Cat litter is one of the must-have items in every cat-raising family, but there are many brands of cat litter on the market, and the quality is also uneven. It is not easy to really choose a cat litter that satisfies both the poop shoveler and the cat.
Today let's talk about how poop shovelers should choose cat litter.
In fact, this is not difficult to understand. The first thing that poop shovelers buy cat litter is to serve cats. If the cat doesn't like the cat litter, it's useless, which means that the cat will directly "refuse" to use it. Therefore, the cat's experience with cat litter is actually very important. So what kind of cat litter do cats like?
① Cat litter with good foot feel
For cats, if the texture of cat litter is very soft to step on, then they will definitely prefer to go to the toilet in this kind of cat litter, and it is also convenient to bury the feces. What kind of cat litter feels good to the feet? Granular, that is, bentonite cat litter. Moreover, cats' ancestors lived in the desert, and the first "cat litter" they used was sand. Whether from the perspective of comfort or cat adaptation, bentonite cat litter may be more popular with cats. But the disadvantage of bentonite cat litter is also fatal, that is, too much dust.
② Cat litter without smell
In order to cater to the shovelers' love for the smell of cat litter and the desire to cover the smell of feces with the smell of cat litter, merchants have also put a lot of thought into it, and have developed cat litters with various scents, such as peach flavor, green tea flavor, and cherry blossom flavor. It feels like cat litter is more like food.
But cats are different from humans. They are originally sensitive to smells, and a little smell can be infinitely magnified by them, not to mention the cat litter they come into contact with every day. A cat litter with a strong smell is simply a slow killer for the cat's respiratory tract.
③ Cat litter that does not stick to "claws"
After each excretion, cats will rub their paws against the edge of the litter box again and again, just because they don't want to stick cat litter on their paws. The poop shoveler should also pay attention. If the cat's paws are always stained with cat litter, it will cause the cat to eat some of the cat litter when licking its paws, which is also bad for the cat's health.
The feelings of the poop shoveler are also crucial
Above we talked about the characteristics of cat litter that cats like, so let's talk about cat litter that poop shovelers like below.
▲ Good deodorizing effect
For poop shovelers, cat litter with good deodorizing effect will be given priority, at least the editor is like this.
Because every time the cat at home has just finished pooping, the editor will shovel it away as soon as possible to prevent the smell of poop from spreading throughout the house. You know, the smell of freshly baked poop is really overpowering, and a cat litter that can cover the smell of poop is very important.
Cat litter containing deodorizing factors can indeed cover up a large part of the odor, so that the owner will not feel nauseous when cleaning the feces.
▲Good clumping effect
The essential advantage of a good cat litter is that it has a good clumping effect. It can quickly form a clumping ball after the cat has just finished peeing, so it is not difficult to shovel. For cat feces, it can quickly wrap the feces to prevent the odor from spreading, which provides great protection for the owner's sense of smell.
Think about it, the owner is reluctant to shovel feces. If it is still difficult to shovel, for example, in the process of shoveling cat litter, it breaks due to poor clumping effect, and even the cat litter shovel can't pick it up, then for the owner, isn't it torture?
▲Strong solubility
In fact, this feature of cat litter is optional. Those who like to flush cat litter into the toilet may need more. Cat litter with strong solubility will not block the toilet or stick to the pit!
▲ No dust
The editor once bought a cat litter. It was okay at the beginning, but at the end, there was so much dust that I felt I had to wear a mask, otherwise I would inhale a mouthful of cat litter anytime and anywhere.
Moreover, cat litter with a lot of dust is also very harmful to the health of cats. If cats inhale dust for a long time, it is not good for the cat's nasal cavity. If the dust is too large, it will also cause great harm to the cat's urinary system, which is easy to cause urinary tract infection in cats.
