20 Best Litter For Declawed Cats (2023 Updated)

I really wanted to like this product because it would help me keep tabs on my kitties’ health, but it was so dusty. That was my biggest issue with it. Every time I scooped it, it left a haze of dust in the air that lingered for way too long.

I tried using a misting bottle with water in it to maybe drop the dust out of the air with the water, no go. The fist time I scooped it I thought, “maybe it will only do this the first time. ” Nope, it was every time.

On top of the dust (which looked like fog that filled the small room I keep the litter box in, the whole way to the ceiling, the room is 10’8″x9′) the odor control was not as good as my previous litter.

I used a clumping wood litter, and will be switching back despite the fact that it tracks through my house like crazy. The price of the 16. 4lb box of my old brand is slightly cheaper than the 6lb bag of the Alpha Paw Genius Litter and lasts a little over a month with me fully dumping the litter box every 3 weeks or so and the box has enough litter to fill the box twice.

I have 2 cats, both indoors all the time. The Genius paws hit about 2 weeks and started to have an ammonia smell from the cat pee, and within days it was obnoxious, even after I had extra scooped it, scooping out most of the litter that was wet and not just the poop.

I dumped the whole box the same day and was glad I had enough of my old litter left from before switching to fill the box. After I dumped the Genius litter, the litter box reeked of cat pee so badly that I soaked it for 15 minutes then cleaned it, then put baking soda in the bottom because it still smelled horrid, before putting the other brand in.

Note: my sense of smell is poorer than most people, and this smell was overwhelming for me. I would have to buy 2 bags of the Alpha Paw per month to have adequate odor control for my two cats, and figure out how to deal with the dust.

There are only 2 things this litter has going for it: the color changes for cat health and that it doesn’t track very much. I have decided to keep a bag of it on hand, just to put maybe a one inch layer over my normal litter once a month for a small health-check, but it isn’t worth it for me to switch.

sadly since my pinky has developed kidney problems, i thought i should buy this litter to verify my initial concerns. the litter was normal at first, and the next use it was blue. after confirming with my vet – she has kidney troubles.

a few weeks into using the litter, i noticed that she had also developed pica – and was eating her litter! silica gel is horrible for cats to ingest! and im grateful that it confirmed my suspicions about her kidneys – but horrified that she was eating this.

so i immediately got rid of it and had to switch back to the paper litter – as its not as harmful if she eats it. otherwise, it was a good litter.

This seemed like a really good idea. I love the potential of the smart litter showing health problems, and hoped that the litter wouldn’t track as badly as my regular litter does. HOWEVER. My 13 year old cat flat refused to use the smart litter, opting instead to do her business OUTSIDE the box on the floor and in other random spots around the house.

She had never done this before. Back to her regular litter. Hopefully you get better results!.

This is a great litter. I have a senior cat with 4 litter boxes. Her normal litter is being discontinued so I needed to find something else. She doesn’t like clay litters and her regular litter is also a recycled paper so I figured we’d try this.

In one of her boxes I mixed this with her regular litter and in one box I used only this litter to see if she would notice a difference, and her other 2 boxes were just the old litter incase she rejected this one.

She seems to prefer the box that is only the Fresh News litter! It contains odors as well, if not better than the old litter, and tracks less as well. The one difference is it’s a light color and it’s harder to tell the soiled litter from the non soiled litter.

My cat always does her business in the corner or edges of her box so the center is usually clean. That makes it easier to see where she went potty. The litter does puff up when it gets wet just not as much as her old one did.

Still, that’s a minor issue and over all, I would recommend this litter. The 25lb bag is about the same volume as the 30lb bag of her old litter and it’s a bit cheaper which is also a plus since she insists on having 4 boxes! The pellets seem to be a little softer even though they are a little bit bigger.

This litter is an excellent choice for us so far.

I got a free sample of Fresh News Non-Clumping Scented Paper Cat Litter. I couldn’t wait to try it out. I loved that the bag was resealable, not allowing the litter to spill out. At first I was worried our cats wouldn’t like it and anticipated an adjustment period.

It is very different from what we used before. However, they jumped right in! The litter pellets are soft and I believe that is why the cats took to it without issue. It definitely masked the ammonia scent of litter box cat urine after use.

However, it took a bit for our cats to learn to cover their “solids”. I did find the litter box needed cleaning and refilling more frequently, after each solid deposit. The urine smell did sneak up after a couple days so we needed to dispose of and refill the litter more frequently than with our other litter brand.

Overall I like the natural eco friendly nature of the product and would recommend it.

Why don’t you shred those humongous pellets? So that they in fact absorb stuff. This is by far the worst litter I’ve tried. But the 2nd star is for the concept. I support the idea of an environmentally friendly product.

But it doesn’t serve it’s purpose well. It should be a finer texture because it’s a challenge to sift through and having the cat poop sit on top of it is just unpleasant. It also doesn’t help with the urine smell around the litter box.

I’m actually quite confused what the company was trying to achieve. Are you supposed to wait until all the pellets are completely soaked in cats urine and then toss the whole thing out? I will wait until you shred the thing and then give it another try.

Maybe. I have 5 cats, only one used it, because he doesn’t really care what to use.

Thanks to Bzzagent, I received World’s Best Cat Litter Low Tracking & Dust Control, complimentary, in exchange for my honest review. The following opinions are 100% authentic and my own. So, I have one male cat, who just turned 1.

He’s instinctual and seems like the alpha male type. He’s friendly but very expressive with his feelings, emotions, and aggressions so it was fairly simple to understand his opinions about his new litter, which I think we’re indifferent.

He seemed just okay with it. After this experience with our first unscented litter, I think we both agree that we prefer scented litter, and strongly scented at that! We both really like The World’s Best Cat Litter brand and the litter quality is exceptional.

It clumps really really well and very quickly. I noticed a firm hold just 1 to 2 minutes after urination. Oppositely, Even the smaller chunks that did manage to escape, which weren’t many, were not terribly small and tidious, and still large enough where scooping was possible.

Since the litter was unscented, I could smell some odor but very mildly and this was sort of shocking because I would have thought odor would be constant and strong with unscented litter, so WBCL has some insanely awesome odor blockers regardless if scented or not.

Lastly, dust clouds were completely non-existent and post use trackage was at an all time low, thankfully so because my kitty boy typically produces litter crazed surroundings!.

I started fostering cats this year and have 6 kitties in my home. They do what kitties do and it’s a lot to clean up daily, so I am always looking for products that will help keep things more tidy. My preferred litter is the GREEN unscented type of World’s Best and this new orange litter was offered as a gwp of Orijen 12-lb food.

(Thank you!) At first the most noticeable difference is that the orange litter grains are 2-3x as large. I suppose their logic is that larger grains are heavier and less likely to get stuck on paws, but as anyone who’s stepped on a Lego knows, that’s not true, it just hurts more.

The litter in my post-surgery kitty’s crate has spread both in the 1-inch space between boxes and surrounding 1-ft radius outside the crate. For an animal that does not leave the crate, who is remarkably slow and deliberate when moving/digging, this spread is disappointingly unexpected.

Litter scent has a citrusy tinge after cats have peed, seemingly exacerbating pee odor, however more successful at masking poo odor. I agree with others that the clumping should be better. There is also a lot of pee-odor dust left in the box after scooping, a common flaw I’ve encountered in large-grain litters.

Reliably zero dust in the air as I pour new litter from the bag into the box, the reason I love World’s Best. When I click to Add Photo, it doesn’t show that pics are posted, so maybe I’ll try again later.

Overall I will not buy this orange litter, but I’d still use this instead of clay-based litter.

I am *always* on the hunt for a better cat litter, I mean ALWAYS. In the 16 years I have had my wonderful feline companion, I have shuffled between a dozen different brands, and lines within these brands, and can say with full confidence that I have yet to find one that truly made both me and my cat happy.

Now that my cat has entered his elderly years, he’s more likely to use the litter box without covering his waste and so it’s really important to have a brand that he’s not holding a grudge against. This littler, despite making some promising appeals on the packaging, is not that brand.

As I mentioned before, my cat is on the older side and he does not like pushing around things unless they contain catnip. This litter comes in larger chunks and weights considerably more than the lightweight options we generally go with.

The ‘quick clumping’ claim doesn’t work so well when the waste just sits on top of it. It was also harder to clean out since the chunks of unused litter didn’t quite filter through my current litter box shovel, which isn’t a problem for smaller grained solutions.

With no scent, there also wasn’t much odor control so now that I’m back in the office, I come home to a less appealing apartment at the end of the day. The one thing this litter has going for it is that because it’s too heavy for my cat’s liking, it stays put in the little box and therefore produces very little dust.

Otherwise, I can’t say that I cared much for it (which is a shame since there was a $5 off coupon attached to the bag) and will be sticking with a more fragrant, lightweight option in the future.

All of my cats are a bit awkward haha and each one usually dislikes certain other ones. It’s great because it doesn’t clump so if any of your cats/dogs eat any, it won’t clump and absorb inside them! It also definitely does absorb, I’m guessing the bad reviews must’ve emptied the tray just after it was used.

It goes straight to the bottom and it takes a minute to absorb. It works really well with litter liners. It’s the only one that actually stops smells, as long as you keep it clean by removing all waste.

I sometimes push the top few inches onto another tray because it’s still like new, then replace the dirty bit, lasts much longer. It’s also antibacterial so I presume that is why it doesn’t smell.

I hv no idea why ppl don’t like this litter, its the best one the market, if used correctly, you should never have to change litter brands again. No smells, no messy bottom of the tray, it does last as long as you care for it, i put shake and back on the bottom b4 use and sprinkle some when cat goes in, if you remove the waste as quick as possible there is no odor at all.

Its one of the more expensive litter but its well worth the money, i hv 4 cats and i can 100% say that the litter as never let me down in the 4yrs of using it, i use the ready made bags with the liner and urine collection layer, its awesome and makes life so much easier if you have a few cats, male female kittens, it careers for them all.

However the clumping litter i don’t like of any products, including catsan, its just not for my cats. So hope this totally honest review may give you some confidence to try the product. It does what it says on the tin and if used and looked after properly you will never go back to your old litter.

Hope this is a bit helpful and confident for you to go ahead and try. We all have different options on goods and this is mine on the catsan non clumping litter, whether its bought as litter only or as the complete litter lining and litter together.

Thank you and hope you find i may be right.

This so one of the more expensive cat litters but for my 4 boys it’s the best choice, trust me I’ve tried others but I always come back to this and it’s our cat litter staple. I have one fully indoor cat, and this is good quality, never smells and doesn’t need to be changed every day, if you remove solid waste.

Its Highly absorbent, locks in smells and isn’t as dusty as other brands. It’s not the cheapest but over time it balances out. I have a digger and he loves to dig to Australia everytime he uses the tray, when it’s fresh he takes a litter bath so it can get flicked about as it’s fairly light weight.

Only problem if you step on a stray piece in the dark it’s like stepping on a Lego and hurts in bare feet.

I love this litter. It’s the only litter besides unscented, cheaper litter that I’ve used. It has a very faint scent, but is considered unscented. I just have a sensitive nose. We switched off this because we were concerned about a cat with allergies, but we identified the allergen (not the litter) and we switched back.

We’ve had multiple cats on this litter, and never had a problem with the cats using it. Pro tip- Scoop your litter daily, empty and clean the box monthly, or with multiple cats every few weeks. Have Minimum one box per cat, you may need +1 extra.

Be consistent with your litter or change over gradually. Cats hate change. If your box is clean and you haven’t made changes, and your cat doesn’t want to use the box, consider whether your cat is stressed or just a jerk.

Either way, confining the cat to a room with the box and food and water can help re-train the cat. If you’re still having problems, consider consulting with a vet or rescue for tips. Litter box problems can be medical but the vast majority are behavioral.

Again, clean the box, you don’t want to use a dirty toilet and neither does your cat. I wear a mask when I scoop, it makes it much more tolerable and safe. I wear rubber gloves when I empty it and clean it.

My only complaint about this litter is that the urine cakes with it and if you aren’t careful scooping it cakes on the scoop. That is the clumping action, not the fault of the litter. But if it bothers you try the non clumping.

It also is a little dusty considering it is clay, go figure. Take some of these reviews (which I have not read but am well seasoned on internet reviews) with a grain of salt. Common sense goes a long way.

Also, I don’t like Purina in general because they’re owned by Nestle, which is the worst, but I’m willing to trade my principles for quality cat litter.

I really don’t understand why so many users slam this product because it supposedly doesn’t clump. My wife and I have been using this brand for years, and it clumps just fine. Sure there will be small chunks and pieces leftover, but I think that also happens with the other premium (expensive) brands.

It just takes a little bit longer to get those tiny pieces. The key is to clean the litter box multiple times daily. I do it before leaving for work, and after I return home. Sometimes I may even have to clean later in the evening, but it’s not a hassle at all.

My kitties are not picky, but it’s nice for them to have a clean litter box as often as possible. And by doing multiple daily cleanings, odor is more easily controlled, since you’re removing the bacteria and ammonia that causes the odors in the first place.

I give this litter a 5-Star Rating, and would recommend to any cat owner who wants value and performance.

I used off brand non clumping years ago and it was awful! I bought this as a last resort because the previous clumping litter I bought I developed a severe allergic reaction to. I thought my cats would hate it because I’ve been using clumping for the past several years and it’s soooo dusty, the cats kept wheezing and coughing and scratching their ears.

The cats love this! Even my cat Roady who will pee in the bathtub or our closet if the litter boxes are not to his expectations. Even he loves it. Turns out he didnt like all the clumps in the clumping litter(and I scoop boxes when I wake up, before I go to work, when I come home, while the cats eat their dinner and before I go to bed! I’ve been accused of following them around with a scoop in one hand and bag in the other lol).

It doesn’t do much for poop smell, so I gave it 4 stars because of that. I dont like coming home to the smell of poop. Its fragrance isnt really detectable like it is with their clumping variety when you first pour it in, and I add baking soda just in case.

Also, it’s not nearly as dusty as Tidy Cats clumping litter, and especially not as dusty as Fresh Step clumping!.

After searching and paying through the nose for litter, who knew this would end up being the best my cats have ever used. We have had cats for over 25 years so this is a plus for us. One of our boys decided he wasn’t going to use what I was buying and went outside the box every day unless I had just emptied the crystal litter.

Ever since I started using this, he has used it instead of my floor. All I do is remove the poo and some urine. Add some more, and it does a great job of stopping bad smells. I do not like clumping litter.

It sticks to the paws of my hairy guy, Max. And I also don’t believe it is healthy for cats. Something else I’ve discovered is, it does not stick to the disposable pan or the regular one. It also keeps urine from soaking through.

This litter has afforded us to have two litter pans now. This is a little dusty, but it isn’t like another brand I bought. That stuff flew through the air dusting everything and our cats. For the price of less than $8 for 30 lbs.

, I am super happy to be saving money after spending over $70 a month, and it never was enough. Living on a low income, this stuff is a blessing. Oh, for you that thinks it’s too heavy to carry out, take some out in a small plastic grocery bag and then carry it out.

Our cats are happy. We are happy. What more could you ask for.

This is honestly a wonderful litter, and most complaints lobbied against this litter are due to lack of reading. It does NOT clump, but then again it says that in the title and on the bag. Why in the world you would get it, an then be upset that it doesn’t clump is beyond me.

Though some cat parents consider it essential, there are some cases where clumping litter just isn’t viable, and for my cat-kids (2 out of 4, anyway) it isn’t. So this litter really fits what I need, and it’s virtually dust free which is always a bonus! I don’t really get any fragrance from it, but then again maybe my nose isn’t that great.

Either way, I prefer it that way. I don’t like strongly artificially scented litter, and I doubt my cats do either. And for those who say it stinks. I have four adult cats who have healthy digestive systems – that is to say they go potty an average number of kitty times.

I clean all five of my litterboxes 1-2 times a day and never encounter a smell as long as I do that, and a full change weekly! So, again for me this is an A+!.

I used many different cat litters but found the original Sani Cat Gold worked well, in fact the best. The new style gold cat litter is very much the same s the old style although I do find that it has a smell not that its unpleasant it’s just different.

I make sure that there’s plenty of cat litter in the trays so that nothing sticks to the tray base, too little little will result in concrete spots! Theres no dust at all so no white film on counter tops! It clumps well and although expensive it saves money long term because you’re not wasting loads of litter that the cats kick every where and then it’s all wet.

If you have an avid kicker of litter it will fly out of the box but so do all others. I’m very satisfied with this product and so are my furry girls.

Having 3 indoor fur babies, we go through a lot of litter. One being very fussy with her litter, we have tried tried various brands and types of litter over the years and finally found one that ticks all our boxes and she loves.

This litter lasts longer than most on the market with it being soap scented it also has the best odor control. All our cats are happy to use it and the price on petshop. com is the the best value for money I’ve found online and in stores.

After previously buying from a well known pet retailer, I’m now saving money and not struggling to keep up with my litter supply. Delivery comes in boxes protecting the bags from damage in transit and is delivered in good time right to my door.

What was the point in changing the original Sanicat Gold? My cats have used this for years, since swapping to this new stuff they have gone to the toilet outside of their tray on multiple occasions. I have NEVER had toilet issues with either of them before this.

This stuff absolutely stinks – no odour control whatsoever so the tray absolutely reeks of cat wee. No wonder they have absolutely no interest in using it. Please bring back the old stuff.

One of my cats and myself is allergic to the dust in regular clumping litter. Also got tired of having litter everywhere and the dust covering every surface. So I’m mixing yesterdays news into my usual litter to switch cats over slowly.

One box is completely switched and the cat has no problem using it. Litter doesn’t get dragged all over house and there is no dust when they scratch in box. On the negative side, it needs to be changed out completely every two days since it does not clump or it will smell.

I scoop out solid waste every day. I only put enough to cover the bottom of box since it gets dumped every other day. I would rather do this then clean up litter from every surface every day. Not to mention I can breathe better.

Bottom line for me it’s worth it to dump every two days verses scooping a clumping litter. If you don’t like dust everywhere and litter on your floor and in your bed this product works great for that.

So from the get go I loved the idea of this product! Sustainable, recycled—all the green things. But once I opened the bag and spotted the pellets I thought for sure my cats would snub this litter. One cat being 19 years and 7 months and the other being 8.

My puffs have been known to opt for outside (we’re on a farm in a rural area) rather than deal with a litter they dislike. They proved me wrong! Since the pellets were so different and for the purpose of testing for a review, I put a heavy layer of these pellets over top of their current litter in one half of their over sized Kitty Go Here litter box and kept another box with just their old litter.

This allowed them to get accustomed to the litter and for me to see which litter they chose. The first few days, nothing happened, but within 2 weeks (thank goodness the Purina trial gave us a few weeks) they were choosing the pellets almost every time—all but once or twice.

I was glad to have a thin layer of the classic litter under the pellets since the pellets didn’t absorb all urine. Plus, the old litter clumped and helped me know where the cats used the bathroom—otherwise I would have had zero idea where the cats urinated.

At no point did either of my cats have a bowel movement on this litter, so they apparently didn’t feel comfortable with the litter for that. But they did start urinating in their litter box more often.

Lastly, I had been on the search for super soft litter for my 19 year old cat when she began using the bathroom right outside of her litter box. Researched the reasoning for this behavior and a vet’s blog stated it could be due to the cat’s skin on her paws thinning and litter causing irritation or due to the litter box opening being too high for her to enter.

We tried the super fine wood chips and some clay options, but I feel like the mix of the clay and the pellets will be our new go to. Once I changed the litter and to a larger litter box with a lower opening—zero accidents.

I like that this litter provides another soft litter option and that my cat is comfortable with these pellets. Plus, there is very little mess and no dust! Update: I knocked one star off my review. A bit more time with the pellets proved to be a mess.

My cats decided they didn’t like them and a few burst into a soggy mess. It must have been a learning curve for me with the product, but either way I fell out of love with them and so did my cats. We are back to their old litter and the pellets are gone.

It’s not perfect. I tried different pine clumping litters. The smell of pine was nice because I like that smell. It seemed hard for little paws to walk on. I’m getting a kitten soon and I wanted something that would have a softer feel on their little paws.

I’m also trying for natural alternatives rather than clay litters. The pine was larger pieces that don’t really fall through the scoop well. So I scoop more than necessary but I’m finding I also do that with this paper litter.

It seems to me as though the paper is softer than pine and also will be more cost effective than pine. So I’m choosing paper. I haven’t found a “perfect” natural litter option but this paper works good enough for what I want.

I would give negative 100 stars if I could. Purchased Tidy Cats as a substitute when I couldn’t buy Member’s Mark cat litter & I as well as my cats absolutely hate Tidy Cats litter. It does not clump at all & when you try to scoop the pee spots it just breaks apart leaving it all in the litter box so we end up having to ladle it out so the ammonia smell doesn’t get too strong.

I will never buy Tidy Cats again! PLEASE BRING BACK MEMBER’S MARK CAT LITTER!.

I got this litter because my friend uses it, and thought it would be good to try. I just got the litter and the pads so I didn’t have to commit to the whole system. I like that it’s easier to clean up, and because I’m taking my kittens on adventures, we need a litter box in the car.

It’s easy to just clean the poop out as it happens, then just change the pad and the litter when it gets gross (about a week with the pad, 1-2 weeks for the litter, when two kitties are using part time for travel).

Pros are the reduced/little smell, not having to change the litter as often, and not having to deal with big messes (less likely to track out of the box, and easy enough to just throw it back in)—immensely helpful as it relates to a travel litter box.

The biggest con is that I really don’t want to have to buy an entirely new litter box just to use this litter—I already have enough boxes. It works okay with one of my sifting litter boxes, but it still falls through and gets stuck in the gaps—more so with the other sifting box.

I wish that they would sell a mat option that could be inserted into existing sifting litterboxes. I will probably eventually invest in the litterboxes, but they are super pricey, so that would have to be worked into the budget down the road.

I have 3 cats, 3 cats equals a minimum of 4 litter boxes. I have struggled with traditional, clumping litters for years. The smell was always awful and it made a huge mess. Even using a litter mat under the box I still had to sweep daily because my cats were tracking it everywhere! A friend recommended the Tidy Cat Breeze system to me about a year ago.

I replaced one of my litter boxes with it to give it a try. Holy cow! What a game changer! My cats love it and they don’t track these pellets around my house at all. Occasionally a couple of pellets will get knocked out of the box but they are easy to see and pick up.

I have replaced all of my litter boxes with these. It even replaced my Litter Robot 3 because this system works so much better and is easier to clean. I’m not sure how they would work in a traditional litter box because the pellets aren’t as absorbent as clumping litter but with the Breeze system there is an absorbent pad in a tray below so that’s not an issue.

These litter pellets also have almost no dust, they don’t bother my asthmatic son at all so now I have help cleaning the litter boxes. YAY, Breeze Litter Pellets!.

Please note that these pellets work as part of the Breeze litter system. The box has a slotted tray that gets filled with these pellets. Beneath the slotted tray is a solid tray with a pee pee pad. The urine passes right through these pellets onto the pad below.

The feces stay on the upper level. This system is so much cleaner than clay based systems. There are several pellets that escape the box daily. Easy to grab with a tissue and throw out. The old clay system left debris everywhere.

I will say that if you’re calculating a strict budget, calculate more than the description given. I find I have to change the pad twice weekly, not once and I have to use the 7lb bag of pellets, not the 3.

5lb, but then it lasts a week and a half. The other consideration is that this system is flawed if your cat develops diarrhea. In that event, the feces flows through the pellets and is very difficult to remove from the slots.

Overall, I still give the whole system/brand five stars. It’s a huge improvement over the old way.