Good Cat Litter?

[momof3b1g]

I have been using Tidy Cat scoopable for years. Was buying it at Target when they had good deals. But they stopped putting it on sale.
Hoping to find a cheaper brand that is as good. I have 7 cats and all other brands are usually more. I have tried fresh step and tractor supply. Not impressed. Thinking of store brands. Reviews are 50/50 :/

 

[GoldyCat]

Walmart brand Special Kitty works as well as any litter I've tried, and is usually one of the cheapest.

 

[Furballsmom]

I was using Arm N Hammer, but it started sticking to his feet. If you don't care too terribly much whether it's scoopable and, again, if you have a Walmart nearby where you could pick up from or select from instore stock, Littermaid Walnut is incredibly good in that it has NO dust and doesn't stick, at least not for me and my boy
(ooo, I'll have to pick up a bag of Special Kitty next time I'm in )

 

[GoldyCat]

I've actually been using a mix of clay (Special Kitty) and walnut litters. It's been working really well for my kitties.

 

[Furballsmom]

There's the Petco brand of litter - I don't know if they still do this but they had a deal where if you purchased one of their buckets to fill, you receive a discounted price. I started to find that it's a bit dusty, but there again, if you wanted to add in just a bit of the littermaid walnut to stretch the budget it would help with the dustiness.

 

[GoldyCat]

There's the Petco brand of litter - I don't know if they still do this but they had a deal where if you purchased one of their buckets to fill, you receive a discounted price. I started to find that it's a bit dusty, but there again, if you wanted to add in just a bit of the littermaid walnut to stretch the budget it would help with the dustiness.

I used the Petco brand for a while but found it very dusty with poor odor control. Adding the walnut might help, but I'm not sure I want to keep experimenting when I've found something that works for me.

 

[Furballsmom]

I apologize, GoldyCat I should have clarified, --I was thinking of the OP in case Walmart isn't an option

 

[momof3b1g]

Ive been reading reviews and the biggest problem is dust.

 

[Furballsmom]

It seems like it's inherent in the bentonite clay no matter the brand, and I guess dr elsey's crystals, or maybe crystals in general, are as well.

Mixing litters, as mentioned , works for me as well to cut the dust.

 

[EmersonandEvie]

The Chewy brand Frisco has an excellent cat litter that is just under $14 for 40lbs. I don't find it dusty at all, either.

 

[RajaNMizu]

I can second that recommendation EmersonandEvie . I tried it out mainly due to the good price and I'm really pleased with it. I don't find it dusty, I'm not finding white paw prints on any of the furniture, I have always cleaned the litter boxes daily and I'm not detecting any odor. It clumps well and I just ordered two more 40lb bags. This is the one we have been using: https://www.chewy.com/frisco-fresh-scent-multi-cat-clumping/dp/133043.
The nice thing about it is while it is scented it isn't overwhelming. I can barely detect it when I open the bag.