The Most Beautiful Cat Litter in the World

Pretty sure that I started this blog with an intention to review handy household commercial products, as much as anything else. So it's with great pride and pleasure that I take this special moment to honor a commercial product that's virtually become a member of my family.

I speak, of course, of Litter Purrfect's Multi-Cat Scoopable Cat Litter.

This product boasts "Odor Control," "Moisture Activated Lemongrass Essence," "Odor Eliminating Baking Soda," "Extra Hard Clumping Action," as well as purporting to weigh 35lbs, to be "Green 'n Clean," "All Natural," and "99% Dust Free."

I know what you must be thinking. That I made up the phrase "Extra Hard Clumping Action" for laughs. But you would be WRONG. It's a direct quote from the packaging. I only TYPED it for laughs.

Now, the title of this piece boasts that this cat litter is the most beautiful of it's kind. I wrote that because, at least for us, it genuinely, genuinely is.

My cats and I went through an extensive trial-and-error process, when searching for the correct litter for them. I asked friends, examined other cat boxes, and gave a number of different brands a shot at home.

The other grocery store brands didn't mask the "restroominess" of the poor cats' bathroom enough, and nobody was happy.

Specialty wooden pellet kinds--though biodegradable AND impressively antismell in a good friend's home--didn't have the right "paw feel," according to my cats. Leonard, in particular, just sat in front of his litter box, making various pleading facial expressions for three days straight before I finally caved and swapped the cool eco-pellets out for this stuff, his favorite stuff. Then he ran straight into the box and used the kitty toilet like he'd been trying really hard to avoid peeing for all three days. Secretly, I chided him. But I had to concede that my cats deserved to have a say in this particular arena.

It would probably be useful, at this part of this review, to name the brands that I'm comparing this cat litter to. I mean, even ONE brand would probably be helpful, right? Tough. Not today, guys.

Got that out of the way.

Okay. Well.

While the actual photograph of cat litter used below was taken in a glowing Viking afterlife, making the specifics a little hard to see, I'm happy to provide clarification.

The jug is springtime green. The jug also has a jaunty dark blue cap on. The jug has a handle on top, to help carry it. The jug is probably made out of plastic.

BONUS INFORMATION!!!! I buy this litter at Costco, which is good for... um... buying stuff. Not only does Costco's giantness, it's giantitude, it's ginormity, create a lovely hike from the first available parking spot to the front door, but even the hike from the cat litter to the checkout line provides a little bit of needed exercise. Just one of the perks of buying this cat litter! (It's also nice to shop somewhere famous for paying employees a decent wage and giving them good benefits. I'll vote with my dollar for that, because I can.)


So in sum:

1. Leonard the Cat will protest anything with a different texture.

2. I will protest anything else with the same texture, because my cats ruin the smell of 'em. Horrifically. This stuff's not a 100% sure thing. I mean, you can tell what went on a few minutes ago. But it effectively muffles what went on an hour or two ago, and that's a very good thing.

3. Hey, I almost forgot!!! Costco also has pizza by the slice, as long as you bring cash and you're in the mood for very general, American-style pizza. (Not to be confused with "specific" pizza. But in this case, "general" is perfectly fantastic enough for me, so no complaints here.)

4. The packaging says "Extra Hard Clumping Action." Huhuhuhuhuhuh.

5. Fuck, I'm bad and petty for going there right at the end of this piece, but what the Hell, right? I'll go ahead, get off-topic, and draw attention to this, too. (See the link below.) At least they quote Danzig's reaction which was, rightfully, that music's supposed to be the main topic of conversation when we're discussing musicians. Sorry, dude. Sorry, sorry, sorry for bringing it up:

http://stereogum.com/560502/danzig-defends-kitty-litter-pic/news/

There.