I tried the Pam idea a couple weeks ago and sure. It helped a bit, but you know what I discovered? What really helps is adding more litter to the box. I know: DUH. The more litter, the less likely the pee-ball will be to reach the bottom of the box and therefore stick.
I’ve come up with my own version of Boyle’s Law that I think demonstrates the reality of kitty litter buying:
pV = k
In Boyle’s Law, p means pressure of a gas, V means the volume of the gas, and k is the constant representing the relationship. Of course, k can also represent the relative temperature, because if the pressure increases and the volume remains the same, the temperature goes up. So, in essence, k represents temperature.
But if you consider kitty litter, the inverse relationship between (temperature and (pressure or volume)) in gasses also applies to relationship between the (environmental friendliness and (smelliness or weight)) of kitty litter.
pV = k
p represents the smelliness (pee-yoo!) of the litter, V represents the weight of the litter, and k represents the environmental friendliness factor. So let’s examine some common litters.
Traditional Clay Litter
5 * 5 lbs. = 25 EFV
Clumping Clay Litter
4 * 4 lbs. = 16 EFV
Silicon Crystals
1 * 2 lbs. – 2 EFV
Pine Litter
3 * 2 lbs. = 6 EFV
Swheat Scoop
2 * 4 lbs. = 8 EFV
Of course, there are lots of crazy factors like “tracking,” “covering of poop,” and “frequency of scooping”, but this is my subjective analysis of the different options. In the end, I’m happy with Swheat Scoop and shall continue using it for the meantime. If you have thoughts about the subject or my formula, please leave a comment. Heck, leave a comment regardless.