TellTail help center
Short answers to the questions people actually ask about TellTail — reading the color, living with the litter, flushing it, and buying it. One question per page.
Reading the color
- What do TellTail's colors mean?TellTail stays its natural beige when your cat's urine pH is in the normal range. It shifts toward orange and deep …
- Is TellTail a diagnostic test?No. TellTail is a health monitoring cat litter with a pH indicator: it shows that your cat's urine pH has moved, wh…
- Can the color change if my cat is healthy?Yes. Urine drifts alkaline for a few hours after a big meal, and a clump left sitting for hours keeps drifting, so …
The litter
- What is TellTail made of?TellTail is made mainly from plant fibers and plant starch, with a natural mineral binder and a food-grade pH indic…
- How does TellTail handle odor, dust and scent?TellTail locks odor inside firm clumps, pours with low dust, and is lightly scented. Scoop daily for the best odor …
- Is TellTail safe for kittens?Yes — TellTail is suitable for kittens from 12 weeks old. Younger kittens are more likely to taste their litter, so…
- Does TellTail work with multiple cats?Yes, TellTail works in multi-cat homes, and its firm clumps keep odor locked in. The only catch for health monitori…
- How do I switch my cat to TellTail?Switch gradually over about a week: mix a little TellTail into your current litter and increase the share every cou…
Flushing
- Is TellTail flushable?Yes — TellTail is Flushable*: its plant-based clumps break down in water, so you can flush urine clumps a little at…
- Can I flush TellTail with a septic system or old plumbing?No — don't flush TellTail if your home has a septic system or older or low-flow plumbing. Put used clumps in the tr…
Longer guides
- Health monitoring cat litter color chart: what each color meansBlue, green, orange, red or no change? A plain-English color chart for health monitoring cat litters, from PrettyLi…
- Flushable cat litter: which kinds you can flush and how to do it safelyWhich cat litters are actually flushable, how to flush clumps safely, and when not to (septic, old plumbing, Califo…
- Health monitoring cat litters comparedPrettyLitter, Tidy Cats Tidy Care Alert, Fresh Step, pidan and TellTail compared: base material, what the indicator…
- Health monitoring cat litter: how it works and which type to chooseHow health monitoring cat litter works, what each color means, and how silica crystal, clay and tofu formulas compa…
- Plant-based cat litter: the main types, and one that changes colorNatural tofu cat litter made from plant fibers, with a food-grade pH indicator. Clumps firm, low dust, flushable*. …
- A plant-based PrettyLitter alternative: how TellTail comparesLooking for a PrettyLitter alternative without silica crystals? Compare a plant-based tofu litter that changes colo…
- Tofu cat litter: what it is, how it compares to clay, and whether it's worth itEverything about tofu cat litter: what it's made of, clumping, dust, odor, flushing safely, kittens and multi-cat h…
- Tofu vs silica crystal cat litter for health monitoringTofu or silica crystals for health monitoring? Compare clumping, odor, dust, flushability, how the color reads, and…
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TellTail is a cat litter, not a medical or diagnostic device, and does not diagnose any condition. A color change shows your cat’s urine pH has shifted — an early reason to keep watch and check with your vet.