Tidy Cats Instant Action Scented Clumping Clay Cat Litter

I have purchased this litter for my cat for over a year. I noticed a few boxes/pails of litter ago that it seemed to have already broken down into dust granules and it does not clump well. The clay dust is HORRIBLE. I thought this was a one time thing with a bad box of litter but I am now on my third box like this. I know some dust is expected but I now feel like I need a shower after I clean out the litter box because the dust just coats me and everything. I feel bad for my cat having put this in his box. I will not purchase this type of Tidy Cats again and now looking for another type or brand. So disappointing.

I have been using this litter for my brother and sister rescue cats since I got them in 2011. I didn't mind paying the extra price for it as it clumped instantly, had a nice smell and had minimal dust. Recently I have noticed it does not clump, the consistency is not at all what it used to be, it no longer has the nice smell and the dust is all through my house! What's up with this?!

Love the litter but when the Chewy box came.. the Tidy Cat lid had opened and litter was spilled throughout the box. When I tried to pick the box up, litter went through the box into the floor. This is the first time I've had a problem with Chewy delivery,- just want to make you aware that this happened. I ended up with half a bucket of litter in the Chewy box.

I wanted to write this review so other customers do not need to feel alone on this. I noticed that the quality of the product has gone down. The formula did not look as it typically does. Instead of litter beads, it looked more like flakes. Instead of clumping and scooping, the litter absorbed the liquid. Instead of neutralizing smell and acidity, it dampened it. The usual Tidy Cats scent was also missing from this batch. / / I have been a customer of this brand and type of litter for 5 years and every so often, Purina will send out a few batches of product that is made of this generic formula. You are not alone! / / I searched online for any sort of explanation, but could not find any I wanted to write this review so other customers do not need to feel alone on this. I noticed that the quality of the product has gone down. The formula did not look as it typically does. Instead of litter beads, it looked more like flakes. Instead of clumping and scooping, the litter absorbed the liquid. Instead of neutralizing smell and acidity, it dampened it. The usual Tidy Cats scent was also missing from this batch. / / I have been a customer of this brand and type of litter for 5 years and every so often, Purina will send out a few batches of product that is made of this generic formula. You are not alone! / / I searched online for any sort of explanation, but could not find any formal response from Purina or any supplier (Amazon, Chewy, Purina, etc.) of course. / / Either way, I'm going to assume high demand for the product has required faster production which has led to poor quality control and variable results with this litter. / / If I/you can't wait out the next 3-5 batches of this generic swap-in, I would suggest experimenting with other brands. But I also would caution (from my own research) that many top brands suffer this sudden-weird-batch syndrome. … more

I have been using Tidy Cats for past 3 years. Within the last 3 months, they have changed the formula, as many other customers have claimed. In its prime, it was an affordable, effective litter. Of course, it started to lose its odor control after 2 weeks, but I always use litter additives. I used to be able to fill 3", then just add litter when it starts getting low. But NOW! Now, the litter isn't clumping, the litter just turns dark, soaked by urine, and it REEKS after 3 days! Something in the formula has definitely changed for the worse. Anyway, I've moved on to the "Dr's" litter and I suggest that you do too. It's a similar price.

I am a prepper. With the state of our country, i am getting ready for the worst but praying for the best. I have assembled an alternative potty. What betfer than cat litter to absorb the smells and moisture. Let's say, in times like these, we have to think outside the box. PUN INTENDED.

I have been using this litter for years, always out of the plastic buckets. I decided to do a little favor for the environment amd get the litter in bag form, what a giant mistake. I poo am positive that it’s not the same as the bucket litter. It gets nasty after 1 or 2 days and I have to clean the whole cat-box out. Before I only did that monthly, and even then it was still usable and not gunky. I put this on auto-ship BUT will be cancelling that. I’m very disappointed.

I do love this liter. Great product. I’m writing the review for the delivery. I’ve been getting it automatically delivered every few weeks and it’s perfect. Today it was delivered with a damaged lid so the liter was spilling all over the inside of the box and then all over my rugs and floors. Glad I had the old container I could just switch it over. It’s not a big deal but did require some unnecessary clean up.

So I normally buy the same brand litter, but it was out of stock, so I switched to a different smell in the same brand and I’ll be sticking with this one! The smell is so clean and refreshing. The smell doesn’t affect my cats or anything.

It’s a good litter from what I think. It’s a bit dusty when pouring in the litter box and I can see a little dust when I’m scooping. It smells nice and I can’t smell any cat pee at all. The cat poop still smells a bit before my cat completely covered (when completely covered in the litter, I can only smell it slightly) but it is much better than the paper litter I used to use. It forms good clumps as soon as my cat pees; it is easy to scoop the pee and poop out of the litter box. I like the easy-pouring jug it comes in, less of a pain to pour compared to a bagged litter. My cat doesn’t seem to like the feeling of the tiny pebbles in her feet, she kicks and shakes her bag legs on the litter box It’s a good litter from what I think. It’s a bit dusty when pouring in the litter box and I can see a little dust when I’m scooping. It smells nice and I can’t smell any cat pee at all. The cat poop still smells a bit before my cat completely covered (when completely covered in the litter, I can only smell it slightly) but it is much better than the paper litter I used to use. It forms good clumps as soon as my cat pees; it is easy to scoop the pee and poop out of the litter box. I like the easy-pouring jug it comes in, less of a pain to pour compared to a bagged litter. My cat doesn’t seem to like the feeling of the tiny pebbles in her feet, she kicks and shakes her bag legs on the litter box/litter mat as soon as she gets out. It’s very trackable, even with a good litter mat under the litter box. … more