I have just cleaned the litter trays and in doing so thought I would sift the old stuff to get rid of the dust!!! OMG I have almost given myself and my dog Cassie an asthma attack!!! NEVER will I do that again in a closed enviroment!!!! eek: Still can barely breathe and thats after a puff on my blue inhaler!!! Poor Cassie has had to have a squirt of inhaler and some cough medicine and she still doing the odd cough!!!

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Have to say that I don't bother with the whole sifting malarkey. I just change the whole lot after 6 or so weeks - it isn't as though that this stuff is expensive and doesn't come from renewable resources.

Hope you both can breathe more easily soon. Perhaps a walk might clear the lungs...

Cassie has stopped coughing now and I feel a little less tight. I would go for a walk but have already taken Cass out and am meant to be cleaning house ready for next week! Just having a sit down with coffee. Doubt I will sift again was too bad on me and Cass

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I found as well as it doing my head in by tracking everywhere it also seemed to have a bad affect on my asthma.

Interesting This was posted in "cat health" a week or so ago. Cat's Best Oko Plus fir and spruce litter - a health hazard? I have emailed the company ,"twice" still awaiting a reply.

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Sorry to hear this Kittenfostermummy. Hope you feel better now! I never sift it, just scoop out soiled areas which are never replenished and replace entire contents when levels are very low.

Interestingly, I've been wondering a lot about Oko PLus ( missed the first thread, thanks Buffie ) in view of adherence levels and potential ingestion by the cats. Of course the tracking would indicate chances of this are minimised-though not completely - but I'd certainly be wary of using it with an animal who's more restricted or less mobile, for this reason!

i was thinking of oko plus, but now i have heard how bad it tracks i cant, because my mum and brother both ge hayfever and mum gets it bad especially from dust!

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I don't know why so many of you are using Oko still when Nature Gold is out there! It's amazing!

Each to their own I suppose, I couldn't get on with Naures Gold at all. It didn't clump well for me, the clumps fell apart when I was scooping and damp bits of litter fell back into the tray which could then only be removed by hand. I also found the clumps were much bigger meaning more litter was used.

Having just the 1 shorthair the tracking isn't too bad although I can imagine how bad it may get with multiple long haired cats.

I still like Oko, despite the tracking, because it's just so much less smelly and easy to scoop (I don't do the sifting thing either, though I do notice the dust) than any of the cheap, rubbish litters I used to use. I suppose I ought to give Natures Gold a go at some point if it really does track less.

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