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"Price does seem a little bit more than other premium litters when measured by volume (not weight), but because you don't throw out the peed up litter, you still have just as much litter in the box after 3 weeks as you had when you filled it initially (versus the other litters where you're steadily throwing away litter as it gets peed up), which balances things out a bit."
"I did notice that the clumps in this litter are a little sticky and are round rather than cookie shaped, like with Fresh Step, which I believe is due to Precious Cat having larger particles and being pretty much dust free."
"Once I was in the house I rented, I tried two or three different clumping litters, but all of them had the same heavy perfume odor and there was dust from it everywhere, and about half an inch of dust in the bottom of the litter box at all times, so there is no wonder it was getting everywhere with the help of the cats digging and the stuff flying everywhere."
"I LOVE that the clumps don't fall apart and break into a bunch of gross little pieces that you can't get out like with some other clumping litters."
"However, about 1 week after changing the box to the new litter, I was scooping out the hard waste and suddenly caught a strong whiff of the urine on the bottom."
"EDITED TO ADD ALMOST TWO YEARS LATER: I sadly lost the cat I wrote about in my original review below and with my new kitty decided to give Precious Cat a second chance because my previous cat had CRF and urinated more than usual so I thought with a healthy cat maybe my chances of it working would be better because she makes little tiny pees that would surely be well absorbed in at least four inches of litter, right?"
"- Supposedly better for cats - My cat had no problem transitioning to this new litter and took to it right away - Absolutely no smell to the product, yet again, it controls odor much better than others I've used that come with built in perfumes or deodorizers Cons: - Clumps at the bottom of the box, if your cat is a deep-down digger like mine and prefer their waste to come in contact w/ the plastic of the litter box, can get a bit gooey and you have to scrape them up and throw some extra litter on them."
Precious Cat Ultra Premium Clumping Cat Litter, 40 pound bag (Compare Deals from $15.19)
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"While I didn't measure this precisely, I'd tend to say the 28 lbs bag of World's Best goes at least as far as a 40 lbs bag of Precious Cat (or other fine clay litter), which makes the costs a lot more comparable (just don't overpay for the litter - some of the Amazon marketplace resellers gouge on the price)... Price does seem a little bit more than other premium litters when measured by volume (not weight), but because you don't throw out the peed up litter, you still have just as much litter in the box after 3 weeks as you had when you filled it initially (versus the other litters where you're steadily throwing away litter as it gets peed up), which balances things out a bit... Per unit of volume this seems comparable to other premium litters - perhaps a bit less than World's Best or Just the Crystals - but you might need to change it more often to keep it from smelling bad, which could make it less cost effective."
"Here's what I used: The Losers: Swheat Scoop Multi Cat Natural Wheat Cat Litter: Someone from another review said that it worked fine but smelled like vomit... I did notice that the clumps in this litter are a little sticky and are round rather than cookie shaped, like with Fresh Step, which I believe is due to Precious Cat having larger particles and being pretty much dust free... If I let the boxes go for three or more days, however, I can certainly see how I would have problems cleaning them properly due to the weight of the clumps and their stickiness."
"While helping me pack this huge house which was filled with way too much "stuff," my daughter and her husband both commented on all the dust on everything, especially everything close to the above-ground basement where the two litter boxes were placed... Once I was in the house I rented, I tried two or three different clumping litters, but all of them had the same heavy perfume odor and there was dust from it everywhere, and about half an inch of dust in the bottom of the litter box at all times, so there is no wonder it was getting everywhere with the help of the cats digging and the stuff flying everywhere... The higher sides keep the litter from being thrown out with fastidious kitties getting carried away in the covering up process and flinging the litter about, and because one of my cats is a 17-pound Maine Coon female, she is VERY happy not to have to cram her big furry self, including her gorgeous long plume of a tail, into even the largest covered litter box I could find."
"And if a spot was not clumped (too fresh or hadn't gotten into the Precious Cat layer), I just scooped some over it and it almost immediately made a good strong clump for removal... I LOVE that the clumps don't fall apart and break into a bunch of gross little pieces that you can't get out like with some other clumping litters... Also, I find that it is a bit expensive, but if I don't have to replace the full box every week, it should average out to just about the same as the cheaper litter I was using but tossing every single week."
"While I admit that the litter box miraculously smelled like clean laundry, TidyCats tracked EVERYWHERE... Additionally, the smell was so strong that I couldn't imagine my cat enjoying being trapped in a box with that much odor - good or bad... However, about 1 week after changing the box to the new litter, I was scooping out the hard waste and suddenly caught a strong whiff of the urine on the bottom."
"EDITED TO ADD ALMOST TWO YEARS LATER: I sadly lost the cat I wrote about in my original review below and with my new kitty decided to give Precious Cat a second chance because my previous cat had CRF and urinated more than usual so I thought with a healthy cat maybe my chances of it working would be better because she makes little tiny pees that would surely be well absorbed in at least four inches of litter, right?... I ended up also giving Everclean another chance and it absorbed the urine into hard scoopable well-formed clumps instead of Precious Cat sludgy goo, it absorbed the odors that Precious Cat allowed to permeate both floors of a two floor house, and overall it did what I pay for litter to do [the only downside is it is dustier than Precious Cat]... However, I put a good 4-5 inches of cat litter in the box and I might as well have put nothing in there at all because every single time the urine would just make its way to the bottom where I'd have to spend a good 15 minutes scraping it off the box [a normal litter cleaning would usually have taken me less than 5 minutes]."
"- Supposedly better for cats - My cat had no problem transitioning to this new litter and took to it right away - Absolutely no smell to the product, yet again, it controls odor much better than others I've used that come with built in perfumes or deodorizers Cons: - Clumps at the bottom of the box, if your cat is a deep-down digger like mine and prefer their waste to come in contact w/ the plastic of the litter box, can get a bit gooey and you have to scrape them up and throw some extra litter on them... My husband, who has owned cats previously but doesn't know about all the research that went into trying this product, told me the other day after scooping (he takes a turn maybe once per month!... When our kitty is eating right (she's not sick or on meds), you'd never know she'd made a poop in this litter, which is far more than I can say for any other litter I've used."
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"There is a small amount of dust, but the dust appears to have a large particle size and doesn't stay airborne, so it settles quickly back into the box instead of getting all over everything... While I didn't measure this precisely, I'd tend to say the 28 lbs bag of World's Best goes at least as far as a 40 lbs bag of Precious Cat (or other fine clay litter), which makes the costs a lot more comparable (just don't overpay for the litter - some of the Amazon marketplace resellers gouge on the price)... My cats also used this box less than the others, though they've never used a crystal litter before and likely just aren't used to it, which I can't hold against Just the Crystals... Price does seem a little bit more than other premium litters when measured by volume (not weight), but because you don't throw out the peed up litter, you still have just as much litter in the box after 3 weeks as you had when you filled it initially (versus the other litters where you're steadily throwing away litter as it gets peed up), which balances things out a bit... Per unit of volume this seems comparable to other premium litters - perhaps a bit less than World's Best or Just the Crystals - but you might need to change it more often to keep it from smelling bad, which could make it less cost effective... Price per unit volume seems a bit less than World's Best or Just the Crystal's (more comparable to Nature's Miracle - maybe a little less than it too), but I wouldn't use it anymore even if it were free - can't stand the dust... The litter boxes are converted from large Rubbermaid totes (I needed something with high sides as I have one cat that sometimes doesn't squat and pees over the sides of regular litter boxes)."
"I am lucky enough to have an empty tiled office in the basement that serves as the litter box room, so all four boxes were available to all the cats in one place, each with a different type of clumping litter (all unscented)... Here's what I used: The Losers: Swheat Scoop Multi Cat Natural Wheat Cat Litter: Someone from another review said that it worked fine but smelled like vomit... It smells really good coming out of the bag - a nice natural grainy smell, but the cats did not seem to like this litter, as it was a "pee only" box... I did notice that the clumps in this litter are a little sticky and are round rather than cookie shaped, like with Fresh Step, which I believe is due to Precious Cat having larger particles and being pretty much dust free... If I let the boxes go for three or more days, however, I can certainly see how I would have problems cleaning them properly due to the weight of the clumps and their stickiness... In the rest of my house I am STILL cleaning up many years of Fresh Step dust (I can tell by the smell of that awful "fresh scent" that used to seem pleasant but that I now associate with cat poo)... I tend to think that the reason the walnut shell-based Blue Buffalo Naturally Fresh clumping litter is such a big hit is because three of my cats are elderly, two of them being 14."
"While helping me pack this huge house which was filled with way too much "stuff," my daughter and her husband both commented on all the dust on everything, especially everything close to the above-ground basement where the two litter boxes were placed. Both of them said the dust made them cough, and once I started paying attention, I realized that I was coughing myself every time I cleaned the litter boxes, and the coughing got worse from disturbing the dust going through and sorting and packing. Once I was in the house I rented, I tried two or three different clumping litters, but all of them had the same heavy perfume odor and there was dust from it everywhere, and about half an inch of dust in the bottom of the litter box at all times, so there is no wonder it was getting everywhere with the help of the cats digging and the stuff flying everywhere. Not only that, but the cats sometimes had "damp" paws, the dust would stick to the paws, and they were tracking cement-like trails across the laminate flooring - and the carpeting as well, though at least I could not SEE that!... There is no perfume odor whatsoever, there is absolutely NO dust at all, the litter clumps as hard as a rock and never comes to pieces while being scooped, and for some reason, I seem to be adding litter to the boxes less frequently... Remembering a Maine Coon cat breeder with a LOT of cats and kittens who used plastic tote bins without the lids, I bought two Rubbermaid Roughneck bins with 8" sides, tossed out the lids that came with them, and they are in use now as litter boxes and work great. The higher sides keep the litter from being thrown out with fastidious kitties getting carried away in the covering up process and flinging the litter about, and because one of my cats is a 17-pound Maine Coon female, she is VERY happy not to have to cram her big furry self, including her gorgeous long plume of a tail, into even the largest covered litter box I could find."
"You will need to clean the box often because of the large solid clumps that are formed but it make them easier to remove... After a full clean of the box, and using Johnny Cat litter pan bags, I filled her box with 1/3 of Cat Pride Scoopable (what she was used to), 1/3 of the Precious Cat, and 1... And if a spot was not clumped (too fresh or hadn't gotten into the Precious Cat layer), I just scooped some over it and it almost immediately made a good strong clump for removal... I LOVE that the clumps don't fall apart and break into a bunch of gross little pieces that you can't get out like with some other clumping litters... I had to refill it a little because of all the clumps I had removed at the week mark, but I did not have to start over which helps the litter last longer... Also, I find that it is a bit expensive, but if I don't have to replace the full box every week, it should average out to just about the same as the cheaper litter I was using but tossing every single week. The bags are heavy (40 lbs) and not as easy to manage as the lighter Cats Pride plastic handled container styles but they also generate substantially less waste."
"In my short time as a cat owner (about 8 months), I have discovered a few things about myself... While I admit that the litter box miraculously smelled like clean laundry, TidyCats tracked EVERYWHERE... Additionally, the smell was so strong that I couldn't imagine my cat enjoying being trapped in a box with that much odor - good or bad... I wondered if her fur was the biggest problem with the tracking - so I set out to find a litter designed for cats with long fur... However, about 1 week after changing the box to the new litter, I was scooping out the hard waste and suddenly caught a strong whiff of the urine on the bottom... I decided to go back to clay, because scooping the urine out daily seems healthier for my kitty... Cat's pros: Unscented - she hasn't hesitated with using it at all, and I didn't even do a transition period."
"EDITED TO ADD ALMOST TWO YEARS LATER: I sadly lost the cat I wrote about in my original review below and with my new kitty decided to give Precious Cat a second chance because my previous cat had CRF and urinated more than usual so I thought with a healthy cat maybe my chances of it working would be better because she makes little tiny pees that would surely be well absorbed in at least four inches of litter, right?... I ended up also giving Everclean another chance and it absorbed the urine into hard scoopable well-formed clumps instead of Precious Cat sludgy goo, it absorbed the odors that Precious Cat allowed to permeate both floors of a two floor house, and overall it did what I pay for litter to do [the only downside is it is dustier than Precious Cat]... ORIGINAL REVIEW: I read all these glowing reviews, figured this must be the cat litter of my dreams with the superb clumping and no dust, and even bought it online as no store anywhere nearby had it [not even Petco, though they sell it online through here!... [That honor goes to the brand I was using a couple of litters ago, Scoop Away, which I only bought out of convenience of it being at Costco, which sucked at clumping and had a lot of dust]... Ok, I'll throw it a bone - the dust situation was much better compared to Scoop Away and many other supermarket brands, there was barely any at all. However, I put a good 4-5 inches of cat litter in the box and I might as well have put nothing in there at all because every single time the urine would just make its way to the bottom where I'd have to spend a good 15 minutes scraping it off the box [a normal litter cleaning would usually have taken me less than 5 minutes]... I don't know if they've changed their formula or if all these reviewers are just out of their minds or if I got a bad batch or what but this was beyond terrible litter."
"I'm not entirely sure how natural clay - the only ingredient on the label - controls cat box odor better than the perfumed retail brand scoopables, but it really does... Not sure how it would hold up with multiple cats, as we only have one, but she's pretty stinky so I imagine it would be just fine for multiples... - Not anywhere near as dusty as other cat litters I've used; you really have to try to stir up some dust - Does exactly what it's supposed to do - it clumps! - Supposedly better for cats - My cat had no problem transitioning to this new litter and took to it right away - Absolutely no smell to the product, yet again, it controls odor much better than others I've used that come with built in perfumes or deodorizers Cons: - Clumps at the bottom of the box, if your cat is a deep-down digger like mine and prefer their waste to come in contact w/ the plastic of the litter box, can get a bit gooey and you have to scrape them up and throw some extra litter on them... My husband, who has owned cats previously but doesn't know about all the research that went into trying this product, told me the other day after scooping (he takes a turn maybe once per month!... We've been impressed by the odor control of this litter, but when we switched our cat's food up and gave her a supermarket brand of wet food for a couple of days (a family member gifted us a small box), the smell of her feces was atrocious... When our kitty is eating right (she's not sick or on meds), you'd never know she'd made a poop in this litter, which is far more than I can say for any other litter I've used."
