Favorite Products #1: Kitty Litter

After a couple of years living with a number of cats and trying various products, here is a list of products we have found to work best for our purposes (so far).  Of course everyone has their own opinion based on their own experiences and needs, so we welcome constructive feedback!  Let's start with products very near and dear to my heart (and nose).

KITTY LITTER-
With so many brands and types on the market, choosing a kitty litter can be a dizzying process.  We have surely not tried them all, but we have tried quite a few, and have settled on these two for the time being...
- Purina Tidy Cats Clumping Litter for multiple cats - 24/7 Performance
     Why we like it:  No dust
                              Clumps stay together while scooping
                              Light, pleasant scent with good odor control
                              "Staying Power" -tightness of clumps means less soiled litter                                         in the box means more time between full litter change
                              Low cost (very important when you have a lot of cats!)
                              Small containers are easy to pour, large yellow bucket                                                   containers are useful in collecting soiled litter 
     
       Cons:              Clay is heavy
                              Clay is not as environmentally friendly as some products
                              Some kittens may eat - can obstruct digestive tract

- Pine Wood (sawdust) Pellets.  These are marketed for many different purposes, but they all work pretty much the same.   Our current brand of choice is Royal Wood Shavings Bedding Pellets.  This particular brand of pine pellets are marketed as horse bedding, but it is basically the same product as the cat litter "Feline Pine," at only a fraction of the price!  (40lb. bag bedding pellets cost under $7/bag at Agway while a 10lb. bag of feline pine retails at Agway for $18!)  The same wood pellets are also marketed as pellets for pellet stoves, but are only available seasonally in this form.
     Why we like it:  No dust
                              Light, pleasant pine scent provides good odor control when                                         scooped daily
                              Very low cost - don't mind throwing it away
                              Environmentally friendly
                              Kittens don't eat and not likely to obstruct digestive tract
    
      Cons:               Not effective for use by more than 2 cats    
                              Slightly more difficult to scoop - need to shake out used                                       sawdust which can be messy, also takes getting used to.        
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