Comments on: Feline Pine: Best Cat Litter to Alleviate Cat Asthma

By: Stephine

Stephine — Fri, 18 May 2012 15:32:32 +0000

Hi Chris I really liked your great blog post on Feline Pine. Valuable information and awesome webdesign you got here! I would like to thank you for sharing your ideas and time into the stuff you post!! Thumbs up
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By: Kerry-Ann

Kerry-Ann — Wed, 22 Jun 2011 02:15:41 +0000

I like natural cat litter, natural is usually safer for your cat and good for the environment. clay is not only dusting, but messy. Automatic litters are sometimes a good option, here’s a good review article on them, http://www.cat-health-101.com/self-cleaning-cat-litter-box.html

By: Chris

Chris — Wed, 08 Sep 2010 00:57:13 +0000

That’s good to hear Jen – I’m glad your cat is breathing much easier these days. We still use feline pine and haven’t found anything that works as well.
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By: Jen

Jen — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 08:20:56 +0000

Feline Pine clumping liter was the only thing that made my cat’s asthma go away. When the steroid shots and pills stopped working.

By: Chris

Chris — Fri, 04 Jun 2010 21:35:50 +0000

Thanks for visiting Jane, Yes generally the clay type cat litters are especially bad since they have such fine dust particles. Nice looking Squidoo lens – I gave ‘er a thumbs up.
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By: Jane

Jane — Fri, 04 Jun 2010 19:49:02 +0000

I never thought of a cat having asthma – but I suppose they could of course. I would imagine that some types of litter would be especially bad for a cat who suffers from this condition. Thanks for the information.

By: trishool

trishool — Mon, 31 May 2010 16:00:21 +0000

Choosing cat litter is definitely a big issue for most cat owners. Of course there are pros and cons to each kind. One of the pros that a lot of people may like is that it is greener than most. And the piney smell is great too .-= trishool@why do cats knead´s last blog ..Why Do Cats Knead? – Bullet Point Information =-.

By: Kim

Kim — Sun, 18 Apr 2010 20:53:56 +0000

Wow, never really put too much thought into the toxic elements in certain cat litter products. My cat tends to sneeze a lot when she uses the litter box, and it could possible be the type of litter that I'm using. It's very similar to the Feline Pine that you recommend, but not the same. I may have to give it a try. .-= Kim @ cat litter box´s last blog ..How do I keep cat litter from getting all over my apartment? =-.

By: Chris

Chris — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 20:41:28 +0000

Thank you Mia, those were interesting articles. I wonder if anyone has noticed their cats getting asthma from Feline Pine. The article did say Abietic acid (found in pine) itself elicits relatively weak allergic responses it is mostly cedar that they are referring too. Plus the study involved people working in saw mills who would have excessive exposure to the cedar dust. There really isn’t any dust since the pellets are compressed so I wonder if that reduces the risk. I would hope so.
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By: Mia

Mia — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 04:26:54 +0000

Please be careful with pine cat litter !!! “Natural” does not always mean safe. Pine litter made out of pine and cedar can damage the respiratory tract, causing chronic respiratory disease, and asthma, and some studies have found an association between exposure to some wood dusts and oral cancers.
According to http://www.felineasthma.org/triggers/index.htm “What may look like the “natural” alternative may actually make your cats asthma worse. For instance, there is litter out there that is made of Pine. You can also buy litter that is made from cedar. The plicatic acid that’s found naturally in cedar, and abietic acid found in pine, can damage the respiratory tract, causing chronic respiratory disease, and asthma.”

For more info see “Respiratory toxicity of cedar and pine wood”
http://www.trifl.org/cedar.shtml