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[shais_mom]

Hi all!
I wanted to AGAIN bring up cat litter. I know this is an exhaustive subject. But here goes.
I have been using Feline Pine since this summer when Moosmom said how great it was. But I don't think she is using it anymore. I thought at first it was the greatest thing since cat nip! Well, then I used another kind called Cat Okay for about a month or so. I wasn't overly impressed with it until I changed the litter back to the feline pine. Then I was surprised that I hadn't noticed it before. I hadn't smelled the wet pine smell before. So I was wondering what litter those of you with multiple cats used. Like Jen, Kelly, Johanna, catcrazylady, Pam, Sandra, et al. Doesn't matter how many cats more then one is multiple!
I had used Tidy Cat for almost a year when I switched to Feline Pine. I was thinking about switching to Fresh step. Does anyone have good luck with this? I am fortunate enough that Kylie is so easy going that she doesn't rebel when I switch her litter.
Thanks for the info.
I don't have a Petco or a Petsmart near. The only options I have are Walmart and PetSupplies Plus.

[Isis_7]

I have 2 cats and use Scoop Away Clean. They have a multi cat formula, but the regular formula works just as good. I get it at Wal-Mart. If they're out of Scoop away, I'll get Fresh step. I think they both work about the same, but Scoop Away is a little cheaper. Hope this helps!

P.S. I tried tidy cats but it did not work at all!! The "clumps" would crumble as soon as the scoop touched them. And it did nothing for the smell!!

[moosmom]

Shais_Mom,

I stopped using Feline Pine because of the little "bug" problem I was having, and the fact that Doogie kept pooping in front of the litterbox. He evidently didn't like FP so I went back to using Premium Scoopable Cat Litter. So far, no accidents!

Pet Supplies Plus has it and it's great. It comes in 20/40/50 lb bags.

[catcrazylady]

We have tried several types and Fresh Step is the one we liked the best. We used Scoop Away for a long time and thought it was fine. One time Walmart was out of it and we bought Fresh Step and I have used it ever since.
We have three litter boxes for the nine cats. I generally scoop in the evening when we get home and again before I go to bed. I try to scoop every morning but that depends on how pushed I am for time.
We also are Walmart shoppers and have little else to choose from that is nearby. If you try it I hope it works ok for you. If you do get Fresh Step make sure you don't throw away the paw points!!! You can save the points and get stuff. I don't remember what now but check it out before you trash the empty container

[luckies4me]

Well I have tried all kinds of cat litter. We use the scoopable kind, Tidy cat for Multiple Cats with long lasting odor control. To me the clumps stick VERY well and I LOVE it! I tried Fresh Step and I hated it. But what I find works best is the CHEEPEST you can buy. Albertson's has great scoopable cat litter, and to me it works better than all the others I have tried.

[jenluckenbach]

Premium Scoopable Cat Litter found at Pet Suplies Plus. I can get a 40 lb. bag for $6.98......no other scoopable can come close in price to that. It is rarely dusty (just an occasional bag) and it must control odor well, as I am always getting comments on how there could not possibly be 15 + cats in the house.

[CatDad]

Right now I am stuck with Fresh Step, not really stuck I like it well enough. It clumps OK and I don't have an odor issue. However, Bob complained when I tried Feline Pine once. I think that Joey is pretty open to whatever.

I may have to look at the Premium Scoopable Cat litter. The type of endorsement Jen just gave is pretty impressive.

[lv4dogs]

Altough i only have 1 cat I have 3 ferrets as well & they all share litter boxes, so i use a combination of kiln dried wood pellets (used to be the ferts litter before the cat came along & since i didnt want the ferts to rebel I just mix them) & tidy cat for multiple cats (i ussually use the kind with immediate odor control) non scoopable though cause the ferts but i have never had a problem with smell or anything. I love my mixture!

The pellets make it kind of scoopable, so i scoop all 9 litterboxes for 1-2 days then on the 2nd or 3rd day I just empty all of them.

[Glacier]

I have eight cats, 9 litter boxes in the house....four with pine pellets, four with scoopable litter. I use the Wal-Mart brand, Special kitty for Multiple cats. Like you, Walmart is my one of my very few options for kitty supplies. I'd love to try Tidy-Cat, but no stores here sell it.

The ninth box is essentially empty. I have two cats with litter box issues and who like to pee on hard plastic surfaces. They had developed a liking for my kitchen cupboard! So I gave them a box with nothing in it. I have to rinse it out everyday, but I much prefer that than cleaning pee of my cupboards!!!

[moosmom]

Jen is right. Premium Scoopable Cat Litter is the best for the money and also has almost NO dust, which is what sold me on it.

[Craftlady]

We use Tidy Cat Scoopable (Long Lasting Odor) and love it. Ocassionally I have crumbling problem, but not enough to make me change brands. Usually when I'm hurry and scoop to fast is when it crumbles. There is no odor unless someone is too lazy and doesn't bury then the odor clears a room.

[Pam]

I used Fresh Step for years and then switched to Arm & Hammer for a while and now use Scoop Away. I don't really see a whole lot of difference. The Arm & Hammer did have a really nice smell but I think might have been a little more dusty. Actually now I go with what is available and what is on sale at this point. Jen, I think I will look for the Premium Scoopable Litter. There are 3 pet supply stores in my area and surely one of them must carry it. With your recommendation and at that price I don't think I could possibly go wrong.

[neko1]

I use scoop away for multiple kitties. Unfortunately I cannot change to a different brand because Neko will let me know he's not having that. We tried changing the brand once, and Neko decided that the living room floor was a more suitable spot for urinating. Of course he stopped doing that as soon as we returned to the scoop away...

[shais_mom]

Thanks for the info everyone!! I am headed to the pet store on Friday and will definatley check out the premium litter.

[NoahsMommy]

We've tried so many of the cat litters out there (Swheat Wheat, Tidy Cats, Corn cob litter, the pine litter from Trader Joe's, those crystal things (EWWW!!!), Albertsons scoopable, even the fancy "Ever Clean...who is made by the same company as Fresh Step)...because if I'm going to have a million cats, my house WILL NOT smell or look like it! I'm a psycho clean freak...

The only thing that we've loved and stayed with is the Fresh Step. Its amazing for all our fuzzies....they all like it and it does a great job with clumping and odor control.

As a validation for Fresh Step....my father-in-law, who regularly voices his objections of our cats ("cats smell"), tells me that he wouldn't know we even have one cat when he comes over.