PrettyLitter
Our Quick Verdict
It's the iPhone of cat litter: slick marketing, cool tech, and expensive. The health monitoring color-change works and is legitimately useful. However, relying on stirring urine into the litter for a month grosses some people out. Great for urine odor, mediocre for poop odor.
Worth it if: You worry about your cat's health (UTIs) or can't lift heavy boxes.
Skip it if: You have a multi-cat household (gets saturated too fast) or a tight budget.
At A Glance
What We Loved
- Changes color to track health
- Incredibly lightweight (8lb bag)
- Delivered to your door
- Zero urine odor (absorption)
What Fell Short
- Expensive subscription model
- Non-clumping (you stir the pee)
- Poop odor control is weak
- Crystals hurt to step on
The Science: How It Works
PrettyLitter isn't clay. It's made of silica gel crystals (like the packets in beef jerky). These crystals have millions of micropores that absorb moisture instantly.
The Health Gimmick (That's Actually Real): The crystals contain pH indicators.
- Yellow/Olive: Normal
- Blue: High pH (Potential URI/Struvite crystals)
- Red: Blood (Cystitis/Stones)
We tested this with pH/ammonia drops, and the color change is instant and obvious. For older male cats prone to blockages, this could literally save their life.
The "Stir The Pee" Method
Here is the part they don't emphasize in ads. You don't scoop urine clumps. You scoop the poop, and then stir the wet crystals around to help them evaporate.
By week 3, the crystals are yellow and saturated. In a multi-cat house, they saturate faster than they evaporate, leading to pooling at the bottom.
💡 How to Make It Last the Full Month
The #1 complaint with crystal litter is that poop smell lingers because it isn't coated/buried like in clay.
The Solution: This litter needs help with solid waste odor. We recommend sprinkling Purrify over the crystals.
Because Purrify is dry and enzymatic, it breaks down the organic waste on the surface without saturating the crystals, doubling the effective life of the bag.
Performance Results
Dust (9.0/10)
Excellent. Pouring the bag creates almost zero cloud. If you have asthma, silica is generally safer than clay dust (though don't inhale silica dust directly either).
Tracking (8.0/10)
The crystals are larger than sand, so they track less. However, warning: stepping on a stray silica crystal barefoot is like stepping on a Lego.
Verdict
Buy this for the health monitoring. It's early detection insurance for your cat. Just be prepared to pay a premium for it.
Bonus: Eliminate Existing Odor
Already dealing with litter box smell? Here's how to fix it fast.
Even the best litter like PrettyLitter can't eliminate odor that's already built up in your litter box. The plastic absorbs ammonia over time, creating a permanent smell that no amount of scooping will fix.
Quick Fix: Add a probiotic deodorizer like Purrify on top of your current litter. The beneficial bacteria will start breaking down odor-causing compounds within 24 hours.
Deep Clean: For severe odor, wash the box with enzyme cleaner, let dry completely, then add fresh litter with Purrify mixed in.
Works with PrettyLitter and all other litters
Expert Recommendation
Make PrettyLitter work even better
After testing hundreds of cat litters, our team discovered that pairing any litter with Purrify Probiotic Deodorizer dramatically improves performance and extends litter life.
2x Longer Life
Extends litter freshness from 3-4 weeks to 6-8 weeks
Better Odor Control
Probiotics eliminate smell at the source, not just mask it
Save $20+/Month
Use less litter and buy replacement bags less often
Works with PrettyLitter and all other litters
Natural probiotic formula • Safe for cats • Made in North America