-I really liked Fresh Step but the dust was unbearable and caused me lung problems. I did, however like the Cedar scented Fresh Step, but it was like finding a needle in a haystack at stores.

-Tidy Cat is nearly dustless, but the ammonia smell from the urine is terrible.

-I bought some World's Best Cat litter, the world may think it is the best, the cats thought it sucked. They wouldn't use the litterbox.

-I just bought Back to Nature Herbal Control with Lemongrass Essence and Baking Soda. I like the smell, and have only sprinkled it on top of the nastiness that is the end of the Tidy cat, it smells really nice and covered up the TC with a fresh, natural lemongrass smell.

-I also have a bag of Pro Pet Fresh Results. It is all natural and says it absorbs better than clay. Haven't used it yet, so that will be my next experiment.

The sifting litter liners come in boxes of 10, so it is about once a month that I change the whole box, so I still have 3 weeks on the oldest box to try the new stuff.

Okay, back to my compadres. What do you like best? I don't like the crystals, they are toys to the cats and expensive. I want less expensive (who doesn't?) but I do have one little girl who has kidney problems and won't poop in the box but pees there (thank GOD it is not the other way around!) so I want to make sure she is happy.

I know that TWBCL is very popular, but not in this cat household.

Thank you all, I will be testing many litters and reporting on them, I just wanted to get a good smelling one that the puddies would like and I can breathe around. So far this lemon grass stuff is at the top of the heap.

My contribution to this post is sifting litter liners. THE BEST!!! I have heard of cats shredding them, but you just have to make sure the holes are on the bottom of the pan and the litter box is 2/3 -3/4 full. They won't scratch through.

Thanks all!

I use the dirty litter in the winter on the driveway away from the house where I won't smell it.

The clay is strip-mined. Strip mining is as the name implies. Heavy equipment strips off the top layer of earth to get to the seam of clay, which is often quite thin. Strip mining is an incredibly destructive process that has wiped out thousands upon thousands of acres of land and removed millions of tons of earth.

The problem with these products is they produce a lot of dust (although some brands claim that the type of clay they use produces a dust-free product), which contains silicon particles that have been established by the International Agency for Research on Cancer as a known human carcinogen. Clay particles tend to cling to your cat's fur and in-between their toes. In addition to leaving dusty cat prints on your floors, breathing these particles can cause respiratory infections.

I tried several brand-name clumping litters when I got my cat and we both coughed and sneezed. Swheat Scoop was recommended to me by a customer at PetSmart and I gave it a try. It doesn't clump as firmly as the clay litters but it does clump and if you scoop gently it is easy to deal with. There is some dust but the dust is heavy enough that it doesn't fly up in the air. I have no odor in the room from the box if I scoop every day. And the best thing is the cat and I don't cough and sneeze any more.

Ain't nature grand???