Feline Pine Review

What the reviewers like:

• Biodegradeable, so it can be flushed or recycled as mulch
• Equivalent to three times its weight in clay litter
• Large grained, so appropriate for small kittens

What the reviewers don't like:

• Some cats don't like its texture
• Doesn't clump

Feline Pine review highlights

We found the best comparative reviews of Feline Pine (and other cat litters) at two general- interest websites, Gomestic.com and TheLightHouseOnline.com. The writer for SFGate.com discusses the pros and cons of various cat litters, and the pet-stain-removal site Cat-Urine-Cleaner.com also makes recommendations. Finally, we consulted user reviews of cat litter at the retail site Petco.com.

Owners and experts alike praise Feline Pine cat litter for its fresh scent, biodegradeability (meaning it can be flushed down the toilet or recycled as mulch), and economy (a 20-pound bag is equivalent in usage to 60 pounds of clumping clay litter). However, some cats don't take to Feline Pine's pellet-shaped texture, and this litter doesn't clump on contact with urine. If clumping is important to you, you may want to consider another large-pellet biodegradeable litter that gets good reviews, World's Best Cat Litter (*est. $40 for 34-pound bag), but World's Best is much more expensive.

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*In order of credibility (see our Ratings Criteria).

1. Gomestic.com
The Best Cat Litter
A. King
Sep. 2, 2007

In this thorough article, King tries out five different brands of cat litter using his own cat as the guinea pig. The top choice here is Feline Pine, which King likes because it is flushable, biodegradable, sweet smelling and low on dust. Also, "one bag of this litter lasts forever."

2. The Lighthouse Online
Alternatives to Clumping Clay Litters
Marina Michaels
Sep. 28, 2005

Marina Michaels, who doesn't trust clumping clay cat litters, goes into great detail about non-clumping alternatives, trying out many of the brands with her cat. She likes Feline Pine, although she says her cats aren't especially comfortable with the relatively large pellets.

3. Cat-Urine-Cleaner.com
Types of Kitty Litter
Editors of Cat-Urine-Cleaner.com

This helpful article on an informal cat-care website describes the pros and cons of various kinds of cat litter and provides recommendations for each type. Feline Pine is recommended here as the best yellow-pine litter.

4. SFGate.com
Digging Deep into the Cat Litter Question
Christie Keith
July 10, 2007

In this thorough article, Christie Keith discusses types of cat litter, with some recommendations. She says World's Best Cat Litter is the best clumping non-clay litter even though it's expensive; also recommended is Feline Pine, though some cats don't like its texture.

5. Petco.com
Litter Center
Contributors to Petco.com

The online pet-supply retailer Petco is a good source of customer reviews for cat litter (with the caveat that owners will usually defend their favorite brands). Particular favorites here, based on average ratings and number of reviews, are World's Best Cat Litter, Fresh Step, Tidy Cats and Feline Pine.

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Feline Pine Review