A complete guide for cat garbage: types, benefits and advice

With all the different types of garbage in the market today, from the classic clay that brings together to the garbage made of natural ingredients and an elegant garbage that changes color, how do you know what litter is appropriate for your cat? Let’s break down what attracts a cat to the use of garbage and how you can better choose a garbage that your cat will want to use consistently.

The story of the cat’s litter:

It is difficult to believe that cat garbage has not even had its 100th anniversary of being invented, especially because we all like to think that cats have been living indoors much longer than they really have. The cat litter was not invented until the end of the 1940s, by a man named Edward Lowe. Before the invention of cat garbage, people used to use sawdust, sand and ashes so that their cats are eliminated, but that turned out to be extremely messy and did not hide the smell well. Mr. Lowe sold products to factories to help absorb fat and oil on factory floors. It wasn’t until his neighbor asked him to borrow some sand for his cat because the ashes he used were doing a great disaster. Mr. Lowe gave him a little granulated clay to use, bass and here, worked wonderfully and the first clay cat was born.

What are attractive cats?

When they lived in nature, the ancestors of today’s domestic felines gravitated towards the use of the sand in their surroundings to cover their urine and feces, and mask their smell of predators. In addition, cats that live an outdoor lifestyle in today will use soft earth or sand substrates to cover what they have left behind.

• The soft feeling of sand or earth attracts cats to use it because it is soft for their legs.
• The small granules of which these substrates are made make it easier for cats to dig a hole and bury their waste.
• Earth or sand also cover the aroma of a cat in the environment, helping to dissuade predators and keep the cat safely.

Different types of garbage available today:

• Clay that brings together garbage: this type of garbage is one of the closest to what cats would use in nature. It absorbs moisture in a group to easily obtain collection and also controls smells. Not only has the favorite option for cats been consistently, but it is also the most affordable.

• Natural ingredients: For those who want a more natural substrate that is less dusty and ecological, but provides a gentle sensation for a cat’s legs, garbage made of corn, wheat, pine, paper or other ingredients is a good option. Each of these types of litters has its own pros and cons, so it is better to do their research before buying.

• The pellets are oblong and can be thin or thick, depending on the material they are made from. Most cats don’t like to stand in pellets to eliminate because they are very uncomfortable to cat’s legs. Some types absorb urine, while others allow urine to accumulate in a pad in a container under the tray. This makes your cat’s urine monitoring very difficult.

• Crystal crystal sand is usually made of silica and tends to have a rough sensation for a cat’s legs. Crystals are made to absorb urine and replace more or less. This can make it very difficult to monitor your cat’s health because you cannot say the volume of urine that is being done or if it is urinating at all.

• Health monitoring: The elegant sand is supposed to change color to help you monitor your cat’s health. Once again, this garbage is hard on cat’s legs, but unfortunately the color change system is not reliable and many health concerns can be lost, which can lead to important health problems that are not adequately and in a timely manner.

What garbage should you choose?

With all this information and the multitude of options, how do you know what garbage to choose? In general, it is reduced to your personal preference and not to your cats. Manufacturers have designed all their litters to attract him and have not maintained the needs of cats in their forecast.

Instead of choosing a garbage that attracts you, you must choose a litter that is comfortable for your cat because at the end of the day it is your cat that uses garbage. The litter that most cats prefer is made of the same material as the first cat litter ever made and clay without perfume. So, in my opinion, buy boring sand and make your cat happy, and probably avoid many behavioral problems that can come from a cat that you don’t like the configuration of your sand box.

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