SUMMARYThe preference of 8 cats were examined for 5 types of litters; clumping sand, non-clumping sand, wood powder with hinoki smell, paper sand and silica gel. All cats most frequently used the clumping sand litter characterized by hard-touch, small-sized and dense particles and being odor-free and deodorant . The other 4 type litters were different in individual using frequency and the open litter box was preferred to the covered one .
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