I know most of these post I am making in the health threads are rather late but since I am new here that is the reason. And I want to let people here know what I think and use..... (PS.. I cant spell good, excuse typos... lol)

I use Tidy Cats litter for multiple cats and have done so for a long time now. With 10 cats we buy it in 35 lb pails!

The only problem I had with it was a problem that happened to me a couple of years ago. I am sensitive to some smells. Anyhow my hubby dumped some fresh litter he had just bought into the litter pan in the computer room where I was. I immeditally started coughing and was having trouble getting my breath so had to go outside and get fresh air. My hubby dumped the litter outside in the yard and we got another bucket of it that was normal. It seems that they had changed the "scent" and all we can figure is that this particular bucket got way toooo much scent in it when it came off the assembly line.

I ended up having to go to the doctor, a throat specialist, and it had given me a chemical burn in my throat all the way down to my larynex. It also killed my taste buds, made my throat sore, and I could only eat soft food for a good long time. It took me about 1 1/2 years before I could taste food right again!! I still cant handle acidic food and really miss not being able to have my V8 juice.

We contacted the maker of the litter (purina) and they said to send in the doctors reports and they "might" pay for my bills. Well naturally in the end they said that was no proof that it was the litter that caused it. I tried to find someone (lab) that could test the litter but no such thing existed. It seems that there are no laws about what is or is not used in cat litter and it is not regulated at all. Therefore there are no labs to test it.

Funny thing is... shortly after my contact with Purina reguarding the litter problem it disapeared from the store shelves for about a week in this area! But we are still using it and have had no other problems with it.

As far as scented candles and so forth go...
My vet says he has had several people bring their pets in with what they say is allergys and after checking the animal out and finding nothing obivous he always asks if they use scented candle. He said most of the owners did use candles and when he told them not to use the candles for awhile the pets problem would go away!

About flushing litter down toilet.....
We are on a septic system here and that is a big NO/NO. What I do is use a small trash can that a plastic grocery bag will fit into. I scoop the used litter and put it in the bag and kind of close up the bag. When the bag gets full I tie it shut and put it in the trash. This works great as it is a cheap, safe and easy way to dispose of it.