Tuesday, November 10, 2009

Good News For Cat Owners! Flush The Litter!

By Ned Dagostino

No more picking up the litter and carrying it down to the nearest disposal unit! No more putting up with that very peculiar odor all day long! Just get yourself some flushable litter for your cat!

Flushable cat litter is the height of convenience for all you cat lovers. All you have to do is pick up the litter from the cat's litter box, take it down to the nearest toilet bowl, and flush it away. Simple!

Flushable litter is lighter and finer than the clumping litter that is prevalent nowadays. Costlier too! But the cost is offset quite significantly by your having to use much less of it. Availability may be a problem in your area, but you can always order it over the Internet and have it delivered home.

Environmentally speaking, the new product is as good or bad as the ordinary litter. One goes to a landfill; the other uses water and generates more sewage. If you are really interested in protecting the environment then you should choose the variety that can be composted once the dried stool is removed.

But what does Macavity have to say about this modernism? Most cats we interviewed had a pretty poor opinion of the new-fangled stuff! You will have to watch your cat's reaction to the flushable litter for a week or two.

It will be best if you introduce your cat to the flushable litter gradually. Just mix a little of the new kind to the cat box, and increase the amount day by day, till finally the whole box is filled with the flushable variety. Don't try to flush the mixture of the clay litter and the flushable litter! Wait till the cat is using 100% flushable, before actually flushing the stuff away.

If your cat does not like using the flushable litter, you will have to go on as usual. If Tabby accepts it, then you can say goodbye to that horrible stench, and the walks to the waste receptacle.

Whichever way, the environment is going to get impacted by the cat's litter. The convenience of the flushable litter makes it very attractive to the keeper. All said and done, your cat's preference will decide the question: "To Flush Or Not To Flush!

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