Layer Crumbles as Cat Litter!! WEIRD!

[dodgemtn]

Hello everyone,

I just registered on this forum to tell you about using egg layer crumble for cat litter. It absolutely, positively works and I have been using it for over a year as litter for my two Balinese (long-haired Siamese) cats. I had been using the world's best cat litter, which is made from corn, until a Balinese breeder told me about Egg Layer Crumble. The cost in savings is tremendous. Prior to using the Crumble, I was paying close to $50 for a month's worth of WBCL. Now, I only pay $13.99 for a 50 pound bag of crumble at Agway. Regular, clumping cat litter (i.e. Fresh Step, etc.) has caused many an unnecessary death, especially in kittens who, after ingesting even a small amount, succumb to colon obstruction. It has also been noted to cause obstructions in pipes and sewers. Crumble is also superior to other newer forms of litter, such as silica which has caused deaths in cats from inhaling the silica dust. Regular clay litters are safer, but they do not control odors. Crumble controls odors better than any cat litter I have ever used. When people come to my house they always comment that no one would ever know that I had cats because they cannot smell the litter box!! Environmentally, Crumble is far superior to any other commercial cat litter, because it is biodegradeable. The other litters, especially the clumping ones that turn into cement, will never breakdown in the landfills. I could go on an on about how wonderful Crumble is for litter use, but I think you get the idea. Feel free to email if there's anything else you'd like to know! Bye!

 

[rlhbond]

Very interesting! Thanks for the info!

 

[fowlmood]

hmmmm.....sounds interesting, but I don't know if I can bring myself to put one animals' food into the litter box of another. It just doesn't seem right.

 

[dodgemtn]

Just think of it as one small step in saving the environment. A cleaner environment benefits all living creatures! Cheers!

 

[LilPeeps]

Feed molds fairly quickly when exposed to moisture. If the "litter" is not replaced for sometimes over a week, I cannot see how molding would be avoided. Mold can be deadly, and if I had cats, I personally would not be willing to risk it.

 

[orcasislandchickens]

There is a brand of cat litter on the market called Sweet Scoop. I have used it for a long time now and it works well. It absorbs odor from urine realy well, poo still stinks but it clumps like a clumping litter and the clumps are flushable (watch the size though from a cloging standpoint). After I got chickens I thought it looked a lot like layer crumble or chick starter and I bet it is. It is hugely expensive, so maybe I'll switch and see if leftover feed works. With only a few birds I worry about my feed going stale.

 

[keeperofthehearth]

Layer feed or any of the chicken feed works really well. A friend told me about it and as I was buying the corn cobb litter (expensive) thought I'd give it a try. DH happened to buy some 24% game bird on sale. I could tell the bag had been wet so when I opened it, confirming that it had soaked thru at one point, (large clumps of food and water lined inside the bag)figured I'd try it as litter. Love the stuff! Smells great, lasts a long time, deoderizes well, and is much less expensive. It clumps pretty well so the urine can be scooped out daily. I told my sis who has three indoor cats and she switched also. If you can find the chicken food that is on clearance due to ripped bags, older feed, or some such you save even more and get a high quality litter to boot.

 

[NOT A CHICKEN]

I just got this idea from a neighbor for cat litter and now I love the egg maker crumbles too! It reminds me a little of Grape Nuts cereal. It seems to hide the smells so far and puffs a bit and gets hard. It's nice and light too. I have 5 cats and the clay clumping litter can be very heavy. My Daisy likes the smell of it and eats it maybe to tell me she's hungry?- hey if something happens to me they could survive on it for days!! haha.
I want to help spread the news too. Anything for a good/inexpensive cat litter!

 

[NOT A CHICKEN]

I take the clumps out twice daily so it is always fresh.

 

[suki'smom]

I use pine pellets, keeps the smell waaay down and is much cheaper ($6 for 50lbs). Seems like a waste of expensive feed to me.