Okay, I get what you’re thinking. I bought something I’ve always wanted, perhaps went out to dinner at a nice restaurant. Nah, not me. How do I splurge? I buy expensive cat litter. It makes that one job (scooping) a little less painful AND this litter does a really good job of keeping things less stinky. The litter I currently use is Precious Cat Long Haired Cat Litter. It is a crystal based litter . What I like is that first of all, no scooping except for poop. This stuff just sucks up urine and makes it disappear. No pee smell. 
What could be better? If you’re wondering, why special litter for long haired cats? Well, things can get a bit “sticky” back there. After seven years with Emma and Mickey, (the two greatest long haired Maine Coon Cats ever born) one gets tired of wiping their butts despite the great enduring love I feel for them.
Precious Cat (aka Dr. Elsey’s) makes seven types of cat litter. In addition to the long haired cat litter there are special litters for cats who don’t like using their litter box amongst others. (You can click the Precious Cat link above to learn more.) Each package contains a little booklet with “litter box solutions” for help in solving litter box problems with cats. My favorite “solution” for a cat that won’t use his/her litter box is to leave a litter box in the center of a room. I just don’t think I could ever have a litter box just sitting plain out in the open like that, could you?
If you find Precious Cat litter intriguing, you can actually try it for FREE. Yes, that’s right. FREE! It’s a nice little rebate courtesy of Dr. Elsey (who of course is a feline veterinarian). Just click here to be taken to the PDF form that you can download, print and mail in. If you have trouble with the file, I’d be glad to help. I’m not sure how long this rebate will be available so if the link isn’t working, well, ain’t nothin’ I can do. Meow for now.