We’ve got several key criteria for the ideal cat litter.

§Safe for cats. Most litters have a downside, but we don’t want something blatantly dangerous.

§ The cats like it. A litter is worthless if the cats refuse to use it, so this is a big one.

§ Effective odor control. Cats are awesome, but that “cat pee smell” isn’t.

§ Low tracking. Who wants bits of litter all over their house?

§ Dust-free. Not only does that cloud of dust make you choke, but it can also be a dangerous carcinogen.

§ Low maintenance. How much time does it take to keep the litter box clean? Our time is valuable to us.

§ Affordable/cost-effective. Hey—who wants to spend a lot of money on what’s essentially their cat’s toilet water?How does wood pellet bedding stack up?

What is wood pellet bedding, and is it safe for cats?

Wood pellets are made from compressed wood shavings. These wood shavings are sourced from excess wood, a byproduct of the lumber industry. You’ll be happy to hear that there is no strip mining involved! Wood pellets make a renewably sourced, eco-friendly litter. As a bonus, wood pellets are also biodegradable.

Does it have good odor control?

Wood pellets smell great coming out of the bag.

The odor control was impressive. Usually, there’s a lingering urine odor around the litter box, which has always been a frustrating but accepted part of the cat experience. As long as we scoop, we’re good, right? The wood pellets soaked the urine right up and almost completely absorbed the odor. I could only smell a light piney scent, and I didn’t want to get any closer to try and smell anymore. The litter did a decent job with solid waste as well.

We tested the absorbency and odor control of the pellets with a urine simulation (ammonia and water blend). The pellets instantly soaked up the liquid and expanded into sawdust. The pellets neutralized the ammonia odor within a few seconds.

Is it dust-free?

I didn’t see (or taste) any dust while pouring the wood pellet litter into the box. It was a pleasant change from the dangerous, almost invisible cloud of clay dust we’ve come to expect even from the so-called 99% dust-free clay litters. As the litter breaks down into fluffy sawdust, there’s a higher chance that wood particles will become airborne during the scooping process, however, I didn’t notice anything. My lungs were happy with the wood pellets.

Is the litter easy to maintain?

The wood pellets quickly absorb moisture and disintegrate into sawdust. If you shake the litter, the sawdust naturally filters down to the bottom of the box, leaving unused pellets at the top. Solid waste is easily separated and scooped out of the litter. Unfortunately, since the pellets don’t clump moisture, you’re left with a pile of sawdust gradually taking over the box. This means that you’ll be dumping out the entire contents of the litter box after only a couple of weeks, rather than once a month as you would with a clumping clay litter. This means you’re going to be wasting some of the unused pellets.

One solution pellet litter users have found is the implementation of a sifting litter box system. In a sifting litter box, the fine sawdust will filter through a screen in the bottom of the box to a level below, which you can easily dump out daily, resulting in almost no wasted pellets. If I were to switch over to the pellets full time, this is the route I would take.

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