Sustainably Yours Cat Litter Review (We Tested It For 2 Weeks)

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0:00​ Introduction
0:10​ What is Sustainably Yours?
1:07 Unboxing and First Impressions
1:50​​ Dust Production
1:15​​ Scatter and Tracking
2:39 Cleaning
3:58​​ How Long It Lasted
4:26​​ What Gordon Thought
5:23 Odor Control
6:02 Price
6:28 Final Thoughts

[bettabo]

Perhaps the litter was so comfortable, he enjoyed digging in it? Also, I’ve heard litter liners can be uncomfortable if cats’ claws tear into it. Just something to watch for. Great review!

[isapalmer]

This is by far the BEST litter I have used. Pine pellets are great, for humans ( it’s cheap and no tracking ) but imagine yourself stepping on pine pellets when you’re going to take a shit ? No thanks I care about my cats not to let them walk on that it is horribly sharp on their sensitive paws. Sustainably Yours is great!

[reidwegrecki]

Thanks so much for doing this review! I was looking high and low for this kind of video a couple months ago and ended up buying walnut shell litter + corn cobb litter and mixing them together. The mixture is okay overall but after seeing this I may give Sustainably Yours a try sometime soon!! ❤️

[HeronCoyote]

I’ve been trying SY for less than a week now. I still have the old litter box available, with equine pine pellets.
SY: on the positive side, the odor control and clumping are quite good.
It’s more comfortable on his paws than pine pellets (the reason I’m searching for a new litter…he has suddenly developed “sensitive paws”).
On the negative side, I can’t see the waste, so unless I happen to see or hear him use the litter box, I have to go digging around for stuff. Not an issue with the pine litter.
It tracks like crazy!!!
I’m using much more of it than I’d have thought. It’s in a 21x15” container, I poured in the whole 13lb bag, and it’s halfway gone, after less than a week.

[michaelkokinos]

DO NOT flush cat litter or cat shit without asking your sewer service if it's okay. Cat shit has pathogens that most water treatment centers don't treat, which can cause disease outbreaks. On top of, this most drainage systems can't handle cat litter, even the "flushable" kind (or wet wipes for that matter). Dealing with disease outbreaks and sewage clogs is not sustainable. It is possible that your sewer service is able to deal with these issues, but you NEED to ask them before attempting it, it's unlikely that they can handle it.

Right now the best way to deal with cat litter is to get a compostable kind and compost it, but keep in mind you CAN NOT use that compost to grow food.
If you're lucky, your yard debris service will accept pet waste (DON'T assume they do, email them to make sure) in which case you can get a compostable litter and put that in your yard debris. If you're extra lucky, they'll also accept bioplastic/compostable plastic and you can put the cat waste in a bag of that. Also just because they accept one type of bioplastic doesn't mean they'll take all types. For example, my yard debris service can only compost BPI-certified plastics.

If composting isn't an option, your best bet is to get a cat litter that isn't harsh on the earth to collect/manufacture and then throw it away with the cat waste in a tied plastic bag (ideally one that would've been thrown away anyway). In this case, it may be better not to get a compostable one, as is it won't compost in a landfill but instead break down into methane, which is worse than CO2 for climate change.

In the future pet waste composting will probably be available. Hopefully, that's not too long away.

[ezinnel]

I love this litter, but a little bit expensive for me. So i decide to mix this and crystal litter. And works really good .

[pidgepagonis]

You have to be related to the All About Cats channel person

[athena]

My cats go crazy digging with new cat litters too. It seems to coincide with them approving of the cat litter (not preferring another kitty litter box). I think it's their way of showing their excitement about it, like "At last! You finally got rid of that other crap!" Pun intended.

[cynthiabotsko]

Really appreciate your & Gordon's reviews of this litter❤️♾️❤️ We're about to bring home 2 new adoptees so the information you've provided is super helpful! 😊

[lizzieb]

Great review! Thank you for your insight. Purchased a bag the other day and am hopeful my cat will “approve”. I’ll put out a larger litter mat to hopefully contain the extra tracking. Gordon is an Icon! He is so freaking adorable 🥰

[NamiBurger]

I bought this litter with the notion my cat would appreciate a finer, softer litter to step in and out of after her surgery. She just came home a few days ago from getting her arm amputated so i was worried she would feel more sensitive to the litter while adjusting to being on 3 legs now. So far she likes it, i dont have any problems with tracking (yet) but i think thats because she didnt stick too long in the box-- heck shes never actually covered her business now that i think about it. The only thing i was surprised by was how huge the urine clumps were. It clumps super well but i think ill have to take out the clumps sooner rather that later because i have a robot cleaning box and the clump size is just much too much for the contraption to hide in the little compartment. Its not an issue for me i suppose, as long as shes more comfortable.

[marianrinne]

SY was recommended by my local pet store. My kitties seem to love it. No problem with transition from clay litter.

[tryingmyluck]

The excessive digging could just be because of the fine texture. I haven’t tried Sustainably Yours but we tried a similarly sand-like litter and my 1 boy went nuts thinking the litter box became his personal sandbox. He’s not normally a digger and hasn’t repeated the behavior since switching, so I chalked it up to the unique texture.

[yeraldinasoto]

Boxiecat and SY are suppose to be the best quick clumping litters available.
Could you make a side by side comparison of the two?

[sorenrousseau]

For me, this is by far the best cat litter I've ever had.

[sgPond]

Have you since tested the larger grain version?

[lindalafleur]

Thanks for the great video. I have been trying to find a dust free litter. I'm using Tidy Cat Fresh Clean unscented and it gets dust all over my house. I mean ALL over the house and tracking is bad also. I did try the Tidy Cat Strong version and it was a lot better, but cost much more. I'll keep looking...thanks again for the video.

[pajarobobo]

Cassava is one of the most sustainable crops in the world so brand name checks out

[hollyberg]

Hello. Thank you. I found this on Amazon and ordered a bag. Pretty litter was ok but I saw some sticking to the litter robot. So I decided to go with this instead. I thought pretty litter was clumping which is isn't. I will be getting it Thursday. Jackson Galaxy is selling for over 20 for a 13lb bag plus 13 for shipping. Cost was almost $50 which to me is insane.

[brianaceseretti]

I just switched to this litter and my cat is definitely digging more than usual than his previous clay litter. The tracking is unfortunately very annoying even with a large mat