[.ca] Feline Pine Cat Litter, 7 Lb

Smells WONDERFUL:
I had seen this cat litter at a kiosk at the Pet Expo in Del Mar, CA and had noticed how wonderful it smells. The litter is composed of smooth, compressed and extruded pine sawdust pellets, shaped like miniature broken dowel rods. The sawdust is a by-product of the lumber industry, which must be convenient for the Florida company that produces Feline Pine, because pine trees grow like weeds in the South. I tried a bag to replace the ordinary silica clay cat litter we had been using for our little cat. It is not quite as absorbent or as fast-drying as clay litter; however, there is far, far less tracking and the sharp odor of ammonia is much less than that with the clay litter. Any "dust" that the pine pellets might have is not at all noticeable, and my little cat adjusted to using it without a problem. As the pellets absorb moisture, they swell and disintegrate into fine, soft sawdust. I suspect my little cat prefers the smooth texture of the pellets and the softness of the sawdust to the old small, hard, sharp clay gravel that got stuck in her paws. The sawdust does not dry as quickly as clay litter, even with daily "stirring", but the woodsy, evergreen fragrance of pine makes scooping much less of a chore. The only drawback to this litter is that the pellets are a bigger than clay litter gravel, requiring a wide-slot scooping tool so you don't dump a clump of pellets into the toilet when you scoop solid waste. The bag is attractive and resealable plastic, but I think paper packaging with a clear window to see the product would entice cat owners to switch. The packaging also says "CHEMICAL FREE..." which is false; our planet is composed of chemicals. H2O (water) is a chemical. It should read "HAZARDOUS CHEMICAL FREE" or "BIOTOXIN FREE". Anyway, I'll be using the old clay litter only to clean up the oil stains in my carport. Now that I've tried a premium litter, I'll experiment with the wheat and corn types to find which one my little cat likes best.

Happy cat, very happy owner.:
I am convinced this stuff is some sort of miracle for cat owners. My cat used to use the compressed, recycled newsprint litter (like Carefresh or Yesterday's News) and I thought that was good, but then I read about Feline Pine and decided to give it a try. Well, there is simply NO SMELL AT ALL. I live in a small studio apartment which I thought was forever fated to smell like a litterbox, but with the discovery of Feline Pine, which absorbs all of the ammonia odor, you don't even know I have a cat unless you see her. The tracking is noticably reduced and there is much less mess. I highly recommend you try this stuff - my cat made the switch with no problem at all, and it's been completely worth it for both of us (my apartment doesn't stink, and she doesn't inhale clay dust.)

Really good product:
We really like Feline Pine Cat Litter, it is a very low maintenance type of product and friendly to the environment.

Pretty picture on the bag but is it worth it?:
While this product is marketed especially for cats,I am not sure that it is prepared any differently than the wood pellets available for horses or wood stoves which sell at a fraction of the cost. $3/40lbs. That is quite a big difference. I recommend you use your own judgment about safety but I have had no problems using the stove pellets.