AJs Best Friends Purebred Cat and Small Dog Rescue

Understanding what cats look for in a desirable toilet area reveals preferences that are not unlike our own. For example, it must be clean, private and easily accessible. They also have some requirements that are based on their survival instincts: It must contain an easily-raked substrate and it must offer escape potential.

- Cats with long fur don't like to feel closed in. You'll rarely ever see them under the covers, under a chair, or under anything, so give them a litter box without a cover, and make sure the box is big enough for them to turn around in comfortably, and make sure that their hind end doesn't stick out over the edge. We are noticing that more cats are using one box to pee in and one box to poo in. This is true for single cats or cats in a mulit-cat household. It is true for declawed cats as well as cats with claws.

- Use natural cat litters with the Exotic/Himalayan/Persian breed. The less dust the better for their sensitive noses.

The type of cat litter for the litter box is critical to the success of litter box training. Your cat will be most interested in the smell and texture of the substrate (litter). Your concerns may be scoopability, disposability, and odor control. The bottom line, of course, is "will your cat use it?"

1) SwheatScoop Wheat Litter - SwheatScoop wheat litter is perfect for cat owners who are looking for an alternative to clumping clay litters. This litter is flushable (a big plus), scoopable, and biodegradable - an environmentally friendly option for your cat.

2) World's Best Cat Litter - Except that it's pricier than most, World's Best Cat Litter lives up to its name. I have used no other litter for years, and my cats love it. Made of whole kernel corn, this litter is virtually dust-free, safe for kittens, and clumps, so it can be safely used in automatic litter boxes (it's specifically recommended for the Litter Robot.) The natural corn odor is mild and regular scooping keeps the box odor-free, mitigating the initial costs.

3) Nature's Miracle Odor Control Clumping Cat Litter - This cat litter offers the best of both worlds: hard-clumping corn-based litter, combined with the enzyme action of well-respected Nature's Miracle, for "litter-ally odor" free litter boxes. Add flushability for a litter product that is hard to beat.

4) Feline Pine - Feline Pine is made of natural pine pellets, and is dust free (a boon to asthmatics and their cats), non-tracking, and flushable. It's economical too, as the litter only needs changing when the pellets have dissolved - about every two weeks, on average. Feline Pine is non-clumpable, and some cats may find the pellets uncomfortable on their feet.

5) Yesterday's News - Aptly named, Yesterday's News cat litter is made of recycled crumbled paper pellets, and is biodegradable, flushable, and environmentally friendly, but non-clumping. Its softer texture is more comfortable for some cats, and it is suitable for cats who have sore paws from recent declawing. The ink does rub off, so your pretty little white kitty away will suddenly turn an ugly gray.

6) Dr. Elsey's Cat Attract Cat Litter - Sometimes for one reason or another, cats begin to avoid the use of their litter box, or a previously outdoor cat needs to be trained to the use of a litter box. Cat Attract was developed by a feline-only veterinarian as a "training litter." This litter contains a natural herb "attractant" that piques a cat's curiosity in the litter. Although it is a clumping clay litter, it has been found to be very useful in retraining cats to the litter box.

Feline Pine pine pellets World's Best Cat Litter crushed corn Yesterdays News newspaper pellets Sweat Scoop wheat based Citra Max natural citrus Cat Attract natural herbs