Comments on: Greening Your Pet: Feline Pine Cat Litter Review

By: Review: Litter Box Designed for Feline Pine : Blisstree - Family, Health, Home and Lifestyles

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 22:58:06 +0000

[...] If you’ve never used Feline Pine litter before, let me explain. The natural, eco-friendly pine pellets are great for odor control, but once the pellets are exposed to urine, they break down into what looks like sawdust. If you don’t have a way to separate the dust from the unused pellets, you’ll likely end up changing the litter before you’ve used all the pellets just to cut down on tracking. Read my review on Feline Pine. [...]

By: David

David — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 21:50:01 +0000

Abby:
If you can smell the pine then the phenols are still present.

By: Abby

Abby — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 20:57:32 +0000

David, I was concerned about your comment and so I called Nature’s Earth (who makes Feline Pine), and the woman I spoke to reassured me that they have eliminated phenols from the pellets.

By: David

David — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 15:55:22 +0000

As a researcher I can tell you that pine pellets are indeed toxic to cats. Phenols in particular are poisonous to the cats neurlogical system. You cannot eliminate phenols from those pellets. The first sign of toxicity in facial tics and abnormal wisker and ear movements.

By: Green Your Pets for Earth Day : Blisstree

Green Your Pets for Earth Day : Blisstree — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 06:56:48 +0000

[...] pet’s environmental footprint. You might choose to green your litter disposal or switch to a natural cat litter or even organic pet [...]

By: Kim

Kim — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 14:59:19 +0000

Equine Fresh works equally as well as Feline Pine and is processed in the same way, so is safe for the cats. Tractor Supply sells it (my local store is $6.99 for 40 pounds) and a local Southern States dealer sells it for 40-80 cents more per bag.

By: Peggy

Peggy — Tue, 06 May 2008 05:07:51 +0000

Thanks for the tip!

By: FatSusie

FatSusie — Mon, 05 May 2008 20:16:28 +0000

Hi Peggy, and yes–they break down EXACTLY like Feline Pine (right down to the “tracking” issue close to changing time). When the season ends for fuel pellets, I switch over to Feline Pine, so I’ve used both and none of my pets has batted an eye at the switch. The fuel pellets sell for between $4 to $8 for a 40 lb bag, so I try to remember to stock up this time of year. Some hardware stores sell them, as do most places that sell the pellet stoves.

By: Peggy

Peggy — Mon, 05 May 2008 19:21:39 +0000

Hi FatSusie. Thanks for stopping by to comment. I’m wondering — do the wood pellets you mentioned break down at all? Feline Pine is treated to remove the oils in the wood.

By: FatSusie

FatSusie — Mon, 05 May 2008 14:22:32 +0000

A cheaper (yet identical) alternative is to use wood pellets intended for fuel. Exact same thing at about 1/4 the cost! I use it for my dogs (yes, they are litter box trained–I have 2 small dogs) and cat.