Caring for Mother Earth is very important and now
even your cat can get in on the action! How, you ask? Biodegradable
litter, of course! Every indoor cat has a litter box and inside of that
litter box is...you guessed it, litter! There are over 75 million
feline pets in the United States alone! Thank goodness biodegradable
litter is now available and new options are being tested each and every
day. After all, the amount of cat litter that currently ends up in
landfills is simply astronomical!
More than ever, litter
companies are searching for new ways to do their part when it comes to
saving the planet. The environmental market has exploded and it is a
good idea for everyone (companies, as well as consumers) to join the
fight. Biodegradable cat litter is the latest and greatest cat product
to be added to the shelves of your local grocery and pet supply stores.
Choosing
a litter will be one of the most important decisions you will make when
it comes to your cat. After all, if he doesn't like what you fill his
litter box with, he may just poop in your closet. Yuck! Hopefully, your
cat wants to lend a paw when it comes to saving Mother Earth and
actually likes biodegradable cat litter. What exactly is biodegradable
cat litter? Simply put, it is grain! What type of grain? I'm glad you
asked!
Biodegradable cat litter can be made from many different
types of grain. Not only is grain better for the environment, growing
it helps to keep farmers employed! Both of which are good things! Corn
and wheat are two grains that are currently used in earth friendly
litters. Both offer the advantages of clumping without the hazards! If
your cat decides to eat some of his corn based litter for breakfast it
will simply pass through his digestive system. While eating any litter
isn't necessarily good for your feline, grain based litters will cause
less (if any) health implications, unlike their clay litter
counterpart. Grain based litters are soft on the paws and rarely do
perfumes need to be added (they smell good all on their own!). Another
wonderful advantage of grain, biodegradable litters, is that they do
not cause a dust storm every time your cat enters his litter box! This
is good news for the individual who just so happens to do the dusting
and cleaning!
One of the most popular biodegradable cat litters
on the market today is made of crumbled corn and clumps well enough for
easy scooping. The best thing about this litter is that you can
actually flush it! Yes, you read that correctly, you can FLUSH IT! Of
course, you should read the bag that the litter comes in to make
certain that the type of septic system that you have can handle it,
however, I have never heard of anyone having any problems.
Another
good thing about biodegradable cat litter is that it does not seem to
affect cats and kittens that suffer from allergies. Some cats and
kittens have a negative allergic reactions to the dust that clay
litters often produce, therefore, grain based litters are a god-send
for their respiratory systems! One note about wheat based litters. It
is important that you keep your cat's litter box filled (don't let it
get to low) or the wheat, when mixed with urine, will be very difficult
to get out.
Biodegradable cat litter is the wave of the future!
If you and your cat can agree on a biodegradable cat litter, wonderful!
The less cat litter that ends up in our nation's landfills, the better!
If you have an automatic cat box, no worries, many automatic cat litter
boxes accommodate biodegradable litter! Meow!