There are so many different types of litter and over the past two years I've tried out a fair bit. There is clay, crystal, pine, tofu, grass, walnut, corn, newspaper, seriously so many. For my cats the winner is clearly Pretty Litter which is a non-clumping crystal litter which I think is highly because of the very fine grain texture which gives it a very luxurious soft feel on the paws, however it is also probably the most expensive costing about $3.81/LB. The least favorite is definitely FelinePine, a pine pellet also non-clumping which in contrast come to about .426¢/LB. The pellet type litter is much harder and burying their waste is harder on the paws (especially if you have older or declawed cats) which I think is a reason they weren't too fond of it. And they really let me know by pooping on the floors instead.
Clay is by far the cheapest material in cat litter but some people have had success with alternatives such as horse bedding or making their own homemade litter. I don't really like clay because it is hard to clean, sometimes it cements itself to the box and if you have a box with some curves or nooks it gets EXTREMELY difficult to clean. In my experience clay doesn't hold smell very well and it is very heavy to haul around. The cheapest clay litter is by Frisco which comes to about .37¢/LB.
Looking online the past few days the cheapest clumping non clay option as of May 3, 2022 is Naturally Fresh Multi Cat Litter, 40-lb bag $31.99 which comes to about .80¢/LB. Non-clumping options will always be slightly cheaper than their clumping counterpart. This is still cost more than double what clay litter goes for but it is very easy to clean and holds smells pretty well. Petco has the option of ordering online and picking up in store for and additional 10% off.
What litter do you use?
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