To Flush Or Not To Flush (Your Cat’s Mess!)
Marketers are addressing the problem that you face as a cat lover. The odor that emanates from your cat’s litter just lingers and lingers, and then you are left with the job of having to pick up the litter from the box and dispose of it. However a newer product on the market, flushable cat litter, helps to rid you of both these issues.
Flushable litter is easy to use because all you do is gather it up from the cat box and flush it straight away. No more carrying it down to waste receptacles.
Flushable litter is lighter and finer than the clumping litter that is prevalent nowadays. Costlier too! But the cost is offset quite significantly by your having to use much less of it. Availability may be a problem in your area, but you can always order it over the Internet and have it delivered home.
On the question of environment-friendliness, both are detrimental to the environment. One is disposed of in a landfill; the other makes sewage and wastes water.
Just be sure you observe your cat’s behavior towards the flushable litter. Cats are creatures of habit and most don’t accept the flushable litter. This acceptance is the key to the whole question of using flushable litter.
If your cat doesn’t accept the flushable litter, it is worth a try to get your cat used to the new variety in a gradual way. Mix a fistful of flushable litter with the clumping clay. See whether Tabby accepts it. If so, go on increasing the quantity day by day, till one day it is 100% of the flushable variety. Don’t flush the mixture down the toilet! When it is 100% of the flushable kind, then and only then can you flush it.
If your cat just refuses to use the flushable litter, then you’ll have to continue with the clumping clay and your treks down to the waste receptacle. If your mouser does adjust to the flushable litter then you’re in for an easy time.
Whichever way, the environment is going to get impacted by the cat’s litter. The convenience of the flushable litter makes it very attractive to the keeper. All said and done, your cat’s preference will decide the question: “To Flush Or Not To Flush!
