| Animal litter of clay and western red cedar
An absorbent material useful as an animal litter contains generally
a wood product and clay particles. Specifically, the wood product
in the preferred embodiment is wood particles from Western Red Cedar
trees, which are nontoxic and nonaromatic. The clay particles are
crystalline clay particles comprising calcium montmorillonite, sodium
bentonite, attapulgite, and calcium bentonite. The material has
the properties of being nontoxic, nonallergenic, nonaromatic, natural,
and deodorant. The material further has the properties of enhancing
clumping and coating solid material.
Compositions for use as diagnostic animal litter and methods
for their preparation
Disclosed are compositions suitable for use as a litter for the
accumulation of animal urine comprised of at least one uncalcined
clay substrate, said substrate characterized by having a calcium
oxide content of less than about 5% by weight and wherein the clay
mineral component of said substrate contains at least about 35%
by weight attapulgite, combined with at least one chemical pH indicator
which provides a visual indication of pH change. Also disclosed
are processes for making such compositions and to litters using
such compositions.
Cat Litter Products:
Attapulgite Non- Clumping Traditional / Coarse Size Cat
Litter
Easy to Use
Hard Granules
High Absorbency
Processed From Natural Attapulgite |