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Cat General => General Cat Chat => Topic started by: Tiggy's Mum on April 08, 2009, 16:49:23 PM
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The boys have always used chick crumb and whilst it is very economical, clumps well, lasts ages, no smell etc I've had enough of the tracking and the dust! I was convinced to try Oko plus cats best, it tracks probably about the same as crumb but as the particles are bigger it's easier to sweep up, it also seems to be a lot less dusty than crumb.
I just popped into Jollyes to get another bag to change the chick crumb tray over, as I only did one tray of Oko Plus, and they had quiet a few different types and was wondering whether anyone has tried any of them. They were all quite abit cheaper than Oko plus which at £6.79 for a 10L bag or £24.99 for a 40L bag is much more expensive than crumb at £10 for a 20kg sack.
Pettex clean paws - £9.78 for a large 15kg sack (prob equivalent in size to the 40L Oko plus)
Catsan Natural wood - couldn't work out if this was clumping or not, didn't look like wood pellets. 10L £5.49
Bio Catolet - large 25L sack £8.99 - not sure if this is clumping either?
If no-one has anything good to say about the above then I'll probably go with Oko Plus but would be nice to find a cheaper alternative!
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Pettex is horrible, I tried it after seeing it 'in action' ! at a customer's house. Thought it seemed to clump well, but when I tried it at home, the clumps seemed to crumble and went mushy at the bottom of the tray.
Catsan wood isnt clumping, but is similar 'crumb' size to Cats Best Oko - I tried it thinking it was the same as OKO but cheaper - but realised it didnt clump, so useless!
Bio catolet - dunno, never tried that one!
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That'll do for me (you and Mark are the oracle on cat litter :evillaugh:), Oko Plus it is then...
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Bio catolet isn't clumping. It's paper pellets. I use it for my rabbit and it works wellfor him but I'd never use it for a cat as I don't think it would work well. It also has a very strong perfume like aroma which I don't like.
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I agree that Pettex is horrible. Not used if for some time, but I did try it several years ago (it was the only one I could get hold of if I couldn't get my regular litter) and I didn't like it at all. Not tried the others.
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I use Oko Plus but couldn't find any on the weekend. Almost bought the Catsan Natural Wood, but its not clumping (that I could see). So bought as a temp measure the Ultra Clumping Catsan. Its no tracking properties are attractive but I can tell you that it does not disguise smell as much as it says it will.
I still prefer Oko Plus even with tracking they are easy to clean up and Lexy loves it. She can dig for Africa in there.
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I agree about the catsan ultra clumping, Ruth. It's not great - sainsburys own brand is pretty much identical but cheaper.
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Clean paws is very dark so also not good if you have a bladder cat
Catsan wood, iv never tried but definately not clumping.
Bio catolet - :sick:
Sainsburys fine clumping is pretty good but comes in tiny bags :tired:
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Sainsburys fine clumping is pretty good but comes in tiny bags :tired:
They're pretty standard sized 5L bags. They do seem tiny when you're used to the large bags of Golden Grey though! I think the sainsbury's is not that good with odour control, but otherwise it's ok. It's what I tend to use if I run out of Golden Grey.
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I have virtually run out of golden grey and am still too narked off with zooplus to order again so im using small bags, 5l fills a tray so doesnt last long with all the wees i get :tired:
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5L doesn't come close to filling my tray :( (jaffa and Mosi's tray to be precise. I don't personally use it)
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I have to say I received 2 parcels today from zooplus .... 45kg bag of royal canin and 2 bags of Nuggies tigerino cat litter (which I like as much as golden grey) and both boxes turned up in perfect condition ;)
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Sorry never tried any of those, dont use a clumping litter cos dont like them.
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Helen, I think you're gonna have to stick with the Cats Best :D I know it's pricey but I findd it works out better cause it lasts so well. I really appreciate the lack of stinkowiffs now too!
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I wouldn't consider anything other than Cats Best - I was raving about it yesterday when I did a homecheck :evillaugh:
I wouldn't mind trying the cats best gold (pellets) though.
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CHICK CRUMBS is the one that works for my 6. These are natural baby chick cumbs from feed suppliers. It lasts for ages being clumping, no after smell which is brilliant & is lest expensive than it's counter parts.
So many products on the market to choose from.
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I have to say I received 2 parcels today from zooplus .... 45kg bag of royal canin and 2 bags of Nuggies tigerino cat litter (which I like as much as golden grey) and both boxes turned up in perfect condition ;)
I hated the Nuggies - just didn't clump well. the clumps broke up as soon as I tried to scoop them :(
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Weirdly enough I think Cats Best OKO plus is TERRIBLE at tracking! I got sick of hoovering all the time because of it although I did love it in other ways... we use chick crumb now which doesnt track for us (strange? unless there are different types)
our local jolleys has run out though and apparently not getting any for two weeks! I had to tip the tub upside down to get the very last bit out :rofl:
I went into a new PAH near one of the places I work and bought an 'ultra clumping' litter i'd not heard about before, hang on will look for al ink - its alot similar to chick crumb and NO SMELL at all! I actually have to keep reminding myself to check for lumps cause I don't get any kind of warning pong when anyones been (even 'trude and she normally does some stinkers!) It was £4.99 a bag and I think I am a convert.
ooh here it is! http://www.petsathome.com/find/category-is-1+cat/category-is-1j+litter+and+accessories/category-is-1j01+litter/product-is-V00334
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I quite like the Clean and Tidy ultra clumping and used that before I switched to Cats Best. The Cats loved it too so I would probably get it again if they stopped doing cats best. I am a cat's best convert though! Also like World's best although it's very dear (Does last forever though!)
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I went into a new PAH near one of the places I work and bought an 'ultra clumping' litter i'd not heard about before, hang on will look for al ink - its alot similar to chick crumb and NO SMELL at all! I actually have to keep reminding myself to check for lumps cause I don't get any kind of warning pong when anyones been (even 'trude and she normally does some stinkers!) It was £4.99 a bag and I think I am a convert.
ooh here it is! http://www.petsathome.com/find/category-is-1+cat/category-is-1j+litter+and+accessories/category-is-1j01+litter/product-is-V00334
What's it like for dust Dawn? That's why I've given crumb the flick - for the tracking and the dust although it's great in every other way. Oko plus still tracks badly but has hardly any dust so it's in the lead!
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What's it like for dust Dawn? That's why I've given crumb the flick - for the tracking and the dust although it's great in every other way. Oko plus still tracks badly but has hardly any dust so it's in the lead!
It's a sand-like substrate so not actually any dust and it doesn't really track either. Clumps well.... others on here weren't keen if I recall but I thought it was a good product. Doesn't last nearly as long as the Cats best though which is why I changed as I wanted something that was a bit better value for money.
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Is it a clay litter though Dawn? you said it was like chick crumbs, but the pic on the bag looks grey to me - like clay litter? If its the one I've seen at shows its a clay type.
Everclean cat litter is really good (also a clay litter) very fine, sandy like. I used that before changing to Cats Best, because I read on Dr Addie's site that it was good at killing coronavirus. http://www.rlpetproducts.co.uk/products_03.php?m=1&s=2 bit expensive though.
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It seems more like the crumb than clay to me as its a finer material.. unless it is very fine clay... not like the typical clay litter. (I am at a loss how to explain!)
I dubiously tried it but really really like it - it is supposed to be 99% dust free according to packaging - with other litters our lot can get dusty paws easy with two of them being black kitties and I haven't noticed this with the new litter.
There are three different types for different life stages? I didn't really understand why but bought the adult one, not sure if the different types are of different consistencies but they are all ultra clumping ;D
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It seems more like the crumb than clay to me as its a finer material.. unless it is very fine clay... not like the typical clay litter. (I am at a loss how to explain!)
Ah, ok, I've got to go to PAH this aft, so I'll have a look - oh I love browsing the cat litters - I am a sad person LOL! :evillaugh:
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It seems more like the crumb than clay to me as its a finer material.. unless it is very fine clay... not like the typical clay litter. (I am at a loss how to explain!)
Ah, ok, I've got to go to PAH this aft, so I'll have a look - oh I love browsing the cat litters - I am a sad person LOL! :evillaugh:
Awaiting your update :wow: Once I've found a litter that: Doesn't smell, lasts ages, doesn't track, doesn't coat everything else in the room in a cloud of dust, clumps well isn't and isn't expensive I'll be happy :evillaugh:
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:evillaugh: you can hopefully describe better than I can if you are a litter Connoisseur!
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It seems more like the crumb than clay to me as its a finer material.. unless it is very fine clay... not like the typical clay litter. (I am at a loss how to explain!)
Ah, ok, I've got to go to PAH this aft, so I'll have a look - oh I love browsing the cat litters - I am a sad person LOL! :evillaugh:
Awaiting your update :wow: Once I've found a litter that: Doesn't smell, lasts ages, doesn't track, doesn't coat everything else in the room in a cloud of dust, clumps well isn't and isn't expensive I'll be happy :evillaugh:
And they will make a mint from the lot of us! :evillaugh:
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There are three different types for different life stages? I didn't really understand why but bought the adult one, not sure if the different types are of different consistencies but they are all ultra clumping ;D
It is actually clay based but you can hardly tell as it's just like sand. In terms of the lifestages, the kitten one has a scnt to it that encourages them to use it, the adult is the normal one and then there's another one for high-usage trays. I personally found them much of a muchness apart from the different smells.
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I have just started using the Clean N Tidy and it's brilliant, i use it in our litter robots, great clumping and virtually no smells, not bad for 7 cats :innocent:
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I use Clean n Tidy, but I would say it is a clay litter, although finer than the ones I have used in the past. I like it, but as it is fine, Zi scatters it very well, and I am thinking of trying something else this weekend as am fed up of walking on litter an hour after hoovering - and that is in a covered tray (but with no door, as Mol wont use it then) - cost wise I think it is good.
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I've just bought a 40L sack of Oko plus so will stick with that for a while, it hurt paying £25 for a sack of litter when I'm used to paying £10 for a sack of chick crumbs the same size :doh:
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I went into a new PAH near one of the places I work and bought an 'ultra clumping' litter i'd not heard about before, hang on will look for al ink - its alot similar to chick crumb and NO SMELL at all! I actually have to keep reminding myself to check for lumps cause I don't get any kind of warning pong when anyones been (even 'trude and she normally does some stinkers!) It was £4.99 a bag and I think I am a convert.
ooh here it is! http://www.petsathome.com/find/category-is-1+cat/category-is-1j+litter+and+accessories/category-is-1j01+litter/product-is-V00334
Just been to PAH and bought a bag of this to try as I've ran out of Golden Grey. Good price for 7kg so we will see what it is like. Not the easiest thing to carry home on the bus, mind :shify: I bought the multicat one as my boys share a tray so I think that counts as heavy use.
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I've bought some of this too. I got the multi cat one, after spending 15 mins trying to decide. :-[
I must say I'm impressed so far. It really is good smell wise and so far not much has left the tray on their paws.
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I am definitely a Bio Catolet fan, have tried many others but always go back to Bio Catolet, it is not clumping but you can easily remove 'solids' and being paper pellets the liquid gets soaked up very well, the best thing about Bio Catolet is that the cats dont walk it all over the house, it is good for the environment (recycled newspaper which is compostable) and it controls odours well. Having said all that I have 10 cats and now only the 2 kittens use the litter and I change the whole thing every day so a big bag £8.99 one (sorry cant remember size and I am at work) lasts me about 12 days.
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Put the first of the new litter in the tray (mixed in with the old so won't get a true picture of how it performs for some time) so will see how I get on with it. It looks identical to golden grey, except maybe slightly larger grains. I hope it performs well because with the recent price hikes on zooplus, the golden grey works out more expensive.
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I am definitely a Bio Catolet fan, have tried many others but always go back to Bio Catolet, it is not clumping but you can easily remove 'solids' and being paper pellets the liquid gets soaked up very well, the best thing about Bio Catolet is that the cats dont walk it all over the house, it is good for the environment (recycled newspaper which is compostable) and it controls odours well. Having said all that I have 10 cats and now only the 2 kittens use the litter and I change the whole thing every day so a big bag £8.99 one (sorry cant remember size and I am at work) lasts me about 12 days.
If you haven't tried cats best oko, I recommend it as it is soft wood pellets so you can remove the wee cumps so the litter is always clean where wee isn't left in until the next change - I wouldn't use anything else. It does track a bit but nothing that a quick hoover won't fix. On a hard floor, even easier. The dustpan & brush they sell in PAH is excellent as the bristles are really soft and the edge of the pan is silicon that goes to a point - they really sweep well and only £1.29 ;D
The litter lasts ages as you don't have to change in once or twice a week. Over time, bits stick to the sides. You can empty the litter into something else and put it back. After a few weeks, I let it run down then change. So basically a bag lasts a month or so for £6.99. I have 5 trays and only use about 3 bags a month. Initially you use a lot but then it's just a case of topping up really.
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I've tried the PAH ultra clumping too now. I do like the fact it doesnt track, but its heavy and can get sticky in the bottom of the tray - so I'm sticking with Cats Best for now. :)
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Did you find the cats best gold any better Gillian? - I am tempted to try it but not sure if it is worth the extra cost.
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Iv just ordered some Everclean from R&L, if this isnt what i like then im stuck with pah clumping in tiddly bags or the clean n tidy in bigger bags but i didnt like it first time round :tired:
Before you say it, i have to have clay down for Tazs benefit ;) just so happens the others prefer it too :innocent:
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Before you say it
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Did you find the cats best gold any better Gillian? - I am tempted to try it but not sure if it is worth the extra cost.
Only slightly better with regard to tracking to be honest.
Iv just ordered some Everclean from R&L, if this isnt what i like then im stuck with pah clumping in tiddly bags or the clean n tidy in bigger bags but i didnt like it first time round :tired:
I think you'll like Everclean - its the best clay litter I've tried and I've tried a few :innocent: which did you order? funnily enough I liked the ordinary Freshclean better than the Less Track, it was finer and more sandy.
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I oprdered 2 types, activbloc and heavy duty, it doesnt tell you whats different so i thought il find out the hard way and trial them myself :tired:
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I'm not overly impressed with this now. It is ok, but the clumps tend to break up which doesn't happen with the golden grey. It is cheaper than the golden grey so I will stick with it for a while, but I think I will go back to the golden grey eventually.
The multi cat one is quite strongly perfumed. I don't mind that and the boys are happy to use it, but something to be aware of if you have cats that dont' like perfumed litter. I think I might buy some of the normal to mix in with the multi cat - I'm guessing that the multi cat has more frangrance than the normal one.
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When I used it I found you had to make sure you had a really good depth of litter otherwise the clumps do indeed break up. And yes, I agree about the smell, it says on the pack something like 'botanical essences' but to me it smells sort of disinfectant! ;D However, I've actually kept using it in the upstairs trays (1 for BB and 1 for Lacie) because on carpet it doesnt track as much as Cats Best which I've got in the downstairs trays.
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I'm filling it 3-4 inches deep which should be enough for the clumps not to break up.
I guess there's no such thing as the perfect litter - just ones we can live with better than others!
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Iv started the everclean and so far im happy, the delivery was quick and the boxes turned up without holes :wow: :wow:
With zooplus having raised their prices, R&L are winning by far ;D
Im going to try the precious cat litter next time i order, anyone tried that?
www.rlpetproducts.co.uk (http://www.rlpetproducts.co.uk)
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i went back to clean and tidy at the weekend, and have had no issues with clumps breaking up, and haven't noticed any smell - it is good that you can't smell poos until you look in the tray too!! I just wish Zia couldnt scatter it as much - they have a covered tray, but Molly would rather use the bed than use the tray with a door on it!! I went for the Multicat one this time, I think i just got the ordinary one last time.
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i went back to clean and tidy at the weekend, and have had no issues with clumps breaking up, and haven't noticed any smell - it is good that you can't smell poos until you look in the tray too!! I just wish Zia couldnt scatter it as much - they have a covered tray, but Molly would rather use the bed than use the tray with a door on it!! I went for the Multicat one this time, I think i just got the ordinary one last time.
I could definitely smell when Jaffa did a poo the other night :sick: Mind you, I was sat right by the tray :rofl: The golden grey performs better for me. Just a shame zooplus have put the price up :(
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Did you find the cats best gold any better Gillian? - I am tempted to try it but not sure if it is worth the extra cost.
I am doing a trial on Cats best Gold at the mo. I was using Bob Martin antibac clumping from Asda. It wa getting to the stage where i could hardl move my wheely bin by the end of the week. Due to the warmer weather the tryas have been smelling too do i have been changing them more frequently, hence using more litter.
Been using the Cats best Gold for about a week now.
Very light weight
Absolutely no urine smell
Doesn't track half as must as the original Cats best (which used to do my head in!!!!)
Perfectly clumping(not had to change the litter yet, just top it up)
I will keep you informed ;D as to how the trial goes. I have 3 indoor cats & i use a storage box as a litter tray as Tiggz used to wee over the top of the other trays.
So far so good, just wondering if i can make it last a month,if so it won't be anymore expensive for me than my previous litter. Cats best Gold £22 @ Zooplus for 3 x 10ltr bags V Bob Martin £5.25 for 20ltr & i was using about 5 a month.
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Iv started the everclean and so far im happy, the delivery was quick and the boxes turned up without holes :wow: :wow:
With zooplus having raised their prices, R&L are winning by far ;D
Im going to try the precious cat litter next time i order, anyone tried that?
www.rlpetproducts.co.uk (http://www.rlpetproducts.co.uk)
I am using Cat attract and have just tried Precious Cat - very similar only cheaper !
No problems and very quick delivery from R + L.
Have also bought from the shows when they have offers on -but think i will stick with them.
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i got CatsBEst OKO Plus on Sat from PAH, the wee clumps look very weird, but it is a lot lighter than the Clean and Tidy. Zia also doesn't seem to be able to scatter it as far, it was a lot easier to sweep up last night.
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The best ever litter I have found is 'Yesterdays News' from R&L, doesnt track at all and that keeps me happy !, Biocatolet i svery similar but tends to get a urine smell really quickly.
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I wouldn't use anything other than Cat's Best OKO - I love the idea of removing wee clumps but hate clay litter. I just think other litters are really unhygienic where the wee stays in the litter until it is completely changed. We have 5 trays and 3 bags lasts around 5 - 6 weeks. Bearing in mind that 2 of our cats are CRF - Clapton especially does huge wees so with "normal" cats it would last even longer.
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Must add that I do change the litter completely in my trays every day when using Biocatolet or Yesterdays News, we only have two trays now and they are mainly for use at night, during the day they dig up my flower bed !! :naughty: The only reason I use yesterdays news is that it doesnt track at all and it is the tracking that drives me to despair >:(
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My wee lumps and everything else is taken out straight after they have been -so it never smells .
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I wouldn't use anything other than Cat's Best OKO - I love the idea of removing wee clumps but hate clay litter. I just think other litters are really unhygienic where the wee stays in the litter until it is completely changed. We have 5 trays and 3 bags lasts around 5 - 6 weeks. Bearing in mind that 2 of our cats are CRF - Clapton especially does huge wees so with "normal" cats it would last even longer.
I'm the same Mark, if OKO can deal with the size wees that yours do and I find it doesn't smell even after Pinball has been using it then I can't see a better litter existing . I've tried loads of different litters of varying materials but other than WBCL and OKO I can't find anything else that stops my house smelling of eau de stud boy wee.
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Must add that I do change the litter completely in my trays every day when using Biocatolet or Yesterdays News, we only have two trays now and they are mainly for use at night, during the day they dig up my flower bed !! :naughty: The only reason I use yesterdays news is that it doesnt track at all and it is the tracking that drives me to despair >:(
You may like to know that the 30lb bag is only £7.99 from petplanet :wow: £10 from r&l from memory
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Must add that I do change the litter completely in my trays every day when using Biocatolet or Yesterdays News, we only have two trays now and they are mainly for use at night, during the day they dig up my flower bed !! :naughty: The only reason I use yesterdays news is that it doesnt track at all and it is the tracking that drives me to despair >:(
You may like to know that the 30lb bag is only £7.99 from petplanet :wow: £10 from r&l from memory
That is fantastic - thanks, you have just save me £2 per bag xxx
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Cats best Oko Plus V Cats best Nature Gold???? Anyone?
From what i can remember about Oko plus the tracking got right on my nerves but is it worth the extra for the Nature Gold if it's just a tracking issue?
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Cats best Oko Plus V Cats best Nature Gold???? Anyone?
From what i can remember about Oko plus the tracking got right on my nerves but is it worth the extra for the Nature Gold if it's just a tracking issue?
I'm being driven crazy by the tracking of OKO but every other aspect of it is spot on ie good odour control, very low dust, lasts ages etc If they could just find a miracle cure to the issue of tracking I'd be a happy cat Mum :naughty:
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Might have to re order the Cats best Nature Gold then. It doesn't wind me up like oko plus :evillaugh:
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Oops, didn't word that very well - I haven't tried the Nature gold, I was just wishing there was a litter as good as OKO but without the tracking :wish:
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Nature Gold works exactly like oko plus but has larger pellets for less tracking. It's meant to work better for longer haired cats.
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Nature Gold works exactly like oko plus but has larger pellets for less tracking. It's meant to work better for longer haired cats.
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They're not long haired just bloomin messy :evillaugh: I might get a small bag of the nature gold to see if it's any better. I used chick crumb for the first two years with the boys but the tracking with that got to me in the end, OKO tracks equally badly but the grains are bigger so easier to clear up and less dusty.
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Mine aint long haired either but they do get it in their paws. It's a bit dearer but a hell of a lot less tracking that oko plus. £22 30ltr at the mo from zooplus. I have been tempted by the Chick Crumb but i know it would crack me up eventually. I work hard & want to enjoy my babies when i get home not be annoyed cause of all the clearing up i have to do. I think you will like the Cats Best Nature Gold, just wish i could find something a bit cheaper :evillaugh:
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Is nature's gold large crumbs like OKO? Or similar to wood pellets?
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Is nature's gold large crumbs like OKO? Or similar to wood pellets?
It'ss large crumb about the size of wood pellets (does that make sense) lol
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I have been using OKO plus for the last 4 years and have been happy apart from the tracking >:( - i ran out and used Tesco lightweight non clumping for 3 days and it didn't track ATALL ! ? I still went back to cats best though ... and get the Dyson out everyday! :evillaugh:
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Is nature's gold large crumbs like OKO? Or similar to wood pellets?
It'ss large crumb about the size of wood pellets (does that make sense) lol
OK... sorry to ask all the questions but think this sounds good. I am very fussy though! lol I don't like clay and don't like wood pellets so is it spongey like OKO? Odour control as good? Have you got a link to where I can buy it?
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No problem hon. ;D
It's just Oko but bigger & as we know exceptional odour controll. No mess at bottom of trays. Perfectly clumping etc.
http://www.zooplus.co.uk/shop/cats/cat_litter/ecological_litter/43107
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Could you post a pic of the gold version pretty please?
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I dont find the OKO is tracking nearly as much as the Clean and Tidy.
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Could you post a pic of the gold version pretty please?
No promlem, just gis a lil while, just in from work ;D
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Thanks, i have fussy cats you see :Luv2:
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Here goes....
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Well, despite Zia being an incredibly messy cat with woodbased and Clean and Tidy litter, she seems fine with OKOPlus, there was hardly any mess this morning, whereas with Clean and Tidy, it could look like the hoover hadn't been out in days when I had only hoovered a hour earlier!! What is the best price on it, I paid £6.99 for 10l in PAH.
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I found clean and tidy to be awful! I was really impressed at first but it tracked like CRAZY!!!! :doh: I was just sick to death of finding it EVERYWHERE!!!!
I'll be going back to cats best I think!
Do they sell nature's gold at PAH? I don't think I've ever seen that one.
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What is the best price on it, I paid £6.99 for 10l in PAH.
Whoops. I meant to also say that I think that is average. There are a couple of places a little cheaper online, but it works out dearer with postage.
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Thanks Mollyrock :wow:
Desley, if you buy the 40l bag you will save a few pounds
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From Zooplus? Now I am happy with it, I will happily buy in larger quantities. Must finish the clean and tidy though!!
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Iv not looked around for best price 40l as dont use that much of it
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From Zooplus? Now I am happy with it, I will happily buy in larger quantities. Must finish the clean and tidy though!!
Do you have a Jollyes near you? They do the 40l bags for £24.99
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From Zooplus? Now I am happy with it, I will happily buy in larger quantities. Must finish the clean and tidy though!!
Do you have a Jollyes near you? They do the 40l bags for £24.99
The OKO Plus? Wow, must go there then as I can only get mine at PAH and though its economical to use would like to stock up.
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From Zooplus? Now I am happy with it, I will happily buy in larger quantities. Must finish the clean and tidy though!!
Do you have a Jollyes near you? They do the 40l bags for £24.99
The OKO Plus? Wow, must go there then as I can only get mine at PAH and though its economical to use would like to stock up.
Yep, Oko plus. Only saves a few pounds from the 10l price x4 but every little helps and Jollyes is closer for me anyway :)
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It's worth it though, spacewise. It's easier to store a 40l bag than 4 10l ones in my small pantry, so will be making a trip out there next week.
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i haven't seen a Jollyes unfortunately, must do a store search as that would save me £3 and it would be easier to store.
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I find the OKO to be of best value. I bought 3 bags (10 litre bags) in January, shortly after adopting Capone, and only finished the last bag about 2 weeks ago. I find it so good because you can fill it really deep and just keep scooping out the bad bits and occassionally top up.
Because Capone is now going out (into a catproofed area), I've put the litter trays outside on the decking. So the tracking is not a problem.
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Any opinions on Worlds Best V Cats best? I haven't tried Worlds best before but am intersested in how it compares.
Is it much the same....just more expensive?
Would it last any longer than Cats Best?
Any tracking issues?
Many thanks in advance.
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Any opinions on Worlds Best V Cats best? I haven't tried Worlds best before but am intersested in how it compares.
Is it much the same....just more expensive?
Would it last any longer than Cats Best?
Any tracking issues?
Many thanks in advance.
I like World's Best - it doesnt track as much as Cats Best I found. Its just that much more expensive unfortunately. :)
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Any opinions on Worlds Best V Cats best? I haven't tried Worlds best before but am intersested in how it compares.
Is it much the same....just more expensive?
Would it last any longer than Cats Best?
Any tracking issues?
Many thanks in advance.
I like World's Best - it doesnt track as much as Cats Best I found. Its just that much more expensive unfortunately. :)
Thanks honi. So you wouldn't say it lasts any longer?
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I would say it actually does last longer. Its much finer grained than Cats Best.
Loving those blue eyes in your sig! :Luv:
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I was thinking of giving it a try while PAH have that free delivery offer on. I love Cats Best Nature Gold ;D
The eyes belong to Lacie Blue my Snow Spotted Bengal ;D I love taking photos ;)
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I use Clean n Tidy, but I would say it is a clay litter, although finer than the ones I have used in the past. I like it, but as it is fine, Zi scatters it very well, and I am thinking of trying something else this weekend as am fed up of walking on litter an hour after hoovering - and that is in a covered tray (but with no door, as Mol wont use it then) - cost wise I think it is good.
I've settled for Clean n Tidy (the pink one). Although, yes, it does track a bit, it's easy to brush up quickly each time I do the litter and that seems to prevent it spreading through the house. Otherwise, it's nice on the cats' paws, it clumps beautifully, and best of all it doesn't ever stink. In fact, it smells vaguely pleasant, even if it's been well-used. It may not be the cheapest but it seems to go a long way.
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Worlds best is more expensive and although lasts longer i find it gets an odour quicker than cats best so for me it would get changed more often. It also turns to dusty flour with enthusiastic diggers!
If you wish to try it then get some chick crumb instead, same thing but much much cheeper ( :evillaugh:)
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Many thanks Millys Mum ;D Some great points there hon. I am very happy with Cats Best Gold. I think am i just gonna stick to that till i find somewhere local for the chick crumb( been looking for a while woth no luck)
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I've settled for Clean n Tidy (the pink one). Although, yes, it does track a bit, it's easy to brush up quickly each time I do the litter and that seems to prevent it spreading through the house. Otherwise, it's nice on the cats' paws, it clumps beautifully, and best of all it doesn't ever stink. In fact, it smells vaguely pleasant, even if it's been well-used. It may not be the cheapest but it seems to go a long way.
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I find the Cats Best OKO Plus easier to sweep up than the Clean and Tidy - I have carpet in my room. i am going to use the rest of the Clean and Tidy with Sam and Kizzy and see how htey cope - last time I had it in the kitchen, it was with a blind foster, so i couldnt complain about sweeping twice a day.
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Well I bought some oko in PAH yesterday. I put some in the tray last night (added a bit more than I intended) and Mosi was very unsure and took 3 investigations of it before he would condescend to wee on it. They are using the tray ok but I'm finding that if they don't cover (and Jaffa doesn't) you get soggy puddles and the litter just looks like soggy bits of paper. Of course, I cover it with the scoop before I scoop it up, but it looks pretty gross when I first take the lid off the tray. Of course, I only have a small proportion of oko in the tray at the moment so most of the litter is clean and tidy, so I can't get an accurage picture of how well it will work when I have only oko in the tray. Another thing that's puzzling me is what scoops do you lot use? I dont' have a litter scoop with holes large enough to allow unused pieces of oko to fall through. I can just about manage with the largest one, but some pieces dont' fall through. Usually I scoop up with that and then go over the litter with a smaller scoop to get up any small bits of soiled litter that have slipped through the scoop.
Jaffa is giving me that "what was wrong with the other stuff?" rather puzzled look but he is using the tray so I guess they will get used to it. The tracking is already driving me mad. I'm used to having litter all over the carpet :-[ but somehow tiny grains are easier to ignore than large beige coloured pieces!
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I agree re tracking - it seems to get everywhere and the pieces are large so you can't ignore them :evillaugh:
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My scoops are the 49p ones from PAH - my £9 ones for clay clumping litter are redundant :tired:
I know it tracks as I shampooed the landing and stairs yesterday but found bits of litter on my spotless carpet this morning.
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I agree re tracking - it seems to get everywhere and the pieces are large so you can't ignore them :evillaugh:
Yup - even I can't ignore large beige pieces on a plain, dark green carpet ;D It's not too bad so far tbh though with most of the tracking being near the tray. The mat catches a fair bit. They are still a bit wary of it but are using the tray so fingers crossed they will be ok with it and I can give it a proper trial. I added some more last night so the proportion of oko is increasing.
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I use a large metal spoon to scoop, its all you need to just scoop the clump of wee - theres no point having those slotted scoops, you don't actually want any litter to drop back through, and all you pick up with a spoon is the clump. I think you are finding its pooling because you havent got much in there.
(http://i209.photobucket.com/albums/bb234/scruffyjoe/Miscellaneous/metalspoon2.jpg)
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But surely you scoop up some unclumped litter along with the clumps?
I have about 4 inches of litter in total ;D but obv a lot of it is the clean and tidy and only a small amount is oko. Both my boys, but Jaffa in particular, tend to go at the edge of the tray and Jaffa doesn't cover. So it sort of sits on top in a soggy puddle :sick:
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No, thats the whole point, the spoon just picks up the clump. Tip the tray away from the clump and voila! ;)
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Don't think I could tip the tray and scoop at the same time - I need both hands to tip the tray as it's on the big side and consequently rather heavy when full of litter! Suppose it will be a bit lighter full of oko compared with the clumping clay.
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Zooplus have not got my usual litter in stock. I was wondering if anyone has ever tried Hemp Cat Litter Concentrate. There is not a lot of info about it on zooplus.
http://www.zooplus.co.uk/shop/cats/cat_litter/ecological_litter/29987
Many thanks in advance.
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I think my cats should come to yours for lessons Gillian, I dont know how they wee but I couldnt just use a spoon, it has to be a scoop. I havne't changed litter scoops though.
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I think my cats should come to yours for lessons Gillian, I dont know how they wee but I couldnt just use a spoon, it has to be a scoop. I havne't changed litter scoops though.
Its a huge spoon - a big serving type spoon, not an ordinary dessert spoon, its perfect for scooping, even with big wees like Sam does! ;)
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Molly likes to wee against the side of the tray though, so I dont think it clumps as well with her wees as it should. I currently have OKO upstairs and Clean and Tidy downstairs, and the Clean and Tidy is clumping better out of the two, I dont know what difference there is in the girls wee's, but the clumps do break very easily. I will persevere though as Zia doesn't get as much on the floor as she does with Clean and Tidy.
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Jaffa wees against the side of the tray too and he also does walky wees :shify: so leaves long, thin clumps!
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So far so good though. I've got about a 50:50 ratio now of clean and tidy and oko. Not keen on the tracking and obv can't tell how well it clumps when I have it mixed in with the other stuff (I just get clay clumps with bits of oko in them). Seems an imrovement odour wise though so that must be down to the oko. It also seems to be lasting well as I've only topped up with the oko but the bag seems to be lasting longer than a similar size bag of clay clumping tends to.
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We're still loving the OKO. My Mum says that she gets one from CostCo which sounds similar and is apparently going to pick a carton up for me next time she goes. No idea what it's called or what it's like for tracking (her cat hasn't used her tray in over 6 months now) but I'll post about it when I get it.
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The experiment is going ok and I nearly have all oko in the tray. I now need to use up the remaining clean and tidy though so won't be using all oko for a while. I can't, therefore, judge it properly until that's all I have in the tray. Jaffa has been a bit unsure but he is using it. I still don't like the pee puddles I get when they don't cover or use the sides (it doesn't soak in like it does with the clay clumping). Just looks a bit gross and I wonder how the cats feel about using the tray when it's like that. Obv I cover it before scooping, but I can't do that when I'm not there. I like the fact that it is lighter than clay - I can use the cheap nappy sacks which sometimes gave way under the weight of clay clumps! Tracking is terrible and I'm forever hoovering (not a bad thing though I guess!). I have bought a 2nd bag from PAH and am going to order a 40L bag from zooplus, so I am committed to giving it a thorough trial! Then I'll decide whether to stick with it.
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I find the medium food bags from Wilkinsons the best - 14p for 20 - they are huge so easy to get the used litter in without any spills and big enough to tie up without fiddling.
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I get 100 nappy sacks for not much more than that ;D They are fine for most litter, it's just that if I'm a bit slack at cleaning out the tray :-[ and there are several wees in it, they aren't strong enough for the clay clumps and sometimes split so that I have to double bag. Which rather reduces the saving.
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I use the basics sainsburys nappy sacks, they are scented and cost about 28p for 100
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I use the basics sainsburys nappy sacks, they are scented and cost about 28p for 100
Ditto for me. 28p it was when I bought 3 bags I don't know how long ago, still on bag 2.
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I tried nappy sack but find the big bags so much easier to use - especially with Clapton's wee boulders :evillaugh: