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Is There Truly Dust-free Litter?

posted 10 years ago by RebelBlood
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My cat was treated for a sinus infection a couple months ago. She had been symptom-free for weeks. I thought it was solved, but lately she's been sneezing and had a stuffy nose and snoring.

Every time I clean her litter(Scoop Away), it brings up a dust cloud. I often cough and have eye itching. I started thinking her symptoms might be irritation from the litter. What's it doing to her since she uses it several times a day? I got a corn cob litter thinking it would be better, but it's even worse.

Are there any truly dust-free litters? I want something that kills odor, cleans easily and is affordable, but it shouldn't give her asthma or respiratory infections either.

[–] Prelude-in-C-maj 10 years ago

I've tried many different litters across the years, for various reasons, but I've always noticed all of them seem dusty.

I would imagine a corn-based litter to be indeed very dusty, as dried corn in any form does tend to be a very powdery thing able to create clouds of dust. I buy a corn poultry feed for waterbirds and just scooping that out into bags creates dust and I'm coughing. A make-up company even has a corn-based face powder as one of it's makeup products.

I've heard of cedar chip type litters, maybe those would be better?

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