July 4, 2009

To Flush Or Not To Flush (Your Cat’s Mess!)

by Ned Dagostino

Marketers are addressing the problem that you face as a cat lover. The odor that emanates from your cat’s litter just lingers and lingers, and then you are left with the job of having to pick up the litter from the box and dispose of it. However a newer product on the market, flushable cat litter, helps to rid you of both these issues.

Flushable cat litter is the height of convenience for all you cat lovers. All you have to do is pick up the litter from the cat’s litter box, take it down to the nearest toilet bowl, and flush it away. Simple!

Flushable litter is lighter and finer than the clumping litter that is prevalent nowadays. Costlier too! But the cost is offset quite significantly by your having to use much less of it. Availability may be a problem in your area, but you can always order it over the Internet and have it delivered home.

Both types of litter have more or less the same environmental impact. One goes to a landfill; the other goes to make sewage and wastes water. The best choice is to get a litter that can be composted after having the dried stool removed.

But before dumping the clumping clay, you ought to make sure that your cat likes the flushable litter. Most cats find it strange, and don’t use the litter box with flushable litter. So keep watching your pet and the litter box to find out what your pet thinks of the new litter.

If your cat doesn’t accept the flushable litter, it is worth a try to get your cat used to the new variety in a gradual way. Mix a fistful of flushable litter with the clumping clay. See whether Tabby accepts it. If so, go on increasing the quantity day by day, till one day it is 100% of the flushable variety. Don’t flush the mixture down the toilet! When it is 100% of the flushable kind, then and only then can you flush it.

Your cat may just not accept the flushable litter. Then you have no option but to continue as you are. However, if your cat gets used to the flushable litter, then you can expect an odorless and convenient experience.

The use of either type of litter has a similar impact on the environment. The flushable litter is very convenient and odor-free. Whether you use flushable litter or not depends solely on the cat. If the cat likes it then you are in for an odor-less and convenient experience. Did I hear a “Meow”?

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