I use equine pellets? Used for bedding in stalls. Pellets a little bigger but cats don't seem to mind 6 to 7 big ones at an orschelns or tractor supply. I think 40 lb bags. Could be 50. Or Woody Pet, same thing. Take care everyone Marcia
Sent from my iPhone On Feb 10, 2012, at 7:43 PM, <dlg...@windstream.net> wrote: > Are the pellets hard like Feline Pine? I tried it an my guys did not like > the pellets. The went outside the box just to show their displeasure.. I am > now using Worlds Best Litter which is ground corn and corn cobs. It has the > same texture as clay but is much lighter to carry, biodegradeable and I don't > think as dusty as clay. It is a bit pricey, at $13.95 a bag and with 7 cats, > I go thru a lot of it except in nice weather when they get out for an hor or > 2 a day. Also, does it make a fairly hard clump? I have Dee who feels it is > necessary to cover after everyone else and she is obsessive about it. By the > time she comes out of the box, sometimes the clumps are broken up which makes > it hard to sift out the used litter. She will get so noisey scratching in > the box she even wakes me up. This sounds great, especially the price as the > 50 pound bag would equal 3 bags of Worlds Best. > ---- Georgetta Brickey <gebr...@hotmail.com> wrote: >> >> Hi folks, >> >> I usually just read and learn here since I foster bottle baby kittens for a >> local rescue and have only had one kitten confirmed positive for FeLV out of >> hundreds fostered. >> >> I use pelleted chicken feed as litter for kittens learning to use the >> litterbox. At that age non-clumping clay litter should always be used since >> kittens learning to use the litterbox sometimes "taste" the litter or play >> in it, or get it stuck between their toes. I learned about using chicken >> feed instead a few years ago at the yahoo orphan kittens list group. >> >> You can buy it in 50 pound bags for around $16 per bag. I use the "laying >> hen pellets", but other people use the crumble which is more sandlike and >> much much messier! The pellets are the same size and shape as "yesterdays >> news" litter, but the big advantage for me is that the litter clumps very >> mildly - enough that I can scoop out pee clumps. Since it is chicken feed, >> if they eat it... no big deal. >> >> Hope this helps someone! >> >> Georgetta in Ventura >> > > > _______________________________________________ > Felvtalk mailing list > Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org _______________________________________________ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org
