ökocat Dust-Free Natural Paper Non-Clumping Cat Litter Pellets with Odor Control, Large, 12.3 lbs

This is literally the ONLY litter I’ve found that is well tolerated by my kitty that has asthma. It’s so clean and dust free. It does have an unusual odor but I scoop each box twice daily and change it completely when the odor starts getting strong. It’s a trade off I’m happy to make in exchange for my little asthma kitty being able to breathe freely. Another plus is the whiteness of the litter - it makes it very easy to see the kitty poo to scoop it out. Other brands of paper litter are dark grey and it can be difficult to spot the poo.Another thing I love about it is how lightweight it is. I got ‘adopted’ by a feral cat colony, got the mother cats spayed, but ended up bringing 5 of their kittens inside, so I have a LOT of litter boxes and on litter changing day, I really appreciate the light weight.However….Okocat just keeps going up, up, up on the price. Is recycled paper really THAT expensive to manufacture?! I just went to reorder and my usual boxes are out of stock (12.3 lbs for $22.99) and now a 11.3 lb bag is $28.99 (at Chewy). Six dollars more for a pound less of recycled paper product? I don’t know what I’m going to do. I can’t afford this but it’s the only litter the kitty with asthma can use. She’s struggling with an asthma spell right now from my last attempt to try a cheaper brand.So many cat owners have more cats than they can truly afford because they step up and care for the cats that other people threw - unneutered - outside. This is what happened to me, and now my compassion is causing me to go into debt. I just don’t think $28.99 for 11 lbs of recycled paper is a fair price.

One of our cats is asthmatic, so we decided to try this because the supposedly 99.9% dust free corn litter we were using was actually extremely dusty. This litter is composed of very light cylinders of paper that absorb liquid very well. It took a while of slowly mixing more and more in with the corn litter for her to become comfortable with it, but eventually she did.This stuff is great! There is absolutely zero dust because the little pieces stay intact. However, they are very light so an aggressive litter scratcher like our cat will knock these out of the box where they will get tracked around. Still, it's not dust so they stay on the floor and don't get on anything. Best of all, our cat's coughing fits have become much less frequent.At first, I thought the odor control was worse because I would notice it more than the old litter when I cleaned if a cat had just peed. However, the litter box pee smell in our house isn't noticeable anymore since we switched completely. My theory is that the design of the litter speeds up drying, so the smell goes away faster after the cat pees. One thing that also helps is to try to scoop out the wet pieces when you see them.

Litter is great. Absolutely no dust. The odor defense is great. No urine smell but it does take a minute to absorb the poop smell. Would be 5 stars but this product tracks like crazy because it's non clumping.

Background: I've had feline friends my entire life - I grew up with cats, and I remember having clay-based litters and how *expletive* awful they smelled - not to mention how much of a pain they are to deal with. I mean, they had clumping abilities, but that's all they had going for them. As time passed, companies created new litters and technologies, and I was an early supporter of the Breeze Litter System. I have a male cat who (before we got him) had a crystal blockage, was rushed to the vet, and nearly died. The Breeze Litter system (which separates the feces from the urine - urine falls into a pee pad, then there are pellets on top for the feces) was fantastic to be able to monitor if he truly was urinating, and how much. He's been fine for years and I felt like I didn't need that anymore; plus, the pads had to be changed every few days, and that was pretty wasteful. All of the packaging was plastic. So, my quest to find the perfect cat litter (again) began - this time, it needed to be eco-friendly AND effective. Note: I have two males cats and only one large litter box.COMPARISONS:Purina's Yesterday's News (4.7/5). This was the first eco-friendly litter I tried and, spoiler alert, it's what I eventually went back to after trying all the others below. It's affordable, easy to buy online (Amazon or Chewy) or find in stores (PetsMart, Petco, local shops). I buy the unscented version because (a) if the scent is fake, I don't want that anywhere near my cats and, (b) if it's essential oil-based, I also don't want that near my cats because they can't process EOs. This is the only reason I deduct part of a star because if you are not vigilant about removing the pellets with urine, it can smell. It also doesn't clump. If I'm on top of my game and scooping daily (better if you can do twice a day), there are absolutely no smell issues. This is a pellet-style litter (roughly 1 inch long?), which I prefer. It does not track, though they will fling some outside of the litter box. Feces do kind of blend in (the color of the pellets is like a dark gray/brown/black), and the urine will turn the pellets into a kind of crumbly dust. It falls to the bottom of the litter box, and it's easy to distinguish what you need to scoop. I found the best way to use this litter is to completely replace it every 4-5 days (dump the box!) and scoop daily. I like that the pellets are made out of recycled newspaper (nothing new has to be created) and it comes in a paper bag that is completely recyclable. One bag will last me roughly 2-2.5 weeks.World's Best Cat Litter - Multi-Cat, Red Bag (2.5/5). I read so many great things about WB and wanted to try it because of the rave reviews and that fact that it clumped. I have to say, it clumped beautifully and masked smells like a champ. That's where the pros end. Within a day, this litter was tracked all over my apartment - from the couch (light gray) to the bed (navy blue). My cats' paws were yellow. Because it is more like a fine dust, it got everywhere (and really didn't seem like it was "dust free"). It was a nightmare to keep up and I ended up giving it away. It also isn't super affordable, and it does come in a plastic bag. It was then I realized I'd much rather have a pellet-style litter, so I didn't even bother trying other fine walnut/corn/pine litters.Tractor Supply Equine Pelletized Bedding (4/5). If I had to pick a runner-up, this would be it. It's meant to be used in horse stalls, but don't let that deter you because it means it comes at a super cheap price because it isn't marketed for cats. I think a 40 pound bag is less than $7. These pine pellets smell so good and truly mask the smell of feces and urine. One bag lasted me about 2 weeks. The reason it wasn't my favorite was because it came in a plastic bag and, no brainer, because the pellets are made of pine, they turn into an incredibly fine dust, which then tracks. It wasn't as severe as WB, but it was still annoying enough to not purchase again. I think if you have a larger space (I live in a 800 sq. ft. apartment) and are on top of changing it every 3-4 days, this would be less of an issue.Okocat Paper Litter (2/5). This litter just did not work for me. It claims to be pellet style and, I guess it technically is, but they are microscopic pellets and pale in comparison to the pine pellets or YN pellets. I like pellets big because, at least when they are flung out of the litter box, you can easily see them and sweep them up. These were small enough that they tracked and got stuck in my cat's paws - and were small enough that I stepped on them a lot and found them everywhere. They didn't leave residue, but still. The box also came to me partially open (shipped from Amazon) and it smelled AWFUL. I'm not sure if I got a bad batch, or if that's the way it always is, but it smelled similar to throw-up and never went away. It did not mask the smells of urine either. It doesn't clump and overall, I can't recommend it. I like the eco-consciousness of Okocat, and like that it came in a recyclable box.I hope these comparisons were helpful. Please let me know if you have any questions! I will update this review if I ever try another eco-friendly brand, but for now I'm sticking with Yesterday's News because it is affordable, easy to find, lasts a decent amount of time, doesn't track, doesn't smell, and is eco-friendly all around.