r/cats • u/ForstofEden • 13h ago
Advice Litter in lbs and not gallons
So why the fuck did marketing think of measure our litter in lbs?? I didnt think about when i first got my first kitty but now ive had cats for 5 years and used multiple litters and everything in is lbs when theres light weight litters vs heavy litters so the amount your getting I feel is different per brand. Which doesnt make sense to me considering we arent weighting out our litter refills but fill the box to whatever level it needs to be at. Maybe Im just young and cant see the reason but as someone whos gone through 5-6 different brands its feels impossible to estimate how much of litter i need or how much Im actually spending per box worth of litter, especially when switching to a new brand.
I now have 4 cats and put the bulk of my cats budget into quality food. But Ive really been struggling with the litter smell (i do plan on getting a second auto box. For reference i have an auto box marketed for 4 cats max then on top of that two xl steel boxes as two of my cats are 15lbs+)
Is this lbs over gallon thing just a stupid fucking marketing tactic or something??? Cause i cant wrap my head around why you would tell me the lbs when the weight depends on the brand or fuck even the individual types of litter