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Name | Date | Lines |
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| 3231.1 | POO! | XNOGOV::LISA | | Thu Jan 11 1990 10:39 | 8 |
| I have a comment - YUK! Percy and Pookie were incarcerated in a
cattery that used sawdust. WHAT A SMELL!!!! Don't do it unless you
have no sense of smell!
Lisa plus P&P.
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| 3231.2 | | MVSUPP::SYSTEM | Dave Carr 845-2317 | Thu Jan 11 1990 11:48 | 5 |
| re .1
..the smell of the wood-based pellets is "pine-fresh" according to the
blurb in Cat World... Perhaps it's different to just using sawdust?
*DC
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| 3231.3 | It's good stuff | CHEFS::GOUGH | | Thu Jan 11 1990 15:41 | 8 |
| Dave,
I have started the wood pellets litter, the brand called Tact, and
I much prefer it to the Fullers earth; clean, easy to use, and no
smell. Also, it's biodegradable and you can just put it on the
garden.
Helen.
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| 3231.4 | My pets share...... | BOOVX2::MANDILE | | Thu Jan 11 1990 19:38 | 10 |
| Having 4 cats using litterboxes, I found I
was running to the store for litter and spending
$$$$. I have a horse, so I started using some
of the sawdust for his stall mixed in with the
cat litter. It works great and it cut down on
the $$$ at least 75%.
(I use the scented type litter, though)
Lynne
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| 3231.5 | How do you scoop the damp bits out..? | MVSUPP::SYSTEM | Dave Carr 845-2317 | Fri Jan 12 1990 11:19 | 11 |
| re .3
How do you remove the soiled (wet) bits? I have now got some wood-based
(Smart Cat brand), but find that the pellets have a tendency to collapse back
into sawdust when wet. This makes it more difficult to remove than the
clumps of fullers I'm used to.
re .4
I'd wondered about the cost...
Thanks for the inputs
*DC
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| 3231.6 | Mine use it all the time | IOSG::PRICE_BUDGEN | | Fri Jan 12 1990 11:52 | 10 |
| I find the wood-based litter is fine. You don't need many pellets - just enough
to cover the bottom. You don't scoop out the damp bits - the pellets break down
over a few days into a fine sawdust and absorb the wetness with no smell. You
can't leave it for too long without changing but it is very economical. The
solid bits you do have to scoop out but the few pellets in the bottom of the
tray soon swell to a couple of inches in depth. I've never had any problems.
Avril
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| 3231.7 | Where do you get it from? | IOSG::THOMPSONR | with an IQ of a demented grape..... | Mon Jan 15 1990 08:00 | 3 |
| Any idea where we can get the wood-based litter to try it out here in
the UK? I don't get the magazine Cat World.
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| 3231.8 | Try a real Pet Retail outlet | MVSUPP::SYSTEM | Dave Carr 845-2317 | Mon Jan 15 1990 12:04 | 7 |
| 3231.9 | Wood-based Cat Litter - Good | SHAPES::HEATHT | | Mon Jan 15 1990 14:50 | 20 |
| 3231.10 | Well, here goes... | MVSUPP::SYSTEM | Dave Carr 845-2317 | Wed Jan 17 1990 12:12 | 11 |
| 3231.11 | | SCRUZ::CORDES_JA | Set Apartment/Cat_Max=3 | Wed Jan 17 1990 19:57 | 13 |
| Horror story:
I attempted to change the litter I use from Johnny Cat to Good Mews
(sort of recycled newspaper in pellets). I was shown in terms I was
able to understand (a pile left next to the litterbox) that this was
unacceptable. I rushed right out and bought a bag of the regular
litter and all was fine. A similar thing occurred when I tried a
wood-based (looked sort of like large chunks of sawdust) litter. I
have since learned that if it isn't Johnny Cat it darned well better
be Tidy Cat or Kitty Litter brand. Nothing out of the ordinary for
my crew.
Jan
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| 3231.12 | messages | FORTSC::WILDE | Ask yourself..am I a happy cow? | Wed Jan 17 1990 20:02 | 6 |
| Re: changing the litter
I don't know HOW it was done...but when I changed from Tidy Cat to another
litter, I ended up with a pile of the litter on my bed! The cat box is
across the house from my bedroom! I changed back and the litter never
reappeared on my bed. They do communicate well when they have to.
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| 3231.13 | So far so good... | MVSUPP::SYSTEM | Dave Carr 845-2317 | Mon Jan 22 1990 07:23 | 3 |
| They've now had only wood-based for 36 hours, and so far no horror
stories. Another recommendation from me... it really is better.
*DC
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