I made the switch to this recently. The cats aren't thrilled. I still have 1 litter box with clumping litter and the cats prefer that box, so I'm thinking they prefer sandy litters. I love that you only have to scoop solids with this litter. The pine smell is also pleasant.

Pros: love it

Cons: cats don't love it

I was going to give this product an absolute pan, but I concede that perhaps I didn't use it as intended. I would try to scoop out the bad bits, rather than dumping the whole tray. In any case, pee will make this stuff turn to mush, and it can get tracked around. Not to my liking. If you desire something you can flush, some of the corn-based litters are better.

Pros: Envrionmentally desirable

Cons: Messy and expensive

The number of cats in our household has hovered around 8 for many years, so we go through a lot of litter, especially when we've had diabetic and renal failure cats. We tried a wide variety of products that would both accommodate the cats' needs and be compostable, since we live in the country and can compost the used litter rather than send it to the landfill (not for use around vegetable plants, of course!). We also wanted to find a litter that was from an eco-friendly source.

After trying a variety of products, ranging from wheat to newspaper bits and even little rocks, we found Feline Pine. It's made from recycled materials, which fit our eco desires, and is easily compostable. The smell is much fresher than the horrible perfumed clay varieties, and even when wet doesn't impart a urine or wet smell, like the newspaper did. When it gets wet, it breaks down into sawdust which is easily removed with a scoop. Even better, we got the Feline Pine litter boxes, which allow the sawdust to filter down through the holes in the bottom to the tray below, making cleanup even easier. I was surprised at how little sawdust the cats track out of the box. When one of our older kitties had sores on her paw pads, the vet recommended a litter such as this so that little bits of litter wouldn't aggravate her injuries.

This litter is like a dream come true for our large cat household; we never have to apologize for that "cat smell" when people come over! And it makes our chores so much easier.

Pros: less mess, nice smell, eco friendly, compostable

Cons: none

My number one concern with cat litter is that it's dust free - so my kitters aren't breathing it in when they are scratching and sniffing around in there.

Feline Pine is absolutely dust free! It also has SERIOUS odor neutralizing capabilities. My son performed a science experiment for school where he took three types of cat litter and tested their dust level and odor neutralizing characteristics. After adding 30ml of pure ammonia to one cup of feline pine - there was NO odor at all! Amazing.

Keep in mind - this litter does not clump. The pine pellets turn to "saw dust" when they get wet. But... since there is no odor and the saw dust falls to the bottom of the cat box (it's a physics thing) - you can go a couple of days before cleaning it out - just pull the solids out periodically.

Pros: dust free, odor neutralizing, easy to clean up

Cons: non scoopable

Boarding cats tend to use this. My cat, however, does not like it. I tried it one time, the feeling of the litter piece was abnormal to her, and cats do not like change. I had to switch back to the old one.

Pros: n/a

Cons: n/a