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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.
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Clumping litter
I have used the Clumping litter for 4 years with my Ragdoll Cats.
Litter does need Hoovered from stairs and floors daily. I have also noticed more dusty and not clumping as quick.
40Litre £23.99 Could do with better prices as Zooplus doesn't have any saving s on.
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Not bad..
I switched from CatSan to this and it was a lot better - I’m actually purchasing my 2nd bag now. However, I must have a very smelly cat (British Blue) as I don’t find anything masks the smell 🙄
Clumps well but tracks so use with other litter
Been using this litter for a while with our DSH cat and not much tracking until we bought our 6 month old Mainecoon kitten who's very furry tail and paws were tracking litter all over the house! I then bought a 10L pack of Breeder Celect paper litter to try (http://www.petsathome.com ). Sprinkled a thin layer of the recycled paper litter on top of the ‘Cats Best’ litter and both work well -very little if any tracking and great clumping. No odours, we clean daily and replenish fortnightly.
great cat litter
Looked for an alternative litter when my supermarket discontinued their own brand wood pellet litter. This is expensive but because liquids clump together and are easily removed it can be used for weeks & doesn't smell at all. I wouldn't risk flushing down the toilet but compost the used litter when changing.The only downside is it sometimes sticks to paws and gets scattered but this was mostly solved by using a hooded tray and I feel is a small inconvenience compared to the effectiveness.
Best odour control, dust-free, but tracks everywhere
This is the best litter I've ever used for controlling odours. It's completely dust-free, which is great for keeping down the dusting chores. However, my two cats track it everywhere and they don't like stepping into it as much as fine clay clumping litters.
Favourite Litter
This is the first time I have ordered this product, favouring wood pellet or silica litter to date. Will definitely re-order. There is very little odour after the cat has used the tray, the litter clumps and can be disposed of easily and there seems to be very little tracking from the tray. Most importantly, my cat is happy to use it. Good value for money too.
Great smell absorption pity about tracking
I love this product: it's lightweight and absorbs urine smells effectively. It clumps so well that it is relatively economical to use because you're only removing small amounts of soiled litter then adding small amounts of new litter (as opposed to throwing away the whole lot as you end up doing with clay-based litters). As lots of people have mentioned the only major downside is that being lightweight it clings to paws and gets tracked everywhere.
Shaz
Very good litter does what it says on the bag, got two adult cats and a kitten, one maine coon which doesn't make a mess, and two maine coon /Ragdoll cross, which does stick to he's furr and gets it all over the floor which have always having to clean up, was thinking about changing this litter, but as this is good litter I will still be using it, as it's cheaper than other cat litter.
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Does the job but tracks
This is the first cat litter I tried when my boy was just a kitten. It held odours really well and clumped well so I was quite happy with it. However, like many other people have said, the granules track so easily. I am still finding little bits and pieces in strange places 8 months later.
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Very pleased
After 18 months of dealing with my 12 yr old rescue either weeing on the floor purposefully or missing her tray, I decided to change her brand of litter in case that was the reason. It turns out it was.
I've gone from using Fresh News/Yesterday's News to Greenwoods/Cat's Best, and in the 6 weeks since she's only had one near miss, compared to several per week.
I haven't noticed any difference at all between Greenwoods and Cat's Best. Both track, but I'd rather that than cleaning up wee.
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It's changed.
I have to agree with Jennie, it seems different and doesn't clump as well as it used to. I think I'll change to Cats Best nature gold as I've bought it in the past.
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Good stuff, not perfect
On the plus side, it's not too dusty and the cats seem to like it. They have no problem digging in it and covering with it, so of course we'll keep using it. The only negative really is that it tracks SO BADLY outside the litter tray. Seriously. I have to use the mini-vac every day. Two cats + 3 litter trays = litter anywhere within a 20 foot radius. So as long as you don't mind hoovering / don't care about having litter on the floor, it's good.
Great but messy
This litter is great for my cat with asthma not so dusty as other litters and as it's natural the clumping ability doesn't seem to bother him it lasts around 2 weeks with spot cleaning but it tracks absolutely everywhere, as it's so lightweight. I love the product but if your looking for a litter that doesn't track on paws this isn't it
Not flushable, but great otherwise
Says it is compostable and flushable. My experience is that you should not flush it down the toilet as it will block your drains. It did this after just 4 days and my drains had been ok for 15 years ! Otherwise it is fantastic, is saving me a fortune in litter costs as I have 5 house cats and had been using Tigerino Silicate litter and getting through 12 x 5 litre sacks a week as I have two litter trays. We still have no odour issues and this travels less and we use far less ... saving £££
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Very good litter - tracking problem can be reduced with matting
Very good litter, holds smells in, flushes, clumps well.
As to tracking, I have put down an anti-track plastic mat and this catches the majority of the litter which comes out of the tray with the cat. It is then easy to hoover up with a small handheld hoover (for example).
Soul cats
Over the last year I have used various cat litters and I have found this one to be the best by far. I like the clumping and this means that you are using less litter. I will continue to purchase this from now on. I agree with previous reviews about the tracking but I have since purchased a new open top cat tray which has been much better and solved a lot of the tracking problems.
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Green friendly and purse friendly.
As far as eco litters go, this is one of the best I have tried thus far, it clumps reasonably well and doesn't smell.
I would have given it a full five stars, but the amount of tracking and subsequent clean up needed is somewhat inconvenient. It's a liveable with issue, but it would be nice if it didn't track so much.
Cats favourite so far
I've tried various types of cat litter and this one so far has been all my cats' favourite litter, no issues in using the their toilet (they are sometimes fussy with other litter, same with some food really). It does track a bit around, especially with long hair cats.
Flushable down the toilet, however it appears to have contributed (not the sole reason) to my issues I had with my drain pump, so I no longer flush it down.
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Love/hate with this litter
I love the odour control, I love the clumping (has to be deep and leave to set before scooping) I love that its dust free, I love that its light weight but I hate the tracking. Wouldn't be so bad if I didn't have dark carpets throughout and seven cats. Unfortunately my cats arent the biggest fans of it preferring heavy fine grit litter. I do still recommend giving it a try if you've not found one you like yet and you have wooden or light flooring
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great choice
lasts long time and compacts what my cat does in litter tray but this product is out of stock lately so beware.
Reviews from other countries
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40 l (cca. 17,2 kg)
Superb
I've tried almost every type of cat litter, and for me and my cats, this one is the best. It's expensive, but it lasts quite a while.
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10 l (ok. 4,3 kg)
Litter is okay, but poor product packaging
It's pretty good. It doesn't spread much, clumps well enough. My cat likes the red variant. The efficiency is a bit lower than I expected, but it's not bad.
Just like someone mentioned below, I also received a torn package inside a box that looked fine on the outside. You really should secure your products better.
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5 l (ca. 2,1 kg)
Tomcat doesn't accept it
I have two male cats. Merlin didn't accept it and instead did his business in the flat.
Such a shame.
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5 l (ca. 2,1 kg)
Super
We’re really happy with the litter – it clumps very well and lasts a long time, since you don’t have to empty the whole tray all the time. It does create a bit of dust, but it’s sooo much more pleasant than other types of litter we’ve used before. We’re very satisfied :)
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40 l (ok. 17,2 kg)
cat litter
Nice budget cat litter, clumps well but the downside is that it sticks to the cats' paws and gets tracked around the house.
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20 L (ca. 9 kg)
Good
Pros: eco-friendly, easy to remove
Cons: smells damp and like sawdust if not changed right away
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17,2 kg (ca. 40 l)
Very good cat litter
Great cat litter, the cats are happy, it clumps nicely and smells like wood. The pieces used to be a bit bigger, so now they spread it around the flat more, but it's still good and much better than the original bentonite one.
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40 L (environ 17,2 kg)
Decline in quality
Less clumping and more dusty, it gets everywhere in the flat, but always has a pleasant smell. The quality has gone down over time (especially with the larger packs of litter).
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20 l (aprox. 8,6 kg)
The best option I've found so far
It absorbs odours very well and clumps quite a lot, so it's easy to clean up urine. At first it might seem expensive, but if you keep the litter box clean, it lasts a long time, so in the end you actually save money. The only downside is that it's quite light and sticks to their paws, leaving bits around the house.
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40 l (ca. 17,2 kg)
Good natural bedding
We've tried lots of natural litters and haven't found any that are completely convincing, but this one is among the better ones. Clumping and odour control are decent. We've had the best results when we mix this litter with a finer-grained one.
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40 l (ca. 17,2 kg)
Not Quite Perfect Litter
I switched from bentonite litter to Cats Best because the bentonite litter was too heavy. My cat lady loves Cats Best. She buries her business really well and there’s no smell of cat toilet at all. I’m only giving 4 stars because it’s quite dusty. I always buy the big 40-litre bag for two litter boxes. When the bag is empty and there’s only a little litter left in the box, I throw out the remaining litter completely and refill with fresh litter.
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40 L (environ 17,2 kg)
Good value for money
I discovered this litter two years ago, in 2024, as a foster carer for an association, and so far I’m happy with it and so are my little ones. So I’ll keep ordering from you as long as your prices stay competitive and delivery times are respected.
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20 L (environ 8,6 kg)
Good results overall
Have you changed something? I find them less absorbent now.
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40 l (kb. 17,2 kg)
Cat's Best Original
We chose this litter because of our sick cat, previously we used bentonite and then tofu litter. The tofu is really good but with 4 cats it’s just too expensive. With this litter, it costs half as much as the tofu. It clumps pretty well, but you shouldn’t scoop it out straight away because it falls apart—you need to wait for it to set properly. The smell is a bit odd but at least it doesn’t make dust. That was the main thing for us. The 40L bag is enough for 4 cats for a month.
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40 l (kb. 17,2 kg)
Best I can find so far
I've tried different types of litters from Zooplus. I would say this one is still optimal considering everything. I used silicone for about 1–2 years, but then the smell of urine became too much too quickly. It's less dusty than some others. You can also flush it down the toilet, although I don't do that anymore now that I have 3 cats. I just take it to the waste bin in a small bag.
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5 l (aprox. 2,1 kg)
Sand... Wood... I don't know
I bought for the first time. I saw good reviews (up until the date I bought, there weren’t any of the bad ones that showed up in June). I bought it because we use cat litter pellets and they’re really expensive... Today I filled the litter boxes with this litter. I’m not sure if I made a good purchase. We bought the biggest bag and yes, there’s a lot of sawdust... For now, my cats used it, they peed... The pee clumped into perfect little balls. You have to put a good amount in the litter box, so far so good.
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20 L (ca. 9 kg)
Cat's Best Litter
I have two cats and I've been using this litter for years now. It clumps well and doesn't smell bad. The only downside is that it sticks to their paws and I find it all over the house. However, in a short time the price has gone up by about 10 euros. I find that really absurd and unjustified, and I don't think I'll be buying it again.
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40 l (ca. 17,2 kg)
Clumps very well
I think the litter is really good, the clumps don’t fall apart. The downside is that unfortunately it doesn’t bind odours and quite a bit of it doesn’t stay in the litter tray. Our cats don’t like the included Trinkfein.
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5 L (ca. 2,2 kg) - formato Prova!
Great practical litter
The packaging is easy to use and the material absorbs well. I’ve been using this version for a few weeks and I recommend it.
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