[Greenbuilding] Kitty litter (was Re: clay wall for pool)

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On Thu, 02 Feb 2012 15:11:50 -0500, Peter/Pam Martin <p2j2 at shaw.ca> wrote:

> I now use wood stove pellets as kitty litter; they are compostable,  
> cheaper than clay, have a pleasurable odour, and the felines have not  
> complained.

Thinking back to my days in elementary school, I remember kids having  
"accidents" in the classroom and the teacher having to call in the  
custodian to clean up.

I remember green stuff that looked like sawdust being sprinkled over the  
area to soak up the lovely kidjuice before being scooped up. There was a  
time when I would have known the brand & product name, but geezerdom has  
long since eliminated that capability.

We also know of the utility of sawdust in composting toilet and  
toilet-in-a-bucket applications.

And I know that the City of Ottawa likes to have the truckloads of wood  
chips from tree maintenance people dumped on top of their septic lagoons  
for a similar reason.

So I'm wondering "Why not just use sawdust or woodchips for kitty litter  
instead of buying processed wood pellets for the task ?"

Softwood sawdust would be naturally scented (ie pine, spruce, cedar) so  
should meet with the approval of Ms Cat.
(I understand horses don't like a particular species of wood shavings for  
their bedding but I don't remember which).



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