A rare owner now arranges a toilet for cats in the old manner, using sawdust, a tattered newspaper or sand. The minuses of such fillers are greater than the pluses. Another thing - modern fillers for cats, which differ depending on the material from which they are made.
Wood Filler for cats
This filler for the cat toilet is the most affordable because of its price, as well as absolutely natural, as it is made from wood sawdust, which is pressed using a special technology. This filler is completely safe for animals. It can be used for both adult cats and kittens, it is only necessary to choose the appropriate granules. Wood filler perfectly absorbs moisture, but does not always cope with the smell. In addition, it will be necessary to change it often enough.
Filling filler for cats
This, perhaps, is the best filler for long-haired cats. Caking filler is made of minerals and special types of clay. When moisture gets on such a filler, its granules swell and adhere to a lump, which then can easily be removed with a sovochkom, without changing the entire filler in the tray. However, many breeders of cats say that such a filler justifies itself, only if you keep one cat. If there are several of them, then the lumps in the tray will appear quite often and removing them can become problematic. Caking filler because of its properties is also not suitable for kittens, as they can inadvertently eat several pellets, and, having got into the animal's body and swelling there, such granules can lead to the most disastrous consequences for the kitten and its masters.
Zeolite filler
This filler is made of minerals of volcanic origin, called zeolites. These minerals have the property of evenly absorbing liquid and odor. Such a filler does not require too frequent replacement. For one cat it is enough to update its layer approximately once a week.
Silica Gel Filler
The most modern of the types of fillers for cat's toilet that have been developed to date. This absorbent filler for cats perfectly locks inside of itself all the moisture and unpleasant odor. It is good for those owners who contain more than one cat, since it is consumed very sparingly and requires replacement every two to three weeks. It is made of synthetic materials and is a transparent small absorbent crystals. It is worth noting that many cats do not show a desire to go to the toilet with a similar filler. The reason for this can be the uneven edges of the crystals, as well as the rustling that they emit when walking a cat along them. In addition, it is the most expensive type of filler for the cat's tray .