pidan Tofu Cat Litter, 5.3lb

This arrives in a vacuum sealed rectangular block shape. Pretty convenient for shipping purposes. I have 3 cats and this litter shows discoloration in their urine, which I had not seen til getting this litter. Now, Im trying to figure out which cat has the issue!! I didn't even know that was an added benefit to this litter. We love the scent of this litter, my son says it smells like vanilla but I think it just smells like tapioca pudding, lol. Its faint, as in you have to put your nose up to it to even smell it. There is practically zero dust when scooping which is our favorite part, and we already had a non-conventional scooper which has slots for the oblong shape of the litter peices. You'll need a scooper that has that ability. Most people nowadays are more familiar with the different types of scoopers, due to all the different types of litters out there. We have 2 boxes in our house and scoop both once a day. It takes less than 5 minutes to do this one "task" on average, and this tofu litter doesn't take any longer to do, so we're good there. Ive tried Pretty litter (does not last long enough for the price) and Worlds best cat litter (we like that one but after a week it looses odor control). Chewy has a nice brand Frisco, an herbal lavender scented corn litter and that one's in my top 5 favorite list because its the best I've come across for odor control, and it even retains a pleasant scent to it, after prolonged use. I typically end up going back to clay litter no matter how much I like any of the others, because of the clumping aspect, as long as you get a good one that's superior in that department. Another reason Ive been using clay more often lately is because my all time favorite litter is discontinued, which was Garfield. There was nothing that worked better in every area. Not having Garfield available any longer has me on this new journey to find the "next best thing". Is it tofu litter? So far, Im impressed. This brand is the first Ive tried with tofu litter, thanks to the price. Scooping with this litter, so far seems to be a bit tedious, as you have to continue shaking the scooper to rattle the pieces thru the slots to get it all sifted. Not a big deal, and far from being a deal breaker. Ive noticed a lot of people tend to look for litters that dont track. This litter tracks but Ive never seen a litter that doesn't track. The question is, what exactly is being tracked (random cleaner pieces or residual contaminated pieces) and then "how far" does kitty track this litter across the house? Your litter expectations might be unrealistic if you're wanting zero tracking. So I dont typically rate a litter due to its "low tracking" abilities. On the flip side, if it can stay by the litter box as much as possible, then that's a plus! This one is looking like a winner in that department. With clay litter, Ive experienced kitty bringing it all the way across the house to jumping in my bed and leaving a piece or two. And clay just has this tiny jagged rock thing going on which is not pleasant to accidentally step on barefoot, or feel on my bed. I have not yet seen this tofu litter anywhere in the house except right there at the kitty box. That's been super nice so far to take into consideration. Oder control seems to be a top quality point with this tofu litter as well, even when scooping, I don't know how, but there's virtually no smell whatsoever. Again, impressed. The cats pee is absorbed into the tofu like a sponge works, then it sticks together in a ball. So far Ive seen very little get to the bottom and have not had to do much bottom scraping, as opposed to clay litter. When the cat "went" over to the side of the box, it did need to be scraped, but it came up in a uniform piece for the most part. There were a few times, little residual pieces were left, but that happens much more often with other litters in my experience. So clumping is a win with this litter, its dust free, and its odor control all which are probably my top 3 features tofu litter Id recommend it for. My son has allergies and can't do the litter boxes because of the dust plumes. With this litter he can do the litter boxes and it doesn't affect him. And finally I haven't researched this part, but I hear that clay litter has unhealthy side effects for cats. That goes for any litter that has chemicals added to it. I cant imagine tofu falling into that category and its probably one of the safest type of litters out there when it comes to the health aspect for kitty, and anyone in the household, who doesn't want cross contamination with litter residue everywhere. I think that aspect rates pretty high. Finally the only thing I cant comment on regarding this litter (or brand of) is that we haven't had it long enough to know how long it lasts before having to change the entire box out. We may update this at some point. But so far, I am considering putting this litter in my top five favorite list, and it may be right up at #1! We'll see!