Way too dusty
Reviewed in the United States on January 16, 2014 | Rating: 3/5 | Best Sellers in Pet Supplies
did a 25 day test w worlds best cat litter clumping litter formula natures miracle just for cats corn cob litter and just the crystals premium crystal cat litter  ive also previously used dr elsys precious cat ultra premium cat litter and can offer a comparison with it as well1 worlds best  clumps very well and doesnt track much at all  there is a small amount of dust but the dust appears to have a large particle size and doesnt stay airborne so it settles quickly back into the box instead of getting all over everything  there is a slight odor to the litter which is a little unusual but it doesnt smell bad and it seems to control the cat odor well  its also light weight which makes it easy to scoop  my four cats had no problem w worlds best  of the four litters this is the one ill probably end up going back to  some people look at the cost per pound and say it is too expensive but it is less dense than the clay litters and as a result it takes less poundage to fill a litter box  while i didnt measure this precisely id tend to say the 28 lbs bag of worlds best goes at least as far as a 40 lbs bag of precious cat or other fine clay litter which makes the costs a lot more comparable just dont overpay for the litter  some of the amazon marketplace resellers gouge on the price2  tie just the crystals i tried this litter based on the excellent reviews here on amazon  it doesnt track very much at all and given the large granules it is easy to vacuum up when it does  it is easier to scoop than the others as you just scoop out the poop and then stir it  you dont need to remove the urine  while that sounds a bit gross it really doesnt appear to get wet smelly or dirty any quicker than the others  i was also really impressed with the manufacturer who definitely seems to stand behind their brand  all of that said while just the crystals is much less dusty than the clay litters it did create a small amount of airborne dust while scooping  it wasnt particularly objectionable but was more than either natures miracle which had none or worlds best which settled before getting very airborne  my cats also used this box less than the others though theyve never used a crystal litter before and likely just arent used to it which i cant hold against just the crystals  the verdict  i probably wont continue with just the crystals myself but if i used an automatic litter box this would probably be my litter of choice  price does seem a little bit more than other premium litters when measured by volume not weight but because you dont throw out the peed up litter you still have just as much litter in the box after 3 weeks as you had when you filled it initially versus the other litters where youre steadily throwing away litter as it gets peed up which balances things out a bit2  tie natures miracle basically zero dust very lightweight so it is really easy to scoop and it also smells great coming out of the package  it does track a bit more than the others though thats only a minor annoyance to me could be worse depending on where the box is  the real problem though is that it doesnt clump well and since the clumps fall apart small pieces of old peed up litter gradually build up in the box which means it starts smelling bad faster  while i used natures miracle for years this is eventually what pushed me away from it  if they could fix the clumping issue this would probably be my favorite litter because of the nonexistent dust and light weight  the clumping issue is a fairly big deal to me though and worlds best gets me most of the advantages without that major disadvantage  per unit of volume this seems comparable to other premium litters  perhaps a bit less than worlds best or just the crystals  but you might need to change it more often to keep it from smelling bad which could make it less cost effective3 dr elsys precious cat clumps extremely well and controls odor quite well  when i had a stray cat and her kittens this is the litter i picked once they were of age to use a litter box rather i used the kitten version of it because it seemed to control the odor the best for the longest period of time  it does track a bit more than the litters with larger granules like worlds best or just the crystals and its fairly heavy which makes it harder to scoop and change  the worst part is the dust though  as the litter ages the granules seem to break down into smaller pieces that go airborne and make absolutely awful dust  the older it got the worse it became  scooping it would set off the smoke alarm in the room and i had to wipe down everything in the room with a wet rag to remove the thick coating of litter dust  with one box in the past prior to this test it eventually got bad enough i felt like i had to cover my mouth while scooping it  ive tried their respiratory relief version as well and that wasnt any better  ive also tried mixing it with a less dusty litter like natures miracle but that made little difference  price per unit volume seems a bit less than worlds best or just the crystals more comparable to natures miracle  maybe a little less than it too but i wouldnt use it anymore even if it were free  cant stand the dustas for test methodology  all of the boxes were changed the same day  they were also washed before changing them using fragrance free detergent i use fragrance free laundry detergent to do the boxes  its mild leaves no odor and im sure wont irritate my cats  the litter boxes are converted from large rubbermaid totes i needed something with high sides as i have one cat that sometimes doesnt squat and pees over the sides of regular litter boxes  i scoop them once daily at nightwhile all of the boxes are pretty large again theyre rubbermaid storage totes one is about 50 larger than the others  historically my cats have preferred that box perhaps because of the extra room  in this test that box had worlds best and true to form they used that box more than the others  that said the box size may factor into thatalso i did not actually measure volume for the price comparisons  those are very loose estimates based on how much it felt like i needed to dump into the boxes to fill them  at the end of the day the price differences between them werent so significant as to be the major differentiator between them