How to Pick a Cat Litter

A favourite among cat lovers, clumping cat litter is designed to make it easy to remove both urine and feces from the cat litter box.

• Clumping litter often contains a material called bentonite, which allows the litter to clump as it absorbs urine and feces.


• There are also natural clumping litters that use  plant-derived fibers and clumping agents.


• Clumping makes it easy to scoop out urine-soiled litter — and to keep a cleaner, fresher litter box for longer.


• Once you remove those clumps, you’ll need to refill the box with fresh litter to maintain the 3-4 inches that will satisfy your cat’s primal need to dig and cover his waste — and to control odour.


• You’ll still need to clean out the litter box every day, and empty, clean and refill the litter box at least once a month, depending on your cat’s litter habits. It can be frustrating scraping and scrubbing when cleaning the litter box, so try ARM & HAMMER™ Slide™, nonstick litter that slides right out,

Higher traffic patterns call for stronger odour control — and when you have more than one cat in your family, you have busier litter boxes in your home.

• Multi-cat litters tend to have more odour neutralizers in them to help eliminate the toughest odours on contact.


• More cats mean more cat litter boxes — one litter box for each cat, plus (according to experts) one additional litter box.

For heavy weight odour control without being heavy, lightweight litters deliver.

• Lightweight litters weigh up to 50% less than regular clumping litter.


• Since they weigh less, they’re easier to pick up and pour, as well as to carry.


• They may track more often.