We volunteer with animal rescue and through the years we've accumulated more than our fair share of cats and I am the one who does the litter boxes in our home.
We have a setup where we have three areas in our home with boxes. Utility room (2) , my office (1), and a small closet under the stairs (3).
What used to be a dusty, choking, stinky chore is no more.
DUST:
One of the biggest pluses with this litter is the lack of DUST. Filling the box in my office left a fine film of dust on everything. Dramatically less.
SCOOPING:
Second is SCOOPING. Another benefit of this litter is how much easier it is to scoop. With less dust and particulates, the scoop goes through much easier. Seriously, scooping is easier.
CLUMPING:
Everything clumps well with this litter. I have no issues with it at all. It's not like some of the more dusty clumping litters where they are like small rocks. This litter clumps more like hard mud. The lack of particulates means the clumps aren't as firm as others, but if you're putting them in a trash back and throwing that away - do you really care? The scooping is SO much easier I can get more per scoop, and the clumps are lighter, too.
WEIGHT:
Yes, it's lighter. Much lighter. And not just wen you buy it, but also after you scoop it.
With 7 cats, I have to divide up our litter sometimes because the trash is too heavy. This litter has made a difference in disposal, too.
ODOR CONTROL:
It says to maintain 3 inches for best results. That's about right. I actually use more. Look, I have 7 friggin cats in my house. If it works for me, it works. I try and maintain close to a 1:1 box to cat ratio. I empty boxes once a week or if they look bad (I check them twice or three times a week).
For best results, use a good litter box. Natures Miracle makes one with very slippery sizes so urine doesn't stick to it.
Two of my litter boxes are metal - I have the worst sticking issues with them.
three are the Natures Miracle high side.
One is my "mega" setup - which I replace about one or twice a year - and that's a big storage bin that I cut a hole out of the side to make a giant litter box.
This stuff works well. I have one cat who doesn't bury his "stinkies" so there's nothing I can do about that (but this keeps me on my toes about the boxes).
When one of cats uses the box in my office, there is an odor for a few minutes until it's all absorbed.
TRACKING:
This litter tracks. Because of how it absorbs, it seems to stick to my cats' paws more. So get a good anti-track mat. FWIW - I use really cheesy astro-turf door mats. They work great.
I'm telling you - this stuff is great. They sell it in big boxes at Sam's now. I'm hopeful it gets to Amazon and on their subscribe and save.
If you have multiple cats and multiple boxes - GIVE THIS STUFF A TRY. Follow regular litter transition protocol.
Yes, it's more expensive.
Yes, it tracks a little more, but that doesn't take away from it at all.
Yes, I am in complete love with this product.
It is worth every penny and is one of the few products that I can honestly say has absolutely changed my attitude on cleaning the litter boxes. I cannot rave enough about how much easier it is to scope this lightweight litter.
Most importantly, my cats like it. All of them. Ricky, Yeti, Ness, Abby, Mr. Higgins, Veronica, and Bud.
Maybe it's not the litter for everyone - but this is definitely the litter for our family.