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Over the years we have used both clumping and nonclumping litters. We changed back to non clumping litter several years ago because of concerns about the chemicals in them as I have asthma and allergies to dust, perfumes etc. With the store brand of non clumping litter, we don't have litter box problems however recently, I heard that the non clumping litters could pose a health hazard to our cats. Does anyone have the most current answer to this question. I 'd hate to switch and start having litterbox issues and exacerbate my asthma.
Kay 
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| Clumping or non-clumping is up to you, what you should look at is the dust factor. Cats can develop problems inhaling too much dust on a regular basis. They do sell frangrance free low dust products. There are also different litters to use besides clay but I've never tried these. I am also allergic to perfumes and I have had great luck with Walmart Special Kitty storebrand clumping. It says it has fragrance, but I can't tell that it does. Another thing, when you see how the perfumed litter smells to us, just think what it smells like to the cat -- some of these litters are so full for perfume that its a wonder the cats even use them. 
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I bought a bag of feline pine just to try it last night, and my trio aren't quite sure what they're suposed to do with it.
My cats own my house they just permit me to live there. Only cat lovers know the luxury of fur-coated, musical hot water bottles that never go cold."
- Susanne Millen 
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Have you considered the wood pellets? That is what we are using now. The cats like it and it cuts down on odors too. I HATE clay litters!
For those who are having problems with the pellets. You have to do this gradually. You can't expect the cat to know that a pan full of pellets is a litter box. When I switched over, I put in a cup of pellets to 2-3 cups of clumping litter. Let them use that for a few days. As you clean/scoop it out and add more - put in more pellets. In about 2 weeks your cats should be used to pellets and be using them entirely.
That's what we will do with baby Jack next year (I'll have to ask the breeder what she is using) - a gradual change over to the pellets.
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| Wood pellets sound interesting -- are they expensive? What kind of wood? Below is a picture of Rusty dragging a 50 lb. bag of used kitty litter out to the garbage: 
SuperCat
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My cats own my house they just permit me to live there. Only cat lovers know the luxury of fur-coated, musical hot water bottles that never go cold."
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| I started with the Feline Pine. But then I found that if you use the untreated wood stove pellets from the Farm Supply stores, you only have to pay less then $4.00 for 40lbs of pellets.
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| I once asked a human-doctor lung specialist which type of litter is better for human lungs, the plant fiber based ones or the clay and he immediately said the clay was better (no opinion on the clumping aspect) Fragrances should be avoided for you and for kitty as was previously posted. I have found that the least dusty unscented clumping litter is Precious Cat.
So many cats...
Isn't it great?
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