I have missed this conversation too much too figure out what's going on.. Is the silica what is supposed to be hazardous???I just bought a 'horsetail reed' for my pond, and the lady told me the settlers used to break the reeds to get the silica out of it to wash dishes with..
Hi Tonya,
Yeah, silica is a no no. Michelle started the thread with an article on
clumping clay litter that talked about the dangers of sodium bentonite,
esp to kittens, (respiratory, GI, etc), but silica is bad too. I don't
know about the dangers it would pose in a horsetail reed. Maybe
Subject: Re: Check out Clumping Clay Kitty Litters and Your Cat's Health
Hi Tonya,
Yeah, silica is a no no. Michelle started the thread with an article on
clumping clay litter that talked about the dangers of sodium bentonite,
esp to kittens, (respiratory, GI, etc), but silica is bad too. I don't
Here's a paste from Michelle's article:
Sodium bentonite, a naturally swelling clay, is often added as an
extremely effective clumping agent. When liquid is added, bentonite
swells to approximately 15 times its original volume. But because sodium
bentonite acts as an expandable cement would,
Thanks for the chuckle, re: "ugh...". I know exactly what you mean.
Ah, for the days of ignorant bliss...
N
catatonya wrote:
Thanks Nina, I'll look it up. The reed is for my pond so the
cats won't be getting into it, but still I guess I need to check up on
my litter now too. ugh.
yes... we should have all known that clumping litter was too good to be true. lol. maybe i'll just go back to regular. it's cheaper anyway.ALSO has anyone tried the 'sifting bags' for litter. They're expensive, but I love them. Cleaning the box is faster, and when you get down to the
: Check out Clumping Clay
Kitty Litters and Your Cat's Health
You know, I am wondering now if Lucy is actually allergic/sensitive to
all wood products. She got constipated after I put her on pred and was
feeding her just plain broiled turkey for a few days, as her intestines calmed
down
Does anyone have any information about Feline Pine?GinaTad Burnett [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I have heard that a problem with corn litter is that dogs can't eat just one !!!And some have been hospitalized from eating too muchTad[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:Yes, I have to say I found the
I used to use something called mountain cat litter years ago, it was
a pine based litter. I stopped using it when I heard pine was deadly
for cats. I never had a problem but I just figured it wasn't worth any
risk if there was one.
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From Best Friends Website:
http://www.bestfriends.com/archives/forums/031405pocket.html
Why are certain types of wood shavings dangerous?
Question from Karey:
Last week, the forum guest talked about different types of litter for
cats, and one of the members mentioned in a question that
I do know the only time I ever mopped my floors with Pine Sol, my cat
Skeeter got sick and didn't feel well for about 3 days.
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I doubt the trees themselves, or the bark, is a problem. In fact, maritime
pine bark extract is a health supplement, renowned for its antioxidant effects,
and i gave it to my dog Fern when she had cancer and she did really well on
it. I think it is the pine oil that is the problem, which is
Thank you for posting this - very interesting article.
I too, was wondering about pine litterbecause Mama Kitty's favorite
parlor spot is digging a deep hole in the pine mulch I've put around trees and
in flower beds. She's there briefly though and goes to great lengths to
disguise the
I think you are right about this. Quincy has used pine litter for years
with no problem, and Lucy seems to have (though it could be coincidental) gotten
a flare-up of her IBD just from using it for a few days.
Michelle
In a message dated 7/6/2006 9:46:22 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
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You know, I am wondering now if Lucy is actually allergic/sensitive to all
wood products. She got constipated after I put her on pred and was feeding
her just plain broiled turkey for a few days, as her intestines calmed down and
she was getting no fiber. I then started mixing some rice bran
Just a thought, but perhaps peat moss might work. It would track pretty bad
though. I was just spreading some in the flowerbeds today, man, the ferals LOVE
to poo in it! Anyways, it's a thought. Not sure how toxic peat moss is to cats,
but it can't be too bad, my ferals are fine, and they
Clay Kitty Litters and Your Cat's Health
I did not use this in the house when my dogs were alive, so it's possible. I
have been worried that it is attracting mice (we have a lot of mice in the
house, judging from Lucy's hunting exploits), which is why I had switched to
pine. I switched back
Subject: Re: Check out Clumping Clay Kitty Litters and Your Cat's Health
Thanks. So you can get World's Best Cat Litter in the US? When I found
their website they didn't have a retailer listed in the US. Where do
you buy it? I'm guessing it's pricey too. I'm pleased about using
something
PM
To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org
Subject: Re: Check out Clumping
Clay Kitty Litters and Your Cat's Health
This is what i found on one of the web
pages my mom sent me:
Most,
if not all, clay litters contain silica, which is potentially harmful. From
a Web
page at The Andersons
Thanks Hideyo,
I did a search on "sweet scoop". It's actually spelled "Swheat Scoop", a little clever word play, as if
English isn't confusing enough! I was surprised to find out just how
great a hazard the regular clumping litter can be, (thanks again
Michelle), and I don't want to support
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From: Nina [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Wednesday, July 5, 2006 11:43 am
Subject: Re: Check out Clumping Clay Kitty Litters and Your Cat's
Health
To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org
Thanks Hideyo,
I did a search on sweet scoop. It's actually spelled Swheat
Scoop
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From: Nina [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Wednesday, July 5, 2006 11:43 am
Subject: Re: Check out Clumping Clay Kitty Litters and Your Cat's
Health
To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org
Thanks Hideyo,
I did a search on "sweet scoop". It's actually spelled "Swheat
Scoop*",
*
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Subject: Re: Check out Clumping Clay Kitty Litters and Your Cat's Health
I just called Sally to ask her about which litter she uses, (many of you
guys probably remember Sally from San Jose that used to be on the
list). She had a very sad time with kitten mortality not too long ago
Thanks Kat! The chicken feed certainly wouldn't work for Michelle, or
anyone that might have a rodent problem. I can just see the little guys
lined up at the buffet. Was it someone on the list that wrote about
weevils being a problem with wheat litter? You'd think I had tons of
time on my
Does corn chicken feed clump?
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Sent: Wednesday, July 05, 2006
11:53 AM
To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org
Subject: Re: Check out Clumping
Clay Kitty Litters and Your Cat's Health
I just called Sally to ask her
Sally says it does. Not as well as clumping litter, but enough to make
scooping urine possible. She says it stays cleaner than regular clay
litter too. I'm going to try it. You might want to consider trying it
since it costs so much less. Did you read Kat's warning to be sure the
chicken feed
Thanks!
I have forwarded this to many I know that do use it. There is a lot of truth in it and it does make sense.
Terrie Mohr-ForkerTAZZY'S ANIMAL TRANSPORTSSIAMESE COLLIE RESCUEOwner/DriverCheck sites for available Siameses for
I use clumping litter, so I appreciate your posting this to the list.
The brand of clumping litter I get at Costco is LitterPurrfect. It
doesn't contain sodium bentonite, but it does have silica gel. Do you
know if this is dangerous as well? The box still warns against
flushing the litter, so
I think that one of the websites my mom sent me mentioned silica being bad
also. I can see if I can find it. You can probably find info on it by
doing a search on cat litter and silica.
Michelle
In a message dated 7/4/2006 4:57:26 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
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I
This is what i found on one of the web pages my mom sent me:
Most, if not all, clay litters contain silica, which is potentially harmful.
>From a Web
page at The Andersons' Web site (manufacturers of FIELDFresh):
"Crystalline Silica, once airborne, shows the ability of causing Silicosis.
Thanks. So you can get World's Best Cat Litter in the US? When I found
their website they didn't have a retailer listed in the US. Where do
you buy it? I'm guessing it's pricey too. I'm pleased about using
something that is biodegradable and not a health risk to me or my
babies, but I'm
I have heard that a problem with corn litter is that dogs can't eat
just one !!!
And some have been hospitalized from eating too much
Tad
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Yes, I have to say I found the organic thing kind of amusing. I
eat organic food myself, and try to buy it for
I did not use this in the house when my dogs were alive, so it's possible.
I have been worried that it is attracting mice (we have a lot of mice in the
house, judging from Lucy's hunting exploits), which is why I had switched to
pine. I switched back because Lucy got sick around the same
On second thought, though... the corn litter I use is tiny little hard
pieces of corn. Are there really a lot of dogs who would eat that? Or is there
another kind of corn litter that is in another form?
I guess it's hard to predict what dogs will eat, though!
Michelle
In a message dated
Lucy just kills them, but does not eat them. Patches just watches
them. Not sure what to do about them. I tried changing the litter, but the pine
I switched to may have made Lucy sick. Wheat would probably attract mice too.
Clay isn't good for the cats. And I am skittish of the ink in the
Speaking for my dogs, they might be more apt to forage freely if the
chewy goodness was contained in a more palatable crunchy coating! Most
of my litter boxes are in dog free zones. I have a couple that are in
the aforementioned trouble spots were litterbox aversion has occurred
in general
What's next, hemp litter? That would make Woody Harrelson happy.
Nina
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Lucy just kills them, but does not eat them. Patches just
watches them. Not sure what to do about them. I tried changing the
litter, but the pine I switched to may have made Lucy
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Sent: Tuesday, July 04, 2006 10:51
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Subject: Re: Check out Clumping Clay
Kitty Litters and Your Cat's Health
What's next, hemp litter? That would make Woody Harrelson
happy.Nina[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote
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