Hi folks,
I usually just read and learn here since I foster bottle baby kittens for a
local rescue and have only had one kitten confirmed positive for FeLV out of
hundreds fostered.
I use pelleted chicken feed as litter for kittens learning to use the
litterbox. At that age non-clumping clay litter should always be used since
kittens learning to use the litterbox sometimes "taste" the litter or play in
it, or get it stuck between their toes. I learned about using chicken feed
instead a few years ago at the yahoo orphan kittens list group.
You can buy it in 50 pound bags for around $16 per bag. I use the "laying hen
pellets", but other people use the crumble which is more sandlike and much much
messier! The pellets are the same size and shape as "yesterdays news" litter,
but the big advantage for me is that the litter clumps very mildly - enough
that I can scoop out pee clumps. Since it is chicken feed, if they eat it...
no big deal.
Hope this helps someone!
Georgetta in Ventura
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