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I have been keeping multiple cats for nearly a decade. I have been through food problems, pest problems, and litter problems.
A few years ago while I was muddling through the newspaper pellets I ran into a Blue Buffalo vendor. That woman has become like a dear friend, a like minded soul who has 11 cats in her home. She got me to try the Blue Buffalo Walnut Litter. It is a fabulous product and I used it for months.
But I had a problem. Now, I don't know how many multi-cat owners here have changed feeding or litter altogether because of a single cat but one of my cats started having seepy paws, red angry, wet. Something resembling the litter started caking on her paws, all 4, creeping up her belly and backside. She is already extremely sensitive but being petted even became painful for her. I put her in a cage to separate her from the others. I was in a rush and low on funds so I used nesting paper for a rodent cage instead of the litter and her skin got less irritated.
Next pay day I bought a new litter for all of the boxes and she continued to recover.
I reported the problem to my friend, the vendor, and I have been using a soft cedar litter ever since.
I have actually been thinking about going back to the Blue Buffalo though at least for the main part of the house. The cedar is good but still smells and it draws pests too. I can't know for sure that the Walnut litter caused the skin irritation so I was wondering if anyone else has used the same product and had a sick cat.
A few years ago while I was muddling through the newspaper pellets I ran into a Blue Buffalo vendor. That woman has become like a dear friend, a like minded soul who has 11 cats in her home. She got me to try the Blue Buffalo Walnut Litter. It is a fabulous product and I used it for months.
But I had a problem. Now, I don't know how many multi-cat owners here have changed feeding or litter altogether because of a single cat but one of my cats started having seepy paws, red angry, wet. Something resembling the litter started caking on her paws, all 4, creeping up her belly and backside. She is already extremely sensitive but being petted even became painful for her. I put her in a cage to separate her from the others. I was in a rush and low on funds so I used nesting paper for a rodent cage instead of the litter and her skin got less irritated.
Next pay day I bought a new litter for all of the boxes and she continued to recover.
I reported the problem to my friend, the vendor, and I have been using a soft cedar litter ever since.
I have actually been thinking about going back to the Blue Buffalo though at least for the main part of the house. The cedar is good but still smells and it draws pests too. I can't know for sure that the Walnut litter caused the skin irritation so I was wondering if anyone else has used the same product and had a sick cat.