Customer Reviews

SCOOP AWAY MULTICAT LITTER - 25 Pound

5 star:		(7)
4 star:		(2)
3 star:		(2)
2 star:		(4)
1 star:		(6)

 

 

So for weeks I suddenly started having issues with my cat and the litter box. It would be soggy, it would stick to bottom of the pan, would stick on the scooper and worst of all it would stick on my cat's rear paws. He would drag litter into the bed and eat/pull of the debris between his toes. I finally took a closer look at my litter pal and it said Scoop Away not my usual Fresh Step. But how could one sand litter be that bad compared to another? Well I went out and bought Fresh Step the next day and immediately the strong smell was gone, the soggy wet litter was gone. When my cat urinated it form a solid strong round chuck that didnt stick. Most important his digestive track isnt messed up as there is no litter to clean off his paws.

For whatever reason (probably good pricing at our local supermarket), we switched from Arm & Hammer to Scoop Away a few months ago. It seemed fine. A little overpowering but effective.

And then one of our two cats started to lick all the hair off her stomach, then she began to lick and scratch furiously between her claws and around her head. After three very expensive visits to the vet, and courses of steroid treatments and flea medication, we were no further along. The cat was constantly throwing up hair-balls (from all the licking she was doing) and getting very thin. Then our second cat started to scratch madly and my wife and I were getting very concerned. One day, while working from home, I cleaned out the litter tray three times just to keep it clean. It was that day when I noticed that my arms were very itchy and I had breathing issues. I changed the cat litter back to Arm & Hammer.

Now our cats are 100% back to normal, no more emergency visits to the vet, the hair is growing back on cat #1's stomach, and no more hairballs.

This was a scary situation. Vets and on-line discussion boards never touched on the cat litter as a potential problem but with our experience, I am convinced that Scoop Away was the root cause.

I sincerely hope that this post helps other cat-owners out there who may be experiencing similar issues and have no idea what to do about them.

I was one of those people that stubbornly refused to buy the clumping litter because I did not know what was in it or how if worked. I believed that untreated clay litter was healthier for my little angels. After receiving approximately 25 recommendations from other cat owners I finally relented and gave this product a try.

I am a little embarrassed that I took so long to try this product. There is less dust than with conventional cat litter. The cat waste is so easy to scoop up and remove that the litter pan is much cleaner than ever before. My cats seem to be much happier with this product.

We had a situation a few weeks back that required a fecal test and I was concerned that it wouldn't be possible due to this product. The vet assured me that the lab would not have a problem analyzing the sample.

I do have two minor complaints that are the only reason that I did not give this product 5 stars. First, the perfume is a little overwhelming. When my longhaired little ones first exit the box the floral scent if very evident. Second, if you don't get every speck of this stuff off the floor before you mop the result will be a streaky floor. I found this out the hard way and had to get down on my hands and knees and scrub the hardwood in the room where our litter box was located to remove the streaks. Please note it took 5 changes of water to make the floor acceptable, but not perfect. Make certain to remove the litter box, thoroughly vacuum and then mop. Don't do what I did you will regret the mistake.

Overall this in an excellent product that I strongly recommend

I have come to the conclusion that choosing a litter is something you have to do by trial and error and not by reading reviews. For every person that says it clumps great, there will be someone who says they break apart. Those who say it smells great will have equal reviewers saying it smells terrible. Some have said here that Scoop Away has low dust, yet I find it is the dustiest litter I have tried.

I am a new pet owner - I have had my kitten for almost 6 months and in that time I have tried Tidy Cat, Special Kitty from Walmart, Arm & Hammer clay, Fresh Step and now Scoop Away. There's dust with all of them, but THIS one is just out of control. It bothers me that this dust is in my cat's fur and he's grooming himself, ingesting whatever dust he's collected. Also, I live in an apartment with a tiny bathroom so the kitchen is the only place I can keep a litter box. To have litter dust on the surfaces in my kitchen is unacceptable. I have just purchased Arm & Hammer Essentials - the corn based litter. I've been mixing it in with the Scoop Away which has cut down on the dust slightly, but I really can't wait until the Scoop Away is gone.

While I won't purchase Scoop Away again, I gave it two stars. One because it really does clump tight and two for the nice plastic container it comes in. I will be refilling that with whatever litter I eventually settle on.

Pros: Clumps well, fairly economical
Cons: This product is EXTREMELY dusty. It is heavily scented with perfume that literally makes me choke while scooping the catbox. I had to start wearing masks to scoop the catbox or risk sneezing and runny eyes for 20 minutes or so, and it left my cats with a very unpleasant smell. The dust is everywhere, and even though I've now switched cat litter brands, you can still smell it when I dust the house. It's ridiculous, it was even inside my computer when I opened it up to clean it out.

Being country dwellers, we accumulate cats for rodent control, several of which have become house cats. The three house cats, one in/outdoor cat, and six young kittens create a need for serious litter odor control. This litter is the ONLY one that doesn't gag me with urine smell and dust when I scoop the litter boxes. I'm also very happy with the tight clumps that don't easily crumble.

I tried several different litters - name brand and store brand, and this one works the best. I don't mind the scent (much better than excremental odors).

The first time I dumped this litter into the litter box my whole apartment filled with dust--it looked like fog. I can still smell it even though I threw it out. The morning after I had filled the litterbox with it both my cat and I were wheezing. And this was the perfume free variety.

I've mostly used natural litters for my cat. I decided to save money and buy this litter on my last trip to the grocery store. Let's start with the positives. This litter does, in fact, clump hard--rock hard, in fact, which makes scooping waste a breeze. It also is effective at masking waste odors, but more on that in a bit.

That said, this product suffers from the common clay litter problem of DUST. The first thing you will notice when you pour the litter, however gently, is the cloud of fine dust that rises into the air, coating the room. The next thing you will notice is the overpowering, chemically detergent-like scent of the litter. Get used to that smell, because your cats are going to permanently smell like that if you use this litter, as will the catbox corner of the room, and everything the cats lay on. Every time they dig they kick up miniature dust clouds that coat their fur. If the smell bothers you, just think about the cat that has to dig in and be coated by the stuff. And remember that "rock hard clumping"? That's what goes on in the cat's gut when he licks his dust-covered fur. Maybe it's safe enough, but I prefer my cat to smell like a cat rather than a box of Tide. I'm using this bucket up and then will be filling it with the corn or pine-based stuff. Did I mention it comes with in a big plastic bucket with a metal handle? It's a nice bucket, but this is incredibly wasteful. Anyway, there are plenty of clumping natural and biodegradable litters on the market without chemical additives, dust, or overwhelming chemical scents. There is no need for rock-hard clumping, and odor can be managed easily enough by providing an adequate number of boxes and scooping twice daily.

I used to use Tidy cats clay, then switched to Tidy Cats clumping (which I thought was huge improvement) but nothing compares to Scoop Away. I know that a lot of people complain about the perfume but honestly, I prefer that to the smell of cat urine and seemingly, so do my cats! My two cats would NEVER share a box when used Tidy Cats but now, with Scoop Away ([...]) my cats both use the same litter box. The litter masks odors so effectively that my cats continue to use the box even if I skip my twice a day scooping when I'm busy. Yes, it tracks but so do other fine clumping litters but because it smells good, it's not a problem unless you're a perfume-intolerant individual. Overall, I highly recommend this product.

This cat litter works great but when my cats track it on floor even though I use a cat mat outside their litter box after sweeping up then washing floor the floor is sticky.After a few times of sweeping &washing the stickyness gets worse.tried different floor cleaners still doesn't get rid of sticky floor.Will try another cat litter because of this problem