#cat litter pellets

[lastoneout]

We're currently switch my cat's food and litter to try to figure out what's causing this weird mystery allergy she's had for the last like 5 years and I was kinda worried she wouldn't like the new food bcs you never know, but actually she likes it so much it's actually ridiculous. Cuz like when you switch a cat(or dog's) food you have to taper it like a medication, you keep giving them the old food but slowly mix in more and more of the new food while mixing in less of the old, cuz if you don't you can make them sick, and she is SO SO SO mad that I keep giving her ANY of the old food.

Whenever I go to fill up her bowl I first add in the old food and then mix in the new, and while she used to just immediately start eating when I'd pour her food now she just watches me do the first one, sniffs the bowl, and then sits back and stares at me like "uh mother it appears there's been an error" and then when I reach for the other food she looses her MIND and starts shoving her face in my way and meowing and getting all excited and she only starts eating once it's mixed in.

So like, glad she enjoys the new stuff at least!

[l3irdl3rain]

Thank you to whoever sent the cat litter from my wishlist!

[werebutch]

I am kind of a crazy (which means responsible and well researched for most people) pet owner and I have to remind myself that I’m screaming into the void when I come on here to rant about pet owners

[feralfens]

[speed runs thickening the top soil layer in one spot]

[today-i-am-thinking-about]

non-tracking cat litter

[lologoinsolo]

Part 2

Thinking about Simon with a runt of a kitten and it’s barely the size of his palm. Also thinking about the poor cashier that’s stumbling over her words when that hulking man has a kitten fisted in his palm and he just jerks it forward.

“U-Uh, sir, we can’t— I can’t keep that.” His eyes make you shrivel up and you delicately hold the little kitten in your hands. “We uh— the store can’t hold animals we only sell the stuff that animals need.”

He looks at you like that’s not what he’s wanted to hear. Granted you’ve had a couple people come up to try and surrender or drop of their animals like it’s a pound. “I need things for the cat.” He says and you feel like maybe you shot yourself in the foot.

You have a line piling up behind him but no one seems to dare speak up. Why would they when this guy could lay them flat out? Jesus what are they feeding this guy? Steroids and protein powders? You think before swallowing thickly. “I can… I can get my coworkers to—“

“No.” He reaches forward and you flinch when he picks up the kitten and holds it to his chest. “You’ll help.” Nodding off and he starts to walk leaving you dumbfounded and confused. He walks a couple steps before he turns to you with a ‘well?’ look on his face.

You hurriedly grab your pager and call for someone to go through the line while you help this guy. Leading him down the aisle for the litter and you list off the different types. “There’s crystal litter, wood pellets and those are pretty good when it comes to smell. We have tofu litter and that—“

“Does it need something fancy to shit in?” He cuts off the beginning of your speech with a huff. He sounds a mix of annoyed and amused with how you bristle from his remark. You’re tempted to leave, your manager can bitch later about you doing that butttt the kitten against his chest meows and you find that you can’t leave the little thing to suffer because their dad’s a right prick.

“Sir,” you take a breath, “the litter is moreso about preference. Do you want to hide the smell of their… ya know… poop better? Or would you prefer something that clumps or something that’s easy to clean?” You wait… and wait some more before he finally says.

“Pick one.”

You blink at him and he mimics it that bastard. He just stares the entire time you have this little contest. You’re starting to feel like you should’ve called out of work. You knew today would be horrible, your instincts never lie. “Okay,” taking a deep breath and spitefully picking the most expensive and heaviest litter that your store sells. You yank it off the shelf with a groan. If it’s hard for you to lift then he’ll probably have the time of his life having to lug this home. He doesn’t seem to care about the pricing nor the weight though as he grabs the litter from your struggling arms. He shoves the kitten back to your empty hands. “I—“ you stumble over your words, trying to come up with something but he beats you to it.

“Where’s the food she need?” Lifting it onto his shoulders, the muscles bulging as he holds that thing with ease.

“Well she,“ you cough to keep from ogling too much. “Will need some kitten food and maybe some wet food later on. A good kibble would be good to add later on once she gets older,” holding the kitten up gently and her little green eyes blink at you. You prod softly at her teeth to make sure she can handle those foods. You’re hoping she’s not to young or she’ll need kitten formula. You then check her ears and see some red marks. Noticing the little black specs moving about her neck and you cringe. “And a good flea bath. Poor thing,” petting the little baby as you walk off to grab a flea comb. He’ll have to buy it anyways so you’ll make use of it now. You pick at her fur with the comb and squish whatever fleas that you find, you hate those little fuckers. “What’s her name?”

You’ve noticed he’s as silent as a grave this customer of yours. He’s hardly said a peep besides caveman grunts and nods. If it wasn’t for him nearly against your side then you would’ve thought he ran off. That black surgical mask makes him look like he’s something important. Maybe mafia or something possibly dangerous. But… he did come in holding this tiny kitten and isn’t batting an eye at the things you’ve been telling him he’ll need to get for his new pet. Perhaps he’s nicer than your judgement of him is.

You clear your throat, he probably didn’t hear you since he hasn’t tilted his head down. “Does she have a name?” You ask once more and he pulls to a stop, he had came back with a cart earlier when there were too many things for him to hold in his tree trunk arms. It was comical seeing him try to hold a litter box, scratching post, and various foods though.

He doesn’t answer save for the roll of his shoulders that looks like it could be counted as a shrug. You mouth an ‘oh’ before you mind your business. He probably just found her or he’s gonna foster and send her off. Better to not get attached…

You chatter off the things he’ll need to do. See a vet, get her spayed, make sure she has no health problems, the usual things that you mention to pet parents. The little thing in your hands is a curious thing, she wiggles about constantly. Eager to move and escape your hands and arms. Tiny tail flicking about and the meowing and pawing is cute, makes your heart squeeze when he plucks her from your hands and he holds her close. You push the cart along and stop at the toys and bowl aisle.

“Well,” you pull some toys off the shelf, crinkle toys and mouses that should help with those prey instincts. “She’s a sweetheart. I’d probably call her Bailey,” you smile fondly and his brows furrow at your advice. Grabbing the kitten shaped bowls and hurriedly putting them in the cart when you squirm under his eyes. “Oh uh, my brother always wanted a cat named Bailey. It’s a nice name but if you don’t want to call her—“

“Bailey,” he holds her up a little and the kitten paws at his face. Her little nails snag on the fibers of his mask and he pulls them off quickly. “Better than garbage, yeah?” He speaks to the kitten like a human. There’s a crinkle besides his eyes and you realize he’s smiling but when you catch what he said you drop this cactus scratcher you thought he should buy her by accident.

“Garbage?” You look aghast. You’ve heard all kinds of names but never something like that. Quickly picking the cactus scratcher back up and placing it in the piling up cart. “You’d call her that?”

He shrugs his massive shoulders again. “S’where I found ‘er.” Grumbling his reasoning. He glares at the kitten like she’s the cause of his problems. “Couldn’t sleep with’er howling and rummaging about. Made a mess that I had to clean.”

You blink a bit and now it makes some sense why he’s so… snappy? “Well… maybe she knew you’d get her if she was loud enough.”

He scoffs, “she bit and hissed at me.” He rubs his finger over her head and you notice the little red marks on his hands. “Feisty little shit shoulda left ya out in the cold.” She nips at him and he chuckles something deep.

You can’t help the smile that reaches your face. She plays with his fingers and he doesn’t flinch when she bites hard or digs her nails in. He just looks down at her with something akin to wonder and begrudged responsibility.

You pull him to your cash register and his kitten racks up a pretty hefty bill but he pays for it with wads of cash. You don’t speak on the weird crumbled bills nor the faint reddish brown color. You simply bag his items and put them in his cart. “If you need anything, sir. Come find me and I’ll help, okay?” You can’t believe you said it AND actually ment it. What can you say, you love cats more than people and that little thing won your heart as easily as she won his.

He gives a gruff nod and pushes his cart out with on hand. The kitten is pushed into his coat pocket to hide her most likely from the cold outside. She pokes her head out to give a complaint but he just gently pushes her back in. He leaves without waving and you’re left to wonder if he’ll come back. You kinda hope he does come back.

[trendfag]

portia used her litter box !!!!

[jeansmanythings]

is this too niche...i know im not the only one who buys those damn 40lb bags of horse pellets and uses it as cat litter...if you dont use them well buddy youre missing out

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[bloodmoonsbloodbank]

I wrote a draft of a poem for Oakley and since everyone on here loves her dumbass I will share it with you even though it will probably be changed or added to since I’m writing it for a post Valentine’s Day open mic and ofc I love my stupid bun more than anything

(Picture of idiot at the end)

An Ode to Oakley

Your warm tongue

Drags across my hand

Gracing my digits with your warmth

Your way of showing affection

Not wet like an eagerly devoted dog

I had to earn your trust

Or rough like a loving cats

Your purrs are so much different

Yet I love you all the same

Do you know how worried I was

When we went back home for the first time

And you refused to poop

How I spent two hours driving around

Going from store to store

Looking for digestive supports for you

Only to come home with them and see some pellets in your litter box

I had never been so happy to see shit in my life

Do you remember when I first brought you home?

You hid inside an empty cardboard monster box

It was fitting

My new fixation inside my old one

You were so scared

This was all new to you

I sat with you in your pen with barely contained excitement

I already loved you

But I had to show you patience

Because you did not love me yet

How could you when I had taken you from your first safe person

But he had to give you up even though he loved you

He wouldn’t be able to take care of you

But I could and I did

So I sat with you and I waited

I diligently tended to your needs even if I made a few mistakes at first

And slowly you got used to me

No longer needing the box between us even while you still kept your space

I tried my best to respect your boundaries

To accept when you hopped away from me

When all I wanted was to smother you in my love

To pet your soft fur and coo that it was okay

To assure you I would never hurt you

That I am big and clumsy

But no threat

And now you playfully charge at me

You beg me not to go to class

With your stupidly cute face

You run around my legs when I get back

You used to sleep by my head when I would let you

Until you kept pooping on my bed

Claiming it as yours

I can’t stand a dirty sleeping place

So you lost that privilege

And yet I nap on the floor

So we can still be close

Oh how many treats have I gotten you

That you do not eat?

And yet I get more

Hoping to find something to appease you

You are my rat

My rodent

My stinky

My dog

My beast

My Oakley sploakley

My bunny

Do you know how much I love you?

Okay I added multiple pictures sue me, I am playfully mean to him but I really do love them more than anything

[dvorahwyn]

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We are struggling a LOT right now. I got paid last in December and have only €87 left until I get paid in February and I need to get important things such as my dog's meds, cat litter and food groceries for us.

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Our dog, my almost 11 year old best husky friend, has recently had TPLO surgery on one knee, and is yet to get surgery on his other knee. He is on painkillers daily - if he skips them he is in a lot of pain and has accidents in the house, they keep him going. They are expensive tablets and have so far cost me about €2 per day. He needs an extra dose now which will up the cost of the meds.

I spent most of last year sick due to autistic burnout, endometriosis and hormonal issues and was out of work for months due to being sick and because I was bullied out of a job I loved with my whole heart. After looking for a long time I got a job in August and have lovely coworkers and management but it doesn't pay enough for me to make a living. On top of that I had to end up topping up a loan so that I could finally get my dog's surgery and I now have an extra €204 going from my account every month.

I have bills to pay each month and pay for bins, electricity, broadband for work and phone credit. Each month the bills are:

Bins: €39.40

Broadband: €30

Phone credit: €20

Electricity: Between €115-€130, waiting to get the bill

Loan: €204

My dog's meds: Approx. €2 per day going by prices per tablet, so €62 for the month, with more added from next week on as I have to up his dose. This is so urgent as I am out of his meds today.

Rent: €800

On top of that, I have a few pricey expenses coming up:

My dog's post-op x-rays: My dog is 12 weeks post-op and needs to have x-rays soon to check that everything is healing well and to see how his other leg is looking. These will host either €160 for one leg and €220 for both. I also need someone to pick me and him up and bring me to and from the vet and have to cover their petrol which will be at least €50.

Groceries: We have to get groceries delivered here and usually have to spend a minimum of €50 to get delivery. Even without the minimum they would cost us about €50-€80 because of the ridiculous jump in prices here.

Cat litter: We have just ran out of cat litter, and I have to order it. I buy bags of wood pellets used for burning in stoves as they are the same thing as wooded cat litter but are cheaper(life hack for you fellow cat parents out there) - a bag lasts us two changes max and costs about €7, so I will have to order at least three bags to last us until I get paid.

Heating: We have oil heating in the house and have to get our tank filled up to be able to heat up the house. For that we have to get delivery from the local oil company and have to spend at least €180 to get enough oil to last for a short while. We can spend more if we want to fill the tank up more but I want to get just what we can afford and save.

We have also been renting this house since August and it turned out that our landlord hasn't been as honest as he claimed he was and due to some misunderstandings we have to find somewhere else to rent as quickly as possible. We moved here because the last house I rented was put up for sale, and had to find something quick, and it's been a disaster to put it lightly.

I also need to start insuring my car which I've had for a while but have not been able to drive. As we moved to the countryside and have a 20 minute drive to town it's a struggle and we are so isolated and can't even make it to the nearest bus stop 2km away because even though that's a walkable distance we have to walk on a dangerous national road and everyone thinks we are crazy if we do it(and we kind of are because that road has had so many fatal accidents recently). But as I am a new driver and have to do my exam before June, and my girlfriend has a driver's license from her home country and has never had her own car to begin with, insurance is expensive at about €200 per month or about €2200-ish for the year. If I can start to sell some commissions maybe I can at least get my car insured and then I can start to travel for my other job(I have worked for myself as a dog trainer for years but can't get to my clients currently.)

My beloved cat also went missing over a month ago and (this is drastic so please don't read this next part if you are sensitive) I found her passed away behind our house after a few days due to negligence of the landlord - he has a septic tank behind the house that he has left open and she fell into it and drowned. (you can start reading here again) I have had to cremate her and to get the ashes back I paid €218. It was a difficult purchase and maybe many people don't feel it is a necessary one but she was my very first cat that was all of my own and she was there for me through a very difficult time and she passed away much too young at only 3 years old.

Between all of that I haven't even been able to afford to buy Christmas gifts for 2024 and I feel awful about it.

The worst part of it all is that I have only €87 left until I get paid on the 3rd of February.

Any little bit helps, and I appreciate every share.

Thank you so much for reading, if you've read all of this, and for wanting to help. I appreciate you so much. <3

[sailorshanties]

a lot of people in my life are in between jobs and i myself am bogged down by my degree. and unfortunately i need money in order to afford things like:

pet supplies (cat pads, litter pellets, etc.)

pet food

groceries/food for myself

tuition

school supplies

which leaves me no real choice than to ask y'all to consider giving a couple dollars my way via my Ko-Fi. it would mean the world to me.

i don't have a specific goal in mind, but if i get $650 i will be able to pay off my tuition fees for the month. if you're willing and able, i would appreciate it a bunch.

[l3irdl3rain]

ok im sure u get a lot of questions but im really curious bc i feel like surely you have a system for this. how do you manage the cat litterbox situation? multiple in the house? any specific type that you find easiest? id love to have multiple cats but the litterbox problem is so daunting

The general rule of thumb from people who know a lot about cat health / behavior is to have one more litterbox than you have cats. So one cat = 2 boxes, 2 cats = 3 boxes, and so on and so forth.

I don’t really use any special litter boxes. I have all sorts of different sizes and ones with lids and ones without. I do have two “special” ones that are meant for Arthur because he won’t use cat litter.

I am a huge lover of pine pellets. They mask smell really well and they’re so cheap. I buy the horse ones, 40 pound bag for $6. And then I dump the boxes entirely out and fill with fresh pellets as needed. I would say with how many cats I have (and how anal retentive I am) I dump every other day. Sometimes more and sometimes less.

And if you’re at all concerned about smell I’m of the opinion that most people who thinks cats are stinky aren’t cleaning the litterboxes like they should. Even when I’ve had 6 cats I’ve had people come over and comment how my house doesn’t even smell like cats. And I don’t even burn candles or anything because it’s not safe for the birds.

[no-stupid-questions-official]

ive spent hours trying to figure this out and im losing my mind

im a first time cat owner so i dont have much experience to fall back on but im trying to minimize trial and error wherever possible, plus i just love research and collecting information (audhd and anxiety gang rise up). have a 10 month old kitten and we had been using pine pellets since we got him but hes gotten big and heavy enough that the pellets hurt him little feets, so we’re switching to clay litter. we found one he seems to like so im ready to bulk buy and adjust my budget figures

he has two litterboxes at 15.7in wide by 23.2in long and he loves to dig to china so i want to maintain a depth closer to 3.5-4in. i plan on completely changing out the litter once a month and would like to top it up once a week to maintain the stated depth.

i cant find much info on weight by volume to do the calculations but ill keep looking. and i dont know exactly what people mean when they say they use 20-40lbs per month for a single cat because i dont know what their routine is and it sounds like they’re either underfilling the boxes or the boxes are too small or they have too few boxes or they dont change out the litter often enough or my cat is just really really picky (spoiled little brat <3)

if it helps more, im using specifically the arm and hammer clump and seal slide, the standard type not the platinum. recommendations and reviews on that or other litters are also deeply appreciated, i love information and im looking at the arm and hammer clump and seal cloud control premium or slide premium as alternatives if this current one has issues

TL;DR

when completely changing out the litter once a month for two extra large litterboxes and maintaining a litter depth of 3 to 4 inches, how much clumping clay litter should i plan to buy per month for a single cat?

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[zerofuckingwaste]

Zero waste pet ownership is a great thing to aspire to. Stick to safe, all natural toys made with renewable and compostable materials. If and only if your vet says that it's safe you can make food from scratch, or find some pet food bulk bins. If your cat is agreeable, use pine pellets for litter. Et cetera.

But it's 100% ok if that's not something you can do. My dog's favorite toy is made of polyester, and my cats only eat food that comes in non recyclable bags. And that's totally fine, because you have to recognize one thing: these animals' lives are our responsibility. Sacrificing their health, safety, or happiness for a tiny amount of difference in carbon use is not ok.

Understand that your priorities must be well aligned. This extends beyond pet care, and to all different kinds of consideration towards animals. It's fine to be vegan, but remember that all "vegan leather/wool" is plastic, and its production and degradation are terrible for the environment and the animals in it. It's great to focus on a plant based diet, but you must remember that the purchase of out of season fruits and vegetables create more waste and carbon emissions than simply buying local. There's nuance to all this, and you must have patience for both yourself and others.

Love your pets, and breathe easy. There's plenty of other aspects of living where you can prioritize a low impact lifestyle, without forsaking our beloved furballs.

[peaches-and-honey-and-the-moon]

Anyone have a good, natural cat litter? We tried clay, we're using pellets right now. It all smells horrible and gets everywhere. I know no litter is perfect, but I can't do the pellets or clay anymore

Pictures of the girls as a thank you for any recommendations

[flashhwing]

I use wood pellets for kitty litter but I left kitty with my parents for the week and they used clay litter (even after I bought them wood pellets! They didn't even open it) and now we're home and Fiona like stepped into her litterbox, shook her paw out, and immediately stepped out. she's never had a problem with the litterbox before but now I'm worried she won't use it because the parents wouldn't just. do what I asked them to to take care of my cat