Simply Pine Cracked Pine Cat Litter - 40 lb

Same as most reviews the smell is very unpleasant. I just moved to a new house and put this in my hedgehogs cage and by the next day I couldnt stand the smell. Going back to the regular pine pellets that smell great!

I used Feline Pine for decades, but my newer kitties don't like the feel of it. So I started using Okocat cracked pine. I can't find cracked pine locally. And here on Amazon, the Okocat litter price fluctuates and the product is not always available. So I decided to try this. It is extremely dusty--when you pour it into the box, a cloud of wood particles whooshes into the air, and it takes a while for it to settle. And when my cats use it, same thing--dust clouds. They haven't started sneezing yet, but it's only a matter of time. Secondly, this stuff has a very strange and strong odor. It doesn't smell like fresh pine like Feline Pine or Okocat. It's a funky, musty, heavy, very penetrating odor. We have the litterboxes upstairs, and you can smell the boxes from the living room. Won't be buying this again.

While this isn't the best cat litter I've ever used, it makes a great base under a finer wood litter. Due to resources I'm currently using it by itself, and it does a decent job of soaking up urine. It's also a lot lighter than clay litter, which is great for those of us with back injuries or other pain or health problems. Also, it smells great. The biggest problem with Simply Pine (and other wood and corn products) is that it is easily tracked from the litter box.

This is the best litter I have ever used. Better than clay in my opinion. It is very CLEAN. The litter box stays cleaner, and it is easy to dispose of.The smell is a little strong when you first open the bag, but I got used to it. I used to live near a pulp mill in Western Canada. Reminds me of that.It lasts a long time, and the cats like the litter. It doesn't hurt them, or get stuck in between paw pads like some of the rough clays. You willneed a tracking pad though. Otherwise, very economical, and you can easily scoop out the whole litter box, or dump it out, and NOTHING STICKS, like other litters.

Smells like a pulp mill. This stuff stinks worse than kitty litter. I'm tempted to return it!

I'm thrilled with the price! I prefer the cracked pine over the regular pellets because the smell is better and my cats seem able to dig in it more easily. They've used some form of pine since birth and, though it does track (they all track!), it's easy to sweep or vacuum, and it is far better to breathe in than clay litters. Simply Pine has proven to be better than other pine litters. I've tried Feline Pine, Oko Cat, and others I forget the name of, but I like this. Plus, a 40lb bag lasts SOOO long!

The regular pine pellets are good but the cracked pine has a very unpleasant sour smell. Buy the regular pellets.