Comments on: Feline Pine Cat Litter Review https://cats.com/feline-pine-cat-litter-review In-depth cat product reviews, behavior guides, and vet-written education on symptoms, diseases, and more. Fri, 19 Sep 2025 14:31:34 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.3 By: Dan Hammack https://cats.com/feline-pine-cat-litter-review#comment-115688 Sat, 23 Dec 2023 09:22:18 +0000 https://cats.com/?page_id=11469#comment-115688 I do not use a sifting box, I use a 13-1/4″ diameter stackable classifier gold prospecting pan with 1/4″ mesh on top of a 5 gallon bucket with trash bag inside. They are made to sit on top of 5 gallon buckets, so they fit perfectly. I use a Litter Lifter Pellet scoop, scoop out the poop, and flush it, and then using a dry food scoop, I scoop the pellets from the litter boxes into the gold prospecting pan, stir and shake until the saw dust has fallen thru into the bucket below, and then I pick up the gold prospecting pan and toss the remaining pellets back into the litter box. I like this method as I can use any box, and I have 2 large male Ragdolls, so I use medium concrete mixing tubs from Home Depot for litter boxes as they are much larger than almost all litter boxes, and far cheaper, currently under $8 each.

]]> By: Michael Cecere https://cats.com/feline-pine-cat-litter-review#comment-113857 Sat, 02 Dec 2023 05:12:54 +0000 https://cats.com/?page_id=11469#comment-113857 I do not use Feline Pine because it is very expensive compared to wood pellets you can buy at Tractor Supply which costs about $6 for 40 pounds. I’ve used all kinds of litter and the wheat, corn, and clay all track through the house whereas the sawdust does not. Even the low dust brands create a dust film all over the room given time whereas the wood pellets that turn into sawdust do not. And the wood pellets cost a fraction of what the clay used to cost me.

You have to use a sifting litter box but in a way that’s opposite of how you would use it with a clumping litter. With the clumping litter, you strain the good litter into the pan on the bottom and throw out what doesn’t fall through. With the pellets, you shake the urine-drenched sawdust into the bottom pan and throw that out. Then you pick out the poops with your hands and throw another scoop of pellets into the pan. If you think that’s gross, then maybe you shouldn’t have cats or you can always wear gloves. I have 7 cats in a 3 bedroom ranch-style house and 8 litter boxes and you would never know if you were a guest. I seldom smell any urine or poop like I did when I used clay.

One criticism I’ve seen a few times against using pellets was one I fell for until I tried using them. People say that cats don’t like it because it hurts their tender paws. On the surface, this sounds reasonable, but it’s nonsense in reality. Out of the 11 cats I’ve used this with, I never saw one ever hesitate. And if you think about it, you would deduct that this claim is nonsense because cats travel over all kinds of rugged and rocky terrain outdoors and even on hot pavement and don’t seem to have a problem with it. They are not that fragile.

In conclusion, you can find all kinds of creative ideas on how to make your own sifting litter boxes from storage containers and different ways of using wood pellets for litter.

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