What is the best cat litter to use that won't get all over the place?

Question

At first I tried the cheapest they have at WalMart (Cats Pride) and it is like sand and went everywhere....but it kept the odor down.

Now I am using Fresh Step, and it gets tracked out of the litter box just as bad even though it's the clay kind, and it smells a lot worse.

Any recomendations?

I have a rug under it too....

what sucks is I am a college student and don't have a vaccume cleaner...I just borrow one from my friend every other week or so...lol...I would bye one but my mother says my aunt is "surprising me with a really nice one that I'll be able to keep forever" for Christmas...lol...but that sure will help for the next 5 months!

Answer 1

The clumping litter gets EVERYWHERE, including under the covers in bed, don't ask me how.

Clay litters usually track about 4' from the box.

Litter 'pearls' aren't much better.

Yesterdays News is usually large enough to stay in the box -- it's the fact that the litters are being caught between the cat's toes and the big pad that get them tracked outside the box and dropped elsewhere around the house. Unless you've got an energetic 'digger' who flings litter everywhere as they dig a hole to China to do their business in.

You need a large piece litter, and the only type I've seen that keeps close to the box would be the Yesterday's News which is a pellet form of compacted recycled paper.

An extra thing you can do is get rid of the carpet piece and get a piece of astroturf or fake grass type doormats to put where the cat would step when coming out of the box. The vertical 'grass' strands would make the cat spread it's toes as it steps, letting the litter fall down into that mat instead of tracking away from the box. Putting the box into a corner would make it easy to have just 2 small mats or one larger one, to do the job that way.

Answer 2

That is the downside of litter boxes. I put an old carpet down underneath the box for them to track on.It does help alot.I shake the carpet daily and wash it occasionally. They love clean litter boxes and clean carpets. I also use a brand made by arm and hammer.It is a high performance brand and it works for me. You can also use litter liners.That way you don't have to wash out the pan every single time. One last tip for the compulsive cleaner is to put a layer of baking soda down first and also between the liner and pan.
I also like the pans with lids on them.It prevents them from trwing the litter about. Plan on scooping at least once a day for the next 15 years if you are lucky.My cats are 10 and going strong. I love my kitties.

Answer 3

I get the Tidy Cat one in the yellow plastic thing. It comes in forms for multiple cats and odor control. People comment on how it does not smell bad.

As for it being tracked out, it is hard to avoid. Here are some ideas to help. I got a covered cat box with the swinging door. That helps significantly. Underneath I put a 3x3 foot piece of plywood, just to keep it off the carpet. I have it against the wall on the plywood, so most of it is in front of the box opening. I hardly get any on the carpet.

Hope this helps!

Answer 4

I use Tidy Cats with Crystals and it gets tracked somewhat but I think that is just unavoidable with litter and is easily cleaned up. I keep a rug under the litter box and that helps. Buy a dirt devil Kone, it is my new best friend to clean up litter :)

Answer 5

TIDY Cat all the way!! They make the sand kind like you described but also make the clumping "scoop-able" kind that you clean on a regular basis. Also try a deeper litter pan. Its when they jump out that the litter flies out. Buy a new cat pan and start fresh, changing litter frequently...cats scratch the litter to cover the urine/poopy (i am a mom:)) scent! >^^<

Answer 6

I have three cats that share 1 box.I swear by newspaper.I change it everyday and its very easy also it doesn't get any where.Take a whole paper open half and put on bottom then shred in stripes other half. To change just roll it up its easy and it doesn't smell.Every now and the rinse pan out with bleach.rinse well.

Answer 7

feline pine,

but it takes some adjusting