Tubby & Peanut's Mom
11-17-2004, 10:24 AM
With all the talk lately about different litters, I decided to experiment with a few and eventually found one that I think is a keeper. It's from PetSmart and I think it's their "house" brand. Exquisicat is the name brand and I bought the unscented one.
Now for the story, I had been using Tidy Cats for multiple cats for years and years. Never had a problem with it, but Peanut has not pooped in the litter box for years either. She pees in it - no problem - but evidently preferred the basement floor for poop. This was no problem since it's an unfinished basement. Then everyone here started talking about how Tidy Cats doesn't clump that well and I thought "Hmmm...." I had only ever used Tidy Cats as a scoopable and had never tried any other brands. I have to agree the Exquisicat clumps much better than Tidy Cats.
Also, and this is the most important, I LOVE the fact that it is unscented! I could not stand the fake perfumey type smell the other brands use and I always wondered how the cats could stand it since there sense of smell is supposedly better than ours. Well....evidently Peanut couldn't stand the smell either, and that's why she was pooping outside the box! I've slowly been introducing the new stuff, and now that the boxes are 100% Exquisicat and 0% Tidy Cats, she is back to pooping in the box!! :eek: I couldn't believe it, and I'm so happy! Also, the Tidy Cats was really sticking to Tubby's butt a lot and I had to keep brushing his butt to get it off, but ever since the Exquisicat is 100%, I haven't had to brush his butt once, and I'm so happy!
I never really knew what a big difference the right litter would make. But now you can count me in as an endorsement for Exquisicat Unscented Scoopable litter! Oh, and another good thing is that it's cheaper than Tidy Cats, so it's a win-win-win all the way around! :D
Oh, and I tried to find it online, but it didn't seem like they have the same exact stuff online. :rolleyes: I have found it in two different PetSmart stores so I know they carry it in the store, but I couldn't give you a link to check it out online.
Now for the story, I had been using Tidy Cats for multiple cats for years and years. Never had a problem with it, but Peanut has not pooped in the litter box for years either. She pees in it - no problem - but evidently preferred the basement floor for poop. This was no problem since it's an unfinished basement. Then everyone here started talking about how Tidy Cats doesn't clump that well and I thought "Hmmm...." I had only ever used Tidy Cats as a scoopable and had never tried any other brands. I have to agree the Exquisicat clumps much better than Tidy Cats.
Also, and this is the most important, I LOVE the fact that it is unscented! I could not stand the fake perfumey type smell the other brands use and I always wondered how the cats could stand it since there sense of smell is supposedly better than ours. Well....evidently Peanut couldn't stand the smell either, and that's why she was pooping outside the box! I've slowly been introducing the new stuff, and now that the boxes are 100% Exquisicat and 0% Tidy Cats, she is back to pooping in the box!! :eek: I couldn't believe it, and I'm so happy! Also, the Tidy Cats was really sticking to Tubby's butt a lot and I had to keep brushing his butt to get it off, but ever since the Exquisicat is 100%, I haven't had to brush his butt once, and I'm so happy!
I never really knew what a big difference the right litter would make. But now you can count me in as an endorsement for Exquisicat Unscented Scoopable litter! Oh, and another good thing is that it's cheaper than Tidy Cats, so it's a win-win-win all the way around! :D
Oh, and I tried to find it online, but it didn't seem like they have the same exact stuff online. :rolleyes: I have found it in two different PetSmart stores so I know they carry it in the store, but I couldn't give you a link to check it out online.