cat litter specifically wooden pellets

[alisonnpaul]

hi guys as most cat owners will know wooden litter pellets are in price by april we were at 5.99 a 30ltr bag (15kg) but last purchase has seen the price jump to a whopping £10 a bag as i use 2-2.5 bags a week that's a hike of 520 pounds a year.
can anyone help me in sourcing it cheaper i'm happy to buy a pallet of 65 bags but currently im really struggling to buy it b N m's stock it but find the new stuff a little soft to the point of using 3 bags a week a specialist savannah group suggest wooden pellet horse bedding hence my looking in the equestrian world Ive looked at wooden pellets for the wood stoves and fuel but it's not suitable however the horse bedding looks ideal where do you guys buy it from please

 

[HappyHollyDays]

Depending where you are some agricultural feed merchants stock own brand wood pellets far cheaper than the PAH or pet shop versions. However in the horsey world even the better known brands such as White Horse are now extortionately expensive even when buying them by the pallet. If you have a business you will pay reduced VAT which brings the price down a bit but a lot of people have gone back to straw bedding as it’s so much cheaper. It will cost you nothing if you can source free sawdust from a timber merchant which is what we use under our straw beds and in our field gateways. Doesn’t cost a penny and soaks the pee up perfectly.

I don’t use wood pellets for my indoor cats, one uses puppy pads and the girls use chicken layers crumble which is exactly the same as the Worlds Best Cat Litter but only costs £12 for a 20kg sack instead of £33 for 12.5kg bag.

 

[Bionic Boy]

Following with interest as having the same problem. But you will find the the horse bedding prices have gone up the same.

 

[SussexbytheXmasTree]

I don’t think the wood pellet horse bedding is any cheaper now even if you buy a full pallet. I used to use it for my horses but it’s too expensive now.

 

[criso]

Alot of horse wood pellets are around £10 a sack now if your buy a single bag from a feed merchants so you may not save however if you give a rough location, people on here will be able to suggest you local suppliers.

Don't necessarily discount fuel pellets, some are the same thing but without vat as if sold as fuel they don't have vat and as animal bedding, they do.

 

[alisonnpaul]

ty criso it's something worth considering i'm based in ne323sn with 6 cats it's becoming quite the expensive luxury but like any pet or family member i'd go hungry to make sure there cared for first

 

[SussexbytheXmasTree]

ty criso it's something worth considering i'm based in ne323sn with 6 cats it's becoming quite the expensive luxury but like any pet or family member i'd go hungry to make sure there cared for first

You won’t get any wood pellets for burning or for bedding cheaply now they simply do not exist. Even without VAT they are over £10 a 15kg bag. When I last bought a pallet in Autumn 2021 they were £3.53 a bag. If there were any I’m sure we’d have found a supply by now.

You could try straw pellets but I’ve never used for cats. I found mine didn’t like wood pellets and use the Natural Catsan which I found quite economical as very absorbent although the price is now also astronomical. Fortunately mine are indoor/ outdoor cats and mainly toilet outside.

 

[Birker2020]

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[Birker2020]

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[adamntitch]

I use seobra. (sp) horse pellets now nearly 17 a bag but that's delivered and with 3 cats a bag at 18kg lasts me a month

 

[Griffin]

Would straw pellets be an option? I had wood pellets for my house rabbits' litter tray but I have moved them onto straw pellets. They're very absorbent.

 

[Birker2020]

Aldi used to sell wood pellets for cats but they have gone on to the other materials now, I expect in part to the cost.
They were identical to horse pellets but at about a third of the cost, I tried them a couple of times with mixed results, I think the Platinum Plus are really good though.

 

[GinaGeo]

We use the horses Miscanthus pellets for the Cat Litter Trays. Pellet Beds specifically.

I buy them by the pallet load. But they deliver half pallets. Might be worth looking at if you’re getting through 2 1/2 bags a week.

 

[Birker2020]

h as i use 2-2.5 bags a week that's a hike of 520 pounds a year.

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[Dexter]

Is this just for one horse?

I'm not trying to teach your Grandmother to suck eggs but are you laying it down too thickly I wonder? We found that by trial and error that we have to lay down an area around 3ft by 3ft (1 bags worth) but spread thinly, no more than 1.5 inches and it has to be well dampened, we use 1 bucket of water in one 15KG bag and mix it in a wheelbarrow prior to putting it on the rubber matting. These are the platinum plus pellets.

When the wet 'pokes through' the surface we just skim it off the top and cover with bedding, we don't dig down into it ever until the 14th day when we pull it out and relay fresh. We have probably about 2 to 3" of shavings bedding on top.

Like I say, sorry if you are already doing this, I just thought I'd mention. Like I said, its trial and error.

Its for cats...

 

[HappyHollyDays]

Its for cats...

You beat me to it Dexter ?

 

[Birker2020]

Its for cats...

Sorry I misread, I know of a few people that were using cat litter for horse beds and thought this what the question being asked.

 

[chaps89]

I don’t use wood pellets for my indoor cats, one uses puppy pads and the girls use chicken layers crumble which is exactly the same as the Worlds Best Cat Litter but only costs £12 for a 20kg sack instead of £33 for 12.5kg bag.

Ooh, I’m going to look at the chicken layers crumble then. A big bag of worlds best does last 2 months but if I can make it even cheaper then even better

 

[honetpot]

I went to Molevalley at the weekend, and was disgusted at the price of wood pellets.
I did a trial of different types of pellets, cheap wood, expensive wood and straw, weighed amounts and measured water. No difference in the absorption in the expensive wood and straw brand, the cheap wood held less, but as cat litter the crumbs move less out of the box.
I always shake the litter box, so the clean heavy pellets go to the top, and the sodden litter smell is locked in, like deep litter bedding. The litter box is in my bedroom, so I know it doesn't smell. With two cats, one who never goes outside in wet weather, a 15kg sack lasts me about a month. I would just shop around for the cheapest, I do not buy on brands.

 

[Honey08]

Late to this thread, but I’m actually wondering about trying wood shavings in the litter tray as wood pellets are so expensive. Has anyone ever tried cats on shavings?

 

[claret09]

i tried easibed and didn't like it. the wood pellets work really well

 

[skint.spotty]

Late to this thread, but I’m actually wondering about trying wood shavings in the litter tray as wood pellets are so expensive. Has anyone ever tried cats on shavings?

I imagine it might, depending on how fussy (or not) the cat(s) in question are. Also, long haired cats might get the shavings caught in their fur.

 

[smiggy]

Ooh, I’m going to look at the chicken layers crumble then. A big bag of worlds best does last 2 months but if I can make it even cheaper then even better

Just be cautious
we had a mouse issue in the house, cleared all possible food sources, caught loads and thought problem sorted. Have still been hearing one upstairs and just realised it’s eating the corn based cat litter ??

 

[SussexbytheXmasTree]

i tried easibed and didn't like it. the wood pellets work really well

I also tried Easibed for awhile back when I really needed to save every penny and it sufficed but wasn’t brilliant. I used Worlds Best when I had two kittens using it for 6 months and although expensive to buy lasted a really long time. Both my cats go out now so I just use Catsan (eco-friendly one) when needed. It clumps well and there is little wastage so works out fairly economical.