Honest Petkit Cat Litter Review in 2023

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Petkit 5 in 1 Mixed Cat Litter Review

Petkit 5 in 1 mixed cat litter (C) Simply Cat Care — Petkit 5 in 1 mixed cat litter

Review Summary

Dust-Free: Stayed within healthy PM2.5 ranges and air quality index parameters when used with an air quality monitor.
Odor Control: The milky playdough scent and activated carbon did a great job keeping odor under control.
Kitten Friendly: Both our kittens preferred it over traditional clay litter and had no issues covering their waste.
Pleasant Texture: The long tendrils are soft to the touch and our cats had no trouble warming up to it.
Value for Money: Priced at around $0.23AU per hundred grams (subject to change), offering good bang for your buck.

Absorption: Does reasonably well but tends to stick to the bottom and can feel sludgy at times.
Density: You’ll need more gram weight to achieve a desirable litter box height, given its heavy density.

Final Thoughts

Petkit Mixed 5 in 1 Cat Litter shines in it’s impressive dust and odor-control. Our kittens enjoyed using it, and it has a pleasant soft texture.

While it clumps and absorbs well, there is a bit of sticking to keep up with. It’s a heavy litter that needs a bit more to fill the tray to a good level.

Overall, this it’s good value for money though, and the pros outweigh the slight cons.

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Key Features

Feature	Note
Material	Beancurd residue, corn flour, starch, bentonite clay, turquoise plant ingredients
Clumping	Yes
Flushable	Yes
Packing type	Plastic
Re-sealable bag	No
Scented	No
Odor control additive	Activated carbon
Bag sizing options	3.6kg

Key features for Petkit 5 in 1 mixed cat litter

Product Testing Data

Test	Result
Sizing	16mm x 2mm
Softness	Good
Tracking	Low
Absorption ratio	70%
Did cat use?	Yes
Density (g/ml)	0.7

Product testing data for Petkit 5 in 1 mixed cat litter

A picture showing the size of Petkit 5 in 1 mixed cat litter granules (C) Simply Cat Care — **Sizing:** <16mm granule length

A picture showing how dense 500g of Petkit 5 in 1 mixed cat litter is (C) Simply Cat Care — **Density:** 500g cat litter fills ~720ml jug

A picture showing any tracking from Petkit 5 in 1 mixed cat litter (C) Simply Cat Care — **Tracking:** No noticeable residue after touching litter

A picture showing the clumping ability from Petkit 5 in 1 mixed cat litter (C) Simply Cat Care — **Clumping:** Good clumping after one day of cat use

A video showing Petkit 5 in 1 mixed cat litter absorption testing

Dustiness

Petkit offers excellent dust control.

I used an air quality monitor and tested Petkit 5 in 1 mixed cat litter using three tests. At no point did Petkit produce anything harmful.

This is a great option for anyone concerned with health. More data and video footage below.

Air Quality	15cm	15cm pat test	30cm
Max PM2.5	2.4	2.7	2.2
Average PM2.5	1.3	2.7	1.4
Max AQI	10	11	9
Average AQI	5	5	5

Max and average (mean) PM2.5 and AQI levels for Petkit 5 in 1 mixed cat litter when testing for three minutes

A graph showing the air quality index from testing Petkit 5 in 1 mixed cat litter with an air quality monitor (C) Simply Cat Care — AQI results from testing Petkit 5 in 1 mixed cat litter with an air quality monitor

A graph showing PM2.5 results from testing Petkit 5 in 1 mixed cat litter with an air quality monitor (C) Simply Cat Care — PM2.5 results from testing Petkit 5 in 1 mixed cat litter with an air quality monitor

Petkit 5 in 1 mixed cat litter air quality and PM2.5 Testing

Cat Preference

I tested Petkit 5 in 1 Mixed Cat Litter compared to a control cat litter (clay).

Here’s how often the litter trays were used (litter spot rotated on the second day). Our kittens had no issues using Petkit, opting to use either litter.

Whilst scooping out the litter and noted any smells. I didn’t notice any foul odor after removing feces waste, and only picked up the milky smell, which I found easy on the nose.

Test: Petkit 5 in 1 mixed cat litter
Control: Smitten clay litter

Day	Test	Control
1	2	2
1.5	1	1
2	3	3
2.5	3	2
Total	9	8

A comparison of how often our cats used Petkit 5 in 1 mixed cat litter to our control cat litter when tested

Petkit 5 in 1 mixed cat litter side-by-side comparison with clay cat litter (C) Simply Cat Care — Petkit 5 in 1 mixed cat litter side-by-side comparison with clay cat litter

Petkit 5 in 1 mixed cat litter side-by-side comparison with clay cat litter showing cat usage (C) Simply Cat Care — Petkit 5 in 1 mixed cat litter side-by-side comparison with clay cat litter (cat usage photo 1)

Review Notes

Review date: 19 – 23 September 2023
Testing methodology: 1.0 (see here)
Test cat litter: Petkit 5 in 1 mixed cat litter
Control cat litter: Smitten Clay Litter
Cats: 2 cats (Cleo and Maxi) (see our cat testers here)
Temperature: ~19 degrees Celsius
Humidity: ~54%

Changelog:

23 September 2023 – First upload of review

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