PETME DEC 2019 EMAG

CAT LITTER SELECTION!
a CHALLENGE & the SOLUTION
With the love of the cats comes too some of the hassles and the biggest one in the selection of the
litter for them. Our feline pets are finicky about many things and their toilet habits are one of them. Pet
owners had an experience of trial & error before they land up on right litter for their cats. It is costly and
painful experience. With galore of options & claims of each of the brands, itincreases to the confusion
of decision making.
If we approach the selection of the right litter based on the following issues linked to the litter and the
daily routine of cats and their pet parents, it shall remove some clouds of confusion.
1.Bad odor- Cat litter and bad odor is so much linked that different brands make their sales stories
based on the claims of their brands abilities to remove or manage bad odor.
2. Germs and Hygiene- This is the least highlighted but is THE MOST IMPORTANT factor which shall
decide the selection of right litter. Cats can track the germs of the litter box all around the home including
kitchen and your bedrooms. You should be more careful if you have kids at home.
3. Dust – Most of the litters are dusty and every time when you are refilling the litter box, you and your
kids are inhaling the dust. Also, cat when in the litter box can rake the dust. It shall not be healthy on
long term basis for your lungs.
4. Clump which does not fall apart- Every time you the remove clump, most of the time it shall break
away. It shall create more hassles and shall ask for more efforts. It is nuisance some time.
5. Environment– Most of the people are sensitive about environment. They are not worried only for
the disposal of litter in the environmentally safe way but also about the production of the litter in the
environmentally safe way.
6. Economics– This is not the least and last but sometime or for some the first and the most important
factor. But economics is complex and cannot be compared directly in kg/cost but along with other
costs of - nuisance of odor, hygiene and Germs, Dust, Hassle and environment. But in the end, we all
do our own economic analysis based on our awareness & sensitivity.
I recommend one of the latest innovations in the cat litter category called BOXIECAT. It is the first litter
with PROBIOTICS with patented strain of good bacteria which kills all the bacteria in the litter box
keeping your litter and home clean. There is no tracking of bacteria around your home. It is dust free
as all the dust is sucked while packing it in the factory. It is uniquein a way that it is only litter which
CLUMPS FLAT & clump does not break on collection. It makes the litter to last long and easy to clean.
BOXIECAT is environmentally very cautious and have green policies. You can check their all green
initiatives on their website. Boxiecat is priced little higher on kg/cost
comparison but is cheaper on value delivered/ cost.
HAVE YOU TRIED BOXIECAT WITH YOUR CAT!
44 PETME Issue 83 DECEMBER 2019
Dr Vikram
MD & CEO