Mr. Cheddar here!
Yes, I'm finally back to blogging.
It's been a long, hot summer here in BC and I just didn't have the time or energy to post any reviews.
Spent most of my time wowing the gals (feline and human) at the lakefront with my purrfect feline physique.
Those bikini-clad vixens were "putty in my paws" I'll tell you!
Spent most of my time wowing the gals (feline and human) at the lakefront with my purrfect feline physique.
Those bikini-clad vixens were "putty in my paws" I'll tell you!
I really must get Meowmie to post a photo of me in my furry "au naturale" swim trunks!
Now that's a treat you won't want to miss! ;<)
I'll be discussing a rather indelicate topic today but I promise to make it entertaining from start to finish. And as you can see from the caption in the photo above, I certainly have NOT lost my talent for turning a humorous phrase, during my long blog hiatus.
If anything, I think I'm even more scintillating and witty now, if that's possible? Snort!
Anyhoo....on to the topic at paw.
Getting down to the basics, the nitty-gritty, the down and dirty...
We've all "got to go" and when I do, I want my litter to be the real deal.
Plain and simple: NO... perfumes, additives, weird shiny pellets, chips from the forest or corn from the fields.
In a word, I want CLAY litter, straight up, or flat down...depending on how you look at it.
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To backtrack a bit, Meowmie and Pawmie were in a conundrum a while back, on a trip to the mall. That happens a lot with those two, but I won't go into further details right now. I do have a rather extensive shopping list prepared for them, still awaiting approval; so no time like the present to stay in their "good books".
So staying on topic and back to that particular conundrum.
Lo and behold, litter was on the shopping list that day and the situation here at home was:
CODE BROWN!!!
No litter at all.
Danger, danger!!!
Bells ringing, lights flashing, fire department on the way...you get the picture.
The humans were in deep "do-do" for not keeping the litter supply up to acceptable levels and they knew it!!!
But after trying to purchase my usual fav choice for toilette duties, none of the "plain jane" brands/types of litter I prefer, could be found. Not a one!
We live in a rather small city and running out of even the basics at several stores is not that uncommon.
What to do, what to do!
Without my expert input close at paw, the humans were all but lost. :<(
They commiserated on the problem at hand (probably for hours!) and finally picked up a box of: Arm & Hammer Ultra Last Clumping Cat Litter as the best of the choice they did have that day.
On the plus side:
It wasn't highly scented, which is a big pet peeve in my books.
Cats don't like perfumes and strong chemical scents.
When people buy scented, chemically-laden cat litter and expect their felines to be happy about their rather misguided choices in that respect...well it's just another example of why we felines DO rule the world when it comes to be intellectually superior!!! I mean this one is definitely a "no brainer".
Next plus, the litter did stay fresher longer than some of the other brands I've tried.
It also had an OK texture, not too fine or dusty but with no heavy, gravelly bits either.
Now for the negatives:
There was no ingredient list on the box and this is a big no-no in my books. We felines want to know what we are using, when it comes to all the products we require, including cat litter.
Next, when I had a longer than usual PEE!!! There, I've said it, the P word, snort...
...the litter did clump up but also gave off a rather weird, unpleasant smell. Kind of like a watermelon that's been left out in a damp basement for a month or two. Not pleasant, for felines or humans either. With other plain ol' basic types of cat litter, this doesn't happen.
Soooo, bottom line (no pun intended. OK yes pun intended).
Will we be buying this brand of cat litter again?
Not likely. It was better than nothing, in a crunch but definitely not my first or second or third...choice.
My paw is half-way down on this one.
and Meowmie says:
Overall rating for this product: Fair: 2 out of 5.
