by Claudette
(Etobicoke,Ont .Canada)
I had the pleasure of owning a British Shorthair Cat for 4 years. He was a real gentleman and very smart as well.
I have lost my cat to cancer, after switching my cat litter to clumping litter. My cat died 3 month after I switched to this new cat litter bought at Costco.
Please don’t buy any clumping cat litter, it can be a hazard to your cat.
My vet does not think that was the problem, but I know that was the problem. He was bringing up clay and particles of cat litter.
The good news is I will be getting a new cat around August and I will be using wood pellet, recommended by my breeder.
From a cat lover..Claudette
Thank you Dana for your comment. I think I’ll use it to make an article as it is so authoritative.
Yes it is very true that clay clumping cat litter can be deadly to your cats – especially young kittens! I am a breeder of the Munchkin/Napoleon breed and learned this lesson the hard way. One of our babies from our first litter of kittens suddenly became very ill around 5 wks old. The vet didn’t know what the cause was and advised me to “force feed” him via a syringe. He died on my chest during a feeding. Turns out he was ingesting the cat litter and it solidified in his stomach – like a concrete block! Even the dust from this clay can cause masses in the respiratory system as well! It’s horribly unhealthy for any animal!