From:
Sukie Crandall
Date: 2005-11-07 23:22:33 UTC
Subject: [ferrethealth] litter deodorizer and mold killer
To: ferrethealth@smartgroups.com, ferret-list@cunyvm.cuny.edu
Do you recall the conversation where several litter types got
mentioned including Hunt Club which contains the zeolite
Clinoptilite? It worked incredibly well for removing ammonia so the
waste had far less odor and the risk of mold growing was greatly
reduced. Also, it is so safe that it is used for water purification
and as a food additive. The only problem ever found with it is that
those who process it sometimes get eye or mucus membrane irritation
from the dust. (Yes, I looked up the safety sheets on it at the time.)
Anyway, we have found the amount seems to variable in that litter so
we went on a quest for the Clinoptilite by itself, and we found it:
Ammo Cat. It runs about $5 for 24 ounces and about $9 for 48
ounces. Several places sell it if you do a Google search for "Ammo
Cat". (It's easier to find it if you use the quotes.) We plan to
order some tonight.
I have some questions about the food additive use of other
Clinoptilite products, but I think that maybe the answers are not out
there yet or not out there fully yet, though I plan to look. These
are very rough questions which so far lack my looking into them to
any degree.
Given that it is used increasingly as a food additive (though I have
not seen it in ferret food so far) and given that it binds to and
deodorizes ammonia so well:
1. Is there any chance of it decreasing amino acid uptakes?
2. Might it reduce waste odor even before the animal urinates and
defecates?
3. Does nitrogen processing create any of the strain of high protein
diets on diseased kidneys, and if so might a mineral which binds it
help reduce the strain on kidneys?
-- Sukie (not a vet)
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