Precious Cat Senior Litter, 8lbs

THE STORY: I have two cats. The male is 13 years old and weighs 14 lbs. He's not really fat, he's just a big cat overall. The female only weighs 9 lbs, but she is approaching 16 years of age or more. (She was a rescue, so I can only go with the age the vet approximated). Recently, one of them started defecating on the rug in front of the box instead of inside the box. I have concluded that it is because the regular clumping clay litter hurts his/her paws, so they don't want to be in the box for any longer than they have to be. (Obviously urinating is quick, so he/she still does that in the litter box, for which I am oh so thankful!). MY GOOD RESULTS: I have been using it for about a week and, so far, they seem to love it. I never even had to put old litter in it to draw them to it - I just showed them the box; they are very smart kitties, LOL. Anyway, I think they have stopped using the old litter boxes that have the clay litter because there has been nothing to clean from those boxes for the last 2 days. So it looks like I will be switching all of my boxes to this kind of liter. (I'm thinking I may try other brands due to the cons listed below, but the same kind of litter. We will see). Now for the DOWNSIDE: 1) It is EXTREMELY dusty, but from what I read, that is part of what helps coat the feces/urine to help neutralize it, so I think that's just how it's going to be. 2) It appears that it is going to be more expensive than other litters because, while you can scoop out the feces, you do not scoop the urine; therefore you have to throw out the entire contents of the litter box after a certain amount of time. (every 2-3 weeks, or so I have read, depending on the number of cats using it). Overall: Do I care about the price? Well, I do wish it was cheaper, but those are my two babies and nothing is too expensive for them! I would go to the moon and back for those two, so if they like it, I LOVE it! I may experiment with different brands, but if needed, I will stick with this brand. I will update you later if any of this info changes.

I have used this litter for many years and absolutely love it. I’ve had up to 4 cats using this litter and it’s always reliable and easy to clean. I love how the pee is absorbed by the crystals so you only have to scoop poop. It tracks a little bit but I have mats in front of the boxes to catch some of the tracking. This litter is the least smelly I’ve ever used. As long as you change it frequently. Once the pee isn’t absorbing into the crystals, it’s time to change it. Keeps my house smelling good and the cats love it too. Not super dusty but has some dust. I prefer the Dr. Elsey’s Senior Litter. It has smaller crystals and goes through the scooper easier than the regular which has bigger crystals. I think it absorbs better too. You won’t regret buying this litter, and your kitties will love it too.

We have tried a variety of this new style cat litter. We find this one, marked for seniors, to be the best. It doesn't get out of the litter box as much as the others, probably because it might not get caught between the cat's paws. Not sure, but compared to the products we have tried this one leaves the floor around the cat litter boxes the most 'clean'. All of them result in some cat litter being on the floor, but this one by far is the best. Lasts a long time, we have two cats. Keeps the litter box from smelling. Very little 'dust'.

The value of the litter to you depends a lot on your specific needs and what litter solution you are coming from. This is basically silica litter cut into tiny pieces – about the consistency of sand. There is a plus and minus to that consistency. The finer particles are definitively softer on your cats’ paws than regular sized silica litter which tends to be jagged with some sharp edges. And consequently, it is lot more comfortable if you happen to step on it. The drawback to the finer particles is that they do not absorb the urine very well. This can be a bit problematic depending on how much urine your cat produces and how they bury it. I sometimes see pools of urine with this litter on top. Even if it soaks through the first layer, the urine can often pool at the bottom of pan. Adding more litter to the pan mitigates this problem. Regardless of what you do, this litter just does not perform as well with regards to odor control as some of its competitors with larger more absorbent particles. That does not necessarily mean you should eliminate the product from consideration. If you are coming from run-of-the-mill clay litter, this litter’s odor control will seem miraculous. Dr. Elsey’s recommends you clean the litter daily. If you do this, your results will be better. Of course, that is true with all litters. If you do not do this, the litter’s performance depends heavily on the proportion of cat waste to litter. The crystals themselves have limited capacity and everything just works better when the waste is buried. I cannot speak to the health claims. My cats never experienced any of the issues they claim to prevent prior to using this litter. I have not used this with an automatic litter box, but I have used automated boxes in the past and I believe that size of the crystals here would make this a good choice. Obviously, read your devices instructions. I cannot think of a litter that is not dusty when poured. It is better than some, but it is not dust free. I just pour the litter in the garage or outside. It helps to pour it closer to the box. It is dustier if you pour it from height. Tracking performance is hard to judge. The fact is that the smaller crystals are less noticeable. I use a large mat and it does capture a fair amount of the litter, but the litter still makes it into other parts of the house. One potential drawback is that the little can more easily get caught in your cat’s fur (if you cat likes to do more in their box then relief themselves). One of my cats tends to be a bit of an excavator. The lighter nature of Dr. Eisley’s litter meant that more of it would land on the floor, and it would be spread out further. I ended up going to Dr. Eisley’s for a time because it was the only available litter for a time during COVID. I originally used this litter as the only litter in the box, but later found it was more useful to me as one of several litters (in the same box at the same time). Silica litters tend to cost more than other types of litters and Dr. Eisley's is no exception. The bags are 8lbs and Dr. Eisley recommends one box per cat. My cats require larger boxes to ensure the urine makes it into the box. This means that using Dr. Eisley’s litter exclusively is an expensive endeavor. For about the same price, I found PetSafe’s ScoopFree Premium Crystal Cat Litter to be a better performer with regards to overall odor control. The drawback of the PetSafe product is that its larger crystals are quite jagged. I found Dr. Eisley's litter to be a little more difficult to clean when compared to the crystal litters with larger particles. The main challenge is urine because it can often pool in the litter or go straight to the bottom of the box. The PetSafe litter does a much better job of absorbing the urine. My solution for saving some money is to put the PetSafe litter in the box first where my cats urinate most and then add a layer of Dr. Eisley’s litter over the top to help cushion their paws. I then pour a much larger layer of Petco’s (So Phresh) relatively inexpensive silica litter over the top of the Dr. Eisley’s layer. The combination works exceptionally well and amazingly, the layers mostly stay in place. Dr. Eisley’s is an excellent choice for litter, especially if you want to use silica litter and are concerned about the jagged edges of competing products. If used the way the manufacturers recommend, I think most people would be happy with it. Of course, if you can do that, choosing Dr. Eisley’s over any other product is probably going to be more about factors beyond odor control.

As someone who's had a male kitty who's gone through multiple kidney and bladder issues, this litter is a miracle. CONS: - It doesn't clump - Needs to be fully changed out every 4 weeks (divide that by two for every cat you have. ex. I have 2 cats, and 8lbs (one container) of this can be split between 2 litter boxes, but needs to be changed every 2 weeks.) - Can get kind of gross towards changing time PROS: - My UTI prone cat has had zero occurrences since switching to this (saving me a small fortune from vet bills and unnecessary antibiotics) - Genuinely does seem to absorb pee and keep bacteria to a minimum - It's so much lighter to carry than other litters (my hands and back are incredibly thankful) It wouldn't recommend this litter if you have a cat without persistent health issues. It's more of hassle than it's worth, otherwise. I WOULD recommend this litter if you have a cat WITH persistent health issues, specifically kidney and/or bladder. This will cut down on recurrent bladder issues significantly, especially if it's litter related. Final note: Do NOT buy this here unless the price is close to $13 USD. I don't know why they seem to think it's perfectly fine to jack up the price of this litter so high, but it's significantly cheaper elsewhere. I'm not able to give direct links, but you can find them out by going to the dr elseys official website, and looking under the "where to buy" link (as of July 2018). It's a little bit of legwork, but it's worth not having to pay 2 to 3 times as much. I'm not affiliated with them, or getting any sort of compensation - I'm just peeved off at the money grab.

I cannot sing the praises of this litter enough. Cannot smell anything within 5-10 mins after my cat goes. My asthma has cleared up and my cat's eye goo is much better. The dust is almost nothing and what little that gets tracked out is not painful for him or for my bare feet. Also love that it is not scented and he never goes anywhere else. Worth every penny

I've tried several crystal litters at this point, and they all have the same issue: the dust! This litter is great for odor control for my one cat, and she took to it immediately. It's so absorbent that I have no idea where her pee even goes. It doesn't clump, though- but i didn't find that to he an issue. Unfortunately the dust is just unbearable for me. Just like other crystal litters, it leaves a layer of dust on everything around it after only a few days. When pouring the litter into my box, the resulting dust cloud is just awful. Whether or not this litter is worth it is on an individual basis. In terms of odor, color, absorbency, cleanliness, and everything else, this is actually my favorite litter. If my cat still needed this for her health, I would definitely be able to just. Deal with it. Luckily she no longer does and I can switch back to clay clumping litter.

This works real well, but it is dusty as is every one I've tried and I've tried them all. It says the dust is necessary for odor prevention (I'm not going to look up exact words for you, I'm tired) suffice it to say it made sense. Odor control is superior. Scoop out the fecal matter often, should do it daily but I don't. When it starts to get used up and not obsorb the liquid as well, the sand clumps together so you can scoop out the worst of it and add a little more clean to buy time until you can clean the box. I've been buying time for a month now. I'm really going to have to quit procrastinating though. It is the consistancy of sand on the beach, even so doesn't seem to track any worse than any other, but it scatters a lot around the box, probably my fault, al the procrastinating means they have to dig more aggresively or so they think. LOL! All in all for us it is the best one I've found and I've tried a lot of different types, crystals, clays, naturals, corn, wheat, newspaper, clumping, nonclumping, you name it, likely I've tried it. Cats love it too, it has a natural texture that moves easily when they dig.

Great product for pillow paw. Love it

My cat is a 10 yr old neutered indoor cat. He loves this litter. It works to attract him to use the box so no accidents happen. Easy clean up and no odors. Great product.

My senior cats like it and it came to my door. Need I say more?