# Kitty litter recommendations, please?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kitty-litter-recommendations-please/757434>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [June 15, 2016, 4:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kitty-litter-recommendations-please/757434 "2016-06-15T16:21:42Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![Why\_Child](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/b782af/32.png) [@Why\_Child](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Why_Child)\
**Post date:** [June 18, 2016, 8:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kitty-litter-recommendations-please/757434/21 "2016-06-18T08:02:19Z")

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> [@kayT](#):
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> I had this issue when one of my cats had a medical issue and peed huge amounts of urine. Maybe too many cats are peeing in one box?

No more cats than there were before… 😕  
**purplehorseshoe,** would it be possible to put a small piece of carpet remnant in front of the box to catch the litter? Then you could just shake it out, or vacuum it?

Not a loosely woven rug - the illitterate one will drag it in the box :eek: - but a stiff carpet piece? That might stop the litter from rolling.

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**Author:** ![Morgyn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/morgyn/32/3041_2.png) [@Morgyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morgyn)\
**Post date:** [June 18, 2016, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kitty-litter-recommendations-please/757434/22 "2016-06-18T15:10:36Z")

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I used Swheat Scoop until I got an infestation of pantry moths. They _loved_ it, but I didn’t love them. I’ve avoided the grain-based litters since then.

I’m using Feline Pine clumping at the moment. It clumps pretty well but the clumps don’t hold together well during scooping. I’m trying to avoid clay litters as there have been reports that cats can get masses in their stomach from cleaning the litter off their paws. It does a good job of keeping the stink down. I did try the original version, but that was the long pellet type thing, and the cats didn’t like it. I think it hurt their paws.

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**Author:** ![Magiver](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/4491bb/32.png) [@Magiver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Magiver)\
**Post date:** [June 18, 2016, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kitty-litter-recommendations-please/757434/23 "2016-06-18T16:42:17Z")

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> [@Why\_Child](#):
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> I’m going to watch this thread to see what seems to be the consensus. I’ve used Tidy Cats for years. Minor tracking outside the box. My problem with it? It seems in the last year or two, they’ve changed their formula. Instead of the pee clumping up nice, like it used to, it seems more like it … congeals… in the bottom of the box. My cats refuse to cover anything. I have one that scratches the wall, the cabinet, the floor, anything but the litter. (Family joke - she’s illitterate. 😉 )
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> I clean the litter box, and it’s dry on top. But there is an ooey-gooey mass at the bottom of the box. I have to pry it out of there. It’s like tar. It happens with Tidy Cats “Instant Action” and “Multiple Cats.”
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> Does this happen to anyone else? 😕

No. I have a single cat and just started using Tidy Cats 24/7. There are 4 other clumping products they sell and it’s confusing. the 24/7 version is listed under scoop and non-clumping on their website. ???

I haven’t passed judgement on it yet but I really like the way it scoops out. The scoop moves smoothly through the liter instead of having to dig at it like it was hydraulic cement.

It may be possible you switched to a different Tidy Cat’s product and didn’t realize it.

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