Comments on: Year 2, Week 36 Results: 49.6 oz of plastic waste. Why do kitties eat plastic?

By: greta

greta — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 00:31:00 +0000

Feline Pine recently came out with a clumping version, which we really like. It’s still all natural pine sawdust, basically, but it’s loose and powdery and clumps up when it gets wet. No nasty perfumes (smells like sawdust), the cat likes it just fine, and one (lightweight, cardboard) box lasts us a very long time. If you’re looking for other options, give it a try!

By: andiscandis

andiscandis — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 19:19:00 +0000

Ever try Yesterday’s News? It’s made by Purina of recycled newspapers. As far as I can tell, the bag is all paper. My cat uses it, but he’ll pee on anything (and everything).

By: Lisa

Lisa — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 16:37:00 +0000

One of my cats does this, too! She’s eaten a shower curtain, a scarf, several fleece blankets, and a significant number of acrylic sweaters. She also ate the pocket out of my bathrobe. I don’t know why she does it. With the exception of the shower curtain, she only targets my stuff, and not my husband’s.

By: Harrioakster

Harrioakster — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 06:16:00 +0000

Hi Beth, great blog! Any chance you are in the HarriOak/Uptown/Adams Point/Lake Merritt area? I have put up a post highlighting your work on the HarriOak News.

By: Clif

Clif — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 04:24:00 +0000

Maybe with the cats it’s like me and cabbage, a non-food appeal – it has a nice texture and crunch. Dog’s gnaw on bones even if they are plastic. There is probably an appeal to the chewing.

Now if the cats can actually DIGEST the plastic, you may have the solution we have all been hoping for!

By the way, speaking of digestion, the 100+ worms in my new worm bin are munching away even as I write. I recommend a worm bin to your readers. They are great pets – quiet, not smelly, shy, don’t need to be walked and, best of all, their poop is actually better than what they eat to produce it. True, they are a little difficult to cuddle or pet but it can be done as long as you wash up afterward.

By: lauren

lauren — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 03:33:00 +0000

I checked out the Pet Express link and it they have a buy 3 get the fourth free deal which includes the litter you mentioned. Stock up on paper bagged litter!

By: monkeyjen

monkeyjen — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 01:19:00 +0000

You know sometimes kids eat weird tings like dirt and “they” say that it’s because that child has a deficiency of some sort that it is trying to satisfy? Ever heard that? Well anyway, probably if you put some plastic in their food they won’t need to go and pillage for themselves. just sayin

By: Robj98168

Robj98168 — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 01:00:00 +0000

Kitteh noms plastic cause it tastes gud!

By: CatMominPhilly

CatMominPhilly — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 00:49:00 +0000

are your kitties rescued cats? I have one cat in particular who is obsessed with eating trash….more in the way of rubberbands and such. The vet said it’s like an addiction or a bad habit some cats have….hard to break.

OH, the IRONY!!!! (eating plastic, buying plastic…get it?)

By: jennconspiracy

jennconspiracy — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 00:35:00 +0000

bad kittiez!

World’s Best got really expensive – I got a couple bags of Feline Pine, but the bags are plastic. It works pretty well but it gets EVERYWHERE and my stupid Electrolux just shorted out on me. :(

I’ll have a look at this litter – want to hear how you like it.