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I have a 9 month old kitty and we recently switched her from corn based litter to pine pellets. The reason we did that was mainly the tracking problem. She used to track the dust right into our bed and it was getting really hard to keep up with it. First we switched her box to a plastic storage container with the lid cutout from the top. She liked it since it is very spacious for her. She is more than 7lbs. So it is very roomy. After she got used to it, we switched the litter to pine pellets. She didn't have any problems at all going there for peeing or pooping. Only thing is she can't cover the poop properly since it has bigger grains. Till here, everything is awesome.
But, she takes a pellet out and plays with it. Sometimes chews and swallows it. If I don't realize what's she up to,she can do this for hours. I don't like the idea to have yucky pellets around. And the most important thing is, it is not healthy to eat litter! I don't wanna scare her away from her toilet, but I need to somehow teach her that she is not supposed to eat and play with them.
Anyone has any ideas how to do that? Or do I need to switch her back to the old litter again?
Additional info:
I am home most of the time and we play a lot. Her favorite is fetch and bring and we play with the sponge ball all day long. (Yes, she may be spoiled. Because if I don't play with her, she just goes to another room and sleeps.) Also, she has 2 cat trees, she can go out to the screened in porch whenever she wants (and comes back in, and goes back out a hundred times). She has a healthy diet witha good balance of wet and dry food. We have been to the vet 2 weeks ago and everything seems fine. So, I don't think that eating litter is nutrition related. It seems it is just curiosity and having fun with wrong choice of a thing.
But, she takes a pellet out and plays with it. Sometimes chews and swallows it. If I don't realize what's she up to,she can do this for hours. I don't like the idea to have yucky pellets around. And the most important thing is, it is not healthy to eat litter! I don't wanna scare her away from her toilet, but I need to somehow teach her that she is not supposed to eat and play with them.
Anyone has any ideas how to do that? Or do I need to switch her back to the old litter again?
Additional info:
I am home most of the time and we play a lot. Her favorite is fetch and bring and we play with the sponge ball all day long. (Yes, she may be spoiled. Because if I don't play with her, she just goes to another room and sleeps.) Also, she has 2 cat trees, she can go out to the screened in porch whenever she wants (and comes back in, and goes back out a hundred times). She has a healthy diet witha good balance of wet and dry food. We have been to the vet 2 weeks ago and everything seems fine. So, I don't think that eating litter is nutrition related. It seems it is just curiosity and having fun with wrong choice of a thing.