Is cat litter good for soil or wood?

Material: caked cat litter is also called caked cat litter. Some caked sand will be added with activated carbon to absorb odor.

Features: This cat litter condenses when it meets water. When the cat is convenient, bentonite absorbs urine and condenses into clods, which is convenient for discharging urine and feces.

Advantages: good foot feeling. Because the sand is soft and the feet feel good, it is suitable for cats who naturally like to bury. Many cats only like to use caked cat litter. If you change to other cat litter, you may refuse to go to the toilet. Easy to clean. Because it condenses in water, feces will form clods. Just shovel the clods with a shovel. The price is relatively cheap. Because of the material, the cost is not high, so the price of this cat litter is relatively cheap and easy to buy.

Disadvantages: heavy dust. Almost all brands of agglomerated sand can't avoid the disadvantage of dust. The furniture next to the sand basin will be covered with white powder. People who are allergic to dust or hate too much dust should try to avoid using it. Sand will be carried anywhere by cats. Because the particles of sand are very small, they will be mixed in cats' paws and even in their hair. When cats move around the house, they take cat litter everywhere. Safe. Although there is no scientific experiment that caked sand will definitely endanger the health of cats. But I still think that cats and people will inhale too much dust after using caked sand for many years, which is harmful to the upper respiratory tract. At the same time, cats like to clean themselves, and cat litter stuck to claws or hair is likely to be swallowed. I once read an article that a cat died after failing to urinate, and it was found that there was a lot of solidified cat litter in its urethra. I haven't found the article for the time being, but I will send it when I find it. At the same time, many foreign doctors do not recommend the use of agglomerated sand. Of course, this is for reference only.

Usage: Suitable for ordinary single-layer cat litter basin, not for double-layer cat litter basin. If there are many cats at home, you can use the receiver as a sand basin. Pour in 3-4CM thick cat litter every time, clean up the urine and BB blocks every day, and add new sand regularly. If you put less cat litter, the soil will stick to the bottom of the basin.

Micrograin

Material: Crystal sand is made of silicon dioxide, and its appearance is colorless, transparent or translucent particles, and some brands will be mixed with blue or red particles.

Features: Because it is silica particles, it has super water absorption. (Some desiccants are also made of silica) It can absorb a lot of urine, but it can't coagulate.

Advantages: little dust. Compared with agglomerated sand, crystalline sand has better quality and less dust. You won't feel dusty unless you stir it hard. Beautiful, beautiful. Because its appearance is transparent particles, much like crystal, it looks good when it is first used. No need to shovel urine block, reducing workload. Because the crystal sand can absorb urine, it is only necessary to clean BB at ordinary times, and it is no longer necessary to clean the urine block, which greatly reduces the workload. Light weight. Compared with agglomerated sand, crystal sand is much lighter, so don't worry about moving cat litter.

Disadvantages: bad foot feeling. Compared with agglomerated sand, crystalline sand is bigger and harder, and it is very difficult to step on it. Many cats don't want to use crystal sand, which is also because of this reason, and because their feet feel bad, there may be a phenomenon of not burying BB. After a period of use, the cat's flippers will become very rough. Easily eaten by cats. Many cats, especially kittens, are curious about crystal sand and think it can be eaten or played as a toy. The price is a little more expensive. Compared with agglomerated sand, crystal sand is more expensive. May not be suitable for multi-cat families.

Disagreement: Particles can absorb urine. Some people think it's good that the cat litter can be kept dry without shoveling urine. Others think that urine absorbed by particles is dirty and ugly. So whether to choose crystal sand depends on how you look at this problem. About the smell of urine. Some people think that the use of crystal sand has a strong urine smell, while others think that the smell is much smaller than when using caked sand. This may be due to the different methods of use. Let's talk about the use of crystal cat litter.

How to use:

First of all, a bag of crystal sand can be used for one month, but in fact, if you insist on changing the sand every month, the taste will probably be unbearable. According to my experience with several cat friends, a bag of 1.8KG of crystal sand can be used by a cat for about 2-3 weeks.

Secondly, both single-story toilets and double-story toilets can use crystal sand together.

Single toilet: Use single toilet. Don't pour a whole bag of crystal sand into the sand basin at a time, just the right amount, depending on whether the bottom is covered or not. When the cat urinates 1-2 times, stir the cat litter with a sand shovel to mix the urinated sand with clean sand. This can avoid the problem of urine odor caused by urine accumulation at the bottom. When most of the cat litter turns yellow, add new cat litter. Be sure to mix cat litter. This bag of cat litter will last about 2-3 weeks. When most of the cat litter turns yellow or has obvious urine smell, you can throw away all the cat litter.

Double toilet: use double toilet, the upper layer is crystal sand, and the lower layer is urine pad. Part of urine will be absorbed by the urine pad, which can prolong the service life of crystal sand. But change diapers every day. At the same time, there are also cat friends' reactions, using a double-deck toilet with crystal sand. The leaking place is easily blocked by crystal sand, which is very inconvenient to clean.

Paper sand

Material: Paper sand is made from recycled waste newspapers. (This is Australian paper sand)

Features: Because it is made of newspaper, it can absorb a lot of water without caking.

Advantages: clean, safe and environmentally friendly. What is made of waste newspapers is the product of waste utilization, which is very environmentally friendly. Paper sand can be directly poured into the toilet to be washed away or buried in the soil for degradation. Paper products are dust-free and safe for cats and people. Even if the cat eats cat litter by mistake, there will be no big problem. The particles are long gray particles, which will not pollute the furniture and floor even if they are taken outside the cat litter box. Strong water absorption and taste absorption ability. Using special technology, as long as the feces are cleaned every day, there will be no residual soil odor and urine odor indoors. Save. This must be achieved with a double-layer cat litter basin and urine pad.

Disadvantages: large initial investment. Because the double bedpan needs to be replaced, a urine pad is needed. The supply is unstable. At present, paper sand is not widely sold in China, and only a few companies sell it. The cat may refuse to use it. Because the paper is sandy, not sandy, some cats can't adapt and may refuse to use it.

Usage: This cat litter must be matched with a double-layer cat litter basin and urine pad to reflect its economical and clean characteristics.

Don't pour too much cat litter at a time, change the diaper every day and clean BB. A pack of 15L paper sand can be used by a cat for about half a year. So even if a pack is expensive and takes a long time, it is still very cost-effective.

Songsha

Material: loose sand is made of pine.

Characteristics: Loose sand is divided into non-agglomerated loose sand and agglomerated loose sand.

Non-caking particles are generally small long rod-shaped particles, which will become powder when they meet water.

Cake is powder, which condenses when it meets water.

Non-agglomerated loose sand:

Caked loose sand:

Advantages: saving. Many cat friends report that Songsha is economical. Environmental protection. Loose sand can be directly poured into the toilet and washed away, or used as fertilizer, which has no pollution to the environment. There is no dust. Because it is made of wood, there is almost no dust, which is very healthy for cats and people.

Disadvantages: taste problems. Many cats don't like the smell of pine and refuse to use pine sand. Some people don't accept the smell of pine sand, especially the smell of pine sticking to BB (I am one of them). Wood fragmentation. Because the loose sand turns into powder when it meets water, some sawdust will be taken out of the basin by the cat, and the caked loose sand will stick to the cat's feet.

How to use: If you use non-caking loose sand, it is best to have a double toilet. Pine powder can leak to the lower layer, which is cleaner and more economical to use.

If you use agglomerated loose sand, you can use a general sand basin in the same way as ordinary agglomerated cat litter.

Which is better, agglomerated loose sand or non-agglomerated loose sand?

I checked the voting stickers and use reports about loose sand, and most people still prefer to use non-caking loose sand. Because the caked loose sand will form a urine ball, because it is powder, it is easy for cats to take it everywhere and stick to cats' feet. In contrast, the loose sand without caking is much cleaner, and it is very convenient to use with a double toilet.