Catsan Ultra Clumping Questions & Answers

There is dust when you open the pack and empty it into the litter tray. After that I don't find it very dusty. When the cats jump out of the tray they occasionally take some litter medium out in their paws - is that what you mean with tracking?

People who have never used many products will say its not dusty. But I found that it is quite dusty compared to what Im using now. It still covers skirting boards in dust. It is still quite dusty when a cat is digging around in it. It still caused my cat to have sneezing episodes. It does track a bit, I ended up using a mat to catch all the tracking.

Why not bring up the product website and look at the list of ingredients. I don't know

On the box it only lists it as Australian Betonite. I have 6 cats and have been using it for 5 years with no problems. I have tried cheaper brands recently which also contain betonite but they are very dusty so didn't continue to use them. There is very little to no dust from Catsan, I get very little tracking outside the litter pans (4 trays) and have never seen it on the cats coats. Do a web search using 'betonite cat safety'and you will see lots of articles most citing that there is only anecdotal evidence of problems and no actual studies or proof and that the claims seem to have originated from one breeder in America who had no hard proof only her belief and it has snowballed. Unless I see hard proof I am going to continue using it as it is the best litter I have tried and I reckon I've tried them all.

I too came across this myth from an Australian breeder, that clumping litter is toxic to kittens because the dust 'settles like concrete in their little lungs.' Never found this after raising 4 generations of healthy Abbysinians, there is no dust when you see the cat scraping, in fact less than in the back yard really. No tracks across the floor either. So I think some of the cheaper brands might be doubtful, but not Catsan.