Corn fiber litter

Well, I broke down and bought a bag of the Arm & Hammer corn fiber litter last week. I have been attempting to change over little things to see if I can find Mouth asthmatic triggers. At first the perfume smell of the litter was worrisome but it did eventually die out. Mouth got into the new box and scratched around in it and then got out and used the other box. Ninja took right to it and seems to prefer the new stuff.

I have continued to leave the other litter out as well, side by side, for now. I want to use it up rather than toss it. Both cats have used the new stuff but Mouth still seems to prefer the regular scoopable litter. When it is gone I will leave just the new box and see if I notice any improvement in his symptoms.

I have to say that I was pleasantly surprised at how well the corn fiber litter does. It clumps up and is easy to scoop out and clean. At first the perfume was a little strong but once it died off I have to say it does a better job at covering odor than my normal scoopable litter. I hope it lasts just as long. At least it is more environmentally friendly than the other litter.

 

I think both of my cats like the corn fiber litter better. I left out the old box for about a week and both cats were using the new litter almost exclusively by the 6th day. Unfortunately it hasn't appeared to help Mouth's asthma symptoms. My next step is to eliminate corn from his diet. This means I have to go buy some really expensive food.

I would recommend the litter to anyone. It really does clump well and covers any odors better than the scoopable litter I was using.

 

I'm kind of surprised that both cats actually switched themselves over to the new litter instead of you having to force it to happen.

I'm curious why you brought in a corn fiber for litter but now are going to test eliminating corn from the diet instead, though. Wouldn't you need to eliminate the corn fiber little now, too, to make sure it's not a corn connection entirely? Did your vet recommend these changes or are you just trying out several elimination attempts?

 

Well, my first elimination was to see if the dust from the regular litter I was using was the issue. This was the cheapest change I could make. That doesn't appear to be the problem so I am going with the next option which is eliminating certain things from his diet. Corn seems to be a concern for the more nutritional concerned owners (not that we all don't want our cats healthy) so that is what I am trying to get rid of first. When I get the new food I will be putting the regular litter back as well just to make sure. I don't think this is an environmental problem with him but I could be wrong.

My vet just basically said it would be near impossible to find out what the triggers are. I don't believe that. I have asthma and allergies and I know it is possible to get better by eliminating certain things. I just have to go slowly and try one thing at a time. I need to figure out what the problem is soon though because I think his symptoms keep getting worse. I can't skip a single dose of his medicines without him having a coughing spell. The vet wanted me to try and skip to see if he can handle a missed dose because we are concerned with the weight is gaining. Hopefully I can figure out a better food that will also help him clear up his lungs.

 

Really? I would imagine that the vet would be more helpful and try to offer clear suggestions of what to try eliminating, but I guess not. Hopefully you're able to figure it out on your own.