YOU'RE DOING YOUR CAT LITTER WRONG
Summary
TLDRIn this persuasive video, Becky, a self-proclaimed cat litter expert, advocates for a switch from traditional clay litter to pine litter. She argues that pine litter is a more sustainable, economical, and user-friendly alternative, made from renewable resources and compostable. Becky provides a step-by-step guide on using a sifting litter box with pine pellets, emphasizing its ease of maintenance and pleasant scent. She also shares a cost-saving tip for purchasing pine litter at a fraction of the price from hardware stores, concluding with a call to action to adopt this more ethical and affordable cat care method.
Takeaways
- πΎ The speaker, Becky, positions herself as a cat litter expert due to her family's history with multiple indoor cats.
- π She criticizes clay litter for being a finite, non-renewable resource that ends up in landfills and for its poor user experience, including dust and tracking issues.
- π² Becky advocates for pine or wood pellets as an alternative to clay litter, highlighting their renewable nature and origin from waste products of lumber mills.
- πΏ Pine litter is described as compostable and pleasant-smelling, akin to the scent of a lumber yard or wood shop.
- π¦ The use of a sifting litter box is recommended for pine litter, with options including a DIY version or a commercially available one for about $16.
- π© The process of maintaining pine litter involves daily scooping of cat waste and occasional emptying of the sifting pan.
- π When cats urinate, pine pellets expand into sawdust, which can be sifted out of the litter box, leaving behind only the waste.
- πΈ Pine litter is presented as a cost-effective option, with the potential for significant savings compared to clay litter.
- π Becky suggests that purchasing wood pellets from hardware or farm supply stores can yield even greater savings, with prices as low as $5 for 40 pounds.
- π The maintenance of pine litter is described as easy, with simple steps of sifting and occasional cleaning.
- π The video concludes with a call to action for viewers to switch from clay to pine litter, emphasizing the benefits of ease, pleasantness, ethics, and cost-effectiveness.
Q & A
Why is the speaker comparing herself to Gwyneth Paltrow in the context of cat litter?
-The speaker is drawing a parallel to Gwyneth Paltrow's lifestyle brand, suggesting that she has a refined and expert approach to cat litter, much like Paltrow is known for her curated lifestyle choices.
What is the main issue the speaker has with clay cat litter?
-The speaker criticizes clay cat litter for being a finite resource, creating dust everywhere, being difficult to clean, and ending up in landfills, which is not environmentally friendly.
What alternative to clay litter does the speaker recommend?
-The speaker recommends pine litter or wood pellets as an alternative to clay litter, highlighting their renewability, lack of dust, and compostability.
Why does the speaker suggest that pine litter requires some education to use properly?
-Pine litter requires a different approach than clay litter, such as using a sifting litter box, which may not be intuitive for those accustomed to clay litter.
What type of litter box does the speaker suggest for using pine litter?
-The speaker suggests using a sifting litter box, which can either be purchased or homemade, to effectively separate the sawdust that results from the cat's urine.
How does the speaker describe the smell of pine litter?
-The speaker describes the smell of pine litter as pleasant, akin to the scent of a wood shop or a lumber yard.
What is the process for maintaining pine litter according to the speaker?
-The process involves daily scooping of feces, sifting the litter to separate the sawdust that has absorbed urine, and occasionally emptying and cleaning the bottom pan of the sifting litter box.
Why does the speaker claim that pine litter is more cost-effective than clay litter?
-The speaker argues that pine litter is cheaper because it can be purchased in bulk from hardware or farm supply stores at a significantly lower cost than clay litter from pet stores.
What is the approximate cost difference the speaker mentions between pine litter from pet stores and wood pellets from other stores?
-The speaker mentions that pine litter from pet stores costs about $10-14 for 20 pounds, while wood pellets from hardware or farm supply stores can be as cheap as $5 for 40 pounds.
How does the speaker address the issue of cats not naturally covering their waste with pine pellets?
-The speaker acknowledges that some cats might not cover their waste initially, but she has not personally experienced this issue with her cats, who are fastidious.
What is the speaker's final recommendation regarding the use of clay litter?
-The speaker strongly recommends transitioning away from clay litter to pine litter due to its ease of use, pleasant experience, ethical considerations, and cost-effectiveness.
Outlines
πΎ Adopting a New Cat Litter Lifestyle
Becky introduces herself as an experienced cat owner and litter expert, who has recently adopted two new cats, Queenie and Maui. She shares her research on a better cat litter system, which is more ethical, easier to use, and cost-effective. She critiques clay litter for being a finite resource that creates dust and is difficult to clean, and suggests pine litter as an alternative. Pine litter, made from sawdust, is renewable, compostable, and has a pleasant smell. Becky emphasizes the need for a sifting litter box when using pine litter and provides options for purchasing one.
Mindmap
Keywords
π‘Cat Litter
π‘Gwyneth Paltrow
π‘Allergies
π‘Queenie and Maui
π‘Clay Litter
π‘Pine Litter
π‘Sifting Litter Box
π‘Compostable
π‘Cost-effective
π‘Renewable Resource
π‘User Experience
Highlights
Becky aims to persuade the audience to adopt a new cat litter lifestyle.
She considers herself a litter expert due to her family's experience with multiple indoor cats.
Becky was cat-free for a year and a half due to allergies but recently adopted two new cats, Queenie and Maui.
She researched the best litter care methods for her new cats and discovered common litter mistakes.
Becky's new litter system is described as easier, more pleasant, ethical, and cheaper.
Clay litter is criticized for being a finite resource and creating landfill waste.
Clay litter's user experience is deemed poor due to dust and difficulty in cleaning.
Pine litter or wood pellets are presented as an alternative to clay litter.
Pine litter is a renewable resource made from the waste product of lumber mills.
Pine litter is compostable and has a pleasant smell similar to a wood shop.
A sifting litter box is recommended for use with pine litter.
Becky provides a DIY method for creating a sifting litter box using livestock feed pans.
She also mentions an affordable Amazon option for a sifting litter box.
Becky explains the daily process of sifting out the sawdust after her cats use the litter.
Pine litter is noted to be much cheaper than clay litter, with significant cost savings.
She shares a trick for finding pine litter at hardware or farm supply stores for a lower price.
Becky concludes by emphasizing the ease, pleasantness, ethics, and cost-effectiveness of pine litter.
She encourages viewers to stop using clay litter and to consider the benefits of pine litter.
The video ends with a call to action for likes, subscriptions, and comments for more cat parenting tips.
Transcripts
hi I'm Becky and I'm here to persuade
you to adopt a new cat litter lifestyle
because I am basically gwyneth paltrow
with cat poop growing up my family had
as many as seven indoor cats at one time
so I like to think I'm a bit of a litter
expert recently I went a year and a half
without having any cats because I am
allergic to them but two months ago I
did adopt two new cats Queenie and Maui
and because I was starting from scratch
I researched how best to take care of
them and I found out that you're
probably doing your litter all wrong for
no reason my new litter system is easier
more pleasant to do more ethical and
it's cheaper so stay tuned and I'll show
you how all right point number one clay
litter sucks you already know this well
you might not have known is that clay
litter is mined from the earth and it's
a finite resource the clay litter you
use will end up in a landfill and that's
all on top of the fact that the user
experience of clay litter sucks is it
actually clumping is there dust
everywhere including in your face and
the cats track it everywhere it's
incredibly difficult to clean especially
if you're a city dweller so what's the
alternative
Pyne letter or wood pellets the thing
about pine letter though is that it
requires some education to learn how to
use it when you're used to using clay
litter but don't worry that's what I'm
here for
not only are wood pellets a renewable
resource because they come from trees
but they actually come from the waste
product of lumber mills they're sawdust
that's heated and extruded into these
little pellets that expand back into
sawdust when they get wet pine litter is
compostable and they smell really good I
don't know if you like the smell of a
wood shop or a lumber yard but it smells
just like that but what about the user
experience so the important thing to
know about the user experience of pine
litter is that you should use a sifting
litter box
I used to litter boxes because Jackson
galaxy told me to one of which I made
myself and one of which I sourced on
Amazon both of them work well the one I
sourced on Amazon cost about 16 dollars
and I'll link it below and it comes with
three pans stacked on top of each other
one of which is the sifting pan the
litter box I made myself I made out of
two livestock feed pans because I wanted
a round litter box because aesthetics
that a friend and I drilled holes into
to create a sifting pan on top the
Amazon litter box works perfectly fine
and is very convenient but I do like
that my homemade litter box has some
dead space in between the top and bottom
pan to allow the sawdust to sieve
into but onto the sifting obviously
whatever your cat takes a dump you'll
want to scoop the poo off the top of the
litter I've heard some cats that are
used to clay litter won't naturally
cover their poops with the pine pellets
at least at first but my cats are very
fastidious and I never had that problem
myself so once a day I go through the
litter and I scoop out the poops and
you'll see that wherever they've peed
the pine pellets have turned into
sawdust then what I do is I just shake
the pan until the sawdust falls through
to the bottom pan when I use the litter
box from Amazon I need to lift up the
top pan a little bit to create some dead
space in between the top and bottom pans
to then sift into and then most the time
you're done that's it but about two or
three times a week you will want to
empty out the bottom pan if you're
wondering if the sawdust that zips down
smells bad because it's full of pee it
does not smell bad at all it still just
smells like lumber if there are any
clumps of sawdust on the bottom it
literally only takes a paper towel to
break it up and then you're done and
once you're done with that you can top
up the litter box with any additional
pellets and then you're done it might
sound too good to be true but this is
actually how easy it is and now we'll
get to the best part which is the fact
that pine litter is much cheaper than
clay litter you do not need to be
spending so much money on litter I
promise you pine letter comes in pet
stores for about ten to fourteen dollars
for twenty pounds but I have a trick for
you if you can get to a hardware store
or a farm supply store and you can find
wood pellets that are either for burning
in a wood pellet stove or something
called equine bedding literally for
filling a horse stable with you can get
the same exact pine litter for five
dollars for forty pounds that means
you'd spend about twenty dollars a year
on cat litter why aren't we all doing
this I don't know but that's why I
created this YouTube video to recap pine
litter is easier it's a more pleasant
experience it's more ethical and it's
cheaper there's no reason for you to be
using clay litter stop using clay litter
that's it the end I hope this was useful
for you if it was hit like and maybe
subscribe to my channel and if you'd
like more tips about being a cat parent
leave a comment below and let me know
now let's get back to the whole reason
why we clean poop everyday which is the
companionship of these wonderful little
beasts thanks
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