SmartCat All Natural Clumping Cat Litter - Chemical and Dust Free - Alternative to Clay and Pellet Litter - Unscented and Lightweight - 5 Pounds

There’s nothing I can think that any clay litter does better than this litter! (Not sponsored or incentivized in any way I just REALLY like this litter). Notable features, compared to clay litters: • Basically no dust - good for cats sensitive respiratory systems! My cat is black and white and he used to come out of his box looking gray from clay dust. • Clumps better • Stays fresh for longer -because it clumps better, you don’t end up with tiny pieces of pee clumps throughout the box that contribute to smell and needing to dump and wash the full box sooner • Lightweight - 20 lbs of this litter goes a lot longer way than 35 lb of clay litter I bought before this • Contains smell well, even stinky poops • Smell - no fragrances, I only notice any smell up very close, like within 1-2 feet. Earthy like you would expect of grass seed and very faint. • Tracking - yes, it does track but not nearly as bad as clay litters I used before this. My cat’s litter box is in my bathroom, and the little bit that isn’t caught by a litter mat is a lot less unpleasant to step on compared to clay litter granules, and is much easier to pick up with a hand vacuum or sweep up with a dustpan. I have a CatGuru litter mat that catches most of what comes out with my cat on his feet (highly recommend vs foam/rubber litter mats it’s easier to vacuum and catches more, and you can throw it in the laundry)

In manufacturing, there is a desire for fast, high quality and cheap. You can only ever have 2 out of 3. Cat litter is like that, too: Clumping, tracking, dust. You can never have all 3. I gave this litter 5 stars because it gave me the 2 that I had to have: clumping, and no dust. And I don't mean "no dust" like the "99.9% dust free" that I see on litters that, when I stick my head in the pan to scoop, choke me, and make me wipe all surrounding surfaces to get that sticky non-dust off. I mean, "no dust" as in: - none in the air when I vigorously scoop (I get the faintest whiff of a grain-like scent, though, but it's a faint, natural, outdoor smell (this is UNSECNTED - yay!). - so close to none on the surrounding surfaces - even wiping the litter mat after a month had only a minor amount of dirt Previously, I have used "Dr Elsey's" and the walnut litters (usually combined). Both are great litters, and do their job, and I would love to use them if the box was in the garage, but not in the house. They clump well, track a bit, swear there is no dust, but my experience was dusty. Maybe my cat is a digger and a litter-shuffler (she is), and she will repeatedly go back and elaboratley mess around in the clean litter until someone cleans it. If your cat goes in, does its stuff, covers discreetly and gets out, they are probably fine. CAVEAT on the clumping: give it a few minutes. Try to scoop immediately and it is a sticky mess (but I think this is normal for all litters). Other reasons I love it: - UNSCENTED (healthier for me, healthier for my cats) - good, very faint, natural smell - unlikely to damage any hardwood floors (the litter consistency is more like flakes of uncooked cream-of-wheat than grits/sand) - vacuums up easily (I can't tell you how annoying it is to have the stick vacuum just push granules of tracked clumping litter around in front of the vacuum head as you try to clean it (I'm looking at you, "Dr Elsey's")! Not with this...just gets sucked right up). - no odor (okay, if my cat leaves a stinking bomb - nothing will work, not Poo-Pourri, Febreeze or a 14-year-old boy's dosage of Axe body spray, so I don't use that as a litter odor metric, ever...it's just got to go). But I stick my head into the top if the litter box enclosure and dig around, even after a month, no pee smell ever, no lingering poop smell (assuming none is waiting to be removed), smells fresh as the day I washed the box. - no rock formations cemented to the sides: "Dr Elsey's" was prone to this, but this litter almost seems to protect the box. Scoop stuff up and it rarely leaves anything stuck on the box. - less weird feeling on the hands: you know what I mean, that tacky/slimy feel on your fingers when you wash them after you get some the dust on them...guess because there is really virtually no dust. - I use a jumbo litter box https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B075WX7BPD/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&th=1 and shield, and I pour one bag of litter in at the beginning of the month. Occasionally, I have to add a bit more at the end of week 3, but I am more generous because I have a digger. PHOTOS: - photo into the litter box, lid removed - I wiped. the sides inside with the black cloth - "dust" on black cloth - I wiped the inside of the litter enclosure after 3 weeks, using a fleece cloth. - Tracked litter on litter mat - wet wipes from wiping litter mat after a month of use (there are two, because my scrubbing caused the wipes to shred)

Before I ever used Smart Cat, I pet sat for some beautiful rescue cats whose owner was a committed user of this product. It was highly recommended to me that if I ever got cats, this was the product I wanted to use. A few years later, I did just that and didn't hesitate to order the same product I'd used pet sitting. Several years later, the product quality was the same high quality as when I'd tried it the first time. I used it for a couple of years before Covid. Unfortunately, there came a point when we couldn't readily get it, so I shopped where I could and picked up a popular brand name clay version in a local grocery store. Bad news! I hadn't even considered the harm it could have done. In not too much time, my cat started wheezing and sneezing. I had never heard him sneeze previously and hadn't considered that it could have been the litter. After all, it's made for cat boxes! I'd also kept him as an indoor cat from the first day I found him. It wasn't too long before I also started coughing and feeling a dry scratchiness in my lungs and throat. One day, I went into the bathroom and saw a noticeable layer of what I thought was dust on the top of the tank and bathroom shelf. I'm generally very clean, so I got out my rags and started dusting. It wasn't dust. As I looked around the house, that "dust" wasn't anywhere else to be found - only in the bathroom where I kept the cat's litter box. I realized it was clay silt from the Covid kitty litter we'd picked up when we couldn't get Smart Cat. I'd picked up several jugs of it at the time, not knowing how long Covid would last. Cat litter is one of those things that you want to keep a good supply of on-hand! By that time I was able to order Smart Cat again, so I did right away and dumped the rest of the clay litter I'd picked up as soon as Smart Cat arrived. We had no more "dust" after that, and in less than a week, we were both back to normal. I will not use any other brand or type of cat litter except Pioneer Pet Smart Cat grass seed litter. It's a great product that keeps the cat's box odor-free. I clean the box after my cat's every use. I've been in people's homes before where you can smell "cat" as soon as you enter the door, but not with Smart Cat! I order the large value-sized bag. I pour it into a smaller pourable jug (using a funnel so it doesn't fly away) and keep it by his box. I pour the rest out of the bag into a 5-gallon bucket and with a snap-on lid on until we need to fill the jug again. So easy! When he goes potty, I scoop it right away into a small bag and tie it shut. At the end of the day, the bags go into the trash can outside. You would never know I have a cat! I will say that it does track a bit, but I keep a small, hand-sized brush and dustpan near the litter box. When I'm scooping, I just give the surrounding area a quick sweep. I also have one of those rubber litter-catching mats on the floor as he comes out of the box. It all helps to keep the tracking down. I also find that if I keep the box clean each time he goes, that I actually don’t use as much litter because I rarely need to empty the whole box. Consistent cleanliness saves on the cost! Pioneer Pet recently changed their packaging. I was concerned that I'd gotten the wrong product and called the company. They were very kind and explained the packaging change was for visual consistency when you see all of their products side-by-side. They guaranteed me that no changes had been made to the product. Peace of mind! I would highly recommend Smart Cat. I use about 2 - 4 bags/year depending on if I'm traveling or not. If so, then I'll take a larger jug and use that with a disposable litter box, covered with a plastic kitchen bag when not in use. I pull it in and out of hotel bathrooms without a fuss, and we've always left a clean room behind. No complaints! I would highly recommend Pioneer Pet Smart Cat grass seed cat litter!

I love this litter. Things I love: amazing clumping, reduces smell, and it's dust free! Things I hate: TRACKING. It clumps SO WELL, scooping cat pee is so easy and it doesn't fall apart in the scooper like most clay litter. This litter reduces the smell too. I barely smell it anymore! It's like night and day when compared to clay litter. Absolutely NO DUST! I don't dread scooping this because I don't get a cloud of dust in my face. Unfortunately, the huge downside is that it tracks LITERALLY EVERYWHERE. If you buy this, expect to sweep every day. One use and the litter is all over the room, and a day after sweeping it is all over the apartment. It gets on the couch, stuck to my feet, in my bed, all over the bedroom and living room. Just everywhere. Clay litter tracks too but imo not as bad as this. I'm considering switching, but I love everything else about this litter, and I'm struggling to find another cat litter that isn't clay, clumps this well, and reduces smell. Litter mats would help if you have room for a big one, same with a hidden litter box enclosure. I might just get a Roomba to help with the tracking, but in the meantime, I'm sweeping every day. A big plus too is my cat had no problem switching to this, which was great because I have heard some cats won't use litter that isn't clay. The litter doesn't get stuck in his longhair fur either.

I love this litter! It is exactly what I was looking for: lightweight, no added fragrance, and an unbelievable ability to remove all waste cleanly. I can't imagine any need to change all the litter at one time. Let me explain further... I've been on a quest for a good, lightweight litter for years! We've always had cats, and for many years, I was willing to schlep the 42 pound bags of Costco litter because of the low cost. However, as my husband and I grew older, and after my diagnosis of MS, we both realized the weight of the used litter became unmanageable. In the past several years I've tried Arm and Hammer (too heavy and quite dusty), Tidycats (regular is heavy and the light is a disaster), World's Best (I've renamed it World's Worst), and Fresh and Light (not the Red Cap) that worked for us for years. 25% lighter was better than nothing, but the carbon greedy green jugs are not recyclable in our area, and the boxes were heavy. I recently tried Pretty Litter, and I can see a use for it to monitor a cat's health. However, one bag for one cat for one month just does not work! Think of your cat peeing in the same litter over and over and over for 30 days. I made three weeks before the smell just became impossible. I can't remember how I heard about Smart Cat, but I know I didn't find it at first on Amazon. I just checked and it doesn't appear until page 4 in the listings. I was willing to try anything, and as I said earlier, I am thrilled with the results. The 20lb. bag is HUGE, and I actually ran my hands through the litter after I put it in the box; the texture felt the same as Fresh and Light. Yes, it does track some, but I've found other litters that are much worse, and it's certainly something I am willing to live with for all the other added benefits. I love how the urine forms such a hard ball that it lifts out cleanly, leaving no residue whatsoever. Once you remove the urine and feces, there is nothing left in the box other than the litter, and I do mean nothing. After four days of use and a cleaning of the box, I actually got down and smelled the box (Yeah, I know, that is gross; I did it so you don't have to), and I smelled...NOTHING! I was amazed! I have two litter-robots, and I've feeling confident this litter will work great and won't leave "remnants" like Fresh and Light, remnants that mean a cleaning of the box every so often. That's my hope. :) Update March 15: Day 10 of use. Still no smell from the litter! I've also found it works well for my cat that has occasional "pooping" issues. One of our older rescues has periodic loose stools, and this litter works great to clump the poop for easy removal. I just couldn't be happier. Update March 24: Three weeks of use, and I'm still very impressed! Lifting out the urine and poo clumps is extremely easy, and literally every scrap is removed. Once again, I still get no smell from the litter once the waste is removed. The only downfall is it does track some, so if this is a biggy in your life, you won't want this litter. I keep a small stick vacuum nearby, and a quick pass whisks it away. I'm one happy camper! I'll be trying in the my Litter-robot's next.

I really wanted to like this litter because it was great at the start. The clumping is exceptional, with urine forming super hard clumps that didn't break apart or stick to the litter boxes. There was zero urine smell and it also eliminated any poop smell because it worked great at desiccating any moisture in their feces. It lasts a long time and is very cost-effective, especially for multiple cat households. It has no artificial scents, which my allergies and the cats's noses appreciate greatly. I also like that it is biodegradable and lighter than the corn litter we used to use. It does track a little, but it was similar to pine and corn litters. Unlike the corn litter, this stuff didn't leave little dusty paw prints all over everything. Definitely a plus. However, we had to discontinue using it (and the reason for knocking off two stars) is because it is not a litter that can be left unscooped for even one day. We have odd working schedules and sometimes have to stay elsewhere overnight. When we get home the following evening, there is a really strange and unpleasant smell coming from the litter boxes. I didn't think much of it until we spent a three days away visiting family and came home to what I can only describe as the Grim Reaper's toilet after spicy chili night. Scooping the boxes required filter masks stuffed with peppermint-dosed cotton balls in order to survive the experience and we had to take turns when it got overwhelming. It was a bit of a stomach-churning smell, which is not an insignificant complaint since we once lived in a house that would fill with sewer gas every night. In spots where the cats had peed a few times (a couple of the cats insist on peeing in one corner because they're cats), the litter had started to adhere to the boxes. It wasn't like wet crumbles we got with other litters, it was more like putty or clay that had hardened solid. It took a good bit of scraping to clean the corners. We decided to keep with it because the litter was otherwise amazing and worth the occasional visit from Death himself. However, a couple months later, we both came down with the Martian Death Flu and for a few days, were barely able to haul ourselves a few steps away to our own bathroom, much less across the house to scoop the litter boxes. It took about a week for us to gain the strength to do physical labor as intensive as scooping the boxes and by then, our old friend the Grim Reaper had returned with several dozen of his best friends for the world's most terrifying chili cook-off. The stench was indescribable and traumatic to our still-sensitive stomachs. Thanks to the air currents, the smell hadn't wafted into the bedroom until the last couple days, but half the house was so stinky, it gave us flashbacks to the sewer gas house. We had to have a friend come help us and I half suspect he moved to another state so he could get away from helping us in the future. Keep in mind, none of these horrible smells were cat urine smells. There was absolutely ZERO typical urine or ammonia smell. The smell was coming from the litter itself. I'm not sure what it is about how they make this stuff--whether it's the grass seed as it decomposes in contact with urine or how they treat it, but the smell was more like something fleshy was profusely rotting. As my partner put it, it was "piping hot garbage." Urine smell I can handle, even the smell when one of our cats vomits up her freshly eaten meal to inform us that she hated it. I can't even imagine how horrible it was for our poor cats! To make matters worse, any spot a cat had peed in where the urine and litter mixture touched the litter box bottoms and sides was dried on so hard, it was like it had been baked on. We scraped the boxes within an inch of their lives, even soaked them in varying combinations of hot water and increasingly harsh cleaners. In the end, we had to throw all the boxes away and get new ones because we couldn't get it all off. We wash our boxes regularly and have never had a litter not come off easily with some hot water and plain dish soap. Of course, the litter boxes being left unscooped for so long is our fault entirely, but it highlights why we just can't use this litter anymore. If we have an emergency and can't scoop, have to be gone overnight for work, or even want to spend a weekend at the beach, this litter is going to be a nightmare to come home to. Granted, we have four cats, but we also have five under-bed storage totes that we use as litter boxes. They're huge and give the cats plenty of room if we have to be gone for a few days or otherwise can't scoop. We hire pet sitters when we know in advance we'll be gone a long time, but we should be able to leave the litter boxes for a couple days if we need to without Death coming by for a visit. This has never been a problem with any other litter we've used; clay, crystal, corn, pine pellets, pine sawdust, walnut, and the Breeze system. If the stench and litter box ruining issues are taken care of, I'll happily return to this litter. Until then, it's back to the pine litter. My partner just came in and asked me what I was reviewing. I said "The grass litter. Remember, the one that--?" and he said "Yeah." before I even finished. It's been over six months since we stopped using it and the memories are that fresh.

Don't Listen to the naysayers. This is by far the best litter, especially at this price point. I put it to the test. I currently have 16 indoor/outdoor cats and i have TWO litter boxes in my kitchen. My KITCHEN. First thing I noticed on first use is the absence of all that dust flying into my face as I poured. I was a fan of this. Next, I noticed how small and light the pieces of litter were, its hard to describe but something like very small wood chips but not hard like wood, that's a tough one, let's just say, it was unique and I was curious. Next, and arguably one of the most important detail was the lack of that classic LITTER smell. Even before they use it, classic litter has a certain undertone, an unmistakable smell to it. Even if its covered by some other fragrance, its distinct. And then after they use it, we all know what happens and its not very pleasant. And even tho you scoop the poop multiple times a day, the smell just grows and grows. I don't like this, I despise this characteristic of litter and I have always strived to discover some way of snuffing the life out of this stinch. That being said, I believe that day has come. Not only is there no pre-use smell (a subtle earthy scent is present when your very close to it), there is also None of the after-use smells, either. Of course if it's immediately following and heavy visit, there's nothing on this planet that will stop that from traveling a little, however, it doesn't stick around. And if you have a covered litter box, it will not travel very far. It clumps perfect, eliminates odor and it lasts forever. Im my most humble opinion, the only room for any kind of improvement would be the tracking, but that isn't even that bad. Hey, no one is perfect, right? This is a small sacrifice I'm will to make, the trade off is more than worth it. It's amazing litter, I'm a happy brand new customer and I hope these guys stick around for a very long time. I am so pleased.

This litter mixed with a touch of baking soda is absolutely amazing. I never ever smell the litter box and I live in a small apartment! I’m lucky enough to have a cat that completely covers her business so if you don’t, you’ll obviously still smell it until it’s covered. This litter clumps perfectly, zero dust, and again, absolutely zero smell. If anything at all there’s a scent of the dried grass but it’s faint and not an unpleasant smell. With my one cat and doing complete litter changes 2-3 times a month, the whole bag will last me around 3 months!