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Title: cheapest cat litter
Post by: tan160581 on January 24, 2007, 14:35:31 PM: i have 4 cats and i seem to spend £30 a month on cat litter, i ve used clumping and am now using clumping wood and i use a huge £15 bag in 1.5 weeks
is this normal is this what other people spend o cat litter?

What are yr tips for cat litter,best buys,what lasts the longest in multicat households, or do u use,make yr own

advice would be apreciated

Thanks

Tania
Title: Re: cheapest cat litter
Post by: Kezza on January 24, 2007, 15:30:51 PM: I was buying Catsan because I was recommended it of the keeping the oders at bay but it was costing me a fortune too!!

I've been trying out Tesco's cheapy blue & white stripe stuff at £1.55 a bag... What I'm doing at the moment is using the cheap stuff for most of the tray and then mixing a bit of catsan with it...

All seems OK for the moment!!
Title: Re: cheapest cat litter
Post by: Dawn F on January 24, 2007, 15:31:32 PM: I've got 4 cats and 3 trays and I spend about £20 a month at the moment I am using this from ebay but recently went to a talk by Vicky Hall and she raved about the waitrose clumping which I have just got and it was £3.99 for 5 litres, if my maths is right it should bring litter costs down to £16 per month but who knows! anyway this is the flushable one I have been using from ebay (thanks for Sam for the link!)
Quote from: Dawn F on January 18, 2007, 01:20:31 PM

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Clumping-CAT-LITTER-55lb-25kg-organic-odour-free_W0QQitemZ220072876253QQihZ012QQcategoryZ29853QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
Title: Re: cheapest cat litter
Post by: Marie on January 24, 2007, 16:44:06 PM: I have tried most supermarket cat litters both cheap and expensive and find the cheapest Tesco cat litter by far the best. I have 2 cats and 2 trays and go through about one bag a week at under £1.50 a bag. Tesco is easy to scrape the wet litter out and does not smell. Unlike the Asda one, one wee and it stinks!!!
Title: Re: cheapest cat litter
Post by: Gillian Harvey on January 24, 2007, 16:56:03 PM: I buy chick crumbs at £7.50 for 20kg sack - lasts ages for my 10 (6 trays)

Chick crumbs are clumping - they look and act just like Worlds Best, but soooo much cheaper! I love 'em! been using them for around 8 months now, and just wish I'd found 'em sooner!

I get them from Jollyes, but any animal feed type shop will have them.
Title: Re: cheapest cat litter
Post by: Millys Mum on January 24, 2007, 18:38:47 PM: Hmm good idea Gillian, i hadnt thought of that!
:thanks:
Title: Re: cheapest cat litter
Post by: Michelle (furbabystar) on January 24, 2007, 18:41:17 PM: I use Smartcat paper litter, £7.45 for a 30Lt bag.
I use a bag a week but then i am over fussy and change my trays too many times a day and i prob over load them too lol
Title: Re: cheapest cat litter
Post by: Sam (Fussy_Furball) on January 24, 2007, 18:44:31 PM: The best litter I have found (and we have tried lots) is Wilkinsons fullers earth clumping litter £1.24 for a 10L bag ... no smells and clumps very well.
Title: Re: cheapest cat litter
Post by: Ela on January 25, 2007, 16:35:45 PM: Quote
Wilkinsons fullers earth clumping litter

I cannot stand a fullers earth litter usually. However we occasionally go to peoples homes to feed their cats and recently we went to one house abs they had the Wilkinsons fullers earth and I thought to myself oh! no it will stink when we come back. I have to say it was one of the best litters I have known and there was absolutely no smell.
Title: Re: cheapest cat litter
Post by: Charlie_Bear on January 25, 2007, 16:45:36 PM: I use one large bag (17 kgs) of Worlds Best Cat litter in aabout a month or more with 3 cats, and it's £17 per bag (sometimes I get it for less). It's also flushable, and clumping. So it's basically £17 per month (or more) for 3 cats.

I have just seen this on eBay http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/1-x20KG-PROBABLY-THE-WORLDS-BEST-CAT-LITTER-SUBSTITUTE_W0QQitemZ130069617573QQihZ003QQcategoryZ29853QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
Title: Re: cheapest cat litter
Post by: Kimberley on January 25, 2007, 17:19:22 PM: Quote from: Marie on January 24, 2007, 16:44:06 PM
I have tried most supermarket cat litters both cheap and expensive and find the cheapest Tesco cat litter by far the best. I have 2 cats and 2 trays and go through about one bag a week at under £1.50 a bag. Tesco is easy to scrape the wet litter out and does not smell. Unlike the Asda one, one wee and it stinks!!!

I also buy Tesco Cheapest at £1.75 a bag and it's very good..
Title: Re: cheapest cat litter
Post by: Desley (booktigger) on January 28, 2007, 11:02:14 AM: Might try the Tesco one, I am using TidyCat clumping at the mo, £2.19 for 10l and it used to last 2 weeks, only just started on it again (different cats now)
Title: Re: cheapest cat litter
Post by: Kelly on January 28, 2007, 11:48:06 AM: Tesco's cheapest one is actually 95p for 8litres at our local tesco at the mo!
Title: Re: cheapest cat litter
Post by: Queen-Penguin on January 28, 2007, 13:57:53 PM: I use the Tecso Value stuff. 95p for 8L(although last week it was £1.19)... I'm not a cheapskate! I am just exploring my options! Might try something else eventually.