The disappearance of Sanicat/Kitty friend

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Re: The disappearance of Sanicat/Kitty friend

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Mike P wrote: Fri Feb 17, 2023 7:22 pm
Eudikati wrote: Fri Feb 17, 2023 8:22 am
MatDz wrote: Thu Feb 16, 2023 9:14 pm I couldn't get Tesco even online for long time already. Some of the spillage absorbents are pure moler clay, but they are also rather fine (2-3 mm?).
I bought a 30 litre bag of spillage absorbent molar clay which arrived earlier this week after looking online, it is about 2-3mm.
Can you post the product name?
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Re: The disappearance of Sanicat/Kitty friend

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This is the one you can get from the car shops- toolstation etc, works fine.
Price is variable so shop around I purchased 12 so I got free delivery but that was last year
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Re: The disappearance of Sanicat/Kitty friend

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Patrick wrote: Fri Feb 17, 2023 8:39 pm The last time I bought some I got them from euro carparts, the bag they have now looks a little different so I don't know if it's the same
https://www.eurocarparts.com/p/super-so ... -542770768
Unless it says molar clay I would be tempted NOT to touch it.
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Re: The disappearance of Sanicat/Kitty friend

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Arrived yesterday. Grain size is very similar to the Tesco cat litter rather than the Sanicat but seems fine.
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Re: The disappearance of Sanicat/Kitty friend

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I've used this for decades, intially for bonsai and then with all of my cacti and succulents, so will be lost without an alternative. I've just checked the spec of New Safety Tread and it is indeed "Premium quality Danish pink absorbent granules which conform to the highest industry specifications for spillage absorbents" so as long as the particle size is OK, I'll have to go with that. So far all I can find is three times the cost of the last bags of Kitty Friend that I bought!
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Re: The disappearance of Sanicat/Kitty friend

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My Pets at Home store has 3 bags of Kitty Friend.
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Herts Mike wrote: Sat Apr 15, 2023 1:50 pm My Pets at Home store has 3 bags of Kitty Friend.
Still? Might want to stand well back for the rush.
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Re: The disappearance of Sanicat/Kitty friend

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I’m not divulging it’s whereabouts...
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