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Cat's Best Original cat litter has received mixed reviews. Many customers appreciate its excellent clumping ability and odour control, making it a favourite for years. However, recent changes in the formula have led to complaints about increased dustiness, poor clumping, and tracking issues. Despite these concerns, some users still find it economical and effective, highlighting its lightweight nature and pleasant woody scent. Overall, it's a product that has its ups and downs depending on individual preferences.
Top local reviews
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Terrible gooey mess that sticks to everything!
Small bag years ago was great so ordered a huge £37 bag thinking It would work in my robot litter tray. It’s not suitable at all as doesn’t clump and unused litter wont go down the holes fast enough to the clean section so all goes to waste. Thinking I will use a normal cat tray.It doesn’t work in a normal one either it just goes all gooey and shiny like syrup sticking to the tray, carpet and my cats so bad that my cats have chosen to “go” elsewhere! Think catsbest should refund us false adverti
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Absolutely terrible
This stuff heavily resembles porridge oats. It as heavy as porridge oats. It will be All. Over. Your. House by day 2. Everywhere. The amount my cats can smuggle in their adorable hairy paws is frightening. If they were on an international flight I’d worry they would be stopped for concealing goods.
It also does not clump. Instead, every wee fuses to the base of the litter tray like 4 day old Weetabix and requires an angle grinder to remove.
I wanted litter not breakfast cereal.
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This is expensive and bad quality
It makes an absolute mess…it becomes a soggy mess and it sticks to all all sort of stuff and I am finding it everywhere in the house. I won’t buy again
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worst ever litter
Does not clump, just turns into a soggy mess. Absolutely terrible cat litter.
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Tracks everywhere, all over the house.
Pro's - it clumps nicely. Easy to remove.
Con's - it tracks every where. All over the floor, the sofa's, the stairs ( cats dont go upstairs. It sticks to slippers and feet then goes all over the house. For this reason I will never buy or recommend this product. I am forever cleaning up, washing slippers. It's even in the cat's fur. It's a shame because I liked how natural it was.
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Extremely disappointing
Worse cat litter I've ever used. Cost us nearly £32 and was rubbish. Sticks to the cats paws, the carpets and any soft furnishings within a 10 mile radius! Doesn't absorb the smell nearly half as well as tigerino. Gutted I spent that much on it.
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Worst litter I ever bought
They just break into smaller pieces when I scoop, you’ll never have a clean litter tray, not good at minimizing smell, leaves tracks around the toilet, my cat refuses to use the litter, he’d rather go outside to pee. I have to throw away the rest and go back to ever clean. Avoid!
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it doesn't clump anylonger and it smells. It's changed
I dont know what happened to this but in the last year or so this does not clump anylonger. This was its main unique selling proposition and now its gone. Its just basic litter that starts to smell and you need to throw a lot when cleaning. it's not economical anylonger. They changed somth... its not worth the high price tag anylo her
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Doesn't lump and attaches to the cat's paws making a lot of mess
Unfortunately the litter doesn't form lumps so it is impossible to clean the litter tray and the cat somehow spreads it all over the floor. I am very disappointed and will come back to using Benek which I and my cat love.
Leak
The litter came out before I open the delivery box. The litter pack got scratched in the middle, potentially by other the wet food boxes in the package. Because it’s a mega pack litter, it took me 20 minutes to clean up the mess.
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Not as Hoped.
Over the many years I have had cats this latest one rarely goes outside and doesn't use catflap. I have had her over 2 years and is about 7 now. I have used a well known brand of litter for this time however I was recommended "Cats Best litter as being much better. However I find it rarely clumps and all I scoop up is minute lumps that spread all over the tray. The litter seems to get caught up in her paws and find bits over the kitchen floor and the the stair carpet.
Tracks everywhere
I read a lot of the reviews on here so was expecting this to be a good product but whilst it does clump well, it seems to get everywhere, more so than any other litter we've used before. It's no longer confined to the area around the tray, but through the house, so I won't be buying this brand again.
disappointed((((
Hello. I decided to buy cat litter from you, before I always bought it in another online store. Ordered, paid, received. I opened the package and was very disappointed. Firstly, it does not gather into a lump, but forms small lumps that are simply not possible to collect. Very dissatisfied with the quality, bought elsewhere and everything was always super. I bought from you and probably won't buy again.
Worst litter I've tried
I only bought this because the cat litter i usually buy had sold out. I've had cats literally all my life and this is the worst cat litter I've tried. It's even worse than the cheap non-branded gravel cat litter you get from supermarkets. It's only semi-absorbant and the stuff gets EVERYWHERE even more so than other cat litters I've tried. I won't be buying again.
Used to be amazing but now tracks everywhere
I had been using this cat litter for many years with no problems. It absorbs all odours, clumps well and is easy to scoop. However, recent batches have been dreadful, the grains are small and dusty and my cat tracks this everywhere (she is short haired and I have a litter mat). Such a shame, it's bad enough that now I am trying other brands
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Product has changed
I've only ever used this product and my last order I see they have made the litter smaller so that it actually gives off a dust! Its terrible and I'll not be buying this again if I can find an alternative.
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changed formula
I have always raved about this cat litter and used it for years with three cats and recommended it to everyone.
The formula had 100% changed though - smaller grains and very dusty, tracks to the point I'm hoovering 2x a day!!
I shall be trying a different litter.
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Changed Quality Calculation
Cannot believe this manufacturer would think people wouldn’t notice! I have been using this product and recommending it to friends & family for years, only to find how messy it’s become. It seems to have sawdust mixed in which means the cats are getting stuck in their paws and tramping it all over the carpets. Nothing more annoying to find cat litter on the bedsheets! If manufacturers are going to cheat customers, at least have the decency to mention it! Original it’s not😡
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Very messy!
This absorbs smells and liquids brilliantly and is very lightweight. Perhaps too much so. Within 2 hours of putting this in the litter tray it looks as if I’ve had builders in for months. I’ve got 3 indoor cats, so use of the litter tray is pretty heavy but I’ve never had this problem with any other litter. When a cat gets off my lap there is cat litter on me. It’s been tracked everywhere in the house. It’s a real shame, because it would be great if it wasn’t for that. I’d never buy it again.
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it has changed
I used to rave about this litter it used to be outstanding quality both low tracking and excellent clumping as well as virtually odour free for weeks before a full litter change was required.However the formula has changed at first I thought I had bought a dodgy batch as now finer grains that track everywhere!! also it leaves a very stale unpleasant smell after a couple of days and that’s after regular scooping . I am very disappointed, Ruined what use to be an excellent product , shame
Reviews from other countries
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40 l (ok. 17,2 kg)
Cats Best Original litter
I've been using it for 12 years, it used to be the best litter, but now it's a disaster, just dust, it's no longer granules like it used to be. I'll never buy it again!
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40 l (ok. 17,2 kg)
Terrible drop in quality
Used to be the best cat litter, I bought it for over a dozen years, but for the past few months the quality has clearly dropped, and since September 2026 it’s just a disaster—different colour, different smell, loads of sharp bits that get stuck in my cat’s paws, it’s dusty, and it doesn’t clump. I made a complaint about one pack and big thumbs up to Zooplus for sorting it out, but unfortunately the problem keeps happening with the next deliveries. The smaller packs (ordered to try) are just as bad, unfortunately.
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40 l (ok. 17,2 kg)
Cats Best Original litter
It used to be my favourite, but now it's not worth the price. It doesn't clump well and falls apart when you try to move it to the toilet. Clearly, the manufacturer tried to cut costs, but being stingy ends up costing you twice…
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||Hungary
5 l (kb. 2,1 kg)
All my animals developed respiratory symptoms from it – dangerous
There were probably fungus spores in this bag. I bought it a while back when I still had some of the other one left, so we only started using it recently. But once we did, about a week later, first my smaller cat started sneezing and had watery eyes, then the bigger one started coughing badly. I changed all the litter to tofu because I thought it was just the dust... but there was a bed where this stuff was stuck, and when my dog sniffed it and immediately started choking, that's when I realised this must be the cause. Only a few litres are missing from the whole bag... I'm furious.
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40 L (περ. 17,2 kg)
The quality dropped a lot since September (at least for the 40-litre)
It seems this is a new batch and they've made changes to the product, which has ended up making it one of the worst I've ever used.
Even its appearance has changed: it used to be light-coloured and yellowish, but now it's kind of grey.
The price had already gone up quite a bit, but we kept buying it because it was the best for what we needed it for. Unfortunately, with these latest changes, they've completely ruined it.
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View original||Spain
40 l (aprox. 17,2 kg)
Terrible, it used to be great but now it's really bad and even more expensive
I used to use it over 5 years ago but I won’t buy it anymore. I’ve given it several chances and it just keeps getting more expensive and the quality is really poor. IT DOESN’T CLUMP AT ALL. I’m switching to another brand. Farewell, CATS BEST.
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40 l (aprox. 17,2 kg)
Getting worse every time
It used to be really good, but it's getting worse every time—they don't clump at all anymore, and on top of that, it's getting more and more expensive. I've given it several chances but it just keeps getting worse, I won't be buying it again.
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||Germany
20 l (ca. 8,6 kg)
Extremely poor quality
I was always satisfied with Catsbest cat litter. The last two batches I ordered in September 2026 are the worst quality litter I’ve ever received. I contacted customer service because of this. It doesn’t clump, even after hours, and spreads all over the litter box. I changed it three days ago and will have to replace it completely again in the next few days because the urine clumps are spreading everywhere and it’s starting to smell. Something really needs to be done about this.
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5 l (aprox. 2,1 kg)
I won't buy it again
It used to be good years ago, but now it's ridiculously expensive and the quality has dropped so much that it smells bad, doesn't clump, and turns to dust by the second day. My cats don't want it anymore and I'm not surprised. The whole house smells awful and that's another customer they've lost.
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|Poland
10 l (ok. 4,3 kg)
‘Clumping’ litter
A bit like porridge oats mixed with Portland cement. The clumping is just a mess.
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5 l (ok. 2,1 kg)
Cat's Best Litter
I bought this litter on the recommendation of friends who use it and praised its quality a lot. Unfortunately, for me and my cats, it turned out to be a nightmare. The litter was tracked not only all over the bathroom but throughout the entire flat, even though I had a special mat in front of the litter box. It looks like oat flakes and even behaves similarly when it gets wet. It doesn’t clump; yes, it forms a ball, but it’s muddy. It sticks to the bottom of the litter box and falls apart when the cat digs in it. I do not recommend it.
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40 l (aprox. 17,2 kg)
It’s changed for the worse
It used to be good, now it doesn't clump at all and it's getting more and more expensive. I'm switching to another one, bye Cats Best 👋
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View original|Germany
40 l (ca. 17,2 kg)
Quality has dropped a lot
I've been using this litter for four years and was always happy with it. It used to clump well, lasted ages, kept the smell under control, and didn't create any dust. But now it just has an unpleasant smell, even if you sift the tray every day and add fresh litter. When you fill it up, it gets dusty, and the clumps fall apart when you sift them. After only a short time, the tray is more dust than litter. Unfortunately, I really can't recommend it anymore.
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40 l (ca. 17,2 kg)
Quality suddenly dropped
Our first packs were really impressive. These days, we steer clear of it. Unfortunately, it absolutely reeks, makes a huge mess, and it doesn't clump anymore either. There are much better alternatives out there!
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View original||Belgium
10 L (environ 4,3 kg)
Declining quality
I've been using this litter for over 10 years. The last two bags, though, the quality has really gone downhill. The litter is darker now and much less absorbent. The clumps fall apart and dirty the rest of the clean litter, which makes it smell bad really quickly. Not great for automatic litter boxes. Time to look for an alternative.
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View original|Italy
40 L (ca. 18 kg)
It's not the same anymore
I’ve seen that other people have had the same experience as me.
I bought it for two years, it was really excellent.
For months now, it’s not the same anymore.
It DOESN’T CLUMP anymore.
As for the smell, unfortunately I’ll have to try again because I bought a similar one, but the bad odour isn’t neutralised.
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5 l (aprox. 2,1 kg)
Dusty
The sand is very dusty, which is a shame because it goes a long way and clumps well.
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20 L (ca. 9 kg)
It's not the same product anymore.
We’ve been using this cat litter for years. Now it doesn’t clump like it should anymore and the litter smells worse.
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5 l (ca. 2,1 kg)
Very dissatisfied, used to be better, doesn't clump properly.
The first ones we bought directly at Fressnapf were of higher quality.
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20 l (ca. 8,6 kg)
Clumping litter???
I bought this litter because it was supposed to be very low in dust. But that's really the only advantage! As for CLUMPING litter...???? Every clump falls apart as soon as you lift it out of the tray, or even just shake it a bit on the scoop to let the clean litter fall back into the tray. So better not to shake it and just throw everything in the bin. What a waste!
Even my three cats prefer to use the other tray, which still has the "old" type in it.
Never again!!!!!
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