It's not magic. But crystal litter is the best.
There is no comparison to any other type of litter. Clay non-clumping, clumping, pine-based, corn cob-based, recycled paper based, cedar shavings, shredded paper, etc. I have owned cats my entire life (52 years) and literally tried every type of litter that exists and frankly, most brands of every type. I currently have two cats. A male, who pees like it's his job and a female. I have had up to 4 cats at a time. Crystal litter, of any brand is far and away the best at eliminating odor and reduced tracking. But it's not magic. Cats are still going to throw the litter out of the box so you've got to sweep that up if you don't want to feel like you're walking on glass. Tracking compared to the clumping types is no contest. This stuff rarely leaves the laundry room where we keep the boxes. The clumping litter would sometimes make it up onto my bed all the way on the other side of the house, if it stuck between their toes. So gross!! Crystal litter, of any brand or size has never, ever been found on my furniture, anywhere in my house or even beyond the laundry room door. Crystal litters are pretty much all the same unless they have added colors (this does) or special chemicals to detect illness (this doesn't). The only thing I would say is that the bigger the crystals (these are the biggest I have found), the more they absorb and the heavier the crystals are, which means they are less prone to the cats tossing them out of the box while digging. The tinier crystals don't absorb as much and are more prone to tracking. Let me just say that the review that shows the absolutely saturated litter is not using this product as recommended. They either got a defective bag with far less than 8 Lbs of litter, they are not using enough litter for that bin they are using as a cat box (great idea, actually, but then you need more litter) or they have six cats and one box or they are posting their review for another brand with a smaller bag. It's silica crystals. It's science, not voodoo. If you don't have at least three or four inches of crystal litter in the box, you're going to get what you see in that picture. I've used, not only this brand but others and if you use an entire 7-8 pound bag, per litter box and you have one standard or jumbo sized (the size I use) box per cat, and stir it and change it completely on the schedule recommended, you will never have a box that looks like that. That is a box that doesn't even have enough litter to cover the bottom. Don't do that or this litter is going to disappoint. You have to have several inches or the litter can't absorb the urine. It needs to touch the urine to absorb it. I have periodic back issues and I can admit that I have simply left the boxes go at times, no scooping or stirring for over a month straight and the boxes have never looked like that. The smell has definitely been an issue when I have let it go that long, obviously. Silica crystals can only absorb what they can absorb and then you are going to get puddling and smell. There's a limit. If you have one box per cat, actually fill the box (if you can't use the whole bag because your box is too small, you need bigger boxes or you will have to change it out at two weeks). That's just science. I whole heartedly recommended a full-sized, hooded litter box. One per cat. You got 8 cats? You need 8 boxes and 8 bags of this per month. If you go less, it's not going to do what it's designed to do. No silica crystals can. Brand doesn't matter. Read more
