidy cat natural charcoal .
I have tried a lot of litters over the last few years. With 12 cats it is expensive. I tried Pretty Litter when I had two cats and again when I had 7. Initially I liked Pretty Litter. Then I found that it has terrible odor control and is very messy. With two cats I was able to manage the odor a bit better, but Pretty Litter just couldn't handle 7 cats. I would need a lot of Pretty Litter for 12 cats and it would be really expensive and not last nearly as long as the clumping clay litter. I did like the color indicator initially, and it's great as an option. With so many cats though, my understanding from what I was told by Pretty Litter is that the color indicator can become obsolete. The litter gets saturated very quickly and then turns green, not necessarily because of illness but because of being so saturated. I use regular unscented litter, either tidy cats or Up&Up, and it manages odor and tracking better for much less cost.
I don't use pretty litter, but I do use silica gel litter. I go back and forth between Fresg Step crystals and Kitty Poo Club crystals. I gotta say, I'm a believer. it controls odors so much better than clay and is much easier to clean. The "health monitoring" color changing of Pretty Litter is a little gimmicky to me and not worth the extra money. Nothing replaces yearly vet visits and paying attention to your cats health in other ways.
I was co ncerned about my cats cleaning their paws with silica gel between their toes. I tried dr elsey's and couldn't be happier. 2 cats, 2 boxes. Told my daughter about it and she lo es it. All our cats love it. It works better than some of the "tried and true" litters of my past.
If you ask the company. Pretty litter does has clumping but it's not public information. I order the clumping litter so that cats are not stepping in urine crystals
I've been using pretty litter for a several months but it just doesn't work for my families situation. We have 5 cats, we have 2 clay litter box and one with pretty litter and they prefer the pretty litter every time but there's no odor control when 5 cats are using it. We did at one point have 2 boxes of pretty litter but we just can't afford to replace it as often as we need to. We use to use a natural litter but my mom started to complain about tracking and one of our cats started to hate the litter and started pooping on the floor. Once we switched to the pretty litter she stopped doing that. Definitely looking for a better litter rn
I would avoid clumping clay litter as per health issue for both you and your cat. I'm using pretty litter, yes expensive but also delivery to your door (I'm in Canada) and pine clumping litter as well. my cat first choice is always pretty litter. the odor control is good as the smell doesn't travel all over my apartment only pee smell while I'm stiring. I change it a bit earlier than a month.
I’d prefer to scoop clay litter multiple times a day (as I’ve always done) instead of having my cat trot through pee coated Pretty Litter for a month. Fresh Step Unscented has performed the best for us - and my cat has tried several litter types and brands through the years.
@@foofookachoo1136 Yes, it is dusty even though the box says "99.9% dust free". Some boxes are more dusty than others, but I deal with it b/c I like the performance of the litter.
Thanks for the reivew! I agree with your insights (I haven't used Pretty Litter, but I can definitely see your points). I'm sure you reviewed that stainless steel litter box, I've been eyeballing it for a while but I was thinking it was too small... but it looks to be a good size! GOing to go find your reivew. Oh, our rescue uses Dr. Elsey's. It is dusty, but I like the litter size and it makes decent clumps (spoiler alert: I use the Petco grass seed litter, about 1/3 to 2/3, it makes amazing clumps, and partnered with Dr. Elsey's, it's a winning combo with tight urine clumps. ) I have an air filter next to the main litter box in my foster room. I always joke, "99.9% dust free"? I'd hate to see 95% dust free. cough cough.
In case you weren't able to find it, the review of the stainless steel box is built into our video on the overall best litter boxes (timestamped for your convenience): ruclips.net/video/2dKpDsuS7UM/видео.html
I just started using Pretty Litter for my 10mo kitten. I check it twice a day and stir it often. She goes twice a day and the first bag isn't showing signs of needing changing. The next bag arrived this week and I'm going to see how many weeks I can push it. I've got a second box with walnut shell litter and that is nice clumping litter, however, I don't think she's liking it now as she wanted to use the bath tub to go pee, so, went to two boxes and that didn't work, so trying a new litter
As in terms of kitten/kittens I think non clumping might be better because I think kitten sniff it while they are trying to use the litter but there is more paws scatter from it around the litter box
I have been using Pretty Litter, but thinking of switching to something else because it is so dusty! It’s very noticeable when I clean and leaves a residue in the small room I keep the litter boxes in. However, the litter did help me find out one of my cats had a UTI recently, so not sure. What you say about the size of the clumps of clumping litter may have done the same thing. Thanks for the info!
I've wondered if you couldn't just scatter some pH strips in your litter, and accomplish the same thing as Pretty Litter for a lot less money, plus I'm committed to pine pellets.
I used Pretty Litter for awhile but just like clay litter it tends to stick to my long haired cats fur. Plus it tracked really bad and was sticking to my feet! I have found Fresh Step crystal litter works best for me as it doesn’t stick to my cats tail.
I've been using Fresh Step Unscented for some time now and all the cats seem to have no issues with it. We have no odor issues as well and it works great in both our Litter Robots. I've been on the fence about trying Dr. Elsey's Unscented since you highly recommend it so much. I've read stories about how it sticks like glue to the bottom of litter boxes really bad and is hard to remove. I may try it in a smaller bag once. As for Pretty Litter, no thank you. Over priced garbage in my opinion. I can see this for a single cat house hold but with more than one cat and how expensive it is, that just doesn't justify the price in my opinion. You'd never know which cat would have the issue unless your right there starring them down. :D Anyway. Thanks again for the great video!
Dr. Elsey's has gone downhill over the years, and I've also started to notice a lot of sticking. I don't plan to recommend it as the overall best in the future. Your Fresh Step Unscented should be just fine!
i tried Dr. Elsey last year and I really disliked it. The tracking issue was great, but the clumping and the sticking were bad. It doesn’t feel like it clumps very well, and it sticks so badly to the bottom of the pan, which even makes scooping out the entire litter clump hard. That makes cleaning hard while not maintaining the sanitary of the box as well as a clumping litter should. Ever since I switched to Arm & Hammer slide (either platinum or not), I never go back. No sticking, clump decently well, and absolutely no smell! My cat never smells like a 5-cat household haha.
I use a crystal litter (not fine grained like pretty litter) and from my experience you don't want to mix it around, since the pee tends to be absorbed at the bottom and if you stir then that is brought to the top. By not mixing I can go about twice as long without changing the litter, and it doesn't get smelly at all since that's all trapped at the bottom beneath a layer of still fresh litter. What I don't like about crystal litter is that my cats can't or won't cover their poop with it, and fresh uncovered poops smell awful.
Just can't beat that tractor supply equine pine pellet litter. One bag is $7.50s and last one cat half a year. My Ghanima has no issues with it and is definitely worth a try if you prefer to use that saved money on spoiling them in other ways. Just wish I could find a damn scoop that the pellets will fall through but it's not a huge deal shoveling the shit.
I agree about the pooper scoop! I too cannot find one that works well, but not a big deal. Friends of mine use clay litter and I get their empty litter jugs and store my pellets in those (vrs keeping in plastic bags). Kind of tricky to pour the bag into the jugs so I empty the pellet bag into a plastic tote, use a large scoop (feed scoop from Tractor Supply) and a $1.50 canning funnel from Walmart. Makes it so easy to store the pellets in the basement and keep a container near the litter box for when I need to top it off.
@@howellomaha Look up Vibrant life 25 pound pet food storage container. It holds (oddly enough) a little more than 1 40 pound bag of the pine pellets. It has wheels too so I just keep it behind a door near the litter box. Zero buyers remorse on that one. I drew a line on the side that tells me I can go buy another 40 pound bag but you'll be at a level where you can fully refill a litter box 2-3 times. Either way, it's damn convenient next to my wall-mounted rechargeable dust buster for getting the very few stray pine pellets.
Could you please test the litter robot 4 with non clay and non silica litters! My cat is pretty allergic and I just bought the new litter robot 4 but I don't know which litter to use. Thank you
It’s interesting you mentioned that Dr Elsey’s Ultra has gotten dustier recently. I have noticed reviews on the quality of their products going down. Have you noticed the quality of their Clean Protein solid food go down? This also seemed to be one of the affected products.
Loving your Videos:) Have you been looking into the feliway products? I just bought the classic spray and dont know if i am using it wrong, because it doesnt help my two cats getting along better...
Feliway did not help any of my four cats either. So I personally would not suspect you are doing anything wrong, it just does not work for all kitties.
I use Dr Elsey's and I need 40lbs to fill my 14x20 inch box with 3 inches of litter. So that costs $20/month with a fresh bag of litter every month. How could you possibly only use 10lbs of Dr. Elsey's in a month? The box would have to be tiny and/or the litter depth would have to be very shallow.
I would rather see silica vs silica or clay vs clay. I use silica because of asthma issues and I've found that Pretty Litter has the least amount of initial dust, compared to other silica litters I've tried, which is nice.
Have you done a review of the Cats Pride I have been using this stuff since I brought Ziva home and she seems to like it but I would like to know what you think
The concern I’ve had with silica gel is that we have very nice wooden floors and I’m imagining what they would look like after a couple years of three kitties tracking.
I had 2 Maine Coon cats that died not long ago. We used a different clay litter, not Dr Elsey's, but I wish I had known the dust was carcinogenic. The litter would often get stuck to the fur in their paws. We would clean them as much as we could, but I'm sure they ingested more than they should have. Both died of aggressive tumors, one in his chest and the other in his mouth/jaw. After the first one died, I bought the Pretty Litter so it wouldn't stick to the second cat's paws, but then found out he already had a tumor as well.
Hi Cheryl, I'm sorry for the loss of your two Maine Coon cats. Silica dust is only associated with an increased risk of lung cancer, and it wouldn't cause this problem via ingestion (to my understanding).
I'm in Australia, but I'd found a reasonable priced clumping clay litter, now they've redesigned it and the clumps just don't "hold"! So, I'll go to remove it and it just breaks up and mixes back in. I was wondering if anyone else has had a problem like this & could I be doing something wrong as I'd always had outdoor cats and only just started having a mostly indoor cat (depending on her mood 😸)
Try woolworths home brand clumping clay, it's the best I've used. Also the cheapest. I had the same problem with catsan litter, gradually switched to home brand & not using another. My trick for crumbly clumps is to shake the litterbox a bit to help the clumps come to the top (you can just move it side to side on the ground in short quick movements) and then kind of scoop away the litter AROUND the clump on one side, so when you scoop you get mostly clump and don't have to shake the scooper and break the clump. I also have a high sided litter box so I tend to fill the litter quite high, I notice the lower it gets the more crumbly clumps I get - but thats mostly from sticking to the base, and it's still fairly easy to scoop most of the small bits out. The litterbox was just from big w, it's got a clip on cover that just makes the sides higher while making it easy to clean & take apart. Stops the majority of the harsh litter kicks my cat loves to do, but being able to fill it up with a deep layer of litter is the best part. My cat gets a little grumpy if the level is anywhere close to the "usual" amount So yeah, woolies home brand clumping clay litter. I think the coles equivalent is just as good but I can't remember if I have actually used it. And a deeper layer of litter if you can, highly recommend that litter box.
Hi! Does anyone know a healthier alternative to Fancy Feasts small canned wet foods? My cat LOVES them, and I feel so guilty giving them to her because they are so unhealthy
Thanks for watching! Have you used either of the litters shown here? Did you think Pretty Litter was worth the price? Tell us about it in the comments!
Mallory, you have an imposter trying to scam us in the replies. This is the channel ...
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Was always wondering whether I should try pretty litter. Martha Stewart is very convincing 😄
@@GingerTheSpoiledCat Martha Stewart? Is she still alive?
@@whiteknightcat ya she's in a recent ad about pretty litter
i use pretty litter in one box and arm&hammer in another for 2 of my four cats. i have one cat with cystitis, so i can monitor her with pretty litter.. she also tracks less stuff that ruins hardwood floors. my third cat is a fan of Fresh News. it works for her because she always pees in the same corner so i use a mini dust pan to remove the saturated newspaper litter. she conveniently (and considerately) poops in the second box and being the alpha cat, never covers it. this same litter would never work for the other two. Cat 4 has FIV and lives in the laundry and 12x12' catio. she uses generic clumping litter since there are no hardwood floor considerations.
I have to say, the odor control of the pretty litter is like nothing I’ve ever seen! (Or smelled, LOL!). I’ve always used your standard types of litters all my life, and NONE of them helped control odor for long. Now that I’m using pretty litter I literally have to remind myself to do anything with the litter box, or my cat has to remind me, one or the other. If I could find a cheaper version of it I would, but it has changed everything when it comes to dealing with the litter box, and all for the better. One year now using pretty litter and zero complaints about it! (Except the expense, of course, but worth it!).
Nice! Thanks for sharing.
Couldn’t agree more with this sentiment
I’m going to buy it because of y’all yay
I wish! So glad it works for you, I just couldn’t find a way to make it work with my 3 cats. They drink so much water I have to change 2 boxes bi-weekly. (I have 4 litter boxes, they prefer to do their 1 and 2 in different boxes 😂) otherwise it’ll just turn into a smelly slushy 😣 went from like $20/month to $120 and I feel like I’m doing 5 times the work having to completely change it out so often. I notice a strong pee smell after only a day or two! just wish the pee would clump and I’d be sold!
From what I can tell, the majority of people who use Pretty Litter have chronically-ill, usually senior, kitties who have already been diagnosed with serious (and very expensive to treat) recurring illnesses. I switched from clumping clay litter because my 13-year-old girl, Mary, had been hospitalized with severe kidney infections twice in 3 months, and I needed to do everything I could to make her bathroom trips much less likely to cause bacterial transmission. Because crystal litter is so much dryer, and less likely to stay wet and stick to her little lady-parts, it's worth the extra money - especially considering that each hospitalization costs $3,000 or more. #CKD #Hyperthyroidism
Nice! Thanks for sharing.
I made the mistake of trying Pretty Litter a few years ago and now I'm stuck paying the premium price bc NOTHING works as well as that litter. I've had cats my whole 50+ years and we've tried the fancy self-cleaning boxes, and even resorted to building a mini bathroom for our cats (which is awesome btw) but nothing helped control odor as well as Pretty Litter and the best part.. zero tracking! I used to find litter in my bed on the 2nd floor but not since we've used this litter. Not paid or anything, believe me, I pay them and will continue to do so!
Thanks for this comment. To me it’s worth the premium if the tracking is minimal and the odor is minimal. I had some great clay litter that was good with odor overall but the tracking was terrible. I’m on day 2 with this stuff. I hope it works out.
We have 2 cats so it's actually hard for us to track their health with clumping litter. When we used Pretty litter, we found out one of our cats have UTI (showed up red). It was easy to figure out who had the UTI as we would wait until one would use the litter box and look at the spot they peed.
Pretty litter does an amazing job at odor control, but unfortunately doesn't last us 30 days even with two bags as we now just feed our cats wet food so they pee a lot. We alternate using clumping and Pretty Litter so it didn't get super expensive.
That’s a great idea 👌 to alternate!
That's good but it's toxic & not worth the risk! If you observe your cats like they were your children you also would have noticed very quickly that kitty was having problems because there are symptoms telling you, as well as kitty because his behavior was off!!
With kitty's when they are not feeling well you will catch it, as soon as their behavior changes (litter nox habits. food or water intake, listless, nervousness, even lying down as uncomfortable) any changes go to vet. Because with kitty's things happen rather fast!!@
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I just came to this conclusion myself last week. We have 2 cats and no matter how often I stir the litter, pretty litter seems to only last us about 3 weeks at best. Spending $45~ every 3 weeks or so just doesn't seem worth it. I could maybe stretch it to a month, but it really starts to smell after a couple weeks or so and doesn't absorb as well. Going to try to some clay litter starting next month since it should about 1/4 of the price.
I've been using Tidy Cat clumping litter for many years now. The price is comparable to Dr. Elsey's though the fine particles can be more easily tracked. The plastic jugs also make them easier to carry and store. They're completely recyclable and can be used for other projects.
With the equivalent of 8 litter boxes in the house I go through roughly 80 pounds of litter per month, with all the boxes completely cycled during a two month period. The Pretty Litter would be completely impractical for this 6-cat household due to the time for saturation limit and the price. I think I prefer the idea of actually removing the urine-soaked material each week rather than just letting it sit. With Tidy Cat my cost is roughly $9 per month per cat, but I expect that will rise dramatically as rapid price inflation continues. I suggest buying large quantities now and storing in advance of the price increases. I just acquired 8 months of food yesterday to try to get ahead of these increases.
One thing to be wary of - some stores now offer the opportunity for customers to bring their own containers to the store and scoop their own litter from a bulk bin. CHECK THE UNIT PRICING! I compared the price per pound for this bulk litter in two different stores and found it to be more expensive than my regular Tidy Cat products.
I also buy Tidy Cat, unscented and clumping. Today is June 2023. I can't believe the PRICE now!
Your awesome chanel referred me to Dr. Elsey's and 2 months in I love it! I buy 1 40lb bag per month for $19.99 for my 2 cats and it's just the right amount. I was using Fresh Step before, but it was insanely dusty and more expensive. Dr. Elsey's is economical and I love being able to buy a 40lb bag. It does seem to create some dust, but WAY better than other clumping litters I've used. The only warning I seem to hear is that it can clump very solid and hard making it difficult to scoop if it gets stuck to the bottom of the pan, so I suggest making sure you have enough litter in the pan and using a metal scooper over plastic.
Thanks for being a cat person
I use pine pellets. I can walk into my house and not think" I gotta change the box". Granted I change it daily, but still, it's more of a dirty stall smell than the gag reflex experienced with other litters that you would experience with a dirty box. And the expense is about 24.00 a year. 😁😼
Thanks for sharing this. I will definitely try it.
Me too, and a 40 pound bag can be had for $6 at Tractor Supply as Pelletized Bedding. I tried pine pellets because it's cheap. There are some things I don't mind spending money on, but litter isn't one of those things.
Do you mind sharing what litter box do you use?
@@lemonlemonade5669 I use a Tidy Cats Breeze box with the slide out drawer removed, on top of a SoPhresh large open litter box available at Petco, with a puppy pad in the SoPhresh box. I give credit for this to Victorian Gardens Cattery here on RUclips, it is her system. If you watch her videos, read the transcripts as she has updated information there from when the videos were made. I have 3 of these setups for my 2 Ragdoll males in a small apartment. You will not smell urine at all as the pine pellets absorb it, and expand into sawdust. The poop, I just scoop with a Litter Lifter pellet scoop, shake the pellets loose, and flush. My 2 boys generally only go once a day, so that's only 2 scoops a day. I would say once a week at the most, I discard the sawdust which in my case has always been dry to the touch. Yes, I have run my hands thru it.
@@dh2392 these are the pine pellets I use!
i wanted to try pretty litter since the health indicator peaked my intrest as i worry alot for my 2 boys
Thank you for the review!!! i love how honest you are!!!
I could see putting a layer of the expensive on the cheap to see if you can notice color changes but without having multiple cats bleed you dry
I was going to ask if there is a product you can add to your regular litter to see colour change.
I'm so glad you mentioned that Dr. Elsey's Ultra has gotten more dusty over the last few years. I had noticed this myself and stopped using it about 3 years ago. I've been trying many types of litter and right now I prefer grass seed litter, although it tracks poorly. Thanks for doing these videos!
Yes. It's very noticable!
Where are you buying it? I've gotten dusty lots, but only from Amazon and I think it was a knockoff.
I’ve moved on from Dr Elsy price keeps going up and quality isn’t as good. Go to Costco and buy scoop away it’s better and cheaper!!
The pretty litter is dusty now to and the silica is super bad to breathe in had to change again
Thank you for your wonderful and informative videos! I look forward to them!!!
I bought Dr. Elsey’s based off this video and I love it! The litter lasted a month with 2 cats and still didn’t smell that much. I bought an air filter to help deal with the dust and wear a mask when I scoop so I’ve had no issues so far.
A lot of people seem to real like Pretty Litter, but I just couldn’t get on board. It’s not about the price, I don’t have a problem with paying more for a superior product. Pretty Litter seemed really nice the first couple days we used it and my cats seemed to like it. We followed the directions, scooping the poop and stirring the litter. After a few more days, the smell started to become really bad, like nothing I’ve experienced with other litters (and we’ve tried almost all of them!). I was coughing and gagging whenever I got within a few feet of the litter box. After a week I had to throw the whole thing out. There was literally a pool of urine at the bottom of the litter box. 🤢 Not sure if I got a bad batch or if I did something wrong (not sure what you can really do wrong with cat litter, I scoop twice daily and have the appropriate number of boxes for my cats). I really wanted to like Pretty Litter, but it nearly made me sick. We’re using World’s Best cat litter now.
They have clumping pretty litter
It sounds like u didnt have enough litter in the box. They say if that happens with pretty litter that its not enough litter for the size litter box you have it in. If you were to put that same amount in a smaller box you wouldnt have that problem. Just fyi.
@@ashleywood5779 Maybe, but then I’d have a litter box that was too small for my cats. And I’d have to pay for another litter box on top of already buying the most expensive litter on the market. Or I suppose the other option would be to use two bags of Pretty Litter in the larger box. I mean, you’re probably right, the litter box I was using was on the larger side.
But regardless, Pretty Litter just isn’t for me. I foster cats and we go through a LOT of litter. When I can afford to spend a little more $$ on litter, I will always chose an eco-friendly kind like something corn, wheat, or pine-based.
@@elizabethann9670 same, I have 6 cats and I need a cheap option, even if Pretty Litter is great, that's so much money. I could literally bring in dirt from outside and it would probably work better lol.
I had the same experience. I tried a few bags. The company sent me a free bag. It just wasn’t right for us. Oh, and it tracked everywhere!
I like to use the pine pellet cat litter... Check this out. You never smell urine, you will smell number two though if it's freshly made, but if it's been buried for more than an hour, you don't really smell it... Don't get me wrong, I scoop immediately when I get home from work, and it isn't as noticable as when they just got finished... Anyway, I think it's the best cat litter, hands down. You can find 20lb. bags of it at some grocery stores for around $12-$13... However, (secret tip coming) you can go to Tractor Supply and buy a 40lb. Bag of pine horse bedding pellets for just under $7.00 a bag.......... Same exact stuff. I'll never use any other kind of cat litter.
Good review, thank you! I have been wondering about Pretty Litter and you answered my questions. I use Dr. Elsey's and I'm happy with it. The perfect llitter has not been created yet.
This was super helpful thank you!
Yes!! I am on my third bag and LAST bag! Unfortunately, the price point (coming in at $39.40 Canadian per month), is a bit much for me to continue with. I will research further and hopefully find a comparable litter for cheaper.
As someone who uses silica litter, Dr. Elsey's actually makes a similarly fine grained litter (tho it doesn't have the pH monitoring) that lasts longer than pretty litter! Idk what pricing for it is like in Canada though.
save those money for self cleaning litter box (if u dont have one) , and use clumping litter. ;-;; easier.
So glad you recognized that Dr Elsey’s litter has changed. I started out using the “walnut brand” but everything became covered with a red dust after awhile. That was eight years ago. I started using Dr Elsey’s and my 2 cats were a fan and I liked it also. It appeared to have less dust and less tracking. I started using the litter in one box but in the other litter box, I was started using Arm&Hammer Clump and Seal. I have since adopted a third feral cat that would rather potty outside than use Dr Elsey’s. So I gave him the the choice of Clump and Seal. I have found all three would rather use the Clump and Seal. It isn’t the cheapest but seems to last and has little dust and tracking I don’t plan to go back. Thanks for the video
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Clump and seal are my go to as well odor control not the cheapest but good clumping
Thanks a bunch for sharing how to monitor the litter clumps for health. That's very helpful.
Ahh, glad you appreciated that! Always happy to help. Thanks for watching.
We have three cats and use the Kitty Poo service. I have a chronic lung issue that having the clay litter around causes me significant problems with breathing. We like the Kitty Poo. It does not offer the change in color, health monitoring aspect that Pretty Litter has, but what I really like is that I completely replace the litter boxes each month. Kitty Poo uses recycled materials to create the boxes and the boxes themselves biodegrade quickly. They also offer the option to buy the silica litter only and use a regular litter box. It is expensive. We get 3 boxes delivered every 3 weeks. We don't have children and I look at this service providing comfort for me and my kitties. I tried putting down mats to help collect the silica but my male cat did not like it at all. He quickly urinated on it. I washed it and tried scenting it up with their toys and he quickly let us know that was not going to work. Since then, I purchased a drop cloth I use for painting furniture, which he promptly urinated on. I realized he does not like anything with certain types of odors. Lesson learned for me. BTW, Kitty Poo dust is low compared to clay litters I no longer have a film of dust around the room I have to clean off.
Yay!! Thanks so much for posting this :) I’ve had so many people ask me about Pretty Litter but I’ve never gotten around to using it (for my cats, not myself xD). I’ll be absolutely sure to show this to everyone.
I’d say I’m pretty vigilant when it comes to overseeing his cat children, so maybe keeping one litter box with Pretty Litter can work out since I usually take a look into their litter box after they finish going anyways
I have been using Pretty Litter for 3 weeks now and love it! Don't mind the price as long as it eliminates the ODOR, which it does so well! I only have one cat, just one, so the bag of Pretty litter is lasting me about 1 1/2 months. I used to use clay litter which stunk up my house and I just hated it! I will be subscribing to their auto delivery even though Walmart and Target do carry it, unfortunately it sells out so fast at the stores. Also, no dust here... I don't pour it out as high as you did, which obviously does create the dust. Next time instead of pouring Pretty Litter out at 1 to 2 feet above the pan like you did in this video, try pouring it out maybe 2 to 3 inches from the pan ...no dust!
Hi! I just bought my first bag of pretty litter. We are on day 2. It seems like a great litter but after reading and watching so many reviews, I’m unsure. How has your experience been over the year? The odor is my main concern. I only have one fairly small cat.
Thank you for making a video about that, I was wondering! All comments on pretty litter ads are negative and saying this litter adds plastic to the environment, but people don't seem to know that silica crystals are NOT plastic. I think that's something their marketting team also failed to understand as when they awnser to the comments, they just say: "no, we don't pollute, out litter is made of silica crystals" without adressing the fact that people think silica crystals are plastic.
I have 2 neutered boys who turned 1 in April. I have been using Pretty Litter since they came to live with me almost a year ago. I find it easy to clean. You're going to be scooping the whole box looking for the solid waste especially if the cat digs really deep and covers thoroughly. So their box gets a thorough scooping twice a day. Two cats, 1 box. Tried 2 boxes but they ended up both using the same one. Keeping the box clean and stirred I get 3 weeks consistently and sometimes 4 weeks. Not bad for 2 cats. The boys love it and seem to find digging in it easy and comfortable. One thing to know...the litter at the bottom will start to take on a bluish color as it absorbs the urine so stirring and mixing the litter is necessary. Also, I have a good sized litter box and it takes 2 bags of Pretty Litter to give a deep enough coverage. I'm 74 years old and I can carry a bag of Pretty Litter easily. It controls odor well. You walk into my house and you don't smell cats!!! It is pricey but is worth it to me. Hopefully it will come down in price some day soon.
I’ve always thought pretty litter seemed like a great idea for older cats. Cats are really good at hiding pain and illness so it’s a great idea for older cats who are more likely to have health problems.
thank you for the review and comparison!!! also this is super random but can we talk about how calm and pretty Mallory is!!!??!! ♡♡
I use Dr. Elsey’s, I have noticed the dust but it doesn’t bother me as much as others did. I love that the 40 is around 19 dollars. If I have enough litter in there it doesn’t get stuck on the walls or base. So deep cleaning the litter boxes can be pushed out a little more.
Scooping daily, I find 2 litter boxes, with one bag of PL in each, will last a month, before you can start to smell a odor. To really check, get down on hands and knees, to almost cat level. The ammonia is heavy, so has to be really strong to smell at person height. As for dust, I had to chuckle a bit at the video. Pouring any litter for even a foot of more above the box and shaking the box to level it will raise more dust. I pour almost right in the box, moving the bag to spread it out some, then the scoop to finish. I find very little issue with scatter outside the box. They are on a very tight weave fabric mat, and each box change, I just pick it up, and pour what scatter it has into the box before I empty it. One final thing, for me, not mentioned in the video, is that when you scoop clumping litter, you have to dispose of it as trash (aka landfill). Only scooping the solids from PL, you can flush it down the toilet. I scoop into a paper bowl, drop the content into the toilet and flush, give the bowl a quick rinse and then drop that into the recycle bin. After 20 years of using clay, we switched 4 years ago to crystal, and have used the PL the past 3. I will never go back to clay, but, that's just my choice :) Happy kitty time.
I tried pretty litter for a little while when I adopted two additional cats, since it made it really easy to keep track of their pottying and did a really good job sucking out the moisture and stopping the immediate stank issues that they were having while their poos normalized (even though they'd been dewormed before I adopted them, it didn't get all the worms so we had to do that again, plus the antibiotics they'd been on messed up their tracts and we had to do a round of some hardcore probiotics to get that taken care of, but thankfully now their poops are normal cat poops with normal levels of stinkiness). Pretty Litter worked for that purpose, but it was quite the mess and tracked everywhere (and I mean EVERYWHERE - it was in my bed, on my couch, etc) and it hurt to step on it, which made it a huge problem that it got everywhere (I had to wear shoes everywhere in my house while using it), plus the cats REALLY loved digging and flinging it. As an added strike against them, their customer service is abysmal. When it came time for my first renewal, it took over three weeks for them to get the order to me and they tried to refuse to give me any kind of refund when it looked like it wasn't going to arrive at all (after me asking them 4 different times where it was - and every single time it hadn't actually been shipped yet). Dr. Elsey's has a silica based litter (which I discovered and ended up trying because it took so long for PL to get the order to me) that does the same stuff as pretty litter for several dollars cheaper. So if you ever have a specific reason to use a silica litter, skip PL just from their pure trash service alone.
Now that all the cats' tummies/GI tracts are healthy again I've switched to a corn based litter that does a really good job and doesn't make as much of a mess, but when it does make a mess it doesn't hurt to step on it.
I was a huge fan of Dr Elsey's litter until it changed. I stepped away from it when it started to stick to the litter pan which it never did before. When my one cat had respiratory issues I used Dr Elsey's Respiratory Relief litter that was a game changer for my aging cat. I've tried the crystal type of litter and couldn't stand the stink it produced after just a few days. Currently I'm using the Garfield litter and my cat likes it, but boy does it track. It kinda clumps, but does have a strange odor, even when opening a fresh bag. My cat uses the Garfield litter for urine and uses his other litter box that has Fullers Earth in it for his fecal deposits - pretty dusty. Thanks for the video.
Mallory thanks for your great information On these 2 kitty litters.🐾
Many thanks Mallory, I love your channel and your honest opinions and reviews! I tried Pretty Litter and I could not stand the urine smell after a few days. I ended up stop using it after a week. The instructions say we do not have to scoop out urine clumps but I just could not stand the urine smell, even I already scooped out the urine clumps, I have done my best to want to like it but I just could not. Cats do not seem to like the texture. I am now Dr. Elsey's Precious Cat Ultra Clumping Multi-Cat Clay Cat Litter - Unscented, I like that it’s not dusty but somehow I see both my cats’ paws got some after using the litter box. I used to use Arm & Hammer Multi Cat and also Double Duty clumping litter but it’s dusty and one of my cats acted like have asthma when he was digging that litter so I no longer use that. I also tried Arm & Hammer Clump & Seal, no dust but too sandy so the litter stuck in their paws. The granules are smaller than other litters I have used, more like a coarse sand. I do not like the idea of having sand like material stuck in their paws as I am worried they will end up swallowing it when they lick their paws. I wanted to try tofu litter or corn or wheat litter but after doing some researches, I found that some people reported that their cats eat those litter (because they seem eatable to them I guess, and the smell) so these are not the options. I tried Okocat wood pellets but it’s dusty and the warning on the box regarding cancer make me worried so I no longer use them. As for pine pellets, I am concerned about safety after I read a post by one of the people that works in a company that manufacture them, he posted his honest opinion and recommended people not to use pine pellets. Pine oils contained in the wood which may cause respiratory and liver problems. Even some manufacturing companies claim that the pine oils are destroyed in the manufacturing process, leaving the pellets safe, but he said that in reality not all pine oils are destroyed in the process. He did not say which company he works in, so this may apply to just one company and maybe the pine litter made by other companies are safe but I still do not want to take the risk. Paper pellets seem to be the best option but they are way too expensive and not affordable. I still have not found the perfect cat litter that is most healthy and affordable. I am using Dr. Elsey's Precious Cat Ultra Clumping Multi-Cat Clay Cat Litter - Unscented. May I ask if anyone else find this litter stuck in their cats’ paws sometimes? Do their cats’s stool change color?
It seems like combining these two could be the best option.
I use Cats Best, which is a wood fibre litter. It costs me £30 (around $38) for a 13kg bag that lasts my pair around two months. While it's fairly expensive, it does a good job of preventing smells, is very easy to clean, doesn't create a lot of dust and, most importantly, the cats love it! Think it's currently only available in Europe, though
I alternate between both these brands depending on how I'm feeling that month. If I don't want to deal with scooping caked-on litter and throwing away multiple heavy bags of used litter a month, then I will use Pretty Litter. If I don't want to deal with heavy tracking, then I will use Dr. Elsey's. Just depends on what I'm willing to deal with that month lol.
Pretty Litter was also really helpful when I was dealing with bad pain from a back injury. Scooping cat litter and heavy bags are really hard on the body.
I’m thinking about going back to pretty litter because it was great for monitoring my cats health when changing diet. I usually use Yesterdays News which thankfully my cat does like. Yesterdays News is also eco-friendly which I like. That’s a major downside of silica litter. I really hate how dusty most silica litters are though, but Pretty Litter is fairlyyy low dust from my experience after the first time you fill it. The cat never seems to kick up too must dust herself. Probably as little dust as you could realistically hope for.
I haven't tried Pretty Litter but I used to use ExquisiCat crystal litters. I started with the type where you leave the urine in the box and mix it around, like with Pretty Litter, but then they came out with a clumping version. I really liked it because I could get most of the dirty litter out of the box and it was white, so I could see if any of my cats were peeing blood. Unfortunately, one of my recently adopted cats ended up being really sensitive to dust and fine particles of litter. She sneezed a lot and had irritated eyes every time she used the litter box. I tried clay again and many other kinds of litter and eventually had to switch away from fine litter of any kind to pellet-style litters. The cats don't like the feel of pellets as much as finer litter but they all use it and the cat's symptoms cleared up. However, if she hadn't reacted poorly to the clumping crystal litter, I'd probably still be using it in at least one of the boxes. The clumps could be scooped after a few minutes and the litter didn't track far enough to cause problems for humans in the house.
I switched to wood pellets last year. Best choice everrr. No dust, nice natural scent, dirt cheap, biodegradable, odor control and easy to use. $5 lasts me about 2-3 months with multiple cats.
What brand do you use :)?
Been using multi-cat "Tidy Cat" brand for years. I tried all kinds yet I always come back. It is hands down the best.
the clumps break apart too easy
I've used Pretty Litter for the last 2 years and it's the best for dust free and odor control. 100% worth it.
Without a doubt, Pretty litter is loved by my cats and we will never switch back to dreadful clay litter.
Great work Mallory!
Pine pellets from the farm supply store. Never going back. Cheap as dirt for 40lbs, no gross clumps stuff everywhere, and great odor control (especially if you add some baking soda). It also doesn't track hardly at all. If it does, the pellets are large enough for you to just pick it up and toss it back in the litter box. The fact that it's totally biodegradable and renewable is also fantastic considering the environmental impact of traditional clay litter
What is the draw back to pellet, if any?
@@lseh I think the only drawback is when scooping the poo, the poo is not enveloped in a layer of clumping clay and when scooping, some of the pooh can get on the pooper scooper.
@@lseh I think it depends on the cats and humans involved. Not to mention how it is being used. While you can use a regular litter box with pine litter it honestly ( in my opinion) better to use a sifting box or the tidy cat box. The litter pellets do break down and may get little messy and some cats may not like it. I prefer walnut pellet litter ( which does have draw backs in that it very dark colored, so you need more time scooping fecal matter . It is bit more expensive than pellet litter but cheaper than most other types) To me walnut is less dusty , smells better and has better Odor control.
@@lseh Some cats hate it, so no matter how good the litter it’s useless if your kitty doesn’t like it. Currently, I haven’t found an ideal litter box for pine pellets so I’ve pulled together parts from different litter box systems to make it work. And like others said, the pine pellets don’t stick to the poop and eliminate odors like traditional litters. However, my cat is raw fed so the poop smell is mostly a non issue.
Hello! I love your channel. I've been watching for a few years. I have 3 cats and I had a cat that had crystals. I tried pretty litter so I could monitor him. It was expensive I purchased it at Walmart costing about $34. I found it to be very dusty and small particals tracked everywhere. I had to throw out the whole thing in a week it turned yellow and I could smell a strong urine smell. The only thing I liked about it was that it was lightweight and it changed colors. I went back to my original litter which I love and trust. World's Best Cat Litter. I probably won't buy it again unless my cats had a serious problem like kidney or crystals.
I use tons of litter fresh step / scoop away/Arm & Hammer inside 3 xl litter boxes for 2 young Cats.....I dont skimp out I fill each huge containers with inches high and keep them all clean! My cats LOVE their litter boxes and my female takes her time playing with the litter since she was a kitten she just loves her litter boxes. A clean litter box egual a clean smelling envirment and healthy one!
I have used Scoop Away clumping litter for the last 20 years. I was using approximately $150.-$180.00 a month for 17 cats. I recently tried the equine bedding pellets. I love the fresh smell, but some of my cats are not using the boxes now. Every day I find a pile of poop in front of my washing machine, and pee on the floor in front of my sink. Going to put one litter box in front of the washer and add an extra box with just a pee pad in it. I saw a comment on JG which said a lot of cats won’t use the equine pellets because they don’t like to walk on the hard pellets. Idk, I’m just going to offer my cats extra pee pads at specific areas around my great room. God bless my Bissell Big Green Carpet Machine! 😻
Hey! I just saw your comment. We have litter robot but I’ve realized My girl cat stopped peeing there and started to pee to the carpet… Did pee pads work for you? I’m thinking to use pretty litter in another box but I’m not sure
I’ve used pretty litter for over a year. If you buy it from the company it has a snail mail. So I started buying it from target but it keeps the urine in so it’s smells a lot when you completely clean. I mixed it with crystal litter. This is just my view.
I started using Almo nature natural cat litter it’s 100% plant based, so much better for the environment and it’s the best cat litter I’ve ever used. It’s very fine so my cat likes it on his paws, there’s no odours and it lasts ages, you just scoop the clumps.
Just saw this. I have 8 cats, have always had cats, and there are many more choices now than back in the day when it was all clay. I use 2 kinds: recycled newspaper pellets (Exquisicat, but there are others), and World's Best Litter, which is a corn-based by-product that clumps. The paper does not clump but absorbs liquid and you can see the areas that were wet-- they turn darker and expand. I use the corn product as an option. I have a cat that was feral and likes the feel of the corn "sand", plus she lives in my garage so tracking is not an issue. I can monitor her clumps and solid waste better. I have one litter box indoors with the opening on top (the cats have to jump down to use the box) so minimal tracking. 3 of my cats like this litter. It clumps really well, very easy to clean, has virtually no dust, controls odor really well, and lasts a long time. But, it's expensive and tracks everywhere.
The paper product has nearly no dust, must be cleaned daily or at least the 2cd day, or it will smell. It doesn't track at all, but might be kicked out of the box if the cats get really crazy with their digging. Overall very clean especially if you have carpeting. Not expensive. Basically whatever you remove by scooping, you replace. I have one cat with a poor immune system and allergies, who would get irritation between his toes with clay or even the corn litter. He would eventually get infected areas. That has disappeared with the paper litter.
8 cats should have 9 litter boxes!
Still wanting a top non-clay litter video. There are lots of options!
Used Dr Elsey's Ultra litter for a little bit. Big problem was it was so heavy. And the clumps were so huge, even with scooping everyday. Litter didn't last as long, cause the clumps would take up half the box. Clumps would also break apart and stick to the bottom of the box. Oh and my cat scoop would have pieces stuck. It would even stick to my cats butt and get tracked everywhere. Only positive things were it had lower dust than most and did keep odors down. I swapped to Boxiecat, currently using Extra Strength. So far so good.
I would love some additional information in these litter reviews - specifically about safe disposal. Can you put the litter directly in the trash? Is it safe for landfill? Is it biodegradable?
I have used Dr Elsyes..but I have moved to grass seed litter and I love it. It think the odor control is great. Clumps great and fairly light. Also environmentally friendly
Grass seed litter??? That's a new one for me!
I really liked your comparison, even though in my country they don't sell Pretty Litter as far as I know.
Though I've got to ask, where is that adorable cushion in the back from? It is just too cute !
I have bought the Dr. Elsey litter for almost 2 years after trying to find odor controlled litter. My cats did not like Pretty Litter because of the texture on their paws. Both of them wind up throwing the litter out of the pans - sometimes violently. Dr. Elsey's controls odors and doesn't have the traction of litter everywhere. I got the impression from the Pretty Litter commercials that they wanted the human to like the fragrance of the litter and cats do not like litter to have a fragrance. That's another reason why I am staying with Dr. Elsey - it's fragrance-free.
I now use walnut pellet litter with the tidy cat breeze box. Walnut pellets, when they break down they tend to not be as dusty as pine. I felt like Oder control Is actually pretty good and the litter itself smells better. I thought about using pretty litter but being that I live in an apartment I wouldn’t really appreciate the tracking. Especially since the current brand does not really track much. (It’s the Naturally Fresh walnut pellet litter and I also use the Amazon brand pee pads)
Though, maybe I will buy a bag of pretty litter and sprinkle a little on the pee pad with in the litter box.
I use arm and hammer clump and seal extra odor blasters! With clay litter, the dust makes me sneeze so clump and seal one have a sand like texture. It doesn’t smell( I think because I clean it 4 times a day). It has a 7 day odor control tho so I drop and add new litter every week
We recently noticed our cat was urinating quite a lot, so we decided to buy one bag of Pretty Litter. Sure enough, the color pointed to a metabolic issue and our cat was officially diagnosed with diabetes last week. Even if you only plan to only use one bag, it may be worth it to get an idea of what might be going on with your cat.
Wow, really glad you were able to get that much out of Pretty Litter! Thanks for sharing!
Brazenly the clumping kernels I get is called World's Best Cat Litter, sounds like a knockoff but it's actually great stuff pretty good odour control in general, I get it from the supermarket for ease of access because tbh I buy a lot of it: 8lb is $19AUS. I have 2 cats Dru is very old is healthy, messy and pees a lot and Ollie is middle aged and very tidy. The problem is I am very clean with the cats and clear their boxes daily mostly because of Dru's constant use so I'm going thru 1 every 10 -15 days, I would like to make it cheaper but I do really like this stuff for it's odour control - which I boost for Ollie by mixing some baking soda once a week in his box, whereas Dru refuses to use her box with baking soda.
PS u responded to my comment on a vet's channel a few weeks ago where I was outlining some severe anxiety I was going thru with Dru being old, your reply was basically to let that anxiety go and well that was really useful for me, I didn't know it was anxiety until it was pointed out and so I just stopped my focus on that stuff which suddenly seemed so minor compared to the good things we feel in our life together. Thank you
I was just introduced to Odorlock cat litter. very little dust, odorless and great clumping.
I use Fresh Step Crystals. I don't recall the brand but many years ago I used a clumping litter that cemented to my cats paw. It was a nightmare, which is why I switched to crystals originally. Since then I have gotten hand issues and I was kitty sitting a friends cats who used clumping and it was a nightmare. Since my hands don't bend properly or have much strength it was he'll scooping. I've tried many different crystal cat litters and keep returning to fresh step cause its less dusty and last longer. An 8lb bag last two weeks with my two cats, I only have one litter box. I've never had more than one litter box and have never had an issue but then again I do scoop daily if not more. I have a cat and if there is the tiniest turd she gives me hell. She will still use the box if I'm not home but she makes it clear when I'm home. She is so crazy that after she poops she makes me clean it. As you can tell she has me trained.
thanks
Hi i use Costco litter .very low dust works well for clumping and 1150 for 22.7kg. Odour control great .
I used Dr Elsey's litter years ago, but then jumped on the "natural" bandwagon and tried various types of litter. I agree with you about the smell of crystal litter. I found it gross and stopped using it. Now I use pine crumbles that I like very much. I'm concerned that my new cat might be allergic to the litter because he is always pulling out his fur, so I'm going back to Dr. Elsey's which was my go to litter for many years to see he #1 he likes it and #2 if it helps with the fur pulling. Thanks for the video.
Pine is toxic to cats.
I have bought many litters throughout the years, cheap and expensive. It is my cheap litter that does the best clump, deodorizing although dust it is mediocre, but the first 2 things it does the best. Now I only use this litter.
I have tried so many litters. Right now we have Dr. Elsey's Ultra. It does not clump . It soaks to the bottom and turns into a thick mushy smelly gunk. it is dusty. And even spreads dust when kitty buries. Our landlord constantly complains of cat smell when they come in. And never did before. And we only have the one 9 month cat and two litter boxes . I'm going back to my tidy cat natural charcoal .
I have tried a lot of litters over the last few years. With 12 cats it is expensive. I tried Pretty Litter when I had two cats and again when I had 7. Initially I liked Pretty Litter. Then I found that it has terrible odor control and is very messy. With two cats I was able to manage the odor a bit better, but Pretty Litter just couldn't handle 7 cats. I would need a lot of Pretty Litter for 12 cats and it would be really expensive and not last nearly as long as the clumping clay litter. I did like the color indicator initially, and it's great as an option. With so many cats though, my understanding from what I was told by Pretty Litter is that the color indicator can become obsolete. The litter gets saturated very quickly and then turns green, not necessarily because of illness but because of being so saturated. I use regular unscented litter, either tidy cats or Up&Up, and it manages odor and tracking better for much less cost.
I don't use pretty litter, but I do use silica gel litter. I go back and forth between Fresg Step crystals and Kitty Poo Club crystals. I gotta say, I'm a believer. it controls odors so much better than clay and is much easier to clean. The "health monitoring" color changing of Pretty Litter is a little gimmicky to me and not worth the extra money. Nothing replaces yearly vet visits and paying attention to your cats health in other ways.
Love the tails!!
I was co ncerned about my cats cleaning their paws with silica gel between their toes. I tried dr elsey's and couldn't be happier. 2 cats, 2 boxes. Told my daughter about it and she lo es it. All our cats love it. It works better than some of the "tried and true" litters of my past.
If you ask the company. Pretty litter does has clumping but it's not public information. I order the clumping litter so that cats are not stepping in urine crystals
This video needs more cats.
I've been using pretty litter for a several months but it just doesn't work for my families situation. We have 5 cats, we have 2 clay litter box and one with pretty litter and they prefer the pretty litter every time but there's no odor control when 5 cats are using it. We did at one point have 2 boxes of pretty litter but we just can't afford to replace it as often as we need to.
We use to use a natural litter but my mom started to complain about tracking and one of our cats started to hate the litter and started pooping on the floor. Once we switched to the pretty litter she stopped doing that.
Definitely looking for a better litter rn
I would avoid clumping clay litter as per health issue for both you and your cat. I'm using pretty litter, yes expensive but also delivery to your door (I'm in Canada) and pine clumping litter as well. my cat first choice is always pretty litter. the odor control is good as the smell doesn't travel all over my apartment only pee smell while I'm stiring. I change it a bit earlier than a month.
I’d prefer to scoop clay litter multiple times a day (as I’ve always done) instead of having my cat trot through pee coated Pretty Litter for a month. Fresh Step Unscented has performed the best for us - and my cat has tried several litter types and brands through the years.
Is Fresh Step Litter very dusty??
@@foofookachoo1136 Yes, it is dusty even though the box says "99.9% dust free". Some boxes are more dusty than others, but I deal with it b/c I like the performance of the litter.
Great Video
I use the pet safe litter and I can say that those type of litters are amazing at order control then the clay litter I had to clean it 4 times a day
Thanks for the reivew! I agree with your insights (I haven't used Pretty Litter, but I can definitely see your points). I'm sure you reviewed that stainless steel litter box, I've been eyeballing it for a while but I was thinking it was too small... but it looks to be a good size! GOing to go find your reivew.
Oh, our rescue uses Dr. Elsey's. It is dusty, but I like the litter size and it makes decent clumps (spoiler alert: I use the Petco grass seed litter, about 1/3 to 2/3, it makes amazing clumps, and partnered with Dr. Elsey's, it's a winning combo with tight urine clumps. ) I have an air filter next to the main litter box in my foster room. I always joke, "99.9% dust free"? I'd hate to see 95% dust free. cough cough.
In case you weren't able to find it, the review of the stainless steel box is built into our video on the overall best litter boxes (timestamped for your convenience): ruclips.net/video/2dKpDsuS7UM/видео.html
@@AllAboutCatsYT Thank you!!
I just started using Pretty Litter for my 10mo kitten. I check it twice a day and stir it often. She goes twice a day and the first bag isn't showing signs of needing changing. The next bag arrived this week and I'm going to see how many weeks I can push it.
I've got a second box with walnut shell litter and that is nice clumping litter, however, I don't think she's liking it now as she wanted to use the bath tub to go pee, so, went to two boxes and that didn't work, so trying a new litter
As in terms of kitten/kittens I think non clumping might be better because I think kitten sniff it while they are trying to use the litter but there is more paws scatter from it around the litter box
Can you suggest a clumping clay that is less dusty?
I have been using Pretty Litter, but thinking of switching to something else because it is so dusty! It’s very noticeable when I clean and leaves a residue in the small room I keep the litter boxes in.
However, the litter did help me find out one of my cats had a UTI recently, so not sure. What you say about the size of the clumps of clumping litter may have done the same thing. Thanks for the info!
My cat loves Dr Elseys.
I've wondered if you couldn't just scatter some pH strips in your litter, and accomplish the same thing as Pretty Litter for a lot less money, plus I'm committed to pine pellets.
I used Pretty Litter for awhile but just like clay litter it tends to stick to my long haired cats fur. Plus it tracked really bad and was sticking to my feet! I have found Fresh Step crystal litter works best for me as it doesn’t stick to my cats tail.
Hi Lisa where are you from?
which litter tracks less in the house
I've been using Fresh Step Unscented for some time now and all the cats seem to have no issues with it. We have no odor issues as well and it works great in both our Litter Robots. I've been on the fence about trying Dr. Elsey's Unscented since you highly recommend it so much. I've read stories about how it sticks like glue to the bottom of litter boxes really bad and is hard to remove. I may try it in a smaller bag once. As for Pretty Litter, no thank you. Over priced garbage in my opinion. I can see this for a single cat house hold but with more than one cat and how expensive it is, that just doesn't justify the price in my opinion. You'd never know which cat would have the issue unless your right there starring them down. :D Anyway. Thanks again for the great video!
Dr. Elsey's has gone downhill over the years, and I've also started to notice a lot of sticking. I don't plan to recommend it as the overall best in the future. Your Fresh Step Unscented should be just fine!
i tried Dr. Elsey last year and I really disliked it. The tracking issue was great, but the clumping and the sticking were bad. It doesn’t feel like it clumps very well, and it sticks so badly to the bottom of the pan, which even makes scooping out the entire litter clump hard. That makes cleaning hard while not maintaining the sanitary of the box as well as a clumping litter should. Ever since I switched to Arm & Hammer slide (either platinum or not), I never go back. No sticking, clump decently well, and absolutely no smell! My cat never smells like a 5-cat household haha.
I use a crystal litter (not fine grained like pretty litter) and from my experience you don't want to mix it around, since the pee tends to be absorbed at the bottom and if you stir then that is brought to the top.
By not mixing I can go about twice as long without changing the litter, and it doesn't get smelly at all since that's all trapped at the bottom beneath a layer of still fresh litter.
What I don't like about crystal litter is that my cats can't or won't cover their poop with it, and fresh uncovered poops smell awful.
Just can't beat that tractor supply equine pine pellet litter. One bag is $7.50s and last one cat half a year. My Ghanima has no issues with it and is definitely worth a try if you prefer to use that saved money on spoiling them in other ways. Just wish I could find a damn scoop that the pellets will fall through but it's not a huge deal shoveling the shit.
I agree about the pooper scoop! I too cannot find one that works well, but not a big deal.
Friends of mine use clay litter and I get their empty litter jugs and store my pellets in those (vrs keeping in plastic bags).
Kind of tricky to pour the bag into the jugs so I empty the pellet bag into a plastic tote, use a large scoop (feed scoop from Tractor Supply) and a $1.50 canning funnel from Walmart. Makes it so easy to store the pellets in the basement and keep a container near the litter box for when I need to top it off.
@@howellomaha Look up Vibrant life 25 pound pet food storage container. It holds (oddly enough) a little more than 1 40 pound bag of the pine pellets. It has wheels too so I just keep it behind a door near the litter box. Zero buyers remorse on that one. I drew a line on the side that tells me I can go buy another 40 pound bag but you'll be at a level where you can fully refill a litter box 2-3 times. Either way, it's damn convenient next to my wall-mounted rechargeable dust buster for getting the very few stray pine pellets.
Could you please test the litter robot 4 with non clay and non silica litters! My cat is pretty allergic and I just bought the new litter robot 4 but I don't know which litter to use. Thank you
It’s interesting you mentioned that Dr Elsey’s Ultra has gotten dustier recently. I have noticed reviews on the quality of their products going down. Have you noticed the quality of their Clean Protein solid food go down? This also seemed to be one of the affected products.
Loving your Videos:)
Have you been looking into the feliway products?
I just bought the classic spray and dont know if i am using it wrong, because it doesnt help my two cats getting along better...
Feliway did not help any of my four cats either. So I personally would not suspect you are doing anything wrong, it just does not work for all kitties.
@@AndryanaCat thank you :)
I use Dr Elsey's and I need 40lbs to fill my 14x20 inch box with 3 inches of litter. So that costs $20/month with a fresh bag of litter every month. How could you possibly only use 10lbs of Dr. Elsey's in a month? The box would have to be tiny and/or the litter depth would have to be very shallow.
I would rather see silica vs silica or clay vs clay. I use silica because of asthma issues and I've found that Pretty Litter has the least amount of initial dust, compared to other silica litters I've tried, which is nice.
Have you done a review of the Cats Pride I have been using this stuff since I brought Ziva home and she seems to like it but I would like to know what you think
The concern I’ve had with silica gel is that we have very nice wooden floors and I’m imagining what they would look like after a couple years of three kitties tracking.
i think pretty litter is easier on my floors (hardwood vintage) than anything else including ökocat soft, Dr Elseys, Catalyst except newspaper pellets
I had 2 Maine Coon cats that died not long ago. We used a different clay litter, not Dr Elsey's, but I wish I had known the dust was carcinogenic. The litter would often get stuck to the fur in their paws. We would clean them as much as we could, but I'm sure they ingested more than they should have. Both died of aggressive tumors, one in his chest and the other in his mouth/jaw. After the first one died, I bought the Pretty Litter so it wouldn't stick to the second cat's paws, but then found out he already had a tumor as well.
Hi Cheryl, I'm sorry for the loss of your two Maine Coon cats. Silica dust is only associated with an increased risk of lung cancer, and it wouldn't cause this problem via ingestion (to my understanding).
I'm in Australia, but I'd found a reasonable priced clumping clay litter, now they've redesigned it and the clumps just don't "hold"! So, I'll go to remove it and it just breaks up and mixes back in. I was wondering if anyone else has had a problem like this & could I be doing something wrong as I'd always had outdoor cats and only just started having a mostly indoor cat (depending on her mood 😸)
Try woolworths home brand clumping clay, it's the best I've used. Also the cheapest. I had the same problem with catsan litter, gradually switched to home brand & not using another. My trick for crumbly clumps is to shake the litterbox a bit to help the clumps come to the top (you can just move it side to side on the ground in short quick movements) and then kind of scoop away the litter AROUND the clump on one side, so when you scoop you get mostly clump and don't have to shake the scooper and break the clump.
I also have a high sided litter box so I tend to fill the litter quite high, I notice the lower it gets the more crumbly clumps I get - but thats mostly from sticking to the base, and it's still fairly easy to scoop most of the small bits out. The litterbox was just from big w, it's got a clip on cover that just makes the sides higher while making it easy to clean & take apart. Stops the majority of the harsh litter kicks my cat loves to do, but being able to fill it up with a deep layer of litter is the best part. My cat gets a little grumpy if the level is anywhere close to the "usual" amount
So yeah, woolies home brand clumping clay litter. I think the coles equivalent is just as good but I can't remember if I have actually used it. And a deeper layer of litter if you can, highly recommend that litter box.
Hi! Does anyone know a healthier alternative to Fancy Feasts small canned wet foods? My cat LOVES them, and I feel so guilty giving them to her because they are so unhealthy