Top 12 Best Cat Litters for Kittens

#1 SmartCat All-Natural Clumping Litter

This litter is good for little cats because it contains no fragrances, dyes or other harmful chemicals. Yes, those things are useful for keeping smells away and allowing the litter to be easy to clean up, but they are bad for your cat, and you may need to make some sacrifices until your kitten becomes more mature.

It’s still a decent litter, and it clumps very well and does a decent job of eliminating odors. It’s also a pretty much dust free litter, and it is made from natural substances that are designed to be safe for your cat and for the environment.

Pros:

• Environmentally safe
• Great at clumping
• Safe for your kittens

Cons:

• Very pricy litter
• Not the best at getting rid of odors

#2 World’s Best Cat Litter

This is one of the most well-known and well-regarded cat litter products available. It is superb at clumping and it does a great job of getting rid of odors. It’s practically dust free, and it is made to be safe for your cat. The manufacturers only use natural components when making this litter, and that makes it a good choice for kittens.

However, it can be one of the pricier options, and in this case, you are definitely getting what you pay for. This flushable, environmentally safe cat litter can be used for cats of all ages. Just be aware that if your cat plays with the litter, it can stick to their fur and be tracked through the house.

Pros:

• Biodegradable and safe for flushing
• Easy to clean up and get rid of
• Safe for cats of all sizes and ages

Cons:

• Kind of pricey, comparatively speaking
• Cats really like to eat this litter

#3 Best Low-Tracking: tuft + paw Really Great Cat Litter

• Brand: tuft + paw
• Material: Soybean byproduct
• Clumping: Yes
• Flushable: Yes
• Features: Biodegradable, low-tracking granules, lightweight
• Price per lb: $3.05 per lb

Many low-tracking litters are dense and heavy but Really Great Cat Litter from tuft + paw isn’t. It’s made from soybean byproduct and shaped in small, oblong pellets. The shape and size of the pellets helps keep the litter from tracking outside the litter box.

While you’ll pay a premium for this litter, it offers a few benefits few other products can boast. It’s biodegradable and compostable, for one. It’s also flushable. Though you’ll need to let the clumps soak in the toilet for a while before flushing, the material breaks down very well.

In the litter box, this natural cat litter absorbs liquid quickly and forms cohesive clumps. I found that the clumps are a little more delicate than clay litter, but if you scoop slowly they’re less likely to break apart. My cats didn’t seem to mind the texture of the pellets and the formula controls odor well, despite the lack of added fragrance.

What We Liked:

• Biodegradable, compostable, and flushable
• Lightweight, low-tracking pellets
• Forms easy-to-scoop clumps

What We Didn’t Like:

• Only available by subscription
• Costs significantly more than market average

#4 Okocat Super Soft Clumping Wood Cat Litter

This Ökocat Super Soft Clumping Wood Cat Litter absorbs up to 5 times its weight in liquid, forming clumps around both liquid and solid waste for easy scooping. The fine granules worked just fine in a regular litter scoop, though the clumps did tend to fall apart a bit more than with clay litter. The idea, again, is that the litter breaks up in the toilet or compose heap, so we weren’t too bothered by this fact. Plus, we were happy to find a natural cat litter that really works.

In addition to being highly absorbent, this Ökocat Super Soft Clumping Wood Cat Litter does a good job of controlling odors. Like the previous formula, it is designed for single-cat households, but it may work if you scoop the box regularly and provide an extra.

Pros:

• Made from all-natural, sustainable, and biodegradable materials
• Absorbs liquid quickly and forms clumps for easy disposal
• Controls odors for 7 days without artificial fragrance or chemicals

Cons:

• Lightweight granules track quite a bit
• Clumps may break up more easily than with clay litter

#5 Best Sustainable: Catalyst Pet Multi-Cat Formula Cat Litter

Catalyst Pet makes litter engineered from upcycled softwood fiber that would normally go to waste. They currently offer three kinds of litter: Healthy Cat, Unscented, and Multi-cat which are 99% dust-free. The sustainable formula is lightweight, soft on paws, and offers sturdy clumping with powerful odor control. One pound of Catalyst litter can do the work of three pounds of clumping clay.

Pros

• Made from renewable resources
• Fine-grained texture is gentle on your cat’s paws
• Doesn’t contain crystalline silica dust

Cons

• Tends to Track
• May be dusty when first poured

#6 Dr. Elsey’s Cat Ultra-Premium Clumping Cat Litter

This is an incredibly safe litter to use for kittens. The hypoallergenic formula means that it won’t trigger any allergies, and the natural ingredients ensure that it is as safe as can be for cats that try to eat it.

However, the new formulation used for this product makes it a bit of mess sometimes. While you won’t have to be concerned about your cat tracking dust all through your house, you do need to watch for when the litter becomes sticky and muddy and starts to cling to your cat’s fur. This can happen pretty quickly, and you need to be aware of it.

Pros:

• Very affordably priced
• Hypoallergenic formula
• Almost no dust tracking to worry about
• Natural components

Cons:

• Newest formula becomes sticky fairly fast

#7 Arm & Hammer Multi-Cat Clump & Seal Clumping Litter

There are few products on the market today that can get rid of litter box odors as fast and as effectively as Arm & Hammer’s clumping litter. It uses a patented technology that seals in odors as they manifest and eliminates the bacteria that causes odor, creating a protective shield from bad smells in your home.

This is also a litter that clumps very well, forming very hard clumps that are so easy to remove. On top of all that, it is priced affordably, so you can handle multiple cats at a low price and not have to worry about dust tracking or bad odors. The only negative we can put onto this review is that the odor eliminating fragrance has a strong lemon smell to it that may be unpleasant for either you or your cat.

Pros:

• Super odor protection
• Competitively priced
• Effective clumping action

Cons:

• Fragrance can be overpowering and unpleasant

#8 Feline Pine Original Cat Litter

This litter is made from pine, which makes it pretty safe for cats and ensures that they are unlikely to try to eat much of it. It’s also designed to be great at absorbing cat urine and blocking odors. However, the fragrance used to stop cat odors has a strong scent of its own. If your cat has a sensitive nose, then it may not use the litter box.

Pros:

• Great at getting rid of cat odors
• Very absorbent

Cons:

• Slightly expensive
• Can have an unpleasant odor

#9 Jonny Cat Complete Multi-Cat Clay Litter

If you are looking for something cheaper than what we have shown you already, then Jonny Cat litter could be right for you. It’s very inexpensive, but it still works fairly well. It’s not as consistent as some of the other products on our list, but it is still decent for its price.

If you are trying this with your cat after using a different kind of litter before, then Cat Health suggests introducing it in small portions to let your cat acclimate to it.

Pros:

• Very cheap option
• Kills odor fast
• Odor control lasts for a while

Cons:

• Lower quality than some of the other choices
• May not always clump like it should

#10 sWheat Scoop Multi-Cat All-Natural Clumping Cat Litter

For those households where there are multiple cats running around, sWheat offers a great option. It’s a litter with powerful odor control, and it is made from natural components that include no dyes or fragrances.

So, it’s safe for your cat to use and even play around with. However, there is still the risk that excessive ingestion will cause stomach issues. The natural components mean that it is biodegradable, and it should be easy to get rid of. However, you do not want to flush it down the toilet.

Pros:

• Works well in multiple-cat homes
• Contains no harmful chemicals
• Made to be all natural

Cons:

• Biodegradable litter than cannot be flushed

#11 Fresh Step Scented Clay, Non-Clumping Cat Litter

What makes Fresh Step’s litter so unique and such a good option is that it is excellent at neutralizing odors on the spot, but it doesn’t leave a lasting fragrance. The odor eliminating scents only activate when the litter is moved around and the litter box is in use. So, you and your cat don’t have to smell the powerful fragrance all day long.

This is also a litter that doesn’t clump, so your cat is less likely to play with it. However, that also means that there will be some dust tracking in your home, and it means that it will be harder to clean up the litter when your cat is done using it.

Pros:

• Fragrance only activates when litter is in use
• Powerful odor killer

Cons:

• Harder to clean up due to non-clumping attributes
• Fragrance can be a bit much

#12 PetSafe ScoopFree Premium Crystal Non-Clumping Cat Litter

This is another non-clumping option, and it does a very good job of killing odors on contact. Of course, that comes with a price, and the scent it releases can be kind of strong and not very pleasant for animals with sensitive noses.

Your cat may or may not take to this litter, and you want to introduce it a little bit at a time. PetSafe has released this as a dual-package product, which means that you only need to open one bag at a time and you get to keep the other bag fresh and safe.

Pros:

• Safe for your kittens
• Kills odors quickly and effusively
• Two bags for added freshness

Cons:

• Scent may be too strong for some cats and their owners