240 reviews forCat's Best Universal
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This pellet litter is praised for being highly absorbent, dust-free, and not tracking, making it suitable for sifting trays. However, it is not clumping, leading to high consumption and odor issues. Some customers found it too coarse and unsuitable for their cats, causing reluctance to use the litter box. Despite mixed reviews, it offers a wood scent and can deter rodents and stray cats when used outdoors. Overall, opinions vary on its effectiveness.
Highly absorbent
Dust-free
No tracking
Not clumping leading to high consumption
Too coarse for some cats
04/07/24
Has to be changed often
The pellets do not clump and turn to dust instead.
So the limiter box has to be changed regularly to avoid it getting too smelly.
Nice otherwise, no tracking.
26/12/23
Not as low-dust as advertised
I have a cat that's allergic to dust, and I was hoping the pellets would make things better. But unfortunately, they haven't. I expected more.
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27/05/21|Claire
Good cat litter, fair price, doesn't clump
I usually buy the Cats Best Smart Pellets, but I tried these as half the price.
The pellets are bigger in size and darker in colour. When my cat has been in the litter tray it smells nice of lavender. The others don't have a smell to them.
Like the other pellets they stay by the litter tray.
They don't clump which is the downside so you end up taking out more than required after he has been for a wee.
Personally I would buy again, but prefer the ones that clump. The packaging is recyclable.
30/06/20|Vera Wilhelm
Not suitable for cats
Pellets are slightly larger than the Smart Pellets from Cat's Best. Doesn't bind the smell of cat urine well... Almost crumbles into dust when used, so you have to clean the litter box completely more often.
Probably better suited for other small animals.
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15/01/19|Elena
Not for cats
The litter itself of a good quality, but too chunky for cats. The spoiled litter breaks up in powder, and it is difficult to clean up.
07/09/13|Alex
Not suitable for cats
I cannot recommend these pellets for the cat litter box. Our cat (she’s six months old) didn’t know what to do with them at all. Instead, she chose a corner in the bathroom to do her business. While she did her bigger business in the box, she didn’t use it for the smaller one. For whatever reason. After just two days, I ended up throwing the pellets away completely.
The product only gets stars because it’s well-suited for guinea pigs. With a layer of straw on top, they feel perfectly comfortable.
However, I wouldn’t necessarily use the pellets in a birdcage either – far too coarse. They can’t peck or rummage around on the ground at all. For our aviary, I prefer using beech wood.
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31/08/12|Nicole
"Does not clump"
So, regarding the topic of "doesn't clump," I have to say, that's exactly what it's supposed to do!!!!! That's precisely why we're using it at the moment. And that's a positive feature. When refilling, it smells pleasant. Our cat likes to use it.
But that's where the positives end! We chose this litter because Tiger is only 3 months old, and we're still worried he might try to eat it. Otherwise, the litter box smells awful after the first use, and I can't stand that. Overall, though, I think the price/performance ratio in terms of consumption is really good. Since we're only using it for the initial phase, it was all fine for us. Now we're looking for something else!
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05/06/12|Maria
It's ok
We only buy this litter because our two tomcats are still kittens, and as we all know, they tend to put everything in their mouths, including clumping litter, which can then clump in their stomachs. We can’t wait to switch to clumping litter!! As soon as this litter comes into contact with liquid (urine), it turns into very fine shavings that spread wonderfully throughout the flat. The bathroom is full of it! It’s almost impossible to distinguish between the "dirty" litter and the still usable litter. As a result, you have to replace the entire litter quite frequently – not exactly economical! Still, we give it a grade of 3, as it serves our purpose, namely ensuring no risk to the kittens if they ingest the litter. Plus, the litter smells quite pleasantly of wood.
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10/09/10|Dani
For cats YES, for rodents NO
This bedding is absolutely not suitable for rodents! It's often used by lazy owners who "don't have time" for soft bedding. But if you want the best for your rodents, you shouldn't resort to this hard bedding, as it causes abscesses on their sensitive little feet. Only use soft bedding.
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14/06/10|Peggy
I use it for my cats
I've been using this litter for quite a while now for my two cats. What I like about it is that the wood pellets don't spread around the flat as easily as fine-grained cat litter. However, I have to completely change it every three days because the pellets gradually crumble into dust when they come into contact with urine. Another good thing about the litter is that there's no dust formation and it has a pleasant wood scent. But as I said, I have to replace it after three days at the latest.
I'll give the Eco Plus a try now. It's received very good reviews as well.
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02/02/08|Kaze
Not so great for rats...
Hello!
I find this bedding completely unsuitable for MY rats. They only pee on the upper levels, but they do their business on the bedding, which makes no sense to keep using it. The droppings end up in the unused bedding, and when cleaning, I have to throw everything away *feeling annoyed*.
Best regards
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18/01/08|Anja
Not suitable for my purposes
I wanted to try CatsBest because of the good reviews and planned to use it for my rabbit. CatsBest didn’t really work for me. Unfortunately, my Sunny doesn’t have a fixed spot for peeing, so it was time-consuming to remove his droppings. I switched to regular clumping cat litter instead. In my opinion, it’s the best option for both cat litter trays and rabbit hutches, as you can sift everything out quickly and cleanly. That way, there’s no more smell either.
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09/11/07|Aylene
No more "sticking", but expensive
The pellets are better than regular bedding because you can easily sweep them up, and they don’t stick to the animal. (That used to drive me crazy with regular bedding, especially when the animal was roaming freely and everything ended up flying around the apartment). The noise level is quite "normal," I’d say. Just make sure the animal isn’t placed where you sleep at night. Otherwise ;-) The main thing is that the apartment stays clean! ;-)
The only thing I find really over the top is the price... Something needs to be done about that. 50 litres for exactly 10 EUR or so... but not at the price range offered here.
Especially in my case, since I keep a large house rabbit in the apartment, who really produces more "mess" than the little ones, it’s quite bad... but oh well... what can you do? I have to buy it at this price, whether I like it or not.
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01/04/07|Eva Hetz
Loud, but no "stickiness".
I really like the large pellet size, as it prevents sticking to the animal's fur and stops the bedding from being spread all over the room. However, the bedding is very noisy when my rabbits hop around in it and is also quite expensive. That's why it only gets three stars.
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17/02/07
It worked okay......
This should be listed under small pets for rabbit litter as well as it can be and is veery suitable as small pet litter because it doens't clump and is biodegrable. It isn't as abosrbant as other brands of the same type, it seemed as if only the outside absorbed it never reached the inner parts. I got it delivered to Ireland so albeit was a longer journey but when it arrived it had spilt and some of it had spilt...........needs to be packaged better.
02/01/05|Sandra J.
It's okay.
I didn’t buy the exact same one but a similar type of litter – also pellets – and I have to say, it’s not bad, but you can hardly separate the wet litter from the clean one, and the pellets are just too hard for my guinea pigs’ little feet. As a result, I’d be forced to use wood shavings as well, and that, in my opinion, defeats the purpose.
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23/11/04|Claudia
Guinea pigs don't like it at all.
Well, my guinea pigs weren’t very happy with the product. There’s no doubt it’s very absorbent and hygienic. Unfortunately, you can’t tell where or when you need to clean up. After switching back to regular wood shavings, the guinea pigs felt comfortable again.
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10/05/04|Dumm und Dümmer
Well, so-so
Well, I have to say, I expected more! Either this stuff doesn’t absorb at all because it’s too hard, or it absorbs wonderfully and then the pellets crumble into dust! From now on, I’m going back to using the maize litter – it absorbs well and doesn’t create as much awful dust as this one. In my opinion, not recommended for rats!
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14/08/02|Manja St.
Unfortunately, my cat didn’t take to the litter at all, but my guinea pigs seem very comfortable with it.
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