25 Pound Good Mews Cat Litter - Part #: 00016

Perhaps this is good for some that like this kind of alternative. But I remember not being pleased with it. It definitely doesn't help with smell and it seemed like even more so a harder mess to clean up after than regular litter. Since then, I have only used regular litters.

I have 2 cats, one senior, declawed cat and one young one (with his claws). I use this litter in two boxes. I've been using this for a couple years, and I agree, the ammonia smell can quickly get strong. I either dump it once or twice a week (sometimes, if it's almost trash day, the day I always change it, I can cheat a little and dump a fresh layer on top. Keeps it for another day or so). It's really not a scoopable litter (if I recall correctly, Yesterdays News is more scoopable, but this is not). I think it smells a little like newsprint, but it's not perfumed at all. I did buy some once at a different store, and it smelled really sour though that's not the normal smell. Some baking soda underneath does seem to keep the box cleaner and that helps with accumulated ammonia odor if you don't rinse the box often enough.The old cat seems to track it around a bit (I think it's because she's declawed) but it's easy to pick up (unlike the clay litter). I don't know for sure, but I don't think the young one tracks it much. Hard to say though, as they likely both use both boxes.My intent was to compost the used litter (thinking the urine would be enough to get it started) but it did not do much of anything in it's own bin. When we got the young one, he had worms, so I tossed the litter for a long time to not infect the yard (and then I just was being lazy and hadn't stopped tossing it), but I'm about to start a pile (not in a bin) out under the trees to see if it will break down better, so I can stop sending it to the landfill.That said, I spend less time dealing with it (not having to scoop it). I was also bad about not changing out the scoopable litter as often as I should have (in part b/c it was expensive). Good Mews is cheap ($6 at Winco) and easy for me, is a recycled product, hopefully will decompose with my new plan so I don't landfill it anymore, and I think the bag lasts me about a month per box (might be 3 weeks, I'm not really sure).My cats also have a box with the Tidy Cat Naturals scoopable should they prefer, but they rarely use that one. Not sure if it's a litter or location thing, but they don't use it often.I have also been reusing the bags by adding handles made from baling twine with a little reinforcement from some paperboard (cardboard). Those bags are strong.

I really liked the *idea* of this cat litter, no dust, minimal tracking, etc. But -- it does NOT control odor whatsoever. I thought it would be like Feline Pine and I gave it a try because it was a little cheaper. I don't have odor problems with Feline Pine, but when my cats pee in the Good Mews the smell is terrible. I scoop daily, and it's still a horrible ammonia smell within the same day. I'd probably have to completely change the litter twice a day to make this stuff bearable, and that is just not practical. Especially when there are equally cat and environmentally-friendly products out there that actually work.The things I liked about this litter are the price, it doesn't track everywhere, and the litter by itself has a good smell. But it's not enough to override the pee smell problem.

I do not buy it off amazon as I have a local store that supplies me, but I have to review that I go through a 25 pound bag of good Mews once a month for my rabbits. It controls odor VERY well, I can go a day or two.. sometimes three.. Four max, without cleaning the box's. Keep in mind though I have one LARGE litter box outside the cage and two small ones inside for them. I house two indoor bunnys and needed a clay free, dust free, non-tasty litter and this works perfect. It is far beyond better than any Small animal paper bedding, and Cellsorb. I also enjoy using Yesterday's News, but I cannot seem to find it in large bulk size bags like I can the Good Mews.

This week, Feline Pine wasn't on sale (as it's been for the last 6 months) at my local grocery store, so I opted for the less expensive (by a dollar) litter: Good Mews. The most attractive thing about this litter is that it does not create dust. I'm a 3 day and dump littler type of person, and that's never been a problem. I came home today - day 2 - and my apartment wreaked of cat urine. I smelled around, and sure enough, the source was my cat boxes. The pee absorbed, and no dust was made, but that urine smell was NOT controlled.I'll probably mix my leftovers with a bag of Feline Pine to use it up. I won't be buying good mews again.Good Mews, I wanted to like you!

I have used several of the sand-type litters and found them unpleasant. The stench from the fragrance-impregnated granules, plus the cat stench was repulsive and nauseating. After my cat was declawed, my vet recommended Good Mews. I switched to Good Mews and was 100% pleased with this product! I saw the review that says it stinks. I don't know what planet that person lives on, but it's not mine. I have nothing bad to say about Good Mews. The only odor I could detect was a slight paper smell from the pellets. It doesn't create a nasty dust and it's easy to keep the litter box clean. It was also inexpensive compared to the sand litters. I bought it at Winco, Safeway and Walmart. I'm told it can be purchased at pet stores (but will probably reflect a price increase) and at some feed stores. If I were to ever again be able to have another cat, I would definitely buy Good Mews, again!