Scoopable cat litter and method

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1992-11-23

1993-07-27

Swiatek, Robert P.

Animal husbandry

Material for absorbing moisture from waste product

A01K 1015

Patent

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052303055

ABSTRACT:
An improvement in the use of clumping, scoopable litter to sorb and remove the urine deposited in litter receptacles by utilizing as the litter a natural product which has been modified to render it cohesive when wetted with urine. The modified natural product has excellent cohesion, is biodegradable, and is completely non-dusting. The modified natural product is a farinaceous material having a bulk density in the range from about 500 kg/m.sup.3 to about 900 kg/m.sup.3, a reducing sugar content from about 0.5% to about 4.0%, and a cold water solubles content from about 40% to about 90%. The preferred particle size of the modified natural product is such that at least 75% of the particles thereof are from about 250 microns to about 2000 microns.

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