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Can You Flush Cat Litter? All Flushable & Unflushable Litters

July 17, 2018 By Johnny Salib 17 Comments

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Dear Pet Parents & Pet Lovers,

This is another one of the most common questions I used to get when I worked at the pet store. It’s crazy how many folks have tried to flush cat litter down before knowing whether or not it was safe. I’ve even had customers try to convince me that certain brands were flushable even though the bags were clearly labelled do not flush. So why not do a mega post with the most popular litter brands and let you know if they are flushable or not.

Now, remember, even though a litter is flushable you’re going to want to break it down into smaller pieces to make sure that it doesn’t block your plumbing. (Just because something is flushable, doesn’t mean that it doesn’t have the chance to clog your drains.)

ARM & HAMMER

Products under this name that are NOT flushable:

  • Arm & Hammer Ultra Last Clumping Litter for Cats
  • Arm & Hammer Multi-Cat Clump & Seal Clumping Litter
  • Arm & Hammer Double Duty Litter
  • Arm & Hammer Slide Clumping Litter
  • Arm & Hammer Clump & Seal Lightweight Litter
  • Arm & Hammer Multi-Cat Strength Clumping Litter
  • Arm & Hammer Clump and Seal Litter with Micro Guard
  • Arm & Hammer Clump & Seal Clumping Litter – Fresh Home

Products under this name that ARE flushable:

  • Arm & Hammer Naturals, Multi-Cat Litter

FRESH STEP

All products are NOT flushable:

  • Fresh Step Extreme with Febreze Freshness Clumping Cat Litter
  • Fresh Step Ultra, Clumping Cat Litter, Unscented
  • Fresh Step Odor Shield with Febreze Freshness, Clumping Cat Litter, Scented
  • Fresh Step Crystals, Premium Cat Litter, Scented
  • Fresh Step Extreme with Febreze Freshness, Clumping Cat Litter, Hawaiian Aloha
  • Fresh Step Multi-Cat with Febreze Freshness, Clumping Cat Litter, Scented

CAT’S PRIDE

All products are NOT flushable:

  • Cat’s Pride Fresh Ultimate Care Lightweight Unscented Hypoallergenic Multi-Cat Litter
  • Cat’s Pride Fresh and Light Premium Fragrance Free Scoopable Cat Litter
  • Cat’s Pride Fresh and Light Multi-Cat Premium Scoopable Litter
  • Cat’s Pride Premium Scoopable Cat Litter
  • ***Cat’s Pride Natural Scoopable Cat Litter Jug
  • Cat’s Pride Premium Scoopable Cat Litter
  • Cat’s Pride Premium Clay Cat Litter

***note: although most litters that are branded as “natural” are flushable, there have been bad experiences with flushing the litter above. I have never personally used Cat’s Pride, but I would avoid risking it if I were you.

PURINA TIDY CATS

All products are NOT Flushable:

  • Purina Tidy Cats 4-in-1 Strength Clumping Cat Litter
  • Purina Tidy Cats LightWeight Glade Tough Odor Solutions Clumping Cat Litter
  • Purina Tidy Cats Instant Action Clumping Cat Litter
  • Purina Tidy Cats 24/7 Performance Clumping Cat Litter
  • Purina Tidy Cats Non-Clumping Cat Litter

NATURALLY FRESH CAT LITTER (We have used and can recommend)

Products under this name that ARE flushable:

  • Blue Buffalo Blue Naturally Fresh Alpine Meadow Scent Multi-Cat Litter (Click to read our review)
  • Blue Buffalo Blue Naturally Fresh Natural Training Formula For Kittens Cat Litter
  • Naturally Fresh Litter Multi-Cat Clumping Cat Litter (Our favourite of the brand, even with single cat)
  • Naturally Fresh Litter Herbal Attraction Cat Litter
  • Blue Buffalo Naturally Fresh Cat Litter
  • Blue Buffalo Blue Naturally Fresh Ultra Odor Control Multi-Cat Formula Cat Litter
  • Products under this name that are NOT flushable:
    Blue Naturally Fresh Pellet Cat Litter

WORLD’S BEST CAT LITTER (Our FAVOURITE Litter to this day!)

All products ARE flushable:

  • World’s Best Cat Litter Multiple Cat Clumping Formula (The litter we use and our TOP CHOICE, click for the review)
  • World’s Best Cat Litter Clumping Formula (Click to read our review)
  • World’s Best Cat Litter Scented Multiple Cat Clumping Formula
  • World’s Best Zero Mess Advanced Cat Litter Pine Scented
  • World’s Best Zero Mess Cat Litter (Unscented)

SWHEAT SCOOP

All products ARE flushable:

  • sWheat Scoop Premium+ All-Natural Cat Litter
  • sWheat Scoop Fast-Clumping All-Natural Cat Litter
  • sWheat Scoop Multi-Cat All-Natural Clumping Cat Litter

Is your litter missing from this list? Still wondering if it’s flushable? Let me know so I can add it to the list!

Filed Under: Cat Care, Cats, Pet Care

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Johnny is a twenty-something-year-old pet blogger and the proud pet parent of two cats and a chinchilla. He also writes music directly aimed to help keep cats chilled out and stress free.

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Comments

  1. The Swiss Cats says

    July 18, 2018 at 12:03 pm

    We’re very careful with our plumbing, so we never flush any litter. Purrs

    Reply
    • Johnny Salib says

      July 18, 2018 at 12:36 pm

      <3 It's a fair choice

      Reply
  2. mommakatandherbearcat says

    July 17, 2018 at 7:36 pm

    What a great post! I’m so used to the litter genie that flushable litter doesn’t even register on my radar. I’d love to try some – and how great for the environment!

    Reply
  3. Ellen Pilch says

    July 17, 2018 at 7:34 pm

    We have a septic system so I would never flush any kind of litter.

    Reply
    • Johnny Salib says

      July 17, 2018 at 7:36 pm

      That’s an absolutely fair choice to make.

      Reply
  4. The Island Cats says

    July 17, 2018 at 5:32 pm

    We’ve used litters that say they’re flushable. But the mom never did. She was too worried about the plumbing.

    Reply
    • Johnny Salib says

      July 17, 2018 at 5:55 pm

      Completely understandable. We make sure to break down our litter by a lot before flushing so it’s a bit more powdery.

      Reply
  5. William's Kith & Kin says

    July 17, 2018 at 5:29 pm

    Good info! We use (and love) Swheat Scoop and have for about 15 years. While it is flushable, we don’t flush it. Part of that has to do with our ongoing drought and consequent efforts to conserve water, but the other part has to do with thinking about what folks *already* flush down the toilet! Yikes, people! Also, in the U.S,, not all states allow flushable litter to be flushed (California, for instance, is one.)

    Reply
    • William's Kith & Kin says

      July 17, 2018 at 5:32 pm

      P.S. We tried toilet training a long time ago. Mom’s original cat eventually fell into the toilet during training, and their relationship was never the same. šŸ™

      Reply
      • Johnny Salib says

        July 17, 2018 at 5:51 pm

        Oh no! That’s the worst!! šŸ™ <3

        Reply
    • Johnny Salib says

      July 17, 2018 at 5:51 pm

      Completely understandable. Also, curious, what Swheat Scoop do you use? The blue bag we tried was TERRIBLE and we went through a huge bag in about a month because it didn’t clump properly. I heard that the green bag is much better, but at our local pet store it comes at quite a higher price. (Which would be fine if we could trust that it would clump well like World’s Best Cat Litter does.)

      Reply
      • William's Kith & Kin says

        July 17, 2018 at 7:32 pm

        We usually use the blue bag but sometimes we’ll get the green if there’s a sale and it’s less $. We actually don’t see a difference in the regular versus multi-cat. Diggers will dig and kickers will kick! The regular clumps very nicely here, except during the monsoon season when it’s humid. Otherwise, at 5%-15% humidity, it’s fine. (We do live in the desert.)

        Reply
        • Johnny Salib says

          July 17, 2018 at 7:38 pm

          Interesting to note. I’ve never thought of the humidity being a factor in the clumping. Up here in Canada-land, it’s pretty bad at clumping. I’ve heard similar things from people who use it who often recommend I use “World’s Best” (which is funny, because that’s what I use.)

          Reply
  6. Nina says

    July 17, 2018 at 12:02 pm

    I love World’s best cat litter. My vet recommended it. It was also necessary to use when I tried to train them to use the toilet with City Kitty since it is flushable. Two of my meows took to it . The third absolutely refused .

    Reply
    • Johnny Salib says

      July 17, 2018 at 3:45 pm

      I’ve always debated training my cats to use the toilets, but I haven’t actually purchased that training product… I really should though and see how it goes with my kitties!

      Reply
  7. Eastside Cats says

    July 17, 2018 at 10:21 am

    OMG, I would never flush litter, even if the package says so! I know well the horrors of stopped up sewer pipes, and I’ll never again try to flush or wash something down that the system wasn’t originally built for. Heck, we don’t even have a dishwasher! Although I’d like a scientist to figure out how to make cat pooplogs and peeballs compostable (right now, folks are advised to leave it out of compost piles), I’ll use the trusty garbage to take away our feline leavings. Just imho, but this is a great post!

    Reply
    • Johnny Salib says

      July 17, 2018 at 10:29 am

      I completely feel you. If our place didn’t have rules about throwing litter down the chute I think we’d be throwing out the pee at least (the poop doesn’t usually clump with the “organic litters” in my experience, so it should usually be safe for septic disposal.) We sadly don’t even have compost in my area (which shocks me, because this is the first place I live in that doesn’t have compost!) But it would be VERY nice to see a biodegradable litter. I wonder what it would take to make one!

      Reply

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