Scat Cat Litter Odor With Fine Pine
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Pet cats are house-trained to use a litter box when they are unable to go outdoors to relieve themselves. The litter box is bedded with a material to catch the cat's urine and feces. This is called cat litter in short. The cat litter in general use is very much like clay and is called clumping. Cats get used to this very easily and quickly because that's their natural habit. There is one drawback in the use of litter boxes and traditional clumping - the odor from the litter box is nauseating! Till the owner doesn't remove the cat litter, the odor just won't go away. But help is at hand in the form of a brand new type of cat litter - pine cat litter. This litter is made up of pine pellets which absorb moisture and trap the cat's solid waste. The natural odor of pine is very refreshing and it masks that of the cat's droppings.
The shelf price of this new variety of cat litter is twice that of traditional varieties of cat litter. But the new product proves to be cost effective since it absorbs twice the amount of moisture compared to the ordinary variety. So there is really no increase in your monthly expenditure on this account.
The pine cat litter is facing a severe acceptance problem - from Mr. Tibbs himself! Most cats find the pellets strange and unnatural. The pellets are not as easy on the cat's feet as the other litters are. So cats shy away from using the pine pellet litter.
But "show me a problem, and I'll show you a solution" seems to be in my blood! My suggestion is to replace a handful of your usual cat litter with a handful of pine cat litter. Watch your cat's reaction. If he shows reluctance than continue with a handful of pine cat litter. If he appears to be getting used to it, increase the portion of pine cat litter from one handful to two handfuls, simultaneously reducing the portion of ordinary litter by a similar amount. Continue at this level, till your cat gets used to it and uses the box without a fuss. Now up the portion of pine cat litter. Do this until the whole cat litter is 100% pine cat litter. Of course, if Tabby is not persuaded to convert to pine, then you'll just have to put up with the odor of the mess, that's all!
If the odor from the cat's litter is driving you round the bend, and you've made up your mind to use pine cat litter, then do what many other owners are doing. Fill the litter box with pine cat litter, and then put down a surface layer of your cat's favorite litter. This way, your cat is satisfied and so are you!
Hardly have we worked our way around problem #1, than problem #2 crops up. It appears that pine fragrance is not very popular with cats. Now that's something that we can't do anything about. After all you're using pine cat litter solely for its fragrance, and there's your cat wrinkling up its nose at the very idea! That apart, pine cat litter is completely safe for your cat. All toxic substances have been removed from the cat litter.
An added advantage is that pine cat litter can be composted. Just remove the cat's poop from the litter and that's it! So the pine cat litter wins brownie points for eco-friendliness to boot! You can distribute the compost in your backyard garden, or to your friends.
The ball really is in your cat's court... depending on whether it likes the pine litter or not! If it does, then you're looking at a home that's free from that very distinct odor, that too at negligible cost. If not, then you'd better get a nose mask while you replenish the litter box with the litter that Mr.Tibbs favors!
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