Why does my cat eat scented litter? Is it bad for her health?

This can be due to a nutritional or vitamin deficiency, or a serious disease like feline leukemia or kidney disease. Have Smog checked out by a vet to make sure everything is healthy, and feed him a high quality kitten food.

Hello, thank you for your question about Snickers, she is a beautiful cat! I would recommend having Snickers seen by your veterinarian. Eating of litter and other objects, also called pica, can be a sign of underlying nutrient deficiencies or health problems. Your veterinarian can examine Snickers and discus further diagnostics such as systemic bloodwork. Hope this helps!

I would make sure you are feeding Floof a well balanced diet of cat food. If he is on this already then I would recommend trying the Breeze litter box. I would also not supplement any Iron unless you have had blood work performed that says Floof is anemic. You can get it here: This system uses pellets instead of litter. Thank you for using PetCoach.

Hi, thanks for using Petco Pet Education Center, formerly Petcoach! It should be fine if he licks it but ingesting too much could be harmful (obstruction). I’d consider having Micole examine by your Vet and some blood work done. Pica can be a sign of an underlying condition, deficiency or inflammatory bowel disease. I hope this helps!

Hello, it is not toxic, but if Garu ingests enough it could cause a gastrointestinal obstruction. So, based on what you said, I would not worry about it. He likely did not eat enough for it to be a problem. You may want to try using some Feliway products to see if they help with the pica. ( https://www.feliway.com/br ) ( https://www.feliway.com/br/FELIWAY/Feliway-Classic-Difusor ) The other thing that often helps to decrease pica symptoms is environmental enrichment. Enrichment usually means hiding toys for him, food filled toys, cat nip mice, and bits of food. Offer safe chew items (ie: dog bones), lots of scratching posts of the material and orientation that he likes. And if he likes tv, video then provide that as well. Play with him regularly if he will engage with you. Some cats symptoms will get better with a higher fiber diet. Pica is not a condition that you will "cure" but you many be able to lessen his symptoms with some of the above changes. Hope this helps. Best wishes.

I would recommend that you have Gucci seen by your veterinarian. Eating non-food items such as litter can indicate an underlying medical problem such as parasites or nutritional deficiencies. Your veterinarian may recommend checking a stool sample or blood work to get a better idea what's going on. After it is determined that Gucci is healthy it is likely worth trying different types of litter such as cedar shavings or corn-based litter. It is very important that Gucci does not eat litter as this can cause an intestinal blockage.

This behavior is most likely dietary related. I suggest you try a diet change to see if that will help. My other suggestion is to feed her a probiotic for the next few weeks. I like Fortiflora but any probiotic made for cats would suffice. DO NOT give human probiotics or dairy (like yogurt). If these two things do not help then you will need to take her for a vet exam and fecal test to check for internal parasites. I don't think she would necessarily get sick from doing this but of course it can make her sick. Especially if she has type of parasite she will just keep re-infecting herself. Hope this helps. Best wishes.