Tidy Cat Small Spaces

[Tubby & Peanut's Mom]

Originally posted by catnapper
Now my only problem is "do I love it enough to justify the 3 times cost differential?" I get 50 pounds of clumping litter for $7 from the rescue. I paid $8 for the little 20 pound jug of Tidy Cats.

Kim, that's why I'm only going to use it in the "small space" litter boxes. Why not just use it under your desk and use the shelter litter in the other boxes? That would cut way down on the cost.

[catnapper]

Originally posted by shais_mom
did the smell bother you?

Nope, it smells great. Only problem is that its a citrus smell (at least thats how I think of the smell... light and citrusy). Harry was not too thrilled with it, but DID eventually use it. You should have seen him... in the box, out of the box. Sniff the box. Walk away, go back, in and out, sniff. It was a 20 minute dance he did til he approved the box. So I'd think some of the more "sensitive" cats might not use it because of the citrus smell. I wonder WHY they used citrus when its a known scent that cats dislike.

Debbie, I think I will use the litter in two of the boxes - both are in my office (under the desk and in my closet) the other 4 boxes will still contain regular litter. The ones in my office are the most used and the ones that have had the odor issues all summer. Lucky me, I get to spend the majority of my time exactly where the majority of the problem exists.

[shais_mom]

Originally posted by catnapper
I wonder WHY they used citrus when its a known scent that cats dislike.

I thought the same thing!

[Tubby & Peanut's Mom]

Originally posted by catnapper
I wonder WHY they used citrus when its a known scent that cats dislike.

I never thought about that! Does make sense, but I think maybe they created it for our noses, not kitty noses. After all, it's our hard earned money that pays for it.

CJ did a modified version of Harry's box dance too. The first time he sniffed it, he walked away. Then he must have realized he had to go worse than he thought and he didn't want to go all the way to the basement so he came back, sniffed again, ever so ginegerly put a front paw in, as soon as the paw touched he flicked it, scattering litter everywhere then put his paw down and ever so gingerly put the other paw in. It probably took him 5 minutes to get in the box, but then he was done and out in a flash - before all the evil litter monsters could get him I suppose.

Peanut? She just runs right in, squats, does her business then runs right out. She's just too funny these days.

[Lisamb]

I was using Tidy Cats and didn't care too much for it so I tried several other brands and ended up liking Arm and Hammer with baking soda for multiple cats. It clumps good and keeps the smell gone. Being pregnant I leave the cat box cleaning up to my 7 yr old son and he hates doing it so it is like a day and a half or two days before it gets cleaned and I have never smelled my cats.

[catmandu]

WE DONT REALLY HAVE TIDY CAT,UP HERE IN CATADA,AT LEAST,AT THE STORES,WHERE I GO TO.
THE WAL MARTS,ARE A BIT,OUT,OF THE WAY,AND REQUIRE TWO BUS TRIPS.
IF,I SEE,IT AND ITS A GOOD PRICE,I WILL CERTAINLY TRY,IT OUT.

[catnapper]

I emailed Tidy Cats today and asked why they'd use a citrus scent, and this is the response:

Thank you for contacting Nestlé Purina PetCare Company.

We appreciate your contacting us, and expressing your feelings. Please know
that they are important to us. We would like to assure you that your
comments will be noted, and reported to the appropriate individuals in our
Company. We feel certain that careful consideration will be given to them
and any others we might receive.

Additionally, please know that the fragrance in the Tidy Cats Scoop(r) Small
Spaces(tm) is a cucumber melon fragrance.

We are most anxious to restore your confidence in our products. Thus, we are
mailing a complimentary coupon for your use. Also, to help make up for some
of your inconvenience, we are including several high value discount coupons
we hope you'll use the next time you purchase Nestlé Purina PetCare Company
products.

Again, thank you for visiting our web site.


~~~I weigh 100 pounds and am a super model if that smells like cucumber mellon. I tell ya - Its citrus!

[Laura's Babies]

Rie bought some of this today... Give her time to give it a try and I'll ask what she thinks about it..

[Lightning SuperCat]

I tried several other brands and ended up liking Arm and Hammer with baking soda for multiple cats.

That is the stuff we use. We never get any smell at all!

[krazyaboutkatz]

I think I may have to try this. I currently use Ever Clean. I like it but the scented kind is a little too perfumy for me and the unscented doesn't help odors well. I've been mixing the two together but the scented smell is still over powering at times.

Since I'll have 5 cats soon and I only have 4 litter boxes set up, I think I'll get a 5th litter box and try Tidy Cat Small Spaces to see if it'll work for both me and my cats. I'll let you know how it works but it may be a few weeks before I respond.

[krazyaboutkatz]

Hi, I just wanted to update you about this product. I bought a 20lb jug at the grocery store for $10.99 to try it. Sunny seemed to be the only one that would use it but I love it. The fragrance they use isn't overpowering and it also seems almost dust free. It also clumps very well too.

After about a week, Storm is now using it too and seems to like it. I was at Walmart today and bought 4 more 20lb jugs for $7.12 each. Since I now have 3 litter boxes back in my bedroom, I'm planning on using this litter in them. I still have a lot of Ever Clean and also a large bucket of Fresh Step which I can use in the 2 litter boxes in my living room. I highly recommend Tidy Cats Small Spaces to everyone and I'm very hard to impress when it comes to litter. I've tried almost everything on the market.