An animal litter comprising: non-swelling particles having a size range of about 297 microns (50 mesh) to about 2000 microns (10 mesh), said non-swelling particles being an agglomeration of particulate fines selected from the group consisting of clay, quartz, feldspar, calcium bentonite, calcite, illite, calcium carbonate, carbon, mica, Georgia white clay, hectorite, zeolite, smectite, opal, kaolinite, pumice, tobermite, slate, gypsum, vermiculite, halloysite, sepiolite, marls, diatomaceous earth, dolomite, attapulgite, montmorillonite, Monterey shale, Fuller's earth, silica, fossilized plant materials, perlites, expanded perlites, and mixtures thereof, whereby the individual particulate fines range in size from about 44 microns (325 mesh) to about 420 microns (40 mesh); and a swelling agent having a size range of about 49 microns (300 mesh) to about 250 microns (60 mesh) coated on said non-swelling particles, said swelling agent is selected from the group consisting of bentonite, sodium bentonite, calcium bentonite, guar gum, starch, grantham gum, gum Arabic, gum acacia, silica gel, and mixtures thereof, wherein the animal litter is obtainable by the process steps of: (i) mixing particulate fines of the non-swelling particles using a pinmixer with a liquid solution to produce agglomerated particles, (ii) screening the agglomerated particles to result non-swelling seed particles, (iii) coating the seed particles with a swelling agent to produce a coated product, (iv) discharging the coated particles, (v) drying the coated product and (vi) screening the coated product using a vibrating screen to remove particles larger than 2380 microns (8 mesh). non-swelling particles having a size range of about 297 microns (50 mesh) to about 2000 microns (10 mesh), said non-swelling particles being an agglomeration of particulate fines selected from the group consisting of clay, quartz, feldspar, calcium bentonite, calcite, illite, calcium carbonate, carbon, mica, Georgia white clay, hectorite, zeolite, smectite, opal, kaolinite, pumice, tobermite, slate, gypsum, vermiculite, halloysite, sepiolite, marls, diatomaceous earth, dolomite, attapulgite, montmorillonite, Monterey shale, Fuller's earth, silica, fossilized plant materials, perlites, expanded perlites, and mixtures thereof, whereby the individual particulate fines range in size from about 44 microns (325 mesh) to about 420 microns (40 mesh); and a swelling agent having a size range of about 49 microns (300 mesh) to about 250 microns (60 mesh) coated on said non-swelling particles, said swelling agent is selected from the group consisting of bentonite, sodium bentonite, calcium bentonite, guar gum, starch, grantham gum, gum Arabic, gum acacia, silica gel, and mixtures thereof, wherein the animal litter is obtainable by the process steps of: (i) mixing particulate fines of the non-swelling particles using a pinmixer with a liquid solution to produce agglomerated particles, (ii) screening the agglomerated particles to result non-swelling seed particles, (iii) coating the seed particles with a swelling agent to produce a coated product, (iv) discharging the coated particles, (v) drying the coated product and (vi) screening the coated product using a vibrating screen to remove particles larger than 2380 microns (8 mesh). (i) mixing particulate fines of the non-swelling particles using a pinmixer with a liquid solution to produce agglomerated particles, (ii) screening the agglomerated particles to result non-swelling seed particles, (iii) coating the seed particles with a swelling agent to produce a coated product, (iv) discharging the coated particles, (v) drying the coated product and (vi) screening the coated product using a vibrating screen to remove particles larger than 2380 microns (8 mesh). <EOS>