83 reviews forTigerino Crystals Cat Litter – Classic Sensitive (Unscented)
Upload your product photo07/06/24|Dee
Changed for the worse
It used to be the best litter available out there, I've tried so many! In the past few months, it changed completely, now the granules are bigger and go yellow, lasting only a couple of days, and don't cover the smell at all! On top of that, it became so much more expensive. Unfortunately, it's really not worth it anymore
17/06/22|Ed Saunders
The Worst Ever!
This is literally the worst cat litter ever made! How it got through design and testing at Tigerino I have no idea. It'd be more useful as something to cover up your garden flower beds than trapping cat toilet activities. Avoid if you can and go for the clumping gravel type litter. I'm never buying this again
23/04/22
Why is it now so expensive ?
Been using this years , but just can’t afford the £10 plus price rise of late.
09/03/22|Chris Brook
Quality changed
Been using this for at least 5 years. Sometime in the last 6 - 12 months it has changed. Doesn't soak up and mask the smell any more. Now lasts the same time as cheaper litter making it a very expensive option. BUY CATSAN HYGIENE PLUS. Its far cheaper and does a better job.
24/08/21
why is it suddenly SO expensive?!
the price is normaly good, but now - it is SO expensive, and the Bitiba silica wich is cheaper, is very bad. it don't prevent any smell from urine. I think it is because the bags is smaller.
26/06/21
Changed for the worse.
I've used this cat litter for years and years, and it's always been a brilliant product at great value. Unfortunately recently it's completely changed, and now the granules are much finer and go yellow and foul smelling after a few days. I'm now having to change it so often that it now works out cheaper to switch to a better quality product, though I'll still be paying more. Really disappointed!
10/03/21|Michelle
It’s changed!
Why have they changed the crystals to sand. It’s awful stuff gets everywhere like pink glitter. Won’t buy again
01/09/20|Charlotte C
Lasted 3 days with 1 cat
I usually love silica cat litters so i thought i would give this a try due to good reviews. The gel crystals looked fine but within 1 day half had turned yellow, after 3 days the smell is so strong i have had to bleach the litter tray and my cat wouldn't use it.
I was removing solid waste twice per day and stirring the litter twice per day so it had every chance to work.
By far the worst cat litter i have ever used and will not be purchasing again
25/06/19
Stick to the one pack even if it’s more expensive
I’ve had two experiences with this product. The first time I ordered the one pack, which was great and the crystals were fine. The second time I ordered the value pack. However, it couldn’t be any different!!! The Crystals, in the value pack, were too small and fine and more of a powder than crystals. Even the colour of the blue crystals in it were different. It’s more like silica sand, not crystal. Stick to the single pack even if it’s more expensive.
05/05/19|Megan Longworth
Not a success
I have used wood pellets for my three cats for a long time. A couple of months ago I bought 6 bags of this to try. It is nice and light. A plus for me because I am disabled. My 20 year cat liked it but my 2 5 years olds did not . It only lasted a week before I had completely change the litter. The urine all pooled at the bottom of the tray. Horrible to clean out . I will not buy again
17/03/18|Charlotte
Something has changed and it’s awful
I used to use the stuff religiously and found it was exceptional at odour control and absorption however when I bought it a few months ago the smell and rate it absorbed urine was horrendous. I put it down to a bad batch and switched to the tigerino clumping clay which was amazing. The problem with the clay is that it tracks around the house and creates other issues and so recently tried the silica gel again but I found the same problems. It seems that tigerino have changed it for the worse
12/03/18|JD
Does not last and pools
I wanted to try an alternative to clumping as I was having issues with it sticking to the tray. The trial went well taking two weeks to cut over from clumping. However one of the cats has started urinating outside the box. 3 days after changing the crystals he starts urinating outside. We clean solids out every day and stir the crystals but the smell of urine is extremely strong and there is excessive pooling at the bottom of the tray. Does not last the 2 weeks stated for 2 cats.
20/11/17
Don't buy 3.6l - it doesn't have enough litter to cover a standard tray
The litter itself is a good standard silicate litter.
I bought 2 trial bags (3.6l) to test out first. The only issue with the trial bag is it is meant for a small litter tray. It covered mine by 1cm so as soon as they use it, they've kicked the litter out the way and peed on the tray floor. You need at least the 5l bag to cover a standard sized tray and it last more than a couple of days. I've had to use both 3.6l bags in one go (costing more than if I bought one 5l bag!) so not cost effective.
05/08/16|Alice
Horrible
Not dust-free as claimed - actually quite a bit of silicate dust. Some crystals break down into teeny tiny pieces which get everywhere and ingested by cat cleaning paws. Even large crystals stick to cat's paws and track. Not very absorbent - a slick of broken down urine-wet crystals on the bottom of the tray. Makes my cat sneeze. After possible allergy to this causing skin itchiness, scabbing, overgrooming and subsequent vomiting of hair and stomach irritation; switched to Bio-Catolet.
30/08/15|Jolly
Review of all used litters
I have a creamy Persian cat. Throughout his 3 years with me I tried the following litters:
- Applaws Nature's Calling: My favourite and best of all. Has a pleasant smell, traps odours well (but, have to admit, not so good as Cat's Best Oko Plus), clumps reliably and lasts long (I usually pour half of pack at once, so 2 packs of 6kg last for 1,5-2 months). It does track a bit though, but least of all the litters I've tried and sweeping/hoovering once or twice a week is enough. The only minus is that it colours my cat's creamy paws as it is dark brown.
- Cat's Best Oko Plus: It traps odours very well, lasts for long (similar to Applaws) and has no issues with clumping. However, this is probably the worst tracking litter I had. I had to hoover/brush twice a day as little bits stick onto cat's paws and fur and is spread everywhere at home. I didn't even use all pack, switched back to Applaws.
- Cat's Best Nature Gold: Tried once. The pellets are really large and this makes clumping not so effective. I bought it because it said that it does not stick to fur and is suitable for long haired cats. Well, those pellets did stick to my cat's fur and tracked a lot. Though it is environmentally friendly and eliminates smells for some time. But loose litter eventually becomes smelly and you have to change it.
- Porta Pine Wood: Good cat litter, would rank it 2nd after Applaws. It smells fresh and is literally dust free, leaves no visible marks. It lasts long, great odour control, clumps well and my cat loved it. However, it tracks quite badly, but not as bad as Cat's Best Oko Plus.
- Catsan Hygiene: Not good at all. Never bought again. Clumps stay wet for a long time making it difficult to remove from the box, and when they dry they glue to the box so that I had to scratch them off. Controls smell bad, tracks a bit and clumps of wet litter stick to the fur. It is dusty and caused runny eyes and sneezing to my Persian friend.
- World's Best (Green and Red): Not good. Advised by vet after using Catsan Hygiene. It is dusty and didn't improve my cat's runny eyes much. It clumps very well, tracks a bit. Though it stinks horribly, probably because loose litter eventually starts smelling. Thus, no odour control. As such I do not remember it lasting long.
- Tygerino Crystals Silicate: Used in an emergency when my order was late. Disliked bad smell. It also runs out quickly, one pack lasted for 3 days, tracks a bit.
19/06/15|Nicola Bateman
My cats hated this
I have been on the eternal search for a cat litter for my 2 Maine Coon boys who seem to be able to spread cat litter around the house with abandon.
After reading reviews, I thought I'd give this a try and they absolutely hated it. The problem was that when they stood on it and tried to squat down to wee, it would continually move and in the end they would give up and use the Cats's best Nature Gold I had in the other trays. In the space of a week they used it twice and therefore it was a complete fail in my household.
May be better suited to light cats and not large heffalumps!
02/11/10|Owner of 3 litter trained bunnies and 1 cat
Very disappointed
I bought this for my rabbits and I must say I was really disappointed. It did not absorb very well and made cleaning the litter boxes quite difficult as it clumped and dried up at the bottom. While I was using this litter, our place really smelled of old urine. I won't buy this again.
06/07/09|Julie
too strong and drying
I brought this to mix into a bit of my eco litter to try to absorb smells a bit better like the golden grey master, but when I opened the bag it was quite strong and my nostrils and eyes felt dry just from that. The cats seemed to be uncomfortable using it, they would sneeze alot or even cough. I wouldn't buy again for cats - but I have put it on the bottom of the bin to aborb smells, which it does brilliantly. I can't say anything about the absorbtion rate as I never used it on it's own.
06/01/09|Nithya
Absolutely useless
There are a few things I expect from ANY cat litter to justify it being marketed for that purpose. It should absorb urine or clump so it can be removed. This absorbed very little, which resulted in the bottom of the tray being doused in urine and consequently the whole lot had to be changed every four days! (two cats to two trays). It should help with the odour: Sure, I didn't notice anything for the first couple of days but after that you notice the sharp wee smell (which I found out later was the wee pooling at the bottom). It shouldn't track, and didn't. But that's not enough reason to buy this, I could have just taken random pebbles in a tray and got the same effect.