Tofu cat litter is convenient to use and has low dust, but if it is of poor quality, it not only fails to clump quickly, but also produces an unpleasant smell that cannot be dissipated. Cats may not want to go to the toilet even if they need to, and over time it can affect their urinary system. In addition, the formaldehyde content of inferior tofu cat litter may exceed the standard, affecting the health of cats and family members.
Due to its dust-free, water-soluble characteristics, tofu cat litter has become the most used cat litter by cat owners in the past two years. However, with the emergence of new cat litter brands, the quality of cat litter is also uneven. Many unscrupulous merchants sell inferior tofu cat litter at high prices, thus endangering the health of cats.
What problems does inferior tofu cat litter have?
Excessive formaldehyde
We all know that the main ingredients of tofu cat litter are bean dregs and corn starch. This makes the dust of tofu cat litter smaller than other cat litter, and it is water-soluble and can be used for waste utilization. After use, the cat litter can be directly flushed into the toilet, and the treatment is relatively light, which is very convenient to use. But if it is inferior tofu cat litter, it may be mixed with some wood powder, stone powder and other materials, resulting in excessive formaldehyde content of cat litter, making it difficult for cats to breathe, and even lethargic!
Poor water absorption
Normal tofu cat litter is of moderate hardness and has good water absorption. But if it is inferior tofu cat litter, the texture will become hard, resulting in poor water absorption, making it difficult for cats’ urine to clump quickly. In addition, the residual urine accumulates in the cat litter basin, which is easy to produce a large number of unpleasant odors, polluting the home environment. Cats are very clean animals. If the smell of the cat litter basin is unpleasant, cats may not want to go to the toilet even if they need to. If cats hold their urine for a long time, it may cause problems in their urinary system, thus affecting their health. In addition, some cats may simply choose to urinate anywhere, seriously polluting the home environment.
How to identify the quality of tofu cat litter?
Smell
As mentioned above, the main ingredients of tofu cat litter are bean dregs and corn starch, so the taste of tofu cat litter should be a faint scent of soy milk. When cat owners buy cat litter, they can open the cat litter bag and smell it to see if there is a soy milk smell. If there is, it means that this is a qualified tofu cat litter; if there is no soy milk smell, and even a pungent flavor of flavor, then be careful, this may be mixed with wood powder, stone powder in the tofu cat litter, and then covered with flavor. Such tofu cat litter is generally not recommended for purchase.
Look at the degree of clumping
A good tofu cat litter has a very good clumping ability. When it encounters liquid, it can clump quickly and has high hardness and strong envelopment. The owner can easily shovel out the clumps when shoveling, and it will not scatter. Poor quality tofu cat litter will split and disperse when shoveled out, which is caused by the addition of other ingredients.
Look at the solubility
Tofu cat litter has a very good solubility. Generally speaking, if tofu cat litter is placed in water, it will dissolve completely within 1 to 2 minutes. This is also why tofu cat litter can be directly flushed into the toilet without causing blockage. But if the tofu cat litter in your home causes the toilet to be blocked, it means that it is inferior cat litter mixed with other impurities. But it should be noted that tofu cat litter should not be poured into the toilet at once, if it exceeds the solubility of water, it is also easy to cause blockage.
