Why is my kitten falling over in pine litter?
Pine litter pellets can cause small kittens to lose their balance and repeatedly fall over inside the pan. To prevent this, new owners often switch them back to regular litter until they grow a little bigger.
What people tried
Every workaround mentioned in the threads below. We haven’t tested any of them — and nobody here is claiming they worked.
Found another way around this?
Share your steps and trade-offs so fellow engineers don't have to reinvent the wheel. No account required.
- 1Using pee pads temporarilyDid this help you?
- 2Switching to regular litter until the kitten grows largerDid this help you?
- 3Feeding the old brand temporarily to settle the stomach.Did this help you?
- 4Mixing just one piece of the new kibble with the old.Did this help you?
- 5Searching Google for timelines on transitioning pet food.Did this help you?
In their words
Unedited, grouped by where they were said, most upvoted first within each place, each linked to the thread it came from.
“Should I start mixing the kibbles now or wait for a couple days then start introducing her”source ↗
“I really dont want her to vomit again”source ↗
“it's my first cat so I need some advice!”source ↗
“I tried the pine pellets and he kept falling over in the litter pan. I'm gonna get him regular litter until he's a little bigger.”source ↗