cat litter question

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What cat litter brand or style would you recommend? My two cats have two boxes, one on first floor and one in the basement. I scoop every day or couple of days, but the house can still smell pretty "catty". I don't like highly-scented litters: stinky cat plus stinky perfume    Don't like air-freshener things, either. They bother my nose and eyes. These can't be outdoor cats due to age, traffic, and the number of wild or roaming cats around here. Thanks. 

[grannyg]

I buy the cheapest, clean daily but I sprinkle the litter with pet carpet powder....keeps odors down

[LauraD]

I used Tidy Cat for years. The one with the blue lid was my favorite. Unfortunately cat litter is the newest product to be "scentified", so it smells more than it used to. I think the brand has an unscented version out now, though.

Fresh Step was the best when it came to clumping, but the stench was unbearable.

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Aug 30, 2018 15:30:55 GMT grannyg said:

I buy the cheapest, clean daily but I sprinkle the litter with pet carpet powder....keeps odors down

Isn't that powder mostly baking soda, only a little granulated? Plain ol' bicarb might cost less. I have emptied a box into the litter pan if I thought it had been open long enough, or had been in the fridge. 

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We use Arm & Hammer "Naturals Clumping Litter." Can't compost clay litter (makes an awful, slippery, stinky mess), but this breaks down well. Doesn't smell of perfumes, sifts easily, breaks down quickly, not expensive.

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Aug 31, 2018 15:11:04 GMT @pony said:

We use Arm & Hammer "Naturals Clumping Litter." Can't compost clay litter (makes an awful, slippery, stinky mess), but this breaks down well. Doesn't smell of perfumes, sifts easily, breaks down quickly, not expensive.

I will look into that. Right now I put clay litter out with the trash. When I lived in the country, I put clay litter WAY out back, but that meant carrying it  It stayed there, piled up, for years. Still there as far as I know. Since I live in the village, it may or may not work to compost used litter, but a degradable one, if well-scooped and well-covered? Maybe.  

[Maura]

There is also newspaper litter. It is recycled newspaper in little pellets. I used to put baking soda on the bottom of the litter pan.

[dustawaits]

Wood pellets are. my favorite , the only kind this cat would use if he cannot go outside. They have no odor.
The pellets swell with liquid and the poor dries.
It is cheaper than most. Very easy to clean . Or compost.

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Sept 8, 2018 15:16:04 GMT dustawaits said:

Wood pellets are. my favorite , the only kind this cat would use if he cannot go outside. They have no odor.
The pellets swell with liquid and the poor dries.
It is cheaper than most. Very easy to clean . Or compost.

And burnable in a woodstove.  I do that daily.  No fuss  once a week I pour the tray into a cardboard box and light it up. 

10bucks for six months one cat!