Comments on: Cat Product Review: Arm & Hammer’s Odor Alert Clumping Cat Litter with Pre-Odor Indicators

By: Paula

Paula — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 19:45:47 +0000

Love your witty review. And I totally agree about Odor Alert. The chemical smell of this product is amazingly strong, even to a human! (Imagine how strong it smells to cats, with their keen sense of smell, and their noses so close to the litter) I tried one box many months ago, and if I recall right, I could smell the chemical odor when I’d first walk in the door to my condo! And the litter pans are all the way down the hall, and I have just two cats (and three pans). … After that experience, I went back to using “plain” unscented Arm & Hammer clumping cat litter (and old-fashioned Tidy Cat), both of which I like — but I’ll NEVER use Odor Alert cat litter again. It’s like having a chemical plant in your home. If Arm & Hammner is smart, they’ll discontinue this variety which seems to be turning people off from the A&H brand of litters in general. (By the way, in general, I think cats prefer UNscented litters. The scents are there just for us humans.)

By: Jordan

Jordan — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 14:59:07 +0000

I agree…Arm and Hammer Odor Alert is not good at all. The smell was horrible and the clumps were wet and stuck to the bottom of the litter pan. I will never buy Arm and Hammer again!

By: Deborah

Deborah — Mon, 22 Dec 2008 23:57:28 +0000

I have had cats all my life and I buy a lot of litter I just now tried Arm-Hammer Order Alert and WOW I have to say my house doesn’t seem and it is really great I love it Deb

By: Christina

Christina — Mon, 22 Dec 2008 16:45:11 +0000

Hello - I came across the site when I googled “Problems with Odor Alert Cat Litter.” My 3 yr. old Bengal kitty dissliked the scent of this brand of litter so much that he relieved himself on my $3,000 Ethan Allen sofa and on my area rug (#2!). I was appaled and spent almost $1,000 to have the sofa professionally cleaned with Dead Sea Salts. I wrote Arm and Hammer, showed them photos, my receitps for the sofa cleaning and requested to be reimbursed for my troubled directly caused by this product. I got the usually corporate-style “its not our fault” letter with coupons to buy more of this stuff! Well, I did not and that was 1 yr. ago and my kitty never had another “outside the litter box” experience again. THANKS FOR NOTHING, Arm-n-Hammer! Buyer BEWARE!

By: Sue

Sue — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 00:01:48 +0000

I used Arm and Hammer litter for years. UNFORTUNATELY IT CONTAINS (ACCORDING TO THEIR OWN WEBSITE) BENTONITE WHICH IS TOXIC TO HUMANS AS WELL AS CATS. IT IS NO DIFFERENT THAN ANY OTHER CLAY LITTER - DANGEROUS………….DON’T USE IT. DO YOUR RESEARCH AND FIND THE BETTER ALTERNATIVES!

By: E. Bashir

E. Bashir — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 16:46:39 +0000

I like the unscented Arm and Hammer and so tried the new Odor Alert. To my dismay, it had a strong sickly artificial scent that permeated two rooms of the house. Kind of defeats the purpose, doesn’t it?
Will not buy again. Stick to the unscented!

By: Kristy

Kristy — Sat, 08 Sep 2007 20:53:12 +0000

LOL. This is one of the best reviews I have ever read. Thanks for the info. Look forward to many more.

By: Senior Cats and Hearing Loss | Itchmo: News For Dogs & Cats

Senior Cats and Hearing Loss | Itchmo: News For Dogs & Cats — Fri, 07 Sep 2007 19:01:46 +0000

[…] or subscribe in a RSS reader.Rochester here. So many nice people wrote in to compliment me on my first-ever Itchmo post that I was inspired to write another article. This time, I will share an intimate secret about […]

By: MaineMom

MaineMom — Sun, 02 Sep 2007 04:09:06 +0000

Dear Rochester,

If your assistant can’t find EverClean Low Track near your home, she can order it from Petco.com. Our Mom likes to go to Petco or PetsMart to pick it up because she can frequently get the big promo boxes (with 3 extra lbs.) and we do use it up faster than some petite kitties.

VTY,
Lincoln

By: Kelly

Kelly — Sat, 01 Sep 2007 10:15:44 +0000

I’ve had problems with their products before…a litter they had out over a year ago where I’ve forgotten the name. I haven’t seen it in awhile and sadly don’t remember specifics just now. It was supposed to be more natural and I decided to test it out on my cats for a 3 day road trip in the car, not a good idea! One of my girls slept in the box most of the way and the litter left her very grimy…then when I gave her a bath the residue from the litter left her slimey. It was a problem with all the of the cats and it was very hard to wash off, never touched the stuff again and haven’t bothered to use any of their products since.

I’ll be sticking with my Worlds Best Cat Litter….but this was an entertaining read still. I also agree with the comment someone made about Swheat Scoop. My step mother uses it for her cats and I tried it once…it never fully dried and stuck to everything like cold oatmeal, ugh.

By: ROCHESTER

ROCHESTER — Sat, 01 Sep 2007 10:13:48 +0000

Dear highnote,

I think you make a very good point. As a very experienced cat, I knew that the staff was better equipped to deal with emergency tail grooming than I. A younger, more impetuous cat in the same situation might not come to the same conclusion.

The safety of bentonite clay… the type used in clumping litters… has been called into question before. While there’s some anecdotal information to suggest that a problem might exist, we’re not aware of any definitive studies on the matter.

I’m actually less worried about the baking soda crystals. Baking soda tastes quite awful. Sometimes my personal assistant brushes her teeth with it, and it doesn’t appear to me that she enjoys it very much at all. I don’t believe that most cats would take more than one lick.

In small amounts, baking soda is considered benign, and historically has been used as an antacid by humans. The food grade dye… well, it’s probably not a great idea to lick it, but since it’s part of the baking soda crystals, I doubt that the average cat will want to anyway.

I’m glad that you think I’m handsome. I think that you are a very discriminating and tasteful human being.

By: Andrea

Andrea — Sat, 01 Sep 2007 08:32:12 +0000

Great review!

I have seven cats so it’s usually a sure bet that the box needs scooped without any fancy color coding.

By: highnote

highnote — Sat, 01 Sep 2007 03:43:40 +0000

I think my only concern would be since this got on the tail is if you tried to lick it off would anything at all be in the product that could make you sick or harm you Rochester. And by the way you are a very handsome cat.

By: Jenny

Jenny — Sat, 01 Sep 2007 03:35:14 +0000

Thanks for the review, I especially enjoyed the tail washing. Hope you write more, Rochester.

By: Badness, Scrappy and Tucker (Bridgett's cats)

Badness, Scrappy and Tucker (Bridgett's cats) — Fri, 31 Aug 2007 19:55:53 +0000

Rochester,

We liked the idea of Swheat Scoop being more enviromentally friendly and healthier for us cats. But, we found that it didn’t clump hard enough and the clumps broke apart during scooping. Plus it become odoriferous more quickly than clay clumping litter.

Did someone say tuna?

- Badness, Scrappy and Tucker

Ps. Scrappy thinks you are very handsome.