The other day I was reading something and read that many people use pine pellet horse bedding instead of kitty litter.
The bag indicates “Superior Absorbency, Reduces Cleaning Time, Naturally Neutralizes Odor, Biodegradable with No Additives, Chemicals or Perfumes.
People who had used it raved about it so I figured I would try it. First, it was $6 for 40 pounds of it. The same size container of kitty litter costs at least twice that much.
While we were out yesterday, we ran by Tractor Supply and got a few things we needed and I got a bag of the pine pellets. I asked the lady at Tractor Supply if she had ever heard of people using it as kitty litter and she said “Oh, yes! LOTS of people do!” She said “I think you’ll love it!” So, we’re trying it.
From what I read, it was recommended to start by adding small amounts of the pellets mixed with the regular litter and gradually increase the pellets and decrease the litter so as not to startle and frustrate a cat. I did that yesterday. We’ll see how it goes.
Carol L Harper says
We used pine pellets for litter for a long time and then one of,our cats developed a dislike to it and refused to use it. Ok vet said that sometimes it’s the piney/resins smell; sometimes it’s the very fine dust… but some cats develop an allergy. So, keep an eye out for deliberate avoidance of the litter box…
Judy Laquidara says
Thanks! I’ll watch out for that. I hope it doesn’t happen but if it does, I’ll know to switch back to the regular kitty litter.
Debbie says
Let us know how this goes. I used this for horses but never thought about using it for my house cat.
Nelle Coursey says
That sounds great! And when you dump it you won’t have to worry about clay because the pellets are biodegradable!
Rosalie says
So I imagine it doesn’t clump…so you have to dump the pan when it gets too saturated.
Sally Hurst says
I used it for a while. Pros: cheap, easy disposal (burned it in my outdoor wood furnace) and the cats were OK with it. Cons: can’t scoop pee, so you must dump the whole box when it gets too wet (wet makes the pellets fall apart,)
Judy Laquidara says
Yes, I knew it would just turn to sawdust when it got wet and wouldn’t clump. I’ll have to watch it and see how it goes. Thanks!
Rebecca in SoCal says
There is (or was) a pine pellet kitty litter which I tried. I did it the way you are: a little mixed with what they were used to. I made the mistake of not telling my husband, leading to some confusion and alarm when he went to clean the box!