Is there a technique for switching a cat from clumping litter to crystals?
68472
HI, was not for me, but may be for some cats. Mine, jumped in and did their thing... Love it when they walz in house from outdoors and go to the litter box. I pick their little butts up and put them back OUTSIDE!!! LOL
68473
I have used the crystals as a basis for the non-clumping litter. It keeps the litter odor free, it absorbs the urine in the litter box. I woould ecommend it to anyone who would like to use non-clumpling litter such as Fresh Step and others.
68474
My cats had no problem, Mix the two litters together at first(a little used litter too, so it smells like "bathroom"). Then try using all crystals. If you make the switch gradual they should adapt.
68475
I ran out of kitty litter and found a bag of this on the discount table at my local grocery store, so I snatched it up. I see other people gradually transitioned their cats to this product, unfortunately I did not. She did use the crystals for her bowel movements, but did not bury them, however a few days later I discovered that my cat chose to use the dog bed as her new "litter box" to urinate in. Not happy with that, wish I would have read the recommendations first. But I am too apprehensive to try the crystals again, even if mixing. When using for the first time, I'd suggest keeping a close eye on the box and kitties to make sure they are using the litter box instead of an alternate area. Good Luck! I ran out of kitty litter and found a bag of this on the discount table at my local grocery store, so I snatched it up. I see other people gradually transitioned their cats to this product, unfortunately I did not. She did use the crystals for her bowel movements, but did not bury them, however a few days later I discovered that my cat chose to use the dog bed as her new "litter box" to urinate in. Not happy with that, wish I would have read the recommendations first. But I am too apprehensive to try the crystals again, even if mixing. When using for the first time, I'd suggest... » Read More I ran out of kitty litter and found a bag of this on the discount table at my local grocery store, so I snatched it up. I see other people gradually transitioned their cats to this product, unfortunately I did not. She did use the crystals for her bowel movements, but did not bury them, however a few days later I discovered that my cat chose to use the dog bed as her new "litter box" to urinate in. Not happy with that, wish I would have read the recommendations first. But I am too apprehensive to try the crystals again, even if mixing. When using for the first time, I'd suggest keeping a close eye on the box and kitties to make sure they are using the litter box instead of an alternate area. Good Luck! « Show Less
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Most clumping litters I imagine will work. If I recall they have an "approved" list that I think included most of the major brands.
881979
There is a brush that you can flip down to use. My cat uses a Littermate and her paws drop some litter when she leaps away. The vacuum and brush make her litter area clean. She doesn't shed like a dog does, so I haven't tested for this
1052377
This litter does not clump. I have six cats and use this litter mixed with pine litter in a regular box. All the cats like the crystal litter and even prefer it.
1875365
Yes this is the crystals that are uaws in non-scoop litter. It is put on the bottom of the litterbox and then you put the non-scooping litter on top of it. It is really great and I use it whenever I use non-scooping litter. I am sure once you use it, you will find out what I mean and you will continue to use it.
701008
I use only the Fresh Step crystals add I scoop of the Fresh'n purr cat litter deodorizer crystals to the bag underneath at each changing and that works perfectly. I do complete cleaning every 3 weeks.
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I use this litter and added a litter catcher mat in front of the litter box. The cats tend to drop all the crystals in there when they hop out of the box ( I have a cover on it).
465403
I have two cats, my siamese took to it as soon as I opened the door after running it the first time. My older cat took about 2 weeks to go from his old clumping litter to the Genie. Just leave the old box dirty and right next to the genie, eventually they will start using the clean box over their dirty one. Leave the Genie on manual mode until they are using the Genie for both for at least a couple weeks, then you can switch it to automatic.
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I don't know about crystal cat litter. However, I can tell you, from our experience that this litter box was a total waste of money & aggravation. In less than a week, the sifter began to stick and, not long after, got stuck open. Cats wouldn't use it. We tossed in the trash and went back to plain old covered cat litter boxes. I have nothing good to say about the Catit SmartSift.
774377
I prefer clumping, it is easier to clean from the box, leaving remaining unused in the box. would recommend Tidy cat.
1658480
Yes, it does not work out.. I wanted to too, but the arm that goes thru the litter to clean out the poop, just gets clogged.. then it got stuck, not good... I found that the crystal litter made the urine turn to powder, kind of and sift to the bottom of the litter tray!Hope this helps
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You could, however urine is what clumps and tends to be large clumps. With the crystals, the liquid soaks into the crystals while the solids are raked up under the purple lid. If you use the clumping littler you would need to clean it just as often because there isnt enough room. With the cystals I dont touch the box for at least two weeks and I have two cats.
774378
I prefer clumping. It is so much easier to retrieve your cats waste from the litter box if you don't have an "automated" one.
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Yes. I use clumping litter and it works just fine. As long as the cat doesn't drag out a large chunk of poop or something it will fall through just fine.
477229
This type of litter does not "clump". The liquids fall through the crystals to the bottom and the solids on the top are easy to scoop up. The top of the litter remains drier. You need to use a litter pan liner. I scoop the solids daily and change the entire liner bag about every 7-10 days. I place the entire box in the laundry tub and wash, rinse, dry and refill every other liner bag change. Judy
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Works with any crystal litter...I only buy petco crystal litter....It's cheaper and does a great job..I have 2 cats and I change it 1 per week...If u travel this is the only way to go and it never smells..good luck
2129329
I got the Crystal litter because of the urine clumps getting stuck in the grid. I have mixed it with the other litter and it seems to help my problem. hope this helps