I had three cats when I tried the crystals alone, and I did *not* like the results at all.? The crystals yellowed and smelled horrible before a week was up.? They just didn't work for me at all; however, with the suggestions you guys? had, I tried mixing my Tidy Cats with crystals (I split a bag of crystals from Wal-Mart between three litterboxes and the rest Tidy Cats) and I really think it helped a lot.? I think I'm going to try sticking with that combination for a while!
-----Original Message----- From: Marylyn <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Sent: Tue, 6 Nov 2007 8:28 am Subject: Re: Litterboxes Even some of the litter companies mix the crystals and scoopable.? I just prefer to do it myself so I know what is what (and it is cheaper).? I have gone all silica with a cat and it was great.? Aside from scooping out the poop regularly the litter didn't need to be changed as long as it was absorbing urine (about a month with this guy).? And no urine odor.? But, for a lot of cats????????? ? ? ? ? ? ? ???????????????????????????????????????????????? If you have men who will exclude any of God's creatures ???????????????????????????????????????????????? from the shelter of compassion and pity, you will have men who ???????????????????????????????????????????????? will deal likewise with their fellow man. ????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? St. Francis ----- Original Message ----- From: catatonya To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Sent: Tuesday, November 06, 2007 1:58 AM Subject: Re: Litterboxes I'm going to try mixing some.? I thought it should be all or nothing with the crystals.? And I can't afford to go all crystals. thanks, t Marylyn <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Sorry.? silica pearls or crystals...............I'm building a house and my mind wandered from litter to caulk to flowers.? ? Dixie doesn't like the pearls.? They get stuck under her nails and in her paws.? They don't hurt but they aggravate.? She is fine with the crystals.? I wish she would use them without the A and H but they make a lot of noise and that upsets her.? ? ? ? ? ? ???????????????????????????????????????????????? If you have men who will exclude any of God's creatures ???????????????????????????????????????????????? from the shelter of compassion and pity, you will have men who ???????????????????????????????????????????????? will deal likewise with their fellow man. ????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? St. Francis ----- Original Message ----- From: catatonya To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Sent: Wednesday, October 24, 2007 2:25 AM Subject: Re: Litterboxes silica gel???? Marylyn <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Try the silica gel.............I mix it with the A & H scoopable and it works wonders.? I use Rubber Maid 18 gallon boxes or something similar too. ? ? ? ? ? ???????????????????????????????????????????????? If you have men who will exclude any of God's creatures ???????????????????????????????????????????????? from the shelter of compassion and pity, you will have men who ???????????????????????????????????????????????? will deal likewise with their fellow man. ????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? St. Francis ----- Original Message ----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Sent: Friday, October 19, 2007 2:13 PM Subject: Litterboxes Ok, guys, as you know, my cat population has grown to four.? With that comes an exponential number of litterboxes (three currently, thinking about upgrading to four), and well, honestly, litter is getting a bit expensive with all the other costs.? I'm curious about what you guys use?? Right now I use Tidy Cats scoopable litter, and the Tidy cats litter deodorizer, too.? I've also been changing the boxes out completely every week (at least every other week).? This gets expensive, especially considering it takes a box and a half to fill three boxes every week.? The problem is if I don't change the box out every week, it starts to smell, and one of the litterboxes is in the guestroom. :(? ? So my question is, what kind of litter do you guys use, and what protocol do you use to keep the odor to a minimum???What are the differences?in scoopable versus non-scoopable?? I'd appreciate any opinions on the matter. :) ~Michael See what's new at AOL.com and Make AOL Your Homepage. ________________________________________________________________________ Email and AIM finally together. You've gotta check out free AOL Mail! - http://mail.aol.com
