Show a kitty you care! Stop buying kitty litter.
As the happy kitty mommy of 3, I stopped buying kitty litter a year ago.
Happy Kitty Toity
Expensive.
Tracks all over the house.
The clumping clay kind adds potential for infection, with fragrances entering kitties' delicate urinary tracts, and the clay providing potential compacting in kitties' downstairs systems.
No thanks!
We don't need that.
We just need to stop throwing away newspaper.
We get junk mail all the time, and in Lexington, there is Skirt! magazine (a monthly publication printed on newspaper) which is left over in the tens of pounds at the end of each month, in bins all over downtown. I simply save these papers, run some through the $3 paper shredder I got at Salvation Army, and lay down 4 layers of newspaper in the bottom of a clean litter pan.
Add a small handful of shredded paper and you and kitty are good to go!
For free (save the cost of the paper shredder and its electricity). You can also use scissors, if you don't have a paper shredder or electricity.
Out here on the farm, the used newspaper goes either into the compost pile or on the fire, if the fire is going well and the paper isn't too wet. Believe it or not the smell of burning poo is nothing like the smell of poo, and quite unoffensive as well as temporary.
I clean out the litterbox once or twice a day. If this seems like too much for you, you may want to reconsider your dedication to your pets. They deserve a clean space to eliminate their waste, and you as their caretaker have a responsibility to provide them that space. It takes no more than 5 minutes each time, maximum.
Show a kitty you care! Stop buying kitty litter.
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