Hello, I’m Dr. Karyn! Learn my introduction to be taught extra about me and meet my 5 hilarious cats: Clutch, Cyril, Alex, Zelda, and Zazzles.
I’ll be trustworthy; I’m not the very best vegetarian on the planet. Most of the time, I’m throwing away the spoiled vegatables and fruits on Friday that I had such excessive hopes for on the grocery store on Monday, and I’ve by no means been an enormous fan of the bean curd creation referred to as tofu. Not too long ago, I’ve tried to include it into extra recipes as a great, clear, wholesome supply of protein, and I’ve discovered that in the event you marinate it, season it, or soak it in sauce, it stops tasting like tofu and simply tastes like no matter you’ve drowned it in! Nonetheless, I hadn’t thought of how tofu may characteristic in my cats’ lives.
Chill out, I’m not making an attempt to drive my cats right into a vegetarian way of life. Not solely do I believe it’s unhealthy, I additionally consider it’s unethical. Though many religious vegans will insist that cats will be wholesome on a plant-based weight loss program, they’re obligate carnivores, and the supply of their taurine must be meat. There’s merely not sufficient proof to persuade me that felines can dwell fully meat-free, nor ought to they. Though we people might have an moral and ethical obligation to not less than contemplate lowering our use and abuse of animals for our consolation and pleasure, forcing our ethical values onto our pets is misguided and, in some instances, irresponsible.
You is perhaps questioning, then, why on earth I’m introducing my cats to tofu. Effectively, I’m not placing it of their meals bowls however utilizing it on the reverse finish of the digestive course of. That’s proper, I’m making an attempt out tofu cat litter.
Did You Say Tofu Cat Litter??
The primary time I learn these phrases, I assumed it was a typo. Tofu cat litter? Are you severe? However that is no mistake. Today, there appears to be no finish to the kinds of supplies we’re turning into cat litter, and I’m right here for it. Other than the standard clay, you’ll find cat litter comprised of corn, wheat, grass, paper, wooden, silica, walnut, and, after all, tofu. What’s nice is that the majority of those are both by-products of pre-existing industrial processes or make use of recycled supplies. The opposite bonus is that a lot of them will be disposed of in the bathroom, with tofu being probably the most suited to this.
I’ve been utilizing the identical sort and model of cat litter for over ten years now. It’s a flippantly scented, fine-granule clumping clay litter. With 5 indoor cats, good clumping and odor management are on the high of my listing of priorities. I take advantage of top-entry litter bins, so litter monitoring isn’t a serious subject for me, nevertheless it does nonetheless occur. It additionally likes to stay to Zelda’s furry little trousers, which isn’t ultimate. So after I’d established that tofu cat litter was truly a factor, I believed I’d give it a attempt – what have I received to lose?
First Impressions
Getting used to lugging 2 x 12kg (26 lbs) luggage of my common litter up the steps – one thing my weekly kettlebell coaching with @KORCoaching has ready me for – these 2.7kg luggage felt like I used to be carrying nothing, so if nothing else, this litter is sweet for my again!
After rescuing many of the litter that I had skillfully spilled on the ground, I used to be shocked to seek out that the 2 packs did present a great depth of litter within the deep bins. Even so, it will value me about twice as a lot as my common litter to fill my three massive litter bins. The litter feels good to me, kind of like raw rice, however what issues is the way it feels to the cats.
The Verdict
I’m impressed.
The litter was used 3 times in a single day, so the cats have clearly accepted this new providing.
The odour management is nice, and the light-weight materials is way simpler to sift by. It takes slightly longer to feed by the inside track, however that’s not precisely a deal breaker. In contrast to the clay litter, which leaves little bits of damp litter behind that break free from the clumps and fall by the sieve, the tofu clumps – that appear like little hedgehogs – don’t crumble, and the litter left behind appears to be fully dry, which signifies that the litter ought to last more.
What can I say? It appears like tofu goes to turn out to be an everyday staple in our home, each within the kitchen and within the litter bins.
This text is part of Dr. Karyn’s collection together with her 5 hilarious cats.
