A new to us litter - Arm & Hammer Clump & Seal

So if you are anything like me, you can't help but see commercials with cats in them. One that has been popping up has been the new Arm & Hammer Clump & Seal litter that is supposed to keep you odor free for a week.

I was curious, but I wasn't going to run out and buy a box (despite there being a $3.00 off coupon on their website) but when I saw a box in the foster supplies at the shelter I grabbed it. I got the box back when I had Gigi, and she was the first one to 'give it a go'..

This does not bode well.. 

for some reason it ran across the top instead of sinking in

I was a little surprised after that first use. I had never had a litter that didn't 'absorb' the urine and it ran across the top of it like this. I was just about ready to mix it in with a bunch of other litter I had on hand, but I figured I'd give it a second chance. After that first initial issue it seemed to work very well.  Clumps were nice and round and the urine didn't soak all the way to the bottom and stick to the box.  The clumps did stay together nicely and scooped up completely.  Even now weeks that first initial pee, there are not a lot of small little bits that have fallen off or broken off, or were left behind. After I scooped up the pee clumps and stuck them in a bag, I checked to see how hard the clumps were, and they seemed rather soft. They broke apart very easily in the bag, but none of them have ever broken up in the box so I would say it clumps very well.

As for the claim that it lasts for seven days, I really can't attest to that, as I scoop boxes very regularly. I can't imagine anyone waiting a week to scoop a box, and if you are reading this and you don't scoop more frequently then once a week, well let me tell you, you should.. Would you want to walk over your own waste to go pee?? well your cat who has to lick his own feet doesn't want to either..  I guess if you end up with a lot of 'left behinds' in the box after scooping, it would give you a little more time before you would need to change out the whole box.

So I was not disappointed by this litter after that initial "what the??". It wasn't very dusty which is always nice, and the texture is finer than most of the leading litters.  I say if you are looking for a new brand of litter, this might be worth a box to see if you like it.